Ngesonto eledlule abafana baseCupertino bamemezele usuku UTim Cook uzokwethula kubatshalizimali izibalo zebhizinisi ngekota yokugcina yezimali yenkampani, Q4, ehambelana nekota yesithathu yonyaka wamanje. Idethi ekhethwe ekuqaleni kwakungu-Okthoba 27, kepha kubonakala sengathi lolo suku aluhambisani ne-Apple futhi seluthathe isinqumo sokuyithuthukisa ngezinsuku ezimbili, ngakho-ke kuzoba ngo-Okthoba 25 olandelayo lapho ekugcineni sizokwazi ukwazi ukuthi mangaki ama-iPhone, i-iPad ne-Mac ifoni ithengise inkampani enkampanini yesibili edlule nonyaka wezimali ophele ngoSepthemba 30.
Akusikho okokuqala ukuthi i-Apple iguqule usuku lapho imemezela khona imiphumela yezezimali uma isishicilelwe. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule, i-Apple iphinde yashintsha usuku olwamenyezelwa ekuqaleni ukwazisa abatshalizimali. Ngaleso sikhathi ushintsho lwashukunyiswa ukugubha isikhumbuzo sikaBill Campbell, esathathwa njengenganekwane eSilicon Valley futhi owayeyilungu lebhodi yabaqondisi yakwa-Apple.
Kule ngqungquthela ukwethula imiphumela yezezimali I-Apple izomemezela amayunithi athengisiwe ngamadivayisi wayo we-flagship: I-iPhone, i-iPad ne-Mac (ye-Apple Watch ngeke sizazi amayunithi athengisiwe selokhu yethulwa) kanye nezibalo zebhizinisi ezihanjiswe yinkampani zombili ezinyangeni ezedlule nakuwo wonke unyaka wezimali.
Kwikota edlule, i-Apple ithumele imali engamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 42,4, ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone kwezigidi ezingama-40,4, i-iPad 9,9 million, namaMac 4,2 million. ukulinganisela ukuthengisa kanye nemali engenayo inkampani engamemezela ngayo ngo-Okthoba 25:
- Imali engenayo ephakathi kuka-45,5 no-47,5 billion.
- Umkhawulo wenzuzo phakathi kuka-37,5 no-38%.
- Izindleko zokusebenza phakathi kuka-6,05 no-6,15 billion.
- Ezinye izindleko: izigidi ezingama-350.
- Izinga lentela: 25,5%.