Apple's profit falls 22%, and sum $ 6.9 billion

NEW YORK-Apple announced, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 23, a net profit of $ 6.9 billion (US $ 7.47 per share) in the third fiscal quarter, ended June 30, 22% lower than the profit of $ 8.8 billion (US $ 9,32 per share) in the same period last year. The result, however, exceeded the expectations of analysts, who predicted earnings per share of $ 7.32. The company's revenue rose slightly to $ 35.3 billion, up from $ 35 billion a year ago. Sales of iPhones grew in annual bases, hitting a record for the quarter, but sales of personal computers and Macs retreated.
Apple's gross margin dropped to 36.9%, compared to 42.8% a year ago, while international sales accounted for 57% of the company's revenue.
Apple sold 31.2 million iPhones in the quarter, a record for the three months to June compared with 26 million in the same period last year. Already sales of tablets, iPads had drop to 14.6 million, 17 million a year ago, and sales of Macs totaled 3.8 million, 4 million in the year-ago quarter.
"We are particularly proud of our record sales of iPhone in this quarter, more than 31 million, and the strong revenue growth with iTunes," said Tim Cook, Apple's President.
For the fourth fiscal quarter of 2013, Apple projected revenue between $ 34 billion and $ 37 billion and gross margin between 36% and 37%.
The investor reaction to the result of Apple was positive, with stocks up 4.74% in after hours. In the traditional roles of trading company ended with the fall of 1.72%. Source: Dow Jones Newswires.