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The company said that in fiscal 2024, net sales in the Americas and Europe increased year over year in Q3, while Greater China declined. The company cited lower iPhone net sales as the factor behind the Greater China decline.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

Key points

AI summary
  1. The company said that in fiscal 2024, net sales in the Americas and Europe increased year over year in Q3, while Greater China declined. The company cited lower iPhone net sales as the factor behind the Greater China decline.

  2. Apple said Services net sales rose year over year in fiscal 2024 for Q3 and the first 9 months, citing higher net sales from advertising, the App Store and cloud services. iPhone net sales over the same period were relatively flat.

  3. The company said Services gross margin increased year over year in Q3 and the first 9 months. It cited higher R&D expense driven mainly by headcount-related costs, and said selling, general and administrative expense increased $347 million in Q3 and $793 million in the first 9 months.

  4. The company said that as of June 29, 2024, its manufacturing purchase obligations were $38.4 billion, of which $38.3 billion is payable within 12 months. In fiscal 2024, it repurchased $26.0 billion of its common stock in Q3 and paid dividends and dividend equivalents of $3.9 billion.

Key figures

Quarter ended June 29, 2024

Revenue
$85.8B
Operating income
$25.4B
Net income
$21.4B
EPS
$1.40
Gross profit
$39.7B

From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.

Summary

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Analysis scope · Management's discussion (MD&A)We analyzed the Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section. Other sections of the report, such as the notes to the financial statements and risk factors, were not reviewed.

Regional Net Sales Changes

The company said that in fiscal 2024, net sales in the Americas and Europe increased year over year in Q3, while Greater China declined. The company cited lower iPhone net sales as the factor behind the Greater China decline.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Product and Services Net Sales Trends

Apple said Services net sales rose year over year in fiscal 2024 for Q3 and the first 9 months, citing higher net sales from advertising, the App Store and cloud services. iPhone net sales over the same period were relatively flat.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Gross Margin and Operating Expenses

The company said Services gross margin increased year over year in Q3 and the first 9 months. It cited higher R&D expense driven mainly by headcount-related costs, and said selling, general and administrative expense increased $347 million in Q3 and $793 million in the first 9 months.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Manufacturing Purchase Obligations and Capital Return

The company said that as of June 29, 2024, its manufacturing purchase obligations were $38.4 billion, of which $38.3 billion is payable within 12 months. In fiscal 2024, it repurchased $26.0 billion of its common stock in Q3 and paid dividends and dividend equivalents of $3.9 billion.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.