• Apple (AAPL) will be on focus today

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28 April 2015

Apple (AAPL) will be on focus today

The company posted second-quarter earnings of $2.33 per share versus consensus of $2.16. Sales came in at $58.01 bln, also exceeding analyst forecasts of $56.1 bln. Q2 gross margins was of 40.8% versus guidance of 38.5-39.5% and 39.3% last year.

Company reported following numbers on sales:

Q2 iPhones 61.2 mln versus 57 mln estimates and 43.7 mln last year;

Q2 iPads 12.6 mln versus 14 mln estimates and 16.4 mln last year;

Q2 Macs 4.6 mln versus 4.6 mln estimates and 4.1 mln last year.

Company expect Q3 revenues of $46-48 bln versus $47.09 bln consensus.

Apple announced increased share repurchase authorization to $140 bln from $90 bln raised quarterly dividend to $0.52/share from $0.47/share.

AAPL advanced to $132.53 (+1.82%) on Monday.

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