Apple (AAPL) earnings Q3 2022

Apple reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Avenue expectations for gross sales and revenue however confirmed slowing development for the iPhone maker.  

Apple inventory rose over 3% in prolonged buying and selling.

Listed below are the important thing numbers in comparison with what Wall Avenue was anticipating, per Refinitiv estimates:  

• EPS: $1.20 vs. $1.16 estimated, down 8% year-over-year
• Income: $83 billion vs. $82.81 billion estimated, up 2% year-over-year
• iPhone income: $40.67 billion vs. $38.33 billion estimated, up 3% year-over-year
• Companies income: $19.60 billion vs. $19.70 billion estimated, up 12% year-over-year
• Different Merchandise income: $8.08 billion vs. $8.86 billion estimated, down 8% year-over-year
• Mac income: $7.38 billion vs. $8.70 billion estimated, down 10% year-over-year
• iPad income: $7.22 billion vs. $6.94 billion estimated, down 2% year-over-year
• Gross margin: 43.26% vs. 42.61% estimated

Apple didn’t present formal steering for the quarter. Analysts anticipated the corporate to present fourth-quarter steering of $1.31 in earnings per share and practically $90 billion in gross sales. 

“When it comes to an outlook within the combination, we anticipate income to speed up within the September quarter regardless of seeing some pockets of softness,” Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner informed CNBC’s Steve Kovach. 

Apple’s income rose 2% through the quarter, in comparison with 36% development throughout the identical interval final yr and over 8% development within the March quarter. Prepare dinner mentioned the outcomes have been higher than anticipated and CFO Luca Maestri mentioned it was a “difficult working atmosphere.” 

Chipmakers and different laptop distributors have signaled that there’s slowing demand for smartphones and PCs world wide as customers grapple with recession fears and decades-high inflation. Apple’s comfortable development could recommend that the patron electronics trade — together with leaders like Apple — is headed for a interval of gradual or no development. 

Prepare dinner informed CNBC that the corporate is seeing inflation however will proceed to make investments.  

“We do see inflation in our price construction,” Prepare dinner mentioned. “We see it in issues like logistics and wages and sure silicon parts and we’re nonetheless hiring, however we’re doing it on a deliberate foundation.” 

Apple’s iPhone gross sales exceeded Wall Avenue expectations, suggesting that demand for iPhone 13 fashions stays robust even within the second half of the product’s annual launch cycle. Apple sometimes releases new iPhones in September and gross sales fall as prospects anticipate new fashions. 

Prepare dinner mentioned Apple had success attracting Android prospects to develop into iPhone house owners through the quarter. 

“We had a document degree of switchers and noticed double digit development for purchasers new to iPhone,” Prepare dinner mentioned. 

The Companies enterprise was the quickest rising phase for Apple through the quarter. It consists of month-to-month subscriptions, cost charges, warranties, search licensing charges from Google, and income from the iPhone App Retailer. 

Companies grew over 12% through the quarter, though that may be a decline from the 17% development it posted within the second quarter, and down from the 27% development it reported throughout the identical time interval final yr. 

Prepare dinner mentioned Apple has 860 million present paid subscriptions, which incorporates anybody who subscribes to an app bought on the Apple App Retailer along with merchandise resembling Apple Music and iCloud.  

Mac gross sales have been in need of consensus expectations and fell over 10% on a year-over-year foundation. Prepare dinner mentioned this was on account of provide constraints and the robust greenback. 

In April, Apple warned that elements shortages would hit income by between $4 billion and $8 billion, and Apple’s web site confirmed prolonged delivery occasions for a lot of Mac fashions through the quarter. Prepare dinner mentioned the last word hit got here in underneath $4 billion. 

Apple additionally introduced new MacBook Air fashions throughout June that didn’t begin delivery to prospects till July. MacBook Air is Apple’s best-selling laptop.  

Apple’s iPad declined 2% yearly, however beat comfortable Wall Avenue forecasts, as iPad tablets have been one of many product traces analysts believed that Apple would possibly prioritize away from within the face of a chip scarcity. Prepare dinner mentioned that the iPad decline was additionally pushed by provide constraints and a robust greenback.  

Apple’s different merchandise class, which incorporates headphones like AirPods, Apple Watches, and HomePod audio system declined over 8% on an annual foundation and missed Wall Avenue expectations. 

Apple’s enterprise in Higher China, which incorporates Taiwan and Hong Kong, declined 1% on an annual foundation to $14.6 billion. Prepare dinner mentioned that consequence was regardless of main Covid restrictions that damage demand.  

Apple’s gross margin exceeded the corporate’s personal forecast from April. Apple reported 43.26% in gross margin, over the 42% to 43% vary the corporate steered earlier this yr.  

Apple mentioned it spent over $28 billion on share buybacks and dividends through the quarter.