Apple posts record sales, says Watch to ship in April
Record revenue from the iPhone and Mac computer sales helped Apple bring in $74.6 billion in revenue last quarter, up from $57.6 billion a year earlier.
The company's next new product, the highly anticipated Apple Watch, will start shipping in April, CEO Tim Cook said on a conference call to discuss the financial results.
Income for the quarter, which ended Dec. 27 and included the important holiday shopping period, was $18 billion, up from $13.1 billion in the same quarter last year. Earnings per share came in at $3.06 compared with $2.07 a year earlier. Record revenue from iPhone and Mac computer sales helped the company's results, Cook said in a news release. IPhone sales totalled 74.5 million units, the company said. Sales outside the U.S. accounted for 65 percent of revenue.
