Apple (AAPL) earnings Q3 2022

Apple reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Road 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 here are the important thing numbers in comparison with what Wall Road 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 steerage for the quarter. Analysts anticipated the corporate to offer fourth-quarter steerage of $1.31 in earnings per share and practically $90 billion in gross sales. 

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

Apple’s income rose 2% throughout 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 setting.” 

Chipmakers and different pc distributors have signaled that there’s slowing demand for smartphones and PCs around the globe as customers grapple with recession fears and decades-high inflation. Apple’s gentle development could counsel that the patron electronics business — together with leaders like Apple — is headed for a interval of sluggish or no development. 

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

“We do see inflation in our value 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 Road expectations, suggesting that demand for iPhone 13 fashions stays robust even within the second half of the product’s annual launch cycle. Apple usually releases new iPhones in September and gross sales fall as prospects anticipate new fashions. 

Prepare dinner mentioned Apple had success attracting Android prospects to grow to be iPhone homeowners throughout the quarter. 

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

The Companies enterprise was the quickest rising section for Apple throughout the quarter. It contains month-to-month subscriptions, fee charges, warranties, search licensing charges from Google, and income from the iPhone App Retailer. 

Companies grew over 12% throughout 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 similar to Apple Music and iCloud.  

Mac gross sales have been wanting consensus expectations and fell over 10% on a year-over-year foundation. Prepare dinner mentioned this was as a consequence 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 instances for a lot of Mac fashions throughout the quarter. Prepare dinner mentioned the last word hit got here in beneath $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 pc.  

Apple’s iPad declined 2% yearly, however beat gentle Wall Road 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 Road 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 outcome was regardless of main Covid restrictions that harm 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 advised earlier this yr.  

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