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Apple's Q209 earnings. Recession? What recession? (Updated)

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is holding its Q209 earnings conference call with analysts today, 22 April 2009 at 5pm ET, 2PM PT. The call is being streamed via QuickTime from Apple's investor Web site. Highlights of the results include: Revenue of $8.16 billion, compared...

Tags: Unit Growth, Recession, Apple Inc., Earnings, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Apple Q1 2009 earnings recap

In case you missed it, here's a recap of last night's earnings conference call with analysts: Record revenue of $10.17 billion (compared to $9.6 billion in the year-ago quarter) Record net quarterly profit of $1.61 billion, or $1.78 per diluted share ($1.58 billion, or $1.76 per...

Tags: Unit Growth, Apple Inc., Earnings, Sales Strategy, Sales, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Apple Q1 09 results

Here's the data that many have been waiting for Apple's Q1 09 financials? Well, have the economic uncertainties taken their toll on the company's bottom line, or has the Cupertino giant once again managed to keep the cash rolling in? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Revenue, Unit Growth, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Apple: Is it really recession proof? Wall Street says no

Updated below: Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty thinks that Apple can't outrun a slowing economy. And she's betting her estimates on it. In a research note Monday, Huberty downgraded Apple shares from "overweight" to "equal weight" and lowered her price target to $115 from $178 on the...

Tags: Unit Growth, Recession, Apple Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Apple reports record Q3 08

Another quarter, another record set of earnings for Apple. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Unit Growth, Apple Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-21

HP: All eyes on the demand picture

Hewlett-Packard reports its fiscal first quarter earnings on Tuesday and all eyes will be on the company's outlook for demand. Among the key questions: What's the PC unit growth picture amid slowing consumer demand? Will printers be weaker than expected? And will enterprise demand remain steady? ...

Tags: Credit Suisse Group AG, Desktops, Finance, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., Larry Dignan, PC, Peripherals, Printers, Sales, Sales Strategy, Unit Growth

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Apple iPods: Are we saturated yet?

Following Apple's strong fiscal first quarter and conservative outlook the Monday morning quarterbacking is interesting. Some analysts think Apple was just being prudent with its disappointing to analysts second quarter outlook. Others see Apple as some sort of economic indicator, a take which is a complete joke. But one takeaway...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Unit Growth, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-23

PC health barometer: A few mixed signals, but solid overall

PC demand is healthy, but back-to-school demand was just ok, Dell has been hampered by component shortages and overall memory prices are declining. That barometer comes via a research note from Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner. At a high level,...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Health Care, Unit Growth, Component Pricing, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-02

HP, Dell expected to benefit from cheaper parts

The parts that go into your PC are getting cheaper. And that's good news for Hewlett-Packard and Dell. Both companies will report earnings this month with HP on deck August 16. Dell follows up on August 30. What we're likely to hear is that unit sales are up, demand is...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Benefit, Sales, Unit Growth, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-13

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SIA: Chip sales "above expectations"; more growth expected

Echoing a growing sentiment that economic recovery is in the works, the Semiconductor Industry Association today said that worldwide sales of semiconductors were up nearly 20 percent from the previous quarter, though down more than 10 percent from the same quarter a year ago. For the quarter...

Tags: Semiconductor Industry Association, Semiconductor, Chip, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand'

Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....

Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Updating Kindles-sold estimates: 1.072 million

Based on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' comments on the third quarter results for the company, Kindle sales are accelerating. Bezos is quoted: “Kindle has become the #1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars â€" not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com. It’s...

Tags: Jeff Bezos, Electronics, Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Amazon delivers strong Q3; shares skyrocket after hours

Amazon easily beat Wall Street's estimates for its third quarter, reporting a net income of $199 million, or 45 cents per share, on sales of $5.45 billion, a 28 percent jump from the year-ago quarter. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 33 cents on sales of $5.03 billion. Statement ...

Tags: E-reader, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

updated: Apple said today that Mac computers and iPhones saw strong year-over-year sales jumps in the fourth quarter, allowing the company to once again beat Wall Street's expectations for the quarter and sending the stock surging in after-hours trading. Apple today reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.67...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction

AMD reported a smaller-than-expected loss and said it saw growth in unit shipments for its microprocessors and graphics chips. The company, which had a tough act to follow given Intel's blowout third quarter, reported a net loss of $128 million, or 18 cents a share, on revenue...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., GAAP, Operational Accounting, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Processors, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-15

IBM delivers solid quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook

IBM delivered a solid third quarter that featured better-than-expected profit and revenue growth. The company also upped its earnings targets for 2009. IBM on Thursday reported third quarter net income of $3.1 billion, or $2.40 a share, on revenue of $23.6 billion, down 7 percent from a...

Tags: Revenue, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Intel's third quarter powered by inventory builds, back-to-school demand; Outlook bright

Updated: Intel's third quarter earnings and revenue handily topped estimates and the company said it was "confident about our business prospects going forward." Intel added that its fourth quarter revenue would come in ahead of projections. Specifically, Intel on Tuesday reported net income of $1.9 billion, or...

Tags: Revenue, Microsoft Outlook, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13

News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion

"Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit"You must awfully young. Not that many years ago, Tandberg was a major manufacturer of hi-fi equipment, especially tape recorders. They had a running rivalry with Nakamichi over who made the best cassette deck.Tandberg lives another high-tech life!Yes, it is kind of cool to know...

Tags: Tandberg, Codian, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Crutchfield Case Study: A Win-Win Situation

Fast growth had pushed Crutchfield's data center to the maximum capacity of its cooling unit. The company wanted to reduce the number of physical machines to avoid buying a new air conditioner as well as streamline server management. By implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-VTM on DellTM...

Tags: Crutchfield Corp., Data Centers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Case studies 2009-09-22