<story><title>Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results</title><url>https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/11/apple-reports-fourth-quarter-results/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>chollida1</author><text>Making my running notes again from the earnings report and call.....&lt;p&gt;Numbers:&lt;p&gt;-  $52.6 billion in revenue, up 12% YOY&lt;p&gt;- 46.7 million iPhones sold, up 2% YOY for revenue&lt;p&gt;- 10.3 million iPads sold, up 14% YOY for revenue&lt;p&gt;- 5.4 million Macs sold, up 25% YOY for revenue&lt;p&gt;- $8.5 billion services revenue, up 34% YOY&lt;p&gt;- $3.2 billion other products revenue, up 36% YOY&lt;p&gt;- Q1 guidance: $84 to $87 billion, a record high.&lt;p&gt;- 4Q EPS $2.07, Est. $1.87&lt;p&gt;- 4Q Rev. $52.6B, Est. $50.7B&lt;p&gt;Where it came from:&lt;p&gt;- China is back to growth with 22% quarter over quarter and 12% year over year revenue growth. Europe saw the strongest year over year revenue growth, up 20%. The U.S revenues increased year over year by 14%, while the rest of the Asia Pacific increased by 5% year over year.&lt;p&gt;- Apple announces it sold 46.7 million iPhones in Q417, compared to 45.5 million units in the year-ago quarter. This is in line with expectations. This represents a year-over-year 3% unit growth and 2% revenue growth, suggesting slightly more people are buying higher priced iPhones like the 7 Plus and 8 Plus.&lt;p&gt;- Apple sold 10.3 million iPads in Q417, compared to 9.3 million units in the year-ago quarter&lt;p&gt;- for the Apple Watch, Apple Pay and Apple TV products... The 36% year-over-year growth for this category, meaning Apple Watch and AirPods sales have been strong.&lt;p&gt;- Apple announces it generated $8.5 billion in revenues on services, which includes the App Store and Apple Music, in Q417. This is 34% growth from $6.3 billion in the year-ago quarter and 17% quarter over quarter growth.&lt;p&gt;- Apple sold 5.4 million Macs in Q417, representing 10% unit growth year over year. Mac revenues are up 25% year over year</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results</title><url>https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/11/apple-reports-fourth-quarter-results/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>IBM</author><text>Narrative killer: Mac unit sales up 10% YoY, revenue up 25% YoY</text></comment>