Reportedly, Apple (AAPL) misses fourth-quarter earnings estimates with its iPhone, Mac, and Wearables businesses coming up short amid the ongoing chip shortage.
Some key figures from the release:
- Revenue of $83.36 billion was reported versus $84.68 billion expected.
- Earnings per share of $1.24 were reported versus $1.24 expected.
- iPhone revenue stood at $38.87 billion versus $41.60 billion expected.
- Mac generated revenue of $9.18 billion versus $9.30 billion expected.
- iPad revenue was $8.25 billion versus $7.16 billion estimated.
- The iPhone giant reported services revenue of $18.28 billion versus $17.57 billion markets estimates.
- Wearables generated revenue of $8.79 billion versus $9.27 billion expected
- Quarterly revenue was up 29% year-over-year.
Apple’s Q4 generally provides an early look at how well the latest iPhone model is performing, since the phone traditionally launches in the middle of the quarter. The iPhone 13 has shown a moderate improvement over the iPhone 12 in terms of design and performance, but its cameras have been a major selling point.
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