Apple (AAPL) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c; Issues Solid Outlook

(Updated - October 25, 2016 4:34 PM EDT)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported Q4 EPS of $1.67, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $1.65. Revenue for the quarter came in at $46.9 billion versus the consensus estimate of $46.89 billion.

The company sold 45.51 million iPhone units in the quarter, versus the consensus of 45 million.

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Apple sees Q1 2017 revenue of $76-78 billion, versus the consensus of $74.98 billion.

"Our strong September quarter results cap a very successful fiscal 2016 for Apple," said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. "We’re thrilled with the customer response to iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2, as well as the incredible momentum of our Services business, where revenue grew 24 percent to set another all-time record."

"We are pleased to have generated $16.1 billion in operating cash flow, a new record for the September quarter," said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO. "We also returned $9.3 billion to investors through dividends and share repurchases during the quarter and have now completed over $186 billion of our capital return program."

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