The hidden financial impact of Apple's iPhone

If Apple didn't sell another iPhone or an Apple TV for the next two years, it would still recognize well over $292.5 million in revenue each quarter for the next year (Q3, Q4, Q1 & Q2), and roughly $763 million in revenue throughout the second half of fiscal 2009.  That's just from the 5.4 million iPhones Apple has already sold as of the end its fiscal second quarter.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 78

Morgan Stanley compares Apple to Nintendo while raising estimates

Apple's iPhone 3G product cycle and high margin revenue from associated services and software can elevate the company's valuation closer to that of Nintendo, says Morgan Stanley, which sees growing similarities between the two firms' business models.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 27

iPod touch supplies seeing shortages, changes due by September

Stocks of some iPod touch models are starting to run low and may be connected to recent promotional announcements, according to one Wall Street analyst, who also notes that the advent of the $199 iPhone 3G will put pressure on Apple to alter its pricing on the high-end media players in the next few months.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 51

Entry-level iPhone could boost sales to 25m in 2008

Although everyone's eyes are on the launch of a top-tier 3G iPhone next week, the release of a lower-cost entry phone could push Apple to ship more than twice as many phones as originally forecast this year, says RBC Capital Markets.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 33

Analysis: Apple shares see average 4% boost around major events

With Apple's annual developers conference rapidly approaching and expectations for a 3G iPhone launch at the conference running high, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has taken a look back at how shares of the company have faired around similar events.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 12

Analyst: Atom-based Apple in months, Chinese iPhone in 2008

A new research note by Lehman Brothers calls for an Apple device with an Intel Atom processor within 12 months, and expects the iPhone to reach more than one billion potential customers before the end of 2008.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 33

Apple boosts iPod orders for current quarter, trims Macs slightly

Apple has increased orders for most of the members of its iPod family over the past month or so while trimming Mac orders only slightly — a sign the company's business is standing its own amid a weakening economy, one Wall Street analyst says.

Sam Oliver 18 years ago 21

Goldman adds Apple to its Conviction Buy List

Citing high expectations for the next-generation iPhone leading up to and through its expected launch next month, investment bank Goldman Sach this week added Apple to its coveted Conviction Buy List and also upgraded its price target on the company to $220 per share.

Sam Oliver 18 years ago 5

AmTech's Wu pulls 180, reinstates Buy rating on Apple shares

Less than two weeks after cutting his rating on Apple shares to Neutral, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu on Monday said he's taking a step-back, reinstating his Buy rating, and revisiting his long-term thesis for the multi-faceted electronics maker.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 33

Piper Jaffray addresses 15 more 'unanswered Apple questions'

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Thursday issued a report to clients that analytically addresses 16 more unanswered questions surrounding the Apple story, including some pertaining to the company's iPhone hardware roadmap and approach to the enterprise.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 37

RBC's Abramsky, AmTech's Wu lead Apple analysts for Q2

RBC Capital Market's Mike Abramsky and American Technology Research's Shaw Wu emerged atop the list of Apple analysts in providing the most accurate estimates for Apple's second fiscal quarter of 2008, and both are out Thursday with new research notes on the company.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 17

Apple's Jobs summonsed over latest backdating charges

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and other members of the company's leadership have been summonsed to appear before a court as part of a new lawsuit regarding the electronics maker's long-running options backdating scandal.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 64

Notes of interest from Apple's Q208 quarterly conference call

Apple on Wednesday announced its most profitable second quarter in company history, and held a financial conference call with analysts and members of the media. Several notes of interest from the now concluded call follow:

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 37

Apple posts profit of $1.05B, ships nearly 2.3 million Macs

Apple said Wednesday that second-quarter profits rose over 36 percent to $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, on sales of $7.51 billion for the three-month period ended March 29, 2008.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 33

Breakdown: Apple analysts place bets ahead of earnings

With Apple set to report earnings from its second fiscal quarter after the close of the stock market today, several prominent Wall Street analysts have locked in their bets on profits, revenues, gross margin, and unit sales. Here's a breakdown to help investors pinpoint the winners (and losers) at the end of the day.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 26

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