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a. Key Points
- Took global smartphone market share.
- Tariff refunds amplified margin expansion.
- Ongoing supply constraints are holding back growth.
- Memory inflation is expected to worsen next quarter.
b. Demand
- Beat revenue estimates by 0.5% & beat guidance by 0.7%.
- Growth remained stable compared to last quarter despite Y/Y growth comps getting much harder.
- iPhone revenue beat estimates by 1.2%. All product revenue segments beat estimates besides a 10% iPad miss.
- Services revenue missed estimates by 2%.
- China revenue missed estimates by 4%.
c. Profit
- GPM beat estimates by 210 basis points (bps; 1 basis point = 0.01%) & beat guidance by 210 bps.
- Gross margin was 48% and in line with expectations when excluding some tariff refund help this quarter.
- Beat EBIT estimate by 7.1% & beat guidance by 7.5%.
- Operating expenses rose by 23% Y/Y.
- The EBIT beat was helped by gross margin relief via tariff refunds.
- Beat $1.89 EPS estimate by $0.13. EPS rose by 29% Y/Y.
- Beat FCF estimate by 7%.
d. Balance Sheet
- $62.5B in cash & equivalents.
- $85B in long-term marketable securities.
- $82B debt.
- Diluted share count fell by 1.6% Y/Y.