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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%.

  • Best quarterly 3-year revenue compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in a few years.

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.

e. Guidance & Valuation

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