What Happens When An AU Grad Takes Over Apple

[AUChizad]

He takes the most successful company in the world and more than doubles its success.

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/24/click-here-for-apples-earnings/

Apple blows past expectations in first post-Jobs report
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt January 24, 2012: 4:19 PM ET

Sales of $46.33 billion, $13 billion in profit, 37 million iPhones, 15.4 million iPads

Everybody was counting on Apple (AAPL) to report record earnings, but nobody -- not even the most bulling independent analysts -- predicted anything like the blowout the company just reported.

Trading was halted at 4:27 p.m. after Apple's shares had closed at $420.50, down $6.91 (1.62%) for the day. We're expecting the shares to pop in the after-hours when trading resumes.

The numbers, from top to bottom, are steller:

Sales: $46.33 billion, up 73% year over year
EPS: $13.87, up 115.7%
iPhone:  37.04 million units, up 128%
iPad: 15.4 million units, up 110%
Mac: 5.2 million units, up 25.8%
iPod: 15 million units, down 22.9%
Gross margin: 44.7%, up from 40.3% last quarter.

"We're thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Apple's momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing new products in the pipeline."

[Tiger Wench]

He also ordered surprise inspections and audits on most of their Asian suppliers and cracked down hard on labor violations.  As in "Clean this shit up or else.". He did that VOLUNTARILY - without some damn watchdog group looking over his shoulder.  I remember thinking "THAT'S how an Auburn man does it."

Don't have the link - but it is readily Google-able. 

[Godfather]

It is up 30.81 a share to 451 in the after hours market

[JR4AU]

He also ordered surprise inspections and audits on most of their Asian suppliers and cracked down hard on labor violations.  As in "Clean this shit up or else.". He did that VOLUNTARILY - without some damn watchdog group looking over his shoulder.  I remember thinking "THAT'S how an Auburn man does it."

Don't have the link - but it is readily Google-able.

Wait, I thought Auburn men and wimminz are dirty as fuck?

[GH2001]

It is up 30.81 a share to 451 in the after hours market

Seeing as how I have Apple stock, I am very pleased.