Along with its quarterly financial results, Apple today announced that it shipped over 8.7 million iPods during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter of 2006. Specifically, Apple said it shipped 8,729,000 iPods during the quarter, a 35 percent growth over last year’s results.
Apple’s net profit for the quarter was $546 million, or 62 cents per share, on $4.84 billion in revenue. These results compare to revenue of $3.68 billion and a net profit of $430 million, or 50 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Apple said that its fourth quarter earnings were “preliminary” because they may need to be restated due to the company’s stock option troubles. “These preliminary results may be subject to significant adjustment as a result of a likely restatement of historical results,” the Apple said in a statement.
“This strong quarter caps an extraordinary year for Apple. Selling more than 39 million iPods and 5.3 million Macs while performing an incredibly complex architecture transition is something we are all very proud of,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Looking forward, 2007 is likely to be one of the most exciting new product years in Apple’s history.”