14 DAY TRIAL // Investors looking to see how Apple has done this past quarter needn’t wait much longer, as the California tech giant has scheduled a conference call for tomorrow, April 23, at 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT to discuss its financial earnings for Q2, 2014.
In usual manner, the iPhone maker announces the FY 14 Second Quarter Results Conference Call officially via a press release and an update on its Investor Relations site, where it states, “Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its second fiscal quarter on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.”
As always, Apple is providing live audio streaming of its FY 14 Second Quarter Results Conference Call using the QuickTime multimedia software. Streaming requires iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 4.2 or newer, any Mac running OS X 10.5 or later, or a Windows PC with QuickTime 7 or later installed.
The company headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., adds, “The live webcast will begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq214 and will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.” Interested parties who don’t have QuickTime installed can download the player from Softpedia.
A total of 37 financial analysts prospected by Fortune expect the fruity company to post a figure well within the boundaries of its own estimates of $42B-$44B (€30B-€31.8B), hurdling towards the high end of that projection with an estimated $43.5B (€31.5B) in quarterly earnings. That’s earnings (revenue) not profits, mind you.
Many of the same analysts are expecting just a two-percent uptick in iPhone sales and a decline in tablet sales for the tech giant in Cupertino.
Hinting at a stellar roadmap for 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook promised investors and customers alike some “really great stuff,” including new category-setting products, though he refrained from naming any industries that the company might be planning to disrupt.
Most company watchers have their eye on the first major event planned for this year, the Worldwide Developers Conference, scheduled to kick off in early June with one of Apple’s iconic keynote presentations. The show is expected to focus on the next-generation iOS and OS X, though an iPhone/iWatch announcement is not out of the question.
AAPL shares rose in after-hours trading yesterday by 6.23 points to reach $531.17 (€385.05). Analysts who’ve watched the stock fall from a record $740 (€536) in 2012 say the shares won’t bounce back unless Tim Cook unveils something completely new this year.