A Apple disclosed the results of its first fiscal quarter of 2021 (which corresponds to the fourth calendar quarter of 2020). It presented record earnings. In addition to iPhones, wearables such as the Apple Watch and services drove the current company's 21% growth most valuable in the world.

As we brought on Wednesday (27/01), after the report of the Brand Finance Global 500 2021 to register the Apple in first place worldwide, expectations were that the market would close with the company registering over US$ 100 billion. Said and done, Apple obtained US$ 111,4 billion in revenue, with 64% of that amount coming from international sales.

The gains of Apple per diluted share in the quarter increased 35% to US$ 1,68. The services segment collected US$ 15,8 billion, clearly surpassing the US$ 12,7 billion in the same fiscal quarter of the previous year (related to the last calendar quarter of 2019).

Equipment and services

As with equipment, during the conditions practically imposed by Covid-19, the Apple also invested in services for this equipment, a move that boosted its earnings in the quarter. Still, even though the company's diversification on the front line has brought great results, the iPhone 12 has not stopped being its main launch. The company's flagship Apple represented half of the manufacturer's sales in 2020.

A Apple also reached over 620 million paying subscribers, surpassing its goal of 600 million by the end of 2020. The ‌App Store‌, iCloud, ‌the Apple Music‌ and other services hit revenue records. The ‌Apple TV+,Apple Arcade,Apple News‌ +, Apple Card , Apple Fitness + and Apple One also contribute to the growth of services. ‌Another success has been occurring with the Apple Pay‌, which is now accepted at 90% of retail locations in the US.

The financial results conference call that presented the earnings of the last quarter of 2020 of Apple was broadcast on January 27th. It is still available for anyone interested. here, for two weeks.

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