Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Microcap & Penny Stocks : OWLD OneWorld Systems -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Marc Newman who wrote (996)	1/6/1998 1:48:00 PM
From: Richard Jurek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1648

Apple Expects First Quarter Profits to Top $45 Million Macworld Expo, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced that it expects to report net profits exceeding $45 million on revenues of approximately $1.575 billion when it reports its fiscal 1998 first quarter financial results on Jan. 14, 1998. ''We are thrilled that our new plans are beginning to work,'' said Steve Jobs, Apple's Interim CEO. ''While there is still lots of work to do, Apple is clearly coming back as a major player.'' First quarter profitability was primarily due to higher gross margins and continued cost cutting. The Company also benefited from the following new products and initiatives announced during the quarter: Apple's new Power Macintosh(R) G3 computers, launched on Nov. 10, 1997 significantly outsold Apple's forecasts for the quarter -- over 133,000 units shipped versus a forecast of 80,000 units -- becoming Apple's most successful new product launch in history. Power Macintosh G3 computers outperform the fastest Intel Pentium II based computers, yet are priced competitively with systems from Dell and Gateway. The on-line Apple(R) Store (www.apple.com) has become one of the top-ten grossing e-commerce sites on the Internet since opening its e-doors on Nov. 10, 1997. Apple's new build-to-order manufacturing worked, confounding skeptics. Apple now offers its Power Macintosh G3 computers in over 500 custom configurations through its on-line Apple Store and its new build-to-order manufacturing. Thousands of orders were received and shipped during the quarter. Apple's new partnership with CompUSA, the world's largest computer retailer, is producing results. During the quarter CompUSA outfitted 57 of its computer superstores with dedicated Apple ''store within a store'' environments, sending CompUSA's Macintosh sales soaring. In the beginning of the quarter, Macintosh sales were 3 percent of CompUSA's overall PC business. Now, in the 57 stores outfitted in the store within a store format, Macintosh sales are 14 percent of CompUSA's PC business. CompUSA expects all of their computer superstores to be outfitted with the new Apple environments by February. Jobs kicked off Apple's second fiscal quarter with his Macworld keynote address. He was joined onstage by senior executives from Microsoft, Oracle, Macromedia and Broderbund -- four of the more than 50 software developers announcing new or updated products for the Macintosh at Macworld. Microsoft announced that Office 98 Macintosh Edition would begin shipping later this month -- months ahead of their Windows version. This version of Office offers Macintosh users advanced functionality, such as self-repairing applications, not currently available to Windows users. In addition, Apple announced Mac(R) OS 8.1, an updated version of the successful Mac OS 8 software launched last August, and demonstrated QuickTime(R) 3.0, the newest release of Apple's industry standard multimedia software. Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission -- to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world. These statements regarding estimated results are preliminary and based on partial information and management assumptions. The Company expects to announce its actual results for the first quarter of fiscal 1998 on Jan. 14, 1998. The information in this release regarding expected revenues and profitability is forward looking and preliminary. Actual final results for the quarter could differ depending on a number of factors, including accounting adjustments made during the course of closing the quarter and the roll-up of actual financial data from the Company's various business units. For a more detailed discussion of factors that affect the Company's operating results, interested parties should review the Company's SEC reports, including Apple's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Sept. 26, 1997. NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.