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U-Apple umemezele imiphumela yezezimali yekota yesithathu yezimali ka-2016, futhi kulokhu u-Tim Cook angakhululeka. Inkampani yaseCalifornia yeqe okulindelwe yi-Wall Street. Nokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ngemva kwekota yokugcina edumazayo, nini Imali engenayo yakwa-Apple yehle okokuqala eminyakeni eyi-13, lokhu obekulindelwe bekungekukhulu kakhulu.

Ezinyangeni zika-Ephreli, Meyi noJuni, i-Apple ibike imali engenayo yezigidigidi ezingama- $ 42,4 ngenzuzo egcwele yezigidigidi ezingama-7,8. Nakuba lokhu kungewona umphumela omubi kumongo wephothifoliyo yamanje ye-Apple, uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, ukuwohloka okuphawulekayo kwemiphumela yezomnotho kungabonwa. Ngekota yesithathu yonyaka odlule, i-Apple yathatha amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-49,6 futhi yathumela inzuzo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-10,7 zamaRandi. Isamba semali yenkampani siphinde sehla unyaka nonyaka sisuka ku-39,7% saya ku-38%.

Mayelana nokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone, ikota yesithathu yayibuthakathaka impela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kodwa-ke, ukuthengisa kusadlula okulindelwe isikhathi esifushane, okungabalelwa ikakhulukazi ekwamukelweni okufudumele kwe-iPhone SE. Le nkampani ithengise amafoni ayizigidi ezingama-40,4, okungama-iPhones acishe abe yizigidi ezinhlanu uma eqhathaniswa nekota yesithathu yangonyaka odlule, kodwa angaphezulu kancane kunalokho obekulindelwe abahlaziyi. Ngenxa yalokho, amasheya e-Apple akhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-6 ngemva kokumenyezelwa kwemiphumela yezezimali.

“Siyajabula ukubika imiphumela yekota yesithathu ekhombisa isidingo esinamandla samakhasimende kunalokho ebesikulindele ekuqaleni kwekota. Sibe nokwethulwa ngempumelelo kwe-iPhone SE, futhi kuyasijabulisa ukubona ukuthi isoftware nezinsizakalo ezethulwe e-WWDC ngoJuni zamukelwe kanjani ngamakhasimende nabathuthukisi ngokufanayo.”

Ngisho nangemva kwekota yesithathu yalo nyaka, kuyacaca ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kuyaqhubeka nokwehla. I-Apple ithengise amaphilisi ayo angaphansi kwezigidi eziyishumi ngekota, okungukuthi isigidi esingaphansi konyaka odlule. Nokho, ukwehla kwamayunithi athengisiwe kunxeshezelwa ngentengo ephezulu ye-iPad Pro entsha ngokwemali engenayo.

Mayelana nokuthengiswa kwe-Mac, kube nokwehla okulindelekile nalapha. Engxenyeni yesithathu yalo nyaka, i-Apple ithengise amakhompyutha angu-4,2 million, okusho ukuthi cishe angu-600 ngaphansi konyaka odlule. I-MacBook Air eguga kancane kanye nephothifoliyo engabuyekeziwe isikhathi eside ye-MacBook Pros, okungenzeka ukuthi i-Apple yayilindile. iprosesa entsha ye-Intel Kaby Lake, okwabambezeleka kakhulu.

Kodwa-ke, i-Apple yenza kahle kakhulu endaweni yezinsizakalo, lapho inkampani iphinde yathola imiphumela emihle kakhulu. I-App Store yenza imali eningi emlandweni wayo ngekota yesithathu, futhi wonke umkhakha wezinsizakalo ze-Apple ukhule ngamaphesenti ayi-19 unyaka nonyaka. Mhlawumbe ngenxa yempumelelo kulo mkhakha, inkampani ikwazile ukukhokha imali eyengeziwe engu-$13 billion kubanikazi bamasheya njengengxenye yohlelo lokubuyisela.

Esigabeni esilandelayo, i-Apple ilindele inzuzo endaweni ethile phakathi kwe-45,5 ne-47,5 yamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane, okungaphezu kwekota imiphumela yayo isanda kumenyezelwa, kodwa ngaphansi kwenkathi efanayo ngonyaka odlule. Ngekota yesine yonyaka odlule, inkampani kaTim Cook yabika ukuthengiswa kwezigidigidi ezingama-51,5 zamaRandi.

Umthombo: 9 ku5Mac
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