Apple Inc (AAPL)

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From briefing

16:37 AAPL to resume trading at 16:50 ET

16:37 AAPL Apple Computer beats by $0.22, guides Q1 EPS, revs above consensus (65.46 +0.90)

Reports Q1 (Dec) earnings of $0.70 per share, $0.22 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.48; revenues rose 74.0% year/year to $3.49 bln vs the $3.15 bln consensus. AAPL reports gross margins of 28.5% vs street expectation of 27%, reports 1.046 mln Mac units shipped during Q1, vs street expectation of 984k. Company issues upside guidance for Q2 (Mar), sees EPS of $0.40 vs. Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.33 on revs of $2.9 bln, consensus $2.749 bln.

16:33 APPL reaction: AAPL is halted; SGTL +1.10, SYNA +1.40, PLAY +1.00, ADBL +1.65

16:31 AAPL reports 1.046 mln Mac units shipped during Q1, vs street expectation of 984k

16:31 AAPL sees MarQ $0.40 vs $0.33 consensus; sees revs $2.90 bln vs $2.75 bln consensus

16:30 AAPL reports Q1 gross margins of 28.5% vs street expectation of 27%

16:30 AAPL prelim $0.70 vs $0.48 consensus; revs $3.49 bln vs $3.15 bln consensus