BBC NEWS | Business | IPod helps Apple quadruple profit IPod helps Apple quadruple profit
Apple has quadrupled its quarterly profits, thanks to global sales of more than 6.5 million of its iPod music players over the past three months.
Its net profits for its fiscal fourth quarter rose to $430m (£246m), or 50 cents per share, up from $106m for the same period last year.
This beat market expectations of 36 cents a share, but quarterly turnover disappointed investors.
Although revenues rose 56% to $3.68bn, analysts had expected $3.74bn.
As a result, Apple's shares fell in after-hours trading in New York.
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Apple, which recently launched its new super-small iPod Nano, has three quarters of the entire global digital music player market.
During the fourth quarter Apple also sold 1.2 million of its Macintosh computers, a year-on-year rise of 48%.
Sales of iPods were up 220%, also compared to the same period a year earlier.
"We're thrilled to have concluded the best year in Apple's history," said Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive.
"This is the direct result of our focus on innovation and the immense talent and creativity at Apple. We could not be more excited about the new products we're working on for 2006."
According to media speculation, Mr Jobs may on Wednesday launch yet another new version of the iPod, this time a model that can play videos.
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