Inkampani ezinze eCupertino isanda kumemezela usuku uTim Cook azokwethula ngalo imiphumela yenkampani yakamuva yezezimali kubatshalizimali. Le mininingwane isesidlangalaleni, ngakho-ke noma yimuphi umuntu onentshisekelo angakwazi futhi ukufinyelela le datha. Idethi ekhethwe yi-Apple ngo-okthoba 27, usuku lapho i-Apple izokwethula khona imiphumela yezezimali yenkampani ehambelana nekota yesine yezimali yonyaka, eyesibili yonyaka ka-2016. Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi iminyaka yezimali ye-Apple, nezinye izinkampani eziningi zobuchwepheshe, iqala ngo-Okthoba 1 hhayi ngoJanuwari 1 unyaka nonyaka.
Lo mhlangano omusha nabatshalizimali uzoba mnandi ngoba uzosethulela imininingwane yokuqala yokuthengisa ye-iPhone 7 ne-iPhone 7 Plus, ngokuya ngokuthi abanye abahlaziyi iphansi kunaleyo ye-iPhone 6s kanye ne-6s Plus, leyo inkampani yethulwe emakethe.ngonyaka odlule ngalesi sikhathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple ibingafuni ukunikeza imininingwane enanini lamadivayisi asebenze ngempelasonto yokuqala ukutholakala, into ebesiyijwayele eminyakeni yamuva, futhi lokho kungaba yisizathu sokuzama ukunika i-iPhone 7 isikhathi sokusondela ekuthengisweni kwalowo owandulelayo.
Engqungqutheleni edlule, i-Apple ithole imali isiyonke engama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-42.500, nenzuzo engu-7.800 million, kwathi ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka owedlule inkampani yathola imali isiyonke engama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-49.600 nenzuzo eyi-10.700 million. Abahlaziyi sebevele sebengene kwezamabhizinisi bememezela ukulinganiselwa kwabo kwezentengiso nezimali. Ngokweningi labo, u-AI-pple ingakhipha imali engenayo phakathi kuka-45,5 no-47,5 billion dollars ngomkhawulo olinganiselwa ku-38%. Ngokusho kwabanye abahlaziyi, inkampani yakwa-Apple izothola kuze kube nguSepthemba 30 futhi ngemuva kokuvala unyaka wezimali ka-2016 inzuzo yama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-51.500.
