Kuningi okushiwoyo ngezibalo inkampani ezizinze eCupertino ezizosethulela zona ngesonto eledlule lika-Okthoba, Amanani lapho sizobona khona ukuthi ukuwa kokuthengiswa kwe-iPhone kuthinte kanjani enkampanini ngaphandle kokubona ukuthi ukungabikho kokuvuselelwa kweMac kuthinta kanjani izinombolo zenkampani. Ngesonto eledlule simemezele usuku u-Apple alubeke emphakathini ukwazisa abatshalizimali, ngo-Okthoba 27, kepha njengoba kubikwe yi-Apple namuhla, lolo suku luhambisana nezinye izibopho ku-ajenda, ngakho-ke kuye kwadingeka ukuthi bathuthukise ukwethulwa kwama-akhawunti wonyaka we-2016 kuze kube ngu-Okthoba 25, ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kwalokho obekuhleliwe ekuqaleni.
Lokhu kushintshwa kwezinsuku akufanele kusimangaze kusukela lapho Akukhona okokuqala kwenzeka. Ekuqaleni konyaka, i-Apple kwakudingeka iguqule usuku olwamenyezelwa ngaphambilini ukuze abezindaba nabezindaba ezikhethekile bakwazi ukuya esikhumbuzweni esasigubha ngosuku lokuqala olusungulwe ngokushona kukaBill Campbell.
Phakathi nale ngqungquthela inkampani ezinze eCupertino izokhombisa amayunithi athengiselwe i-iPhone, i-iPad ne-Mac (i-Apple Watch ye-iPod ayikaze isibonise izibalo) ngekota yokugcina yezimali yakwa-Apple, i-Q4, ehambelana nekota yesithathu yonyaka.
Ngesikhathi sekota yesithathu lenkampani i-Apple imemezele imali engenayo engama-42.4 billion dollars, ngokuthengiswa kwama-iPhones angama-40,4 million, ama-iPads ayisigidi esingu-9,9 kanye nama-Mac wezigidi ezi-4,2. izibalo ezibikezelwe ngabahlaziyi ngekota yokugcina yezimali ka-Apple ngo-2016:
- Imali engenayo ephakathi kuka-45,5 no-47,5 billion.
- Umkhawulo wenzuzo phakathi kuka-37,5 no-38%.
- Izindleko zokusebenza phakathi kuka-6,05 no-6,15 billion.
- Ezinye izindleko: izigidi ezingama-350.
- Izinga lentela: 25,5%.
Abahlaziyi ngokuvamile abanaphutha kakhulu Ngakho-ke lezi zibalo ngeke zehluke kakhulu kulezo inkampani esethula zona ngo-Okthoba 25, kepha zisebenza ukusinikeza umbono wokuthi isibhamu sizoyaphi.
