Apple to Release Q4 Financial Report Later Today--Likely to Beat Analysts' Estimates

After the close of the NYSE today, Apple will release the financial report for the fourth quarter (ended September 30th) of its 2006 fiscal year. Apple will also hold an audio webcast conference call with financial analysts to present its Q4 report, including a 2007 Q1 projection, and answer questions. The webcast will occur at 2pm PT (5pm ET) and may be listened to with QuickTime from this Apple Web page.

The consensus analysts' estimate of Apple's 2006 Q4 financial performance provided by Thomson First Call is $0.51 earnings per share (ref.), lower than Apple's remarkable 2006 Q3 results of $0.54 per share. However, it is rare under CEO Steve Jobs that Apple does not beat the analysts' consensus, sometimes very significantly. We expect this to happen again today and will provide a full report subsequently. [Bill Fox]