--> AAPL +5,3% closed @ 109,14 trading @ 114,85
Reports Q1 (Dec) earnings of $3.06 per share, $0.46 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $2.60; revenues rose 29.5% year/year to $74.6 bln vs the $67.53 bln consensus with gross margins of 39.9% vs 38.4% est (Guidance of 37.5-38.5%)
* Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of $52.0-55.0 bln vs. $53.75 bln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q2 gross margins of 38.5-39.5% vs 38.7% ests.
* International sales accounted for 65% of the quarter's revenue.
* Q1 iPhones 74.5 mln vs 66.8 mln ests 51 mln last year
* Q1 iPads 21.4 mln vs 21.8 mln vs 26 mln last year.
* Q1 Macs 5.5 mln vs 5.5 mln vs 4.8 mln last year.
Possible AAPL suppliers that could see a reaction following earnings include: QCOM, SWKS, AVGO, INVN, MRAAY, NXPI, TXN, CRUS.