A le Financial Results

Ahead of the conference call, A le released quarterly numbers. Top line result: Earnings per share more than 36 cents above analyst co e us. That, mes amis, is a grand slam home run.

Record revenue of $7.1 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $565 million, or $.65 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gro margin was 31.2 percent, up from 27.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 42 percent of the quarter's revenue.

A le shi ed 1,606,000 Macintosh%26reg; computers and 21,066,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 28 percent growth in Macs and 50 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.

"We are incredibly pleased to report record quarterly revenue of over $7 billion and record earnings of $1 billion," said Steve Jo , A le's CEO. "We've just kicked off what is going to be a very strong new product year for A le by launching A le TV and the revolutionary iPhone."

Holy revenue, Batman.