Apple Reports The Drop Of Profit In This Decade

Apple's net profit for the first quarter of 2013 amounted to 9.55 billion dollars, which is lower than of the previous year. These data, reported by Agence France-Presse, was revealed in the company's quarterly report submitted on 23rd of April.

Apple's drop in quarterly profit was recorded for the first time 10 years ago. In 2012 the profit was $ 11.6 billion for the first quarter.

Meanwhile, the company's total revenue for the first quarter increased to 11 percent compared to the same period last year and amounted to 43.6 billion dollars.

As it is noted in the report for the first quarter of 2013, Apple sold 37.4 million of iPhones and 19.5 million of  iPads. The figures were slightly above analysts' expectations.

Representatives of Apple also announced the decision to increase the size of its quarterly dividend by 15 percent - from 2.65 to 3.05 per share. The nearest payment to shareholders is expected to be in mid-May.