Curious of AAPL’s progress over the years, I did a quick review of Apple’s last five 2nd quarter financials:
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Net Profit (million) | $14 | $46 | $290 | $410 | $770 |
| Earnings per Diluted Share | $0.04 | $0.12 | $0.34 | $0.47 | $0.87 |
| Revenue (billion) | $1.475 | $1.909 | $3.24 | $4.36 | $5.26 |
| Gross Margin | 28.30% | 27.80% | 29.80% | 2980% | 3510% |
| Macs sold | 711,000 | 740,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,112,000 | 1,517,000 |
| iPods sold | N/A* | 807,000 | 5,311,000 | 8,526,000 | 10,549,000 |
| Cash on hand (billion) | $4.50 | $4.60 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
* N/A: Information wasn’t available in the press release for that quarter.