Apple Inc. posted stronger-than-expected revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter, ABC News reported. The results were the first earnings report for John Ternus, whose tenure as chief executive began in September.
According to ABC News, the results gave Ternus a "positive start" to his tenure. The outlet's summary said only that revenue came in above what was expected, and it did not give the revenue amount, the growth rate, or the expectations the results were measured against.
ABC News did not say in its summary what drove the revenue, which products or regions contributed to it, or how the quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The summary also did not describe how the leadership change came about.
The summary identified Ternus as Apple's new chief executive and gave no further background on him, including his prior roles at the company. This report relies on that single summary, and no other outlet's coverage of the results was available for comparison.
Because the summary is brief, the facts reported here are limited to what it states: the fiscal fourth quarter, revenue above expectations, and Ternus's start in September. Readers who want the complete account can read the ABC News report on Apple's fourth-quarter revenue, which is the source for every fact in this story.
Sources: ABC News: Apple posts strong Q4 revenue in first earnings report for new CEO John Ternus.