Apple today announced financial results for the first calendar quarter of 2013 and second fiscal quarter of 2013. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $43.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $39.2 billion and net quarterly profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin for the quarter was 37.5 percent compared to 47.4 percent in the year-ago quarter, with international sales accounted for 66 percent of revenue. Apple also declared a new dividend payment of $3.05 per share, pay
