Foxconn Q2 sales slip 14%, Q3 outlook brighter ahead of year-end peak

TAIWAN’S Foxconn, a major iPhone assembler for Apple, said on Wednesday (Jul 5) that second quarter revenue dropped 13.8 per cent year-on-year but the outlook for the third quarter was brighter ahead of peak shopping season at the end of the year.

Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry and the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said revenue in the April-June period reached NT$1.3 trillion (S$56.4 billion), in line with its expectations.

For smart consumer electronics products, which include smartphones and are the company’s main business driver, revenue in the second quarter dropped, coming off a higher base in the year ago period, it said in a statement without giving details.

For the month of June, sales fell 19.7 per cent year on year, though at NT$422.8 billion it was still the second highest figure on record for the same period.

“With the second half of the year peak season currently underway, operations will gradually ramp up,” the company said.

“The outlook for the third quarter, which will be better than the second quarter, is expected to increase at an on quarter pace higher than seen in the previous two years,” it said.

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“When compared to the pre-pandemic period, the growth rate is expected to be approximately on par.”

The first half of the year is traditionally slower for Taiwan tech manufacturers as major electronics vendors including Apple launch new products near the year-end holiday season.

Foxconn reports its second quarter earnings on Aug 14.

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Foxconn shares have risen 8.6 per cent this year, lagging the broader Taiwan market, which is up 20.1 per cent. They closed down 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, compared with a 0.5 per cent drop for the broader market. REUTERS