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Apple Leaving No Quarters for Suppliers

2016 - 09 - 01

Even for a company as rick like Apple, cutting price and order volume is a must, leaving no quarters for its suppliers.


Apple再怎樣富可敵國,照樣雙刀砍(砍價格、砍單量);活不下去?你家大事,干我啥事。

Apple suppliers say the Cupertino, Calif., company has told them to accept price cuts for parts destined for the next-generation iPhone while cutting forecasts for order volume.

iphone-hang-ups

那這張圖又代表什麼呢?

由於iPhone已經是個無聊的產品了;上一季,供應鏈裡各家公司的淨利都跌。蘋果本身掉27%,富士康31%,大立光27%,可成26.4%,和碩14.3%,台積電8.7%

Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Ltd., said its operating margin slid to 2.3% from 3.4% in the second quarter from a year earlier.

富士康的茅山道士(毛利率3到4%)也守不住了。現在,是2.3%

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