Foxconn company - contract electronics assembler and the main brand of Hon Hai Precision Industry company - published a financial report on the work in the first calendar quarter of 2013. According to the document, Foxconn revenues for the year decreased by 19.2% - up to $ 27 billion net profit, interestingly, in the same period increased by 8.4% to $ 545 million .
According to analysts, Foxconn has become too dependent on Apple company . Foxconn staff in China has grown to 1.2 million. According to various estimates, the business with Apple brings a contract employee from 40% to 70% of revenue. The slightest failure in the supply leads to a significant loss of money. And these failures occurred. In the first quarter 2013 the growth rate of sales of smartphones Apple iPhone 5 was lower than expected . In addition, relatively low-cost tablet iPad mini dominant in the supply , and they bring the manufacturer significantly less money than the older iPad and iPhone 5. In addition, it was reported that another Chinese contract - Pegatron company - beginning intercept Apple orders.
All of this makes analysts doubt about prosperous for the second quarter of Foxconn. During this time, Apple will not release the new devices , and Pegatron risk to take orders for the budget version of the iPhone .