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    Home»Sections»Huawei growth evaporates as coronavirus compounds US woes

    Huawei growth evaporates as coronavirus compounds US woes

    Sections By Agency Staff21 April 2020
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    Huawei Technologies’ rapid growth slowed to a crawl in the first quarter after Covid-19 depressed demand for smartphones and networking gear around the globe.

    Huawei reported a mere 1.4% gain in revenue to 182.2-billion yuan (US$25.7-billion) in the period, down from 19% over all of 2019. Its net profit margin shrank to 7.3% from 8% a year earlier, the company told reporters.

    The novel coronavirus has hammered demand for the smartphones Huawei relies on to compete with Apple and drive growth, especially now the global roll-out of 5G networks has decelerated. The pandemic came on top of a difficult 2019, when the Donald Trump administration blacklisted China’s largest technology company — cutting off access to crucial American components — and waged a campaign to get allies to exclude its telecommunications equipment.

    While our growth rate has slowed, this is a resilient performance in the face of both the Entity List and the coronavirus

    Huawei has warned of a challenging year with the US bringing unprecedented scrutiny to bear on a company it considers a threat to national security, a claim the Chinese company has consistently denied. Washington is said to be considering curbs on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s sales to Huawei, which relies on the contract chip maker to produce its most advanced silicon.

    “While our growth rate has slowed, this is a resilient performance in the face of both the Entity List and the coronavirus,” Huawei vice president Victor Zhang told reporters on a call.

    Recovering its footing

    Huawei is now relying on its home market more than ever to drive its business. While China experienced its first economic contraction in a decade in the March quarter, the country is recovering its footing after reining in Covid-19. China’s phone market shrank in March, according to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. But Apple saw its iPhone shipments rebound that month, suggesting demand in the premium segment may have been delayed rather than extinguished.

    “It’s under control and most stores are open,” Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer division, said in an interview in March, when the company launched its flagship P40 smartphone series.  — Reported by Thomas Seal, with assistance from Gao Yuan, (c) 2020 Bloomberg LP

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