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Apple to ship 20% fewer new iPhones than expected this year: report

Published  June 10, 2018 4:10pm EDT
Money
FOX 29 Philadelphia

(FOX News) - Apple shares sank in trading Friday after a report said the tech giant expects to ship 20% fewer new model iPhones this year than it previously projected.

The Cupertino, California, company told parts suppliers to produce 20% fewer components for versions of its iPhone X and iPhone 8, Japanese financial outlet Nikkei reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Under the revised estimates, Apple expects to ship 80 million new iPhone units.

"This news needs to be viewed in the context of Apple probably being overly optimistic last year in relation to the prospects for its new phones, leaving it with excess inventory in the first part of this year," Atlantic Equities analyst James Cordwell said, according to Reuters. "At least part of this lower order forecast probably relates to Apple just being a little more realistic."

Apple shares fell as much as 2% in trading Friday and closed down about 1%. The stocks of several iPhone parts suppliers in the U.S. and abroad were also down.

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