TAIPEI, July 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn,
the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported record
second-quarter revenue on strong demand for artificial
intelligence products but cautioned about geopolitical and
exchange rate headwinds.
Revenue for Apple's ( AAPL ) biggest iPhone assembler jumped
15.82% year-on-year to T$1.797 trillion, Foxconn said
in a statement on Saturday, beating the T$1.7896 trillion LSEG
SmartEstimate, which gives greater weight to forecasts from
analysts who are more consistently accurate.
Robust AI demand led to strong revenue growth for its cloud
and networking products division, said Foxconn, whose customers
include AI chip firm Nvidia ( NVDA ).
Smart consumer electronics, which includes iPhones, posted
"flattish" year-on-year revenue growth affected by exchange
rates, it said.
June revenue roses 10.09% on year to T$540.237 billion, a
record high for that month.
Foxconn said it anticipates growth in this quarter from the
previous three months and from the same period last year but
cautioned about potential risks to growth.
"The impact of evolving global political and economic
conditions and exchange rate changes will need continued close
monitoring," it said without elaborating.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had signed letters to 12
countries outlining the various tariff levels they would face on
goods they export to the United States, with the "take it or
leave it" offers to be sent out on Monday.
The Chinese city of Zhengzhou is home to the world's largest
iPhone manufacturing facility, operated by Foxconn.
The company, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry ( HNHPF ),
does not provide numerical forecasts. It will report full second
quarter earnings on August 14.
Foxconn's shares jumped 76% last year, far outperforming the
28.5% rise for the Taiwan market, but are down 12.5% so
far this year, reflecting broader pressure on tech stocks
rattled by Trump's tumultuous trade policy.
The stock closed down 1.83% on Friday ahead of the revenue
data release, compared with a 0.73% drop for the benchmark
index.