Apple sees $43 billion in market value wiped out after warning the coronavirus will push revenue below forecasts
shares tumbled as much as 3.1% in early Tuesday trading after the company announced coronavirus fallout will cut into its quarterly revenue more than first expected.
The tech giant nullified its previous guidance for the March quarter, citing"temporarily constrained" iPhone supply and weakened demand in China. The Foxconn factories that produce iPhonesin the country over the next few months after a mandatory shutdown, creating a temporary product shortage for the flagship product, according to a Monday press release.
Apple's on-the-ground operations in China will also take a hit in the near term, as all of its stores and several partner stores were closed to prevent further contagion. Some locations have since resumed operations, but with reduced hours and weaker customer traffic. The company plans to reopen its retail locations"as steadily and safely" as it can, according to the release.
"Work is starting to resume around the country, but we are experiencing a slower return to normal conditions than we had anticipated," Apple added.as of early Tuesday, with more than 72,000 infected. Coronavirus has now spread to 26 different countries. Five deaths have been reported outside of mainland China: one in Japan, one in Hong Kong, one in the Philippines, one in Taiwan, and one in France.
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