In the first quarter of 2019 manufacturers of components for personal computers will face serious decline. This was reported by Taiwan resource DigiTimes, a well-known for its connections with sources in the supply chain of the production.
In the second quarter of an unpleasant trend will continue. In the third quarter of 2018, the income from manufacturers such as ASUSTeK Computer, Gigabyte Technology and other companies, was significantly below analyst expectations. For example, ASUSTeK decline in net profit compared to the previous year was 43%.
MSI (Micro-Star International) has managed to “go” on the sales of gaming notebooks, losing “only” 6.6% of net profit. Gigabyte lost a bit, but for her it was the worst quarter in a decade in 2008.
Manufacturers reduced their projected income in the fourth quarter, in anticipation of a decline in consumer activity in China. In the first quarter is also expected a sharp decline due to a decline in “mynarski” fever, which led to large sales a year ago. This can lead to a twofold drop in earnings from ASUS and TUL.