Taiwanese contract tech assembler Foxconn, missed profit estimates for the fourth quarter of last year amidst sagging iPhone sales and investment in AI servers.
Net revenues for the fourth quarter fell 13 percent to 46.3 billion Taiwanese dollars ($1.4 billion, £1.09bn) compared to analysts' estimates of a 2.3 percent gain.
Foxconn's strong revenue growth is expected in the first quarter, despite a slowdown in iPhone sales and caution from many companies amidst the US-initiated trade war.
Foxconn plans to increase production of AI servers as demand remains strong, with expected revenue growth in the first quarter due to consumer electronics, cloud, and networking products.