© Reuters. JPMorgan says Apple advised suppliers to construct fewer iPhone 15s over the approaching months
JPMorgan (JPM) provide chain analysts report that the lead time for all iPhone 15 fashions has decreased to beneath 2 weeks since early November.
Accordingly, that is suggesting a possible order lower from Apple (NASDAQ:) for the iPhone 15 collection within the second half of 2023 and the primary half of 2024. Extra exactly, analysts lower their iPhone 15 collection estimate by 2 million to 89 million for the second half of this yr.
Regardless of this, the influence of the order lower is anticipated to be milder in comparison with earlier weak cycles as a result of a smaller combine in direction of the iPhone 15/15 Plus and sustained demand for the iPhone 13 and 14 lineup.
Analysts at JPMorgan now mannequin a “increased 4Q23 EMS construct regardless of factoring in iPhone 15 order adjustment, as our earlier estimates have been already extra bearish vs provide chain expectations.”
Furthermore, analysts challenge a “comparatively conservative 1H24 EMS construct, given weaker iPhone demand with a continued iPhone 15 order lower.”
“Buyers stay extra targeted on the Android provide chain, in our view, as restocking momentum is anticipated to increase into 1Q24,” the analysts mentioned.