Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics, posted its biggest revenue decline in at least 13 years, pointing to slower sales of iPhones, iPads and computers.
Part of the giant Foxconn, the Taipei-based firm said first quarter revenue fell 19.2 percent from a year earlier to $27bn.
Sales missed expectations by 9.6 percent, the most in more than four years and indicate a slowdown in orders from Apple, Foxconn's largest customer.
"These numbers are an indication that iPhone and iPad sales are not doing as well as expected,” said Vincent Chen, an analyst at Yuanta Financial Holding.
Falling computer shipments to HP) and weaker sales of games machines for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo also may have contributed to the shortfall.
The Taipei firm draws an estimated 60 to 70 percent of its revenue assembling Apple's iPhones and iPads, and carrying out other work for the California-based company.
Apple missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for the December quarter. Disappointing holiday sales reinforced fears it is losing its dominance in smartphones.
In January, in response to such investor concerns, Apple chief executive Tim Cook claimed the firm could not keep up with demand for the iPhone 5.
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