Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment vendor, saw its revenue surge in the first nine months of the year on the back of rising smartphone sales in its home market.
The Shenzhen-based company reported a 29.5 per cent jump in revenue to 585.9 billion yuan (US$82.3 billion) in the first three quarters of 2024, up from 452.3 billion yuan in the same period last year, according to a filing to the Shanghai Clearing House, the sole central clearing counterparty in China’s interbank market.
However, Huawei posted a 13.7 per cent decline in net profit to 62.9 billion yuan, down from 72.9 billion yuan in the same nine-month period in 2023.
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The privately held company did not provide a breakdown on the performance of its different business segments in the filing.
A Huawei Technologies store staff demonstrates the features of the Mate X trifold smartphone to shoppers. Photo: Iris Deng alt=A Huawei Technologies store staff demonstrates the features of the Mate X trifold smartphone to shoppers. Photo: Iris Deng>
Huawei’s strong nine-month revenue reflects the continued momentum from its successful comeback last year to the premium 5G Android handset segment in the world’s biggest smartphone market, which is on track to record its first annual sales growth in five years.
The company’s smartphone sales on the mainland surpassed those of Apple in August – the first time in 46 months, according to a report by research firm CINNO – as the US-sanctioned company continues to enjoy strong demand for its Mate 60– and Pura 70-series handsets, which put the firm back among the top Chinese Android brands.
Huawei’s third-quarter smartphone shipments on the mainland rose 42 per cent year on year to take a 15.3 per cent share, behind market leader Vivo and second-ranked Apple, according to an IDC report last month.
The headway made by Huawei’s smartphone business shows the company’s resilience amid US sanctions. After Huawei was added to the US government’s trade blacklist in May 2019, Washington tightened restrictions in August 2020 by barring the firm’s access to advanced semiconductors developed or produced using US technology, regardless of where they were manufactured.
Huawei Technologies founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei. Photo: Kyodo alt=Huawei Technologies founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei. Photo: Kyodo>
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