According to the analysis of independent researchers, Xiaomi’s smartphone shipments may be lower than expected in 2023. As you know, Xiaomi sub-brands Redmi ve BIT It has a huge smartphone ecosystem.
However, given the current situation of Xiaomi, there may be a decrease in stocks this year. Xiaomi’s smartphone shipments in 2023 are expected to fall to around 140 million units, down 8-10% year-on-year.
Sales of Xiaomi, which does not listen to its users, are falling
The latest survey report published recently by Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo showed that Xiaomi smartphone shipments in 2023 may be below market expectations. This is very important news because the drop in shipments will directly affect Xiaomi users, causing stocks to drop and device prices to rise..
However, Xiaomi’s current inventory is huge. During the next 16 weeks, the market Xiaomi It shows that they will not have any problems with their shipments.
Ming-Chi KuoXiaomi also announced that smartphone shipments in 2023 are expected to fall by 8-10% year-on-year to approximately 140 million units (Current figures 150-165 million). Because Xiaomi’s production plans for Q1 2023 and Q2 2023 are quite weak and there is still no development in the Q3 2023 plan.
Xiaomi’s current smartphone parts inventory is about 40-50 million units. However, even in its current form, about 20 – 25 million pieces are missing.
Xiaomi, It can easily get through the first quarter of 2023 with its current stocks, but the company’s inventory taking efficiency is still at low levels. This may not be a very profitable move if Xiaomi wants to expand its inventory.
In Q4 2022, Xiaomi was still the world’s 3rd smartphone manufacturer (33 million units). The company had sold 41 million phones in the previous quarter (Q3 of 2022) and 45 million in 2021. When the values are compared, we can easily see that there is a decrease of 18% and 26.5%, respectively.
As a result, it seems that there is no problem for Xiaomi users for now, but with these rates, troubled days await Xiaomi in the future. Former co-founder Manu Kumar JainThe recent departure was a serious development for the company.
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Source: https://twitter.com/mingchikuo/status/1623947723358744577
