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“業績殺”+裁員潮! 美國科技巨頭“斷臂求生”之路道阻且長

華爾街分析師表示,在銷售增長放緩之際,預計美國大型科技公司將在未來幾個月裁員和削減成本,扭轉疫情時期的過度行爲,以提高利潤率並安撫投資者情緒。

不過,分析師預計,美國最大的五家科技公司都將報告去年10月至12月期間的利潤下降,因爲它們試圖在高利率環境下重新調整業務。分析師預計Facebook母公司Meta  Platforms(META.US)和亞馬遜(AMZN.US)的業績下滑幅度最大。

分析師已經將Meta、亞馬遜、蘋果(AAPL.US)、Alphabet(GOOG.US)和微軟(MSFT.US)這五家公司的總營收預測從去10月份的預期下調了5%,至5614億美元。

華爾街分析師下調五大科技巨頭營收預測
華爾街分析師下調五大科技巨頭營收預測

根據FactSet的數據,大型科技公司預計將成爲拖累標普500指數的最大因素之一,信息技術板塊的收益預計將下降9.5%。

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“我暫時不會指望有好消息……至少接下來三個季度是這樣。我預計會有更多的裁員,”投資公司Ironhold Capital的首席投資官Siddharth  Singhai表示。

亞馬遜預計將報告季度收益下滑38%,營收增速爲22年來最慢。該公司本月早些時候宣佈,將裁減1.8萬多名員工,這是其歷史上規模最大的裁員。

和亞馬遜一樣,Meta也在疫情期間過度招聘員工,以滿足宅在家裏的消費者對社交媒體需求的激增。

去年11月決定裁員1.1萬人的Meta的季度利潤可能會暴跌42%,爲連續第五個季度出現下滑。該公司的季度營收也可能下降7%,這是有史以來最糟糕的表現。

這五家科技巨頭在2020年和2021年的員工人數平均增加了45%和20.5%,其中蘋果公司的員工增速最溫和。

五大科技巨頭員工增速
五大科技巨頭員工增速

Wedbush分析師Dan Ives表示:“我們預計,整個科技行業還將裁員5%至10%,因爲其中許多公司都像1980年代的搖滾明星一樣大肆花錢。”

微軟週三表示將裁員1萬人,受影響的員工不到總數的5%。分析師預計該公司季度營收增長2.4%,利潤預計將下降9%。

蘋果的營收預計將出現15個季度以來的首次下降,原因是其主要供應商富士康的產能受到疫情影響。

Alphabet的營收增速預計將是10個季度以來最慢的。該公司正在放緩招聘步伐,並削減成本。

分析師表示,爲了提振股價,這些公司今年可能會投入大量資金回購股票。它們的股價去年下跌了26%至60%以上,而大盤下跌了近20%。

這些公司總共擁有超過1100億美元的現金和現金等價物,截至去年9月底,亞馬遜擁有的現金最多,Meta擁有的現金最少。

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