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Foxconn earnings get a boost thanks to the popularity of the iPhone 6

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="intro">Strong demand for Apple's latest iPhones led Foxconn to new heights, with Apple's primary device assembler posting its highest first-quarter growth in ten years.</p> <!--break--> <p>Foxconn saw record-high profits in the first three months of 2015, thanks in large part to the strong demand for the iPhone 6 (http://www.imore.com/iphone-6) and iPhone 6 Plus (http://www.imore.com/iphone-6-plus). Apple's primary manufacturing partner in China, which is also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, saw its earnings jump by 56% over the previous year, following Apple's success (http://www.imore.com/apple-announces-q2-2015-results-million-iphones-million-ipads-million-macs-billion-revenue) in the same time frame.</p> <p>From The Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/articles/hon-hai-enjoys-big-iphone-bump-1431688938)</p>

<p>Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Apple Inc.'s major assembler, rode strong demand for large-screen iPhones to its highest first-quarter profit growth in a decade, and with investors clamoring for higher returns it roughly doubled its stock dividend. The Taiwan-based company's earnings rose 56% from a year earlier, exceeding 33% profit growth for the fourth quarter, a peak period as consumers splurge on gadgets during the year-end holiday season.</p>

<p>The relationship with Apple is an important one for Foxconn. The company derives almost half of its revenue from Apple. They are said to be building a $2.6 billion display facility (http://www.imore.com/foxconn-building-26-billion-dedicated-display-plant-single-client) for a single client, which would most likely be Apple.</p> <p>Source: The Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/articles/hon-hai-enjoys-big-iphone-bump-1431688938)</p> </div></div></div><img width='1' height='1' src='(http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/4659c8da/sc/28/mf.gif)' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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