L R AS Published on Saturday 11 September 2021 - n° 373 - Categories:company results
SMA complains about defection of suppliers and customers
Recent cancellations of orders from suppliers and defection of project developers or investors will reduce SMA's turnover
in the second half of the year. The previous sales forecast of €1,075-1,175m has been lowered to €980-1,030m.030m, which will reduce EBITDA to between €50m and €65m, compared to the previous forecast of €75m to €95m
Supply chain issues have also been identified by Enphase Energy, Meyer Burger...
https://www.pv-tech.org/sma-cuts-sales-guidance-due-to-supply-chain-challenges/
PV Tech of 8 September 2021
Editor's note It is difficult to say what products are missing to make inverters. It is said that there is a shortage of microprocessors on the planet, but what is curious is that other inverter manufacturers are not complaining (or have not yet complained) about a lack of supply. It is still too early to tell whether there are customers who are well supplied and others who are short of raw materials.