China's ZTE posts 1.1 billion first-half loss on impact from U.S. supplier ban

Reuters

Published Aug 30, 2018 12:29

China's ZTE posts 1.1 billion first-half loss on impact from U.S. supplier ban

HONG KONG (Reuters) - ZTE Corp (SZ:000063) (HK:0763) reported a first-half net loss of 7.8 billion yuan (877.41 million pounds) on Thursday, weighed down by a ban on U.S. firms selling parts to the Chinese telecom equipment maker that forced it to cease operations for three months.

The result compared with the 7 billion to 9 billion yuan net loss estimate disclosed last month, and the 2.3 billion yuan profit booked in the same period a year earlier.

Operating revenue in the first half fell 27.0 percent to 39.4 billion yuan.