Apple's supply chain is most likely temporarily heading to get impacted through the Japan earthquake and tsunami, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster writes today, but need for Apple products is stronger than in the past,
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Munster notes that Apple suppliers Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Toshiba are both temporarily shut right down to evaluate damage through the earthquake. "In each cases it is day to day as to when production will resume."
As a result, Munster expects component delays for some Apple goods, including the iPad 2 and iPhone 4, by way of the June quarter.
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"We believe the constraints caused by shuttering Japanese manufacturing facilities will cause a temporary provide disruption by means of the June quarter,
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He also notes that Apple's strategy of pre-buying and pre-paying for components may come to its advantage here.
As far as margins go, Munster says that the component issues possibly won't affect March or June quarter margins,
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