The impact of tariffs looms over, Philips (PHG.US) lowers annual profit forecast.

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06/05/2025
According to the Securities Times app, Dutch medical technology company Philips (PHG.US) released its first quarter financial report before the market on Tuesday, announcing a downward revision of its profit margin forecast for 2025. The company stated that despite taking "a large number of tariff mitigation measures," US tariffs are expected to have a net impact of 250 to 300 million euros (approximately 283 to 340 million US dollars). Data indicates that the company's first quarter sales were 4.1 billion euros, a 2% decrease year-on-year in comparable terms, but higher than the analysts' average expectation of 4.02 billion euros.