Philips expects summer recovery from supply chain woes


FILE PHOTO The logo of Dutch technology company Philips is seen at the company headquarters in Amsterdam Netherlands January 29 2019. REUTERSEva PlevierFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Dutch technology company Philips is seen at the company headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday it expects sales to recover strongly in the second half of the year, while a steep decline due to global shortage of parts is likely to persist in the coming months.

Philips earlier this month warned that supply chain woes would hit profit and a ventilator recall needed to be expanded, sending its shares down over 15% on their worst day on the financial markets in decades.

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