-- 标普全球评级周一发布报告称,中东冲突暴露了亚洲科技公司在应对成本上涨方面的能力不足。 该评级机构认为,高端芯片生产商在提价时表现良好,这得益于良好的市场需求和对人工智能数据中心的稳健投资。 然而,标普指出,消费电子产品转嫁成本的能力最弱,而电子产品制造商在旷日持久的战争中也将面临需求疲软的风险。 信用分析师凯西·赖表示,在标普的基本情景假设下,即霍尔木兹海峡的封锁在4月份有所缓解,该地区被标普评级的科技公司拥有稳健的财务能力来抵御冲击。 赖表示,旷日持久的冲突将打击大型科技公司的供应链,并影响电子产品制造商的利润率和需求。 标普指出,大多数生产商以及物流公司都将面临电力供应和一些关键原材料中断的风险。 评级机构表示,依赖从卡塔尔和其他中东国家进口液化天然气和石油的地区聚集了大多数先进的半导体制造商,其中台湾地区最为脆弱。 对于关键原材料而言,氦气由于其在半导体制造中的应用而最易受影响,但标普认为,领先企业拥有充足的氦气库存,足以抵消短期风险。 赖先生表示,拥有稳固供应链并在人工智能市场进行投资的公司有望维持其信用评级,而那些依赖大宗消费品领域的公司将面临更大的压力。
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