Jumia Technologies believes business fundamentals are ‘strong’

The company said, “We are navigating an international environment that is evolving quickly, with two principal developments having the potential to affect our business. First, increases in memory chip and CPU prices have raised the prices of certain products, including phones, and have caused reorganizations in supply chains and inventories. This is impacting our business at least in the near term. We are mitigating this by diversifying our supplier base for smartphones and scaling our marketplace across both local and international sellers. Second, the war in the Middle East has led to logistics and supply chain disruptions, as well as rising fuel costs. We have seen limited impact in the first quarter of 2026, but expect greater pressure in the second quarter of 2026 if conditions persist. This exposure is partially mitigated by reductions in our reliance on fuel-intensive delivery through the increased use of pick-up stations. While we are currently navigating an uncertain international environment, we believe that our business fundamentals, which were rebuilt from 2022 to 2025, mostly in tougher times than this, are strong. We do expect some temporary disruption, but this does not change our mid-term profitability targets or our belief in Jumia’s long-term opportunity for growth.”