** Shares of Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS.O off 0.5% ahead of the
Apple supplier's qtrly report after the bell, with analysts
expecting a drop in sales amid lackluster iPhone demand
** Last week, AAPL reported September-qtr iPhone sales below
Wall Street expectations and said its total revenue in the
December holiday qtr would grow under 8%
** AAPL accounts for about 80% of CRUS' business
** Analysts on avg expect CRUS qtrly rev down 0.7% to $463
mln and adjusted EPS of $1.44, per Refinitiv
** The analog and audio chipmaker's stock is down 27% YTD vs
Nasdaq's .IXIC 30% decrease
(Reporting by Noel Randewich)
((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich;))