Semiconductor Distributor - WPG (TSE:3702) Announces March 2006 Consolidated Sales of TW$9.99 billion (US$309 Million)
2006-04-10
Semiconductor Distributor - WPG (TSE:3702) Announces March 2006 Consolidated Sales of TW$9.99 billion (US$309 Million)
Announcement Date：2006/4/10
Taipei, Taiwan
WPG, the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, posted consolidated sales of NT$9.99 billion (approximately US$309 million) for the month of March 2006, representing a 20% m-o-m and 11% y-o-y increase respectively. 1Q06 consolidated sales reported TW$27.706 billion (approximately US$860 million), representing a 16% y-o-y increase and a 17% decrease q-o-q (sequential). Of attractive demand strength from consumer/communication products, mobile electronics outperformed. PC sector had a slower-than-expected path. However, there are moderately positive view on PC demand and sequentially robust consumer/communication product demand in 2Q06. LCD TV demand is expected to boom encouragingly in 2H06, mostly supported by sharp panel pricing adjustment.
Performance of the 2 major WPG major entities was as follows: World Peace Group reported consolidated sales of NT$7.5 billion (approximately US$232 million), citing a 21% m-o-m and an 8% y-o-y increase for the month of March 2006 respectively. 1Q06 consolidated sales reported TW$20.4 billion (approximately US$631 million), representing an 11% y-o-y increase. SAC Group for March, 2006 recorded consolidated sales of NT$2.49 billion (approximately US$77 million), representing a 15% m-o-m and a 20% y-o-y increase respectively. 1Q06 consolidated sales reported TW$7.37 billion (approximately US$228 million), representing a 30% y-o-y increase.
Sales breakdown by regions for March was as follows: 27% from Taiwan, 61% from China (incl. HK) and 12% from Asean.
Sales breakdown by product category for March was as follows: 43% from core chips (CPU, MPU, chipsets), 34% from standard chips (logic, analog/linear, discrete and ASSP), 14% from memory chips (DRAM, SRAM, Flash, EEPROM), and 9% from others.
IR contacts：Cliff Yuan/ Rita Chen：(02) 2706-8268 ext.5276 / 5275 ir@WPGholdings.com
Corporate website: www.WPGholdings.com
Announcement Date：2006/4/10
Taipei, Taiwan
WPG, the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, posted consolidated sales of NT$9.99 billion (approximately US$309 million) for the month of March 2006, representing a 20% m-o-m and 11% y-o-y increase respectively. 1Q06 consolidated sales reported TW$27.706 billion (approximately US$860 million), representing a 16% y-o-y increase and a 17% decrease q-o-q (sequential). Of attractive demand strength from consumer/communication products, mobile electronics outperformed. PC sector had a slower-than-expected path. However, there are moderately positive view on PC demand and sequentially robust consumer/communication product demand in 2Q06. LCD TV demand is expected to boom encouragingly in 2H06, mostly supported by sharp panel pricing adjustment.
Performance of the 2 major WPG major entities was as follows: World Peace Group reported consolidated sales of NT$7.5 billion (approximately US$232 million), citing a 21% m-o-m and an 8% y-o-y increase for the month of March 2006 respectively. 1Q06 consolidated sales reported TW$20.4 billion (approximately US$631 million), representing an 11% y-o-y increase. SAC Group for March, 2006 recorded consolidated sales of NT$2.49 billion (approximately US$77 million), representing a 15% m-o-m and a 20% y-o-y increase respectively. 1Q06 consolidated sales reported TW$7.37 billion (approximately US$228 million), representing a 30% y-o-y increase.
Sales breakdown by regions for March was as follows: 27% from Taiwan, 61% from China (incl. HK) and 12% from Asean.
Sales breakdown by product category for March was as follows: 43% from core chips (CPU, MPU, chipsets), 34% from standard chips (logic, analog/linear, discrete and ASSP), 14% from memory chips (DRAM, SRAM, Flash, EEPROM), and 9% from others.
IR contacts：Cliff Yuan/ Rita Chen：(02) 2706-8268 ext.5276 / 5275 ir@WPGholdings.com
Corporate website: www.WPGholdings.com