Semiconductor Distributor - WPG (TSE:3702) Announces April 2006 Consolidated Sales of TW$9.15 billion (US$283 Million)
2006-05-08
Semiconductor Distributor - WPG (TSE:3702) Announces April 2006 Consolidated Sales of TW$9.15 billion (US$283 Million)
Announcement Date：2006/5/8
Taipei, Taiwan
WPG, the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, posted consolidated sales of NT$9.15 billion (approximately US$283 million) for the month of April 2006, representing a 1% y-o-y increase. Year-to-Date consolidated sales reported TW$36.94 billion (approximately US$1,143 million), representing a 12% y-o-y increase. Demand for consumer/communication products is expected to be strong. PC sales, supported by Intel aggressive promotion on VIVA and other new products, are also projected to upward move.
Performance of the 2 major WPG major entities was as follows: World Peace Group reported consolidated sales of NT$6.8 billion (approximately US$210 million), citing a 1% y-o-y increase. Year-to-Date consolidated sales reported TW$27.2 billion (approximately US$842 million), representing an 8% y-o-y increase. SAC Group for April, 2006 recorded consolidated sales of NT$2.35 billion (approximately US$73 million), compatible with the same period of last year. Year-to-Date consolidated sales reported TW$9.73 billion (approximately US$310 million), representing a 21% y-o-y increase.
Year-to- Date sales breakdown by regions was as follows: 27% from Taiwan, 61% from China (incl. HK) and 12% from Asean.
Year-to- Date sales breakdown by product category 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：2006/5/8
Taipei, Taiwan
WPG, the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, posted consolidated sales of NT$9.15 billion (approximately US$283 million) for the month of April 2006, representing a 1% y-o-y increase. Year-to-Date consolidated sales reported TW$36.94 billion (approximately US$1,143 million), representing a 12% y-o-y increase. Demand for consumer/communication products is expected to be strong. PC sales, supported by Intel aggressive promotion on VIVA and other new products, are also projected to upward move.
Performance of the 2 major WPG major entities was as follows: World Peace Group reported consolidated sales of NT$6.8 billion (approximately US$210 million), citing a 1% y-o-y increase. Year-to-Date consolidated sales reported TW$27.2 billion (approximately US$842 million), representing an 8% y-o-y increase. SAC Group for April, 2006 recorded consolidated sales of NT$2.35 billion (approximately US$73 million), compatible with the same period of last year. Year-to-Date consolidated sales reported TW$9.73 billion (approximately US$310 million), representing a 21% y-o-y increase.
Year-to- Date sales breakdown by regions was as follows: 27% from Taiwan, 61% from China (incl. HK) and 12% from Asean.
Year-to- Date sales breakdown by product category 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