Record High!  WPG (3702 TT) Reports March 2012 Consolidated Sales of NT$ 32.96 Billion, +23.6% MoM. Consolidated Sales of First Quarter Reaches NT$ 80.78 Billion, Exceeds Expectations.

Date: 2012/04/10

Taipei, Taiwan

WPG, the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, reported record high in monthly sales. March 2012 consolidated sales reached NT$32.96 billion, a 23.6% increase over previous month. Consolidated sale of first quarter were NT$80.78 billion, exceeded high side of the first quarter’s NT$75~79 billion guidance and also set a record for the group’s consolidated sales of first quarter.

The main drivers of growth were: 1.Strong demand of emerging market such as China, India and Indonesia; 2.Downstream customers were stocking up components aggressively for launching new products; 3.Rapid growth in 3C applications, such as Ultrabook, NB, iPad, iPhone, smart phones and STB; 4.AECO jointed as a new group member, effective March 1st, 2012.

The sales breakdowns by regions of WPG are 76% from China (incl. HK), 16% from Taiwan, 6% from ASEAN and 2% from others.

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