WPG (TSE:3702) Reports Its Consolidated Sales of September and 3rd Quarter of 2012, Both set Single Month and Quarter Record.
WPG (TSE:3702) Reports Its Consolidated Sales of September and 3rd Quarter of 2012, Both set Single Month and Quarter Record.
Date: 2012/10/15
Taipei, Taiwan
WPG, the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, reported September 2012 consolidated sales ofNT$34.91billion, a 13.4% increase over previous year’s 30.79 billion; Consolidated sale of thirdquarter were NT$98.24billion, represented 8% and 11.8% increase over previous quarter’s and year’s revenue respectively; moreover, it exceeded the high side of thirdquarter’s NT$93~98billion guidance and also set record for the group’s consolidated sales of single quarterfor two consecutive quarters;YTD consolidated sales of 2012 reached NT$270.09billion, an8% increase over 2011’s NT$250.22billion.
The growth of sales were benefited from increaseddemand of emerging markets combined with increasing 3G subscribers to push the sales of smartphone and tablet increasing rapidly while iPhone 5’s roll out also helped drive shipments of related components.
The sales breakdowns by regionsare 79% from China (incl. HK), 14% from Taiwan, 5% from ASEAN and 2% from others.
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