Asustek Earnings Flat, Expects 28% Shipment Growth in 3Q
08/09/2013 | 02:37am US/Eastern
By Eva Dou
"... plans to ship 28% more notebook PCs and tablets in the third quarter, after posting largely steady earnings for the second quarter as cost-cutting helped offset the impact from lower sales."
"...net profit for the three months ended June 30 of 4.77 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$159 million), down 1% ..."
"Asustek, the world's fifth-largest PC maker by shipments, shipped 4.1 million units of notebook PCs in the second quarter, down from 4.7 million units in the first quarter, the company said. Tablet shipments also fell to 2.0 million units from 3.0 million units.
The company said it expects to ship 4.3 million notebook PCs and 3.5 million tablets in the third quarter.
Asustek had outperformed many rivals for much of the past year thanks to a partnership with Google Inc. on the popular Nexus 7 tablet. But with a new version of the Nexus 7 just unveiled, Asustek has been saddled with inventory of the older version, analysts say.
Asustek's global PC market share fell to 6.0% ..."
s. www.4-traders.com/...xpects-28-Shipment-Growth-in-3Q-17177874/
Quelle: Eva Dou at eva.dou@wsj.com
08/09/2013 | 02:37am US/Eastern
By Eva Dou
"... plans to ship 28% more notebook PCs and tablets in the third quarter, after posting largely steady earnings for the second quarter as cost-cutting helped offset the impact from lower sales."
"...net profit for the three months ended June 30 of 4.77 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$159 million), down 1% ..."
"Asustek, the world's fifth-largest PC maker by shipments, shipped 4.1 million units of notebook PCs in the second quarter, down from 4.7 million units in the first quarter, the company said. Tablet shipments also fell to 2.0 million units from 3.0 million units.
The company said it expects to ship 4.3 million notebook PCs and 3.5 million tablets in the third quarter.
Asustek had outperformed many rivals for much of the past year thanks to a partnership with Google Inc. on the popular Nexus 7 tablet. But with a new version of the Nexus 7 just unveiled, Asustek has been saddled with inventory of the older version, analysts say.
Asustek's global PC market share fell to 6.0% ..."
s. www.4-traders.com/...xpects-28-Shipment-Growth-in-3Q-17177874/
Quelle: Eva Dou at eva.dou@wsj.com
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