Components manufacturer Lite-On Technology Corp (光寶科技) yesterday reported consolidated revenue of NT$10.06 billion (US$348.6 million) for last month, nearly flat from levels a month earlier, the company said in an e-mailed statement.
Last month’s figure was 10.74 percent lower than a year earlier, but the Neihu (內湖), Taipei-based company said “the stable end demand in the smartphone and tablet PCs market” helped it maintain the same level of sales as the previous month, according to the statement.
Lite-On Technology’s major businesses include a camera module unit, an LED module unit and a unit producing power supply products used in notebook computers, desktop computers and servers.
“Thanks to the healthy order intake in the core business groups, opto-electronics revenue posted 25 percent annual growth,” the statement said.
“The LED business hit its highest monthly revenue this year, while camera modules posted a remarkable yearly growth of 64 percent year-on-year, resulting from ongoing market share gains and strong shipments in the tablet PC and smartphone markets globally,” it said.
In the second quarter, Lite-On Technology saw its consolidated revenue total NT$30.19 billion, up 6.38 percent from the previous quarter, but down 6.68 percent from a year earlier.
In the first six months of the year, cumulative sales dropped 3.98 percent to NT$58.57 billion compared with the same period last year, the company’s data showed.
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