Micro-Star International Co chairman Joseph Hsu, center, speaks at an investors’ conference in Taipei yesterday, after the company reported record-high net profit of NT$7.96 billion (US$279.47 million) for last year, up 42.4 percent year-on-year, with earnings per share of NT$9.42. The company's board of directors has proposed to distribute a cash dividend of NT$6.1 per share. Hsu said revenue this year could increase by a double-digit percentage from last year, due to strong demand for the company’s gaming computers, graphics cards and motherboards.
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