Taiwan-based motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock both saw on-month revenue growth in March, according to the two companies.
ECS has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$5.52 billion (US$163.61 million) for March, an increase of 68.89% on month, but a drop of 10.44% on year. The company's non-consolidated revenues for the first quarter only reached NT$11.65 billion, a drop of 33.91% on year.
ECS shipped around 300,000 notebooks and 1.4-1.5 million motherboards in March.
For 2008, ECS' annual consolidated revenues reached NT$89.75 billion with the net profit after tax of NT$310 million or an EPS of NT$0.27. Although the company suffered a drop in revenues on year, the company will still distribute a dividend of NT$0.25 in cash.
ASRock has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$746 million for March, increases of 29.28% on month and 63.08% on year, while non-consolidated revenues for the first quarter reached NT$1.82 billion, an increase of 11.89% on year.
| First-tier motherboard makers: Revenues and shipments, March 2009 | ||||||
| Company | March 2008 revenues | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y | Shipments |
| Asustek | 17 (consolidated) | 27.82% | (16.26%) | 47 | (25.4%) |
2.2 million motherboards (March) 200,000 notebooks (March) 280,000 Eee PCs (March) |
| Pegatron | 32.27 | 31.7% | (2.4%) | 80.2 | (17.74%) |
2.14 million motherboards (March) 0.95-1 million notebooks (March) 502,000 graphics cards (March) |
| Gigabyte | 3.89 | 7.3% | (7.5%) | 11.42 | (18.6%) |
1.5-1.6 million motherboards (March) 270,000 graphics cards (March) |
| MSI | 6.45 | 9.36% | (27.79%) | 18.13 | (30.29%) | N/A |
| ECS | 5.52 | 68.89% | (10.44%) | 11.65 | (33.91%) |
300,000 notebooks (March) 1.4-1.5 million motherboards (March) |
Source: Companies, compiled by Digitimes, April 2009
Article translated by Joseph Tsai
