Semiconductor equipment supplier Acter has reported net profits of NT$154 million (US$4.87 million) for the second quarter of 2015, up 36% sequentially and 188% on year. EPS for the second quarter stood at NT$3.34, compared to NT$1.16 a quarter earlier and NT$2.44 of a year earlier.
Gross margin for the second quarter climbed 1.53pp to 16.16%, the highest level in 10 quarters.
For the first half of 2015, net profits amounted to NT208 million, increasing 24.5% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$4.5 for the six-month period, higher than the NT$2.06 for all of 2014.
Consolidated revenues for the first half of 2015 amounted to NT$3.48 billion, down 0.8% from a year earlier. However, gross margin for the first half reached 15.57%, up from 12.3% of a year ago.
