Taiwan`s Notebook PC Makers Enjoy Sales Growth in 2009

Significantly rallying back from the impact of the global financial tsunami, Taiwanese notebook PC makers posted solid sales in 2009, according to company sources.

Quanta Computer Inc, the world`s largest notebook PC manufacturer, scored sales revenue of NT$91.2 billion in December of 2009, and NT$791.8 billion for the entire year. Also, the firm shipped 35.9 million notebook PCs in the year, including 3.7 million units in December.

Coincidentally, Compal Electronics Inc, the No.2 in the industry, raked in sales revenue of NT$636.81 billion in 2009, up 49 percent from a year ealier and including NT$71.37 billion in December. More notable is that the firm shipped 37.9 million notebook PCs in the year, unseating Quanta as No.1 in terms of shipment volume, and its fourth-quarter revenue hit a single-quarter high of NT$224.7 billion, growing 28 percent from the third quarter of 2009.

Also, Wistron Corp, the third-largest in the line, enjoyed a 22.8 percent annual growth in sales revenue of NT$445.17 billion in 2009, and posted shipments of 25.75 notebook PCs and some 150,000 LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, growing 11 and 40 percent from 2008, respectively.

Inventec Corp, the world`s No.4 notebook PC supplier, raked in sales revenue of NT$36.598 billion in December and NT$398.13 billion in 2009, up 13.6 percent from a year earlier. With the global economy recovering, the firm is expected to challenge annual revenue of NT$450 billion for 2010, according to institutional investors.

Source: CENS