AWSC's Self-Reported Q1 EPS Reaches NT$1.26, Significant Growth Year-on-Year
AWSC, a major gallium arsenide (GaAs) manufacturer, reported a significant recovery in its Q1 performance, with consolidated pre-tax profit of NT$531 million and diluted EPS of NT$1.26, turning a profit from a loss in the same period last year. However, its stock price has been volatile due to popular themes like optical communications and low-earth orbit satellites, leading to large settlement defaults.
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Jen-kai, Taipei, 30th) GaAs giant AWSC today announced its self-reported consolidated profit and loss for the first quarter, with revenue reaching NT$4.59 billion, a decrease of 4.2% quarter-on-quarter, but a significant increase of 78.2% year-on-year. Pre-tax profit was NT$531 million, a decline of 51.8% from the fourth quarter of last year, but a turnaround from a loss of NT$60.894 million in the same period last year, with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.26, a substantial growth from NT$0.04 in the same period last year.
Due to its involvement in popular themes such as optical communications and low-earth orbit satellites, AWSC's stock price has fluctuated sharply recently, with two large settlement defaults occurring consecutively this week. The Taipei Exchange (TPEx) announced on April 27 and 28 that AWSC experienced significant settlement defaults amounting to NT$96.696 million and NT$86.697 million respectively, totaling approximately NT$183 million. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150430
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Jen-kai, Taipei, 30th) GaAs giant AWSC today announced its self-reported consolidated profit and loss for the first quarter, with revenue reaching NT$4.59 billion, a decrease of 4.2% quarter-on-quarter, but a significant increase of 78.2% year-on-year. Pre-tax profit was NT$531 million, a decline of 51.8% from the fourth quarter of last year, but a turnaround from a loss of NT$60.894 million in the same period last year, with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.26, a substantial growth from NT$0.04 in the same period last year.
Due to its involvement in popular themes such as optical communications and low-earth orbit satellites, AWSC's stock price has fluctuated sharply recently, with two large settlement defaults occurring consecutively this week. The Taipei Exchange (TPEx) announced on April 27 and 28 that AWSC experienced significant settlement defaults amounting to NT$96.696 million and NT$86.697 million respectively, totaling approximately NT$183 million. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150430
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