Taiwan’s second-tier panel makers – Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), Hannstar Display and Giantplus Technology – have all reported improved gross sales for April as in contrast a month earlier due primarily to enhancements in panel costs.
CPT noticed its revenues enhance 6.9% on month to NT$300 million (US$9.69 million) in April, though the month-to-month figures have been nonetheless 86% decrease than these seen a yr earlier.
CPT’s large-size panel shipments got here to 65,000 models in April, a 15-fold enhance from the earlier month. But shipments of small- to medium-size panels slid 32.3% to 2.58 million models.
Hannstar’s April revenues reached NT$1.38 billion, up 14.7% on month and 0.1% on yr. Shipments of large-size and own-brand merchandise within the month totaled 146,000 models, up 859.2% sequentially; shipments of small- to medium-size fashions fell 33.3% to 15.88 million models.
Giantplus reported revenues of NT$820 million for April, up 8.09% on month however down 1.25% on yr. Year-to-date revenues totaled NT$2.755 billion, reducing 17.34% on yr.
Meanwhile, costs of small- and medium-size TV panels are anticipated to stay regular or edge barely larger in May, whereas quotes for large-sized fashions will proceed to fall, albeit at a slower tempo, in accordance with Sigmaintell.
Quotes for 32-inch TV panels will stay unchanged in May after edging up US$1 on common in April; costs for panels starting from 39.5- to 43-inch sizes will enhance US$1 in May after rising US$1-2 a month earlier.
Quotes for 55- and 65-inch TV panels will proceed to dip barely in May, following a discount of US$1 and US$3, respectively, within the earlier month.
