Lite-On IT January revenues up sequentially

Ocean Chen, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Friday 8 February 2013]

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT had consolidated revenues of NT$3.61 billion (US$123 million) for January 2013 increasing 6.7% on month but decreasing 4.2% on year, according to the company.

Having been a SSD (solid-state drive) supplier for five PC vendors, SSD shipments and revenues in January grew on month by more than 30% and over 20%, respectively, and accounted for over 25% of consolidated revenues, Lite-On IT said.

Automotive disc player shipments in January increased over 10%, while shipments of ODDs used in games consoles grew 5-10% in January, Lite-On IT noted. Revenues from PC-use ODDs in January increased on month by 5-10%, Lite-On IT indicated.

Lite-On: Revenues, Jul 2012 - Dec 2012 (NT$m)
Month	Sales	M/M	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
Dec-12	2,735	(3.3%)	(21.5%)	39,336	(16.5%)
Nov-12	2,828	1.7%	(22%)	36,601	(16.1%)
Oct-12	2,780	(16.8%)	(32%)	33,772	(15.5%)
Sep-12	3,340	(9%)	(30%)	30,992	(13.6%)
Aug-12	3,670	13.4%	(16.8%)	27,652	(11.1%)
Jul-12	3,236	(9.7%)	(21.8%)	23,982	(10.2%)

*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, February 2013