Crystal electricity, billion light Q108 earnings fell sharply compared to Q107

Due to the high order portable device backlight domain requirements is weaker than expected and profit decline in profits, Taiwan LED epitaxial manufacturers EPISTAR said compared with the same period in 2007, a decline of profit of the first quarter of 2008.

The first quarter of the downstream packaging leading plant million profit of 2 billion 64 million yuan ($86 million 400 thousand), an increase of 49% over the same period in 2007 of $1 billion 77 million. However, earnings fell from 340 million in the same period in 2007 to $154 million, down by 55%,.

Billion light said that due to the demand for high-end portable devices on LED backlight will increase, the second quarter of the degree of order than the first quarter of good, but revenue and profitability can be improved until the third quarter to know.

Source: LEDinside