Hsinchu, Taiwan, Jan.29, 2016- Winbond Electronics Corporation today announced the financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015. On a consolidated basis including members of Winbond Electronics Corp. and Nuvoton Technology Corp. etc., net sales in Q4, 2015 were NT$9.84 billion, up 3% QoQ. Gross margin was 31%. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent for the fourth quarter was NT$817 million; earning per share was NT$0.23. Consolidated sales for January through December 2015 totaled NT$38.350 billion; net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$3.291 billion.
As far as memory business is concerned, revenue in the fourth quarter from Specialty DRAM accounted for 51% of net sales. The Specialty DRAM revenue was up 1% QoQ. Revenue remained stable despite slight price erosion. In addition, shipment and revenue from automotive and industrial applications continued growing. Revenue in the fourth quarter from Mobile DRAM accounted for 12% of net sales, up 25% QoQ due to growth in handheld and TV applications. Revenue in the fourth quarter from Flash Memory accounted for 37% of net sales, up 9% QoQ mainly due to surging demand in M2M business. Furthermore, demand in PC segment was stronger than expected.
Spokesperson:
Ms. Jessica Chiou-Jii Huang
Tel:(03)5678168 /0987-365682
News Liaison :
Mandy Wang
Tel:0975-995525
E-mail: YCWang16@winbond.com