Acer sales, shipments to rise this quarter: YuantaNOTEBOOKS AND CHROMEBOOKS: Revenue in the first quarter did dip as shipments were affected by production disruptions caused the spread of COVID-19By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterSurging work-from-home orders and greater demand for remote learning are expected to boost Acer Inc’s (宏碁) notebook computer sales and shipments of educational Chromebook this quarter, Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co (元大投顧) said. “Acer demonstrated strong velocity of growth in capturing new business demand from work-from-home and distance learning needs. Year-on-year revenues for Acer Chromebooks grew 327.9 percent and thin-and-light notebooks nearly doubled,” Yuanta said. Earnings per share were NT$0.18, compared with NT$0.23 a year ago and NT$0.11 the previous quarter, Acer said on Wednesday. Cumulative revenue totaled NT$93.49 billion in the first quarter, a decrease of 11.74 percent on an annual basis.

Source: Taipei Times May 10, 2020 15:56 UTC