Quanta reports strong Q1 profit, but fears shortagesBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterQuanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦), one of the world’s leading contract notebook computer makers, yesterday reported strong profit for the first quarter, but added that a severe shortage of key components could affect its business. “Our growth could be limited by a shortage of components,” Quanta spokesman Elton Yang (楊俊烈) told an online investors’ conference. The logo of Quanta Computer Inc is pictured outside the company’ headquarters in New Taipei City’s Linkou District on March 30 last year. Last year, Quanta shipped a record 59.8 million laptops, up 70 percent from a year earlier. Quanta posted a net profit of NT$7.1 billion (US$253.6 million) in the first quarter, down 17.72 percent quarter-on-quarter, but up 175.18 percent year-on-year.

Source: Taipei Times May 13, 2021 15:56 UTC