Acer Inc. has announced the preliminary financial results for Q2 2012. Consolidated revenue was NT$110.6B (US$3.7B), down 2.2% quarter-on-quarter (QOQ) and 8.3% up year-on-year (YOY). Operating income was NT$433M(US$14.48M), representing 213.5% growth QOQ; profit after tax (PAT) was NT$56M(US$1.87M); and earnings per share (EPS) was NT$0.02.
The Q2 operating income of NT$433M(US$14.48M) with operating margin of 0.4% exceeded Q1 margin of 0.1%. However, a one-time tax settlement of NT$410M(US$13.71M) inEuropeimpacted on both the PAT and EPS.
Although Acer maintained growth in PC shipments, the Q2 consolidated revenue declined over Q1 due to the worldwide total PC market downturn from Q1 to Q2, and unfavorable economic conditions in Europe, theU.S.,Chinaand Asia Pacific that resulted in weaker consumer demand.
In 1H 2012, Acer’s preliminary consolidated revenue reached NT$223.6B (US$7.48B), down 2.7% YOY. Operating income of NT$570M(US$19.06M) with operating margin of 0.3% YOY and PAT of NT$387M(US$12.94M) both marked significant improvement YOY, and EPS was NT$0.14.
Acer will start shipping products for the launch of Microsoft Windows 8 inAugust and September, therefore anticipates revenues to rebound, and consequently expects Q3 revenues to reach about on par with Q2.
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I have a brand-new desktop it’s an acer veriton and it has a web cam ! Touch screen! Etc. If I where to install it without using Internet cuz I don’t have the Internet connected yet to acres my hotmail or yahoo messengers. How would I do it?