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HTC expects its revenues to top NT$40-42 billion (US$12.3-12.9 billion) in Q4 2009, up from Q3′s NT$34 billion, and 5-6% more from the same period of last year. ODM shipments, on the other hand, are expected to come to the end of their business cycles.
Q4′s gross margin is expected to be in the 32-33% range, while operating expense ratio is set to rise to 16.5%-17.5%, up from Q3′s 13.9%. Higher marketing budget for the quarter has been quoted as a main reason.
In terms of total handset shipments, third quarter accounted for 2.8 million units, Q2 – 3 million units, and Q1 – 2.4 million.
Finally, HTC ended Q3 with NT$5.7 billion in revenues, which is 12.4% down from Q2 and 18.5% year-on-year. Q3′s EPS stood at NT$7.18.
HTC also said it expects the US market to continue to grow, whereas Europe will remain relatively weaker.
[Via: DigiTimes]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
