D-Link 2007 Q3 Results

2007-10-30

For the third quarter of 2007, D-Link posted a brand net revenue of NT$8.999bln, rising to 14.9% over 2Q07, or up by 13.4% compared to the year-ago figure. Brand consolidated gross margin made a slight increase of 35.0% in 3Q07, compared to 34.6% in 2Q07, or up by 2.5% from 32.5% in the previous year's comparable quarter. This provides to be indispensable content as 3Q07's gross margin marks the company's third consecutive quarter standing above 34.0%, which affirms to be the highest level of gross margin within D-Link's 21 years as an establishment. In consideration of extra marketing events for wireless pre-n products, operation expenses of net revenue slightly rose to 27.4% in 3Q07 from 27.0% in the previous quarter, or an increment of 2.2% from 25.2% in 3Q06. Operating margin was 7.6%, at par with the 7.6% in 2Q07, or 7.4% in 3Q06.