HTC concludes fiscal year 2013 in green with 7.3 million profit last quarter. This result, in particular related to the finalization of the sale of its remaining shares in the Beats audio hardware manufacturer for 195 million euros, allows the Taiwanese smartphone maker to turn the page of the third quarter when he scored his first loss, 74 million euros.
table still remains bleak for the company, over a year, divides its profits by more than three. Despite its cost reductions and a slight increase in sales, the manufacturer also disappointed analysts who had expected a net profit of about 17 million euros. Over the period, sales of Taiwan also fell but less violent. Sales came out at € 1 billion against 1.2 billion last year, a drop of about 17%.
Despite the release this year of its high-end smartphone One, which received very positive feedback from the press (read our review HTC One: Renewal HTC) and its variations Mini Max and rather convincing, HTC has continued to be strong pressure dominated by Samsung and Apple market. While the manufacturer TV reception tenth the market there is still two years, its share of the cake fell to 2.2% in September. The company does not disclose its forecast for the fiscal year 2014 is expected to remain difficult for the company, due to a global slowdown in sales in the smartphone sector and very high pressure always competition.
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