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Acer held a board meeting to approve its consolidated financial report for the third quarter and the first three quarters.
Acer (2353) held its board of directors meeting today and approved the third quarter and cumulative January to September consolidated financial report. Acer's third quarter after-tax net profit increased by 92.3% annually, setting a five-year high for the same period; pre-tax net profit increased by 44.3% annually, also setting a five-year high. Among them, gross profit margin, operating net profit margin and after-tax net profit margin increased three times, and earnings per share in the third quarter were 0.71 yuan.
Acer's third quarter consolidated revenue was 91.822 billion yuan, an annual growth of 25.1%, a quarterly increase of 7.6%; gross profit was 10.962 billion yuan, an annual growth of 33.9%, a quarterly increase of 13.0%, and a gross profit margin of 11.9%; operating net profit was 3.021 billion yuan, an annual increase of 33.9%. Growth of 100.7%, quarterly growth of 69.5%, operating net profit margin of 3.3%; pre-tax net profit of NT$3.916 billion, an annual growth of 44.3%; after-tax net profit of NT$2.135 billion, an annual growth of 92.3%, and earnings per share in the first three quarters were NT$1.67.
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