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Quanta Computer
(TSEC: 2382)
Taiwan
The world's leading producer of notebook PCs is going through a transition. In March, the company teamed up with Sanyo Electric to form a joint venture to produce LCD TVs for the Japanese company. Meanwhile, in April, Quanta sold its struggling Quanta Display subsidiary, which makes the panels used in LCD TVs and PC monitors, to bigger Taiwanese rival AU Optronics in a $2.2 billion stock swap. And the company is a key partner with Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nicholas Negroponte's innovative project to create a $100 laptop. The first models are due to come out of Quanta by yearend.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | Not Ranked |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 14,947.8 |
| Sales Growth (over prev. year) |
45 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 340.6 |
| Return on Equity | 15.7 % |
| Total Return on Sales (12-mo.) | -7.4 |
| Share Price As of 5/31/06 | 1.50 |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | TSEC: 2382 |
| No. of Employees | |
| Industry | Computers & Peripherals |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 5/31/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
Quanta Computer provides technology products and solutions in Taiwan. It primarily manufactures laptop personal computers. The company also offers mobile phones, liquid crystal display televisions, and servers and storage products. In addition, it provides value added services, such as product development, manufacturing, supply chain management, and after-sales service and support. The company has a strategic alliance with Royaltek. Quanta Computer was co-founded by Barry Lam, C.C. Leung, and Michael Wang in 1988. The company is based in Tao Yuan Shien, Taiwan.
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