HTC Q1 sales fall 39.5 percent to TWD 8.8 billion

News Wireless Global 9 APR 2018
HTC Q1 sales fall 39.5 percent to TWD 8.8 billion

HTC announced revenues of TWD 8.789 billion for the first quarter, down 39.5 percent from a year earlier. In its monthly sales report, the smartphone maker said revenues in March alone fell 46.7 percent year-on-year but increased 6.1 percent from February, to TWD 2.772 billion. 

Full quarterly results will be released at a later date. 

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