Hsinchu, Taiwan, November 8, 2018 – SAS today announced its revenues for October. Consolidated revenue was NT$5.87 billion, a second high of all time with a 5.7% increase from September 2018 and a 10.8% increase year over year. Revenue for the solar business was NT$0.59 billion, an increase of 7.8% from September and a decline of 57.5% year over year.
Accumulated consolidated revenue as of the end of October 2018 came to NT$57.35 billion, a 17.8% increase from the same period last year and has reached 96% of the full-year 2017 revenue.
Subsidiary company GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GWC) also announced October monthly revenue. Consolidated revenue was NT$5.28 billion, an all time high again with increases of 5.5% from September 2018 and 34% year over year.
Accumulated consolidated revenue as of the end of October 2018 came to NT$48.7 billion, an increase of 29.2% from the same period last year. GWC is very pleased to announce its 11th consecutive quarterly revenue growth in Q3 2018.