Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/27/htc_results_q4_05/
Taiwan's HTC saw sales leapt 66.2 per cent sequentially during the fourth quarter of FY2005, according to the PDA-phone maker's provisional, unaudited financial results.
For the three months to 31 December 2005, the company realised revenues of TWD27.53bn ($862.32m), well up on the previous quarter's TWD16.56bn ($518.71m). Then, HTC reported a net income of TWD2.78bn ($87.08m) before tax - for Q4, the figure had risen 84.5 per cent to TWD5.13bn ($160.69m).
For the full fiscal year, HTC reported unaudited revenues of TWD72.78bn ($2.28bn), up 99.9 per cent on FY2004's total, TWD36.40bn ($1.14bn). Income before tax rose even more sharply year on year: by 205.3 per cent from TWD3.96bn ($124.04m) to TWD12.09bn ($378.69m).
During the year, HTC launched a series of critically acclaimed Windows Mobile-based PDA phones and smart phones, including the 3G-based Universal, sold as the i-mate Jasjar, the O2 XDA Pro, the T-Mobile MDA IV and the Orange SPV M5000 among others. HTC's numbers show it has built a solid business making devices mobile phone networks can offer under their own brands.
The coming year is expected to see the introduction of a large number of new models, including handsets that will support the High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA) speed boost technology for 3G networks. It is also known to be preparing a GPS-equipped PDA, along with a number of 3G smart and music phones. ®
i-mate K-Jam Windows Mobile PDA/phone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/31/review_i-mate_k-jam/)
i-mate Jasjar PocketPC phone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/30/review_imate_jasjar/)
Orange SPV M500 smart phone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/18/review_orange_spv_m500/)
HTC 'Magician' PocketPC phone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/08/review_htc_magician/)
HTC 'Blue Angel' Wi-Fi PocketPC phone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/18/review_htc_blue_angel/)
HTC launches its first Windows 3G phones (15 June 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/15/htc_3g_phones/
HTC buys handheld customer (2 June 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/02/htc_buys_dopod_stake/
O2 readies 'Super 3G' XDA Trion PDA phone (24 May 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/24/htc_hermes_to_ship_as_o2_xda_trion/
HTC launches, renames 'Star Trek' (8 May 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/08/htc_launches_strtrk/
HTC 'Star Trek' to lift off on 10 May (21 April 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/04/21/htc_star_trek_ship_date/
i-mate extends Jam PDA phone line-up (30 January 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/30/i-mate_jamin/
O2 pre-announces XDA Neo PDA phone (25 January 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/25/o2_germany_xda_neo/
T-Mobile to conjure up HTC Wizard smart phone in US (23 January 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/23/t-mobile_htc_wizard_us/
HTC confirms HSDPA 3G handsets will ship H2 2006 (25 November 2005)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2005/11/25/htc_confirms_hsdpa_plan/
T-Mobile offers own-brand HTC Wizard in UK (4 November 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/04/t_mobile_mda_vario/
HTC preps media-centric 3G phone (3 November 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/03/htc_muse_3g/
HTC touts record Q3 sales, income (2 November 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/02/htc_results_q3_05/
Orange unveils latest smart phones (27 October 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/orange_smartphone_launch/