[ET Net News Agency, 21 May 2015] Lenovo Group (00992) said its profit attributable to equity holders for the year ended 31 March 2015 rose 1.4% year-on-year to US$829 million. The basic and diluted earnings per share were US7.77 cents and US7.69 cents. The revenue was US$46,296 million, an increase of 19.6% from a year earlier. Gross margin increased 1.3 percentage points year-on-year to 14.4%. For the fourth quarter ended 31 March 2015, Lenovo's net profit dropped 37% year-on-year to US$100 million. The Group's commercial PC unit shipments increased 3% year-on-year, compared to the 3% year-on-year decline by the market. Lenovo's market share in the worldwide commercial PC market increased by 1.3 percentage points year-on-year to a record high of 20.9% during the period under review, according to preliminary industry estimates. The Group's consumer PC unit shipments grew 15% year-on-year, a 17-point premium to the market, to drive its market share up by 2.8 percentage points year-on-year to a record high of 18.5%, according to the preliminary industry estimates.
On the tablet side, the Group's tablet shipments rose 26% year-on-year, a 24-point premium to the market, to 11.6 million unit shipments during the fiscal year under review, according to preliminary industry estimates. The Group's tablet shipments outside of China continued to show strong growth, accounting for 87% of the Group's total shipments. The Group's worldwide tablet market share increased by 1 percentage point year-on-year to 5.1%. The proposed final dividend is HK20.5 cents (2014: HK18 cents) per share, payable on 14 July. (HL)
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