IT House News on April 27th, MediaTek released its first quarter financial report for 2022 today. Both revenue and profit hit a single-quarter record high, with a profit of 21.02 yuan per share; the net profit attributable to the parent company reached NT$33.261 billion. Hitting a record high (quarterly growth of 10.7%, annual growth of 30.1%).
MediaTek's net operating income in the first quarter was NT$142.711 billion (average daily income of approximately RMB 90.27 million), a quarterly increase of 10.9% and an annual increase of 32.1%; the first quarter's revenue increased compared with the previous quarter and the same period last year. MediaTek According to analysts, this is mainly because the revenue of each of its major product lines has benefited from improved specifications or increased sales.
MediaTek’s operating gross profit in the first quarter was 71.78 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 12.5% and an annual increase of 47.9%. The gross profit margin was 50.3%, a quarterly increase of 0.7% and an annual increase of 5.4%. Gross profit margin in the first quarter increased compared with the previous quarter and the same period last year, MediaTek said, mainly due to a better product mix. In terms of
operating expenses, this quarter totaled NT$35.31 billion (accounting for 24.7% of operating income); operating profit was NT$36.467 billion, a year-on-year increase of 80.5%.
MediaTek said that operating expenses in the first quarter increased compared with the previous quarter and the same period last year, mainly due to the increase in R&D investment expenses this quarter. The main items of operating expenses in the first quarter include research and development expenses of 28.54 billion yuan, marketing expenses of 3.4 billion yuan, and administrative expenses of 3.36 billion yuan.
MediaTek CEO noted that global smartphone demand is slowing down, and the company now expects global smartphone shipments in 2022 to be the same as last year, at about 1.35 billion units.
At the same time, Cai Lixing emphasized that his view on the global 5G mobile phone penetration rate growing to 50% this year remains unchanged, which is about 660 million to 680 million units. Although it is slightly lower than the 700 million units estimated in the previous quarter, it is still higher than last year. 30%.
He also said that MediaTek is expected to benefit from the launch of new 5G machines and the growth of global market share. It expects 5G shipments outside mainland China to double this year compared with last year.
Cai Lixing said that in recent months, global economies have faced challenges such as inflation and geopolitical risks, which will inevitably affect the supply and demand of the industrial chain. Despite this, MediaTek will continue to grow.
