TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported first-quarter net profits of NT$14.92 billion ($511.4 million), up 3.6% year-over-year.

The world's largest contract printed circuit board assembler said operating profit rose 20.7% from last year to NT$7.13 billion.

As previously reported by CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY, revenue was up 42.5% to NT$789.9 billion ($27.1 billion). That means Foxconn recorded more revenue in the first three months of 2012 than any EMS company save for Flextronics will generate in all of 2012.

Not everything was golden, however. Revenue was down 14.1% for the period, and net income plunged 57.3%. Gross margin slipped 50 basis points from a year ago to 4.02%.

Ed.: NT$1 = US$0.0342802

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台北 - 富士康电子（鸿海精密工业）新台币第一季度的净利润为14.92亿美元（约合511.4亿美元），同比增长3.6％，比去年同期。

世界上最大的合同，印刷电路板的汇编表示，营业利润从去年同期上升20.7％至新台币7.13亿元。

电路组装正如先前报道，收入同比增长42.5％，至新台币789.9亿元（约合27.1亿美元）。这意味着富士康记录在2012年的前三个个月，比任何EMS伟创力公司节省更多的收入将在2012年产生。

，但不是万能的黄金。期间收入下降14.1％，净利润下降了57.3％。毛利率从一年前下跌50个基点至4.02％。

埃德：NT $1 = US $0.0342802

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