Memory module firms Adata Technology and Transcend Information both saw their third-quarter net profits register double-digit sequential decreases.

　　Net profits at Adata slipped below NT$100 million (US$3.38 million) in the third quarter of 2013, down about 91% sequentially, due to a decrease in product ASPs. Gross margin for the quarter also slid to 5.97% in the third quarter from 12.97% in the second.

　　Falling spot prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory during July and August, as well as SK Hynix giving top priority to provide chips to system vendors after a fire at its China fab in early September, caused Adata's profitability to shrink significantly in the third quarter.

　　Adata's net EPS came to NT$0.44 in the third quarter, and cumulative earnings in the January-September period translated into an EPS of NT$8.82.

　　Despite the profit erosion in the third quarter, Adata expects to post improved profits in the fourth quarter and profits for all of 2013 to outperform those of fellow rivals.

　　Transcend's profitability in the third quarter was affected mainly by a decline in consumer memory product ASPs. However, Transcend had record shipments of high-margin industrial memory products during the quarter, which helped partly offset falling profits generated from its consumer memory product line.

　　Transcend reported net profits of NT$619 million for the third quarter of 2013, down about 38% on quarter, with EPS arriving at NT$1.44. Its cumulative 2013 earnings through September amounted to NT$2.49 billion, or NT$5.79 per share.