Wistron has announced revenues of NT$624.01 billion (US$20.41 billion) for 2013, down 5.14% on year. with gross margin reaching 4.84% (up 0.31pp), net profits NT$5.75 billion (down 20.62%), and earnings per share (EPS) NT$2.51.

　　Some market watchers noted that with smartphone orders from Apple and increased orders for servers and desktops, Wistron is expected to see its non-notebook revenues rise in 2014.

　　However, the market watchers pointed out that Apple's orders may hinder Wistron's profitability in 2014, since Apple usually places limited orders with newcomers and the difficulty involved in manufacturing its products often dampens the newcomers' gross margins.

　　Wistron had revenues of NT$142.98 billion for the fourth quarter of 2013, down 10.58% sequentially because of weakening mobile device shipments. The company had gross margin of 5.11% in the quarter, up 0.06pp sequentially.

　　Wistron will distribute dividends of NT$2 for 2013 with NT$1.80 in cash and NT$0.20 in stocks. The company is also set to issue unsecured corporate bonds totaling less than NT$6 billion.