Global PC demand was weaker than expected in early 2015 due to impacts from changes in foreign exchange rates and vendors' inventory levels, according to Acer CEO Jason Chen.

In markets where local currencies are depreciating against the US dollar, consumers' weaker purchasing power will dampen PC sales and inflict higher costs for vendors, Chen indicated. Such markets include Southeast Asia, Canada and Latin America, Chen said.

Among the largest five international PC vendors, only Acer has seen inventory level dropping while the other four have seen rising inventory levels, Chen indicated.

In response to speculation that Acer's low stock price could make the company a target of hostile takeovers, Acer founder Stan Shih emphasized that he welcomes a hostile takeover, but the buyer might eventually pay a heavy price acquiring only an empty shell because the existing management executives would quit Acer, leaving the company without much value.