Asustek, Gigabyte pushing their presence in motherboard market

This is good news, for far too long mobo makers were struggling to find their place in the ever changing world.

Despite seeing weak demand for desktops, Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology will continue to expand in the motherboard market in 2016 by snatching market shares from smaller players. Although the top-2 vendors' motherboard shipments are expected to decline from a year ago in 2016, related revenues and profits will enjoy growth as their shipments of mid-range and high-end products have been rising, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Currently, Asustek and Gigabyte together contribute over half of worldwide motherboard shipments and also have a major share in the mid-range to high-end motherboard sector.

In 2016, Gigabyte is expected to ship 16.1-16.5 million motherboards, down from 2015's 17 million units. However, the company's strong shipments in its high-end Z170-based and G1 series motherboards will still increase the company's overall ASP. The company's EPS is also expected to grow by more than NT$3.30 (US$0.10) and reach NT$4 in 2016.

I am suprised that MSI isn't on the list, but then again Gigabyte and MSI trade places all the time so maybe next year.

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