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HDD Components Still a Hot Commodity

HDD Components Still a Hot Commodity

The Breakfast Grille

June 11, 201226m 11s

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Show Notes

James Wong, Executive Director of HDD components maker, JCY International. 

He discusses:

-- his outlook on the average selling price of HDD components, which rose by 20% as a result of supply shortage after most manufacturing facilities were destroyed during the floods.

--  JCY's stellar financial results and if they can sustain the growth

--  possibility of JCY's current clients returning to their original vendors when its competitors' operations are fully restored

--  plans for their RM300mil in cash 

--  update on their second factory in Suzhou, China

--  Outlook for overall HDD demand, given that there has been a shift in consumer preference towards tablets and ultrabook

--  the threat of Solid State Drives (SSD) as it continues to close the price gap

--  how the minimum wage policy will impact JCY's business

--  direction for the future and if there are any plans to diversify

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