Sharp Corp. on Wednesday reported record first-half earnings, citing strong demand for liquid crystal display TVs and camera-equipped mobile phone handsets.
The Osaka-based consumer electronics company said its net profit during the April-September period rose 22.1 percent to 27.95 billion yen, while revenue shot up 12.6 percent to 1.09 trillion yen.
Brisk demand for the firm's LCD TVs continued to drive this growth, with shipments increasing 67 percent on a year-on-year basis to 600,000 sets during the six-month period.