Acter Group Co., Ltd. ("Acter", Taipei Stock Exchange: 5536), a high-end cleanroom integration engineering, announced consolidated monthly revenue for September 2024 of NT$3.04 billion, 28% (MoM), 18% (YoY), reaching a new historical high for the same period in prior years. For the third quarter of 2024, consolidated revenue totaled NT$7.62 billion, 18% (YoY), marking the second highest for the same period in history. Cumulative consolidated revenue for January to September 2024 reached NT$20.76 billion, 13% (YoY), simultaneously setting a new historical high for the same period in prior years.

Acter stated that overall operation has steadily grown, mainly benefiting from the group's diversified strategies across multiple industries, regions, and types of engineering work, leading to a record high revenue in September compared to previous years. Additionally, the recent global supply chain reorganization and the clear trends of regionalization and localization have accelerated various industries' expansion into Southeast Asia. Acter has been focusing on the Southeast Asian market for a long time, and this strategy showed significant results in the first three quarters of 2024. Cumulative consolidated revenue for the first three quarters of this year reached NT$20.76 billion, setting a historic high for the same period in previous years, with revenue from Southeast Asia surpassing the previous level for the same period, highlighting the successful long-term layout in Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia.

According to the latest research published by the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) regarding AI trends and green data center opportunities, it is estimated that there will be over 8,000 data centers worldwide by 2024, and this number is expected to grow to 16,000 by 2028, doubling from 2024. Given the high-power density of data centers and increasing awareness of electricity regulation among governments and sustainable carbon reduction, green data centers will become a key focus for future development.

Acter pointed out that with the booming development of AI applications, there will be opportunities for investment expansion in semiconductors, data centers, and green energy photoelectric sectors, which will help create strong business order momentum for the group. Moreover, in light of the global ESG net-zero transformance, there is an increasing emphasis on green facility planning and green supply chain management. Leveraging Acter’s extensive experience in executing projects across diverse industries, the company is committed to deepening research and development in green innovative technologies and green procurement. By integrating digital information tools such as BIM modeling technology and VR technology, Acter effectively provides customers with high-value, low-energy, and low-pollution green facility project planning. To date, Acter has accumulated several landmark green projects, establishing its competitiveness in diverse industrial facility engineering services.

Looking ahead to the fourth quarter of 2024, Acter remains optimistic about Taiwan and Southeast Asia as future operational highlights. As diverse industries continue to execute regional capacity expansion plans in semiconductors, electronic components, data centers, and traditional industries, Acter is actively seizing business orders to expand the scale of its total order backlog, which will help sustain overall operational momentum.

*The number is unaudited.

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IR Contact:

Acter’s Spokesperson             Jeff Liang          (04)2258-1516    IR@acter.com.tw

IR Trust Vice President          Sandy Cheng    (02)2585-5701    sandy@ir-trust.tw