3 days ago 166 Views Sales in the European and German components distribution market is still decreasing compared to the pre-Corona quarter Q1/20, but as in the last quarter, order intake went through the roof in Q1/21. After 23% in the previous quarter, customer bookings went up by 48.8%, signifying a new all-time high of €1.24 billion Euros. Sales were slightly below expectations at 771 million Euros (-6.1%), held back by the lack of components availability. At 1.61, Q1 showed the highest book-to-bill rate ever registered at FBDi. At product level, passive components, which were hit hardest in 2020, increased significantly by 6% to 101 million Euros of sales. Semiconductors saw a disproportionate decline in some product areas, resulting in an overall minus of -11% and sales of 501 million Euros. Revenue with electromechanics were 2.9% higher (107 million Euros). Power supplies (+8.7% to 32 million Euros) and assemblies (10.4% to just under 10 million Euros) grew comparatively strongly. Displays and sensors remained in the red, as did semiconductors. Thus, at least for the first quarter, there was a slight shift in shares: semiconductors now account for “only” 65% of the cake, passives 13%, electromechanics 14% and power supplies 4%.