Commission File Number 001-16125
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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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26 Chin Third Road
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Republic of China
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Yes No X
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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
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Date: April 25, 2014
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By:
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/s/ Joseph Tung
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Name: Joseph Tung | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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ASE, Inc.
Room 1901, 333, Keelung Rd., Sec. 1
Taipei, Taiwan, 110
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Joseph Tung, Chief Financial Officer
Eddie Chang, Senior Director
Joseph Su, Senior Manager
ir@aseglobal.com
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Tel: + 886.2.6636.5678
Fax: + 886.2.2757.6121
http://www.aseglobal.com
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Michelle Jao, Manager (US Contact)
mjao@iselabs.com
Tel: + 1.510.687.2481
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Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others each represented approximately 49%, 11%, 39%, 1% and 0%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
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Cost of revenue was NT$44,351 million, up by 11% year-over-year and down from NT$51,654 million in the previous quarter.
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Raw material cost totaled NT$24,966 million during the quarter, representing 46% of total net revenues, compared with NT$31,589 million and 49% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost totaled NT$7,440 million during the quarter, representing 14% of total net revenues, compared with NT$7,382 million and 12% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,109 million during the quarter, up by 1% year-over-year and down by 2% sequentially.
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Gross margin decreased 0.6 percentage points to 18.9% in 1Q14 from 19.5% in 4Q13.
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Total operating expenses during 1Q14 were NT$5,279 million, including NT$2,293 million in R&D and NT$2,986 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$5,570 million in 4Q13. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for the current quarter were 10%, remained the same as 1Q13 and up from 9% in 4Q13.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$5,070 million, down from NT$6,940 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin was 9.3% in 1Q14 compared to 10.8% in 4Q13.
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In terms of non-operating items:
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Net interest expense was NT$531 million, down from NT$567 million in 4Q13.
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Net foreign exchange loss of NT$668 million was primarily attributable to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against NT dollar and Renminbi (“RMB”).
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Loss on equity-method investments of NT$64 million was primarily attributable to the loss from investment on Advanced Microelectronic Products, Inc.
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Gain on valuation of financial assets and liabilities was NT$304 million.
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Other net non-operating income of NT$173 million were primarily related to miscellaneous income. Total non-operating expenses for the quarter were NT$786 million, compared to total non-operating expenses of NT$444 million for 1Q13 and total non-operating expenses of NT$1,148 million for 4Q13.
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Income before tax was NT$4,284 million for 1Q14, compared to NT$5,792 million in the previous quarter. We recorded income tax expense of NT$727 million during the quarter, compared to NT$450 million in 4Q13.
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In 1Q14, net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$3,438 million, compared to net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$2,231 million for 1Q13 and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$5,208 million for 4Q13.
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Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 7,810,454,946, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries. Our 1Q14 diluted earnings per share of NT$0.44 (or US$0.072 per ADS) were based on 7,790,716,586 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 1Q14.
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Net revenue contribution from IC ATM operations was NT$34,351 million for the first quarter of 2014, up by 10% year-over-year and down by 9% sequentially. Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, and substrates sold to third parties was NT$27,787 million, NT$5,785 million, and NT$779 million, respectively, and each represented approximately 81%, 17%, and 2%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
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Cost of revenues was NT$26,108 million, up by 4% year-over-year and down by 5% sequentially.
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Raw material cost totaled NT$8,352 million during the quarter, representing 24% of total net revenues, compared with NT$9,200 million and 24% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost totaled NT$6,638 million during the quarter, representing 19% of total net revenues, compared with NT$6,628 million and 17% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$5,825 million during the quarter, up by 3% year-over-year and down by 1% sequentially.
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Gross margin decreased 3.6 percentage points to 24.0% in 1Q14 from 27.6% in 4Q13.
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Total operating expenses during 1Q14 were NT$4,033 million, including NT$1,836 million in R&D and NT$2,197 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$4,298 million in 4Q13. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for the current quarter were 12%, up from 11% in 1Q13 and 4Q13.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$4,210 million, down from NT$6,150 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin was 12.3% in 1Q14 compared to 16.2% in 4Q13.
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Net revenue contribution from EMS operations was NT$21,376 million, up by 30% year-over-year and down by 25% sequentially.
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Cost of revenues was NT$19,319 million, up by 33% year-over-year and down by 26% sequentially.
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Raw material cost totaled NT$16,623 million during the quarter, representing 78% of total net revenues, compared with NT$22,398 million and 79% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost totaled NT$803 million during the quarter, representing 4% of total net revenues, compared with NT$754 million and 3% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$268 million during the quarter, up by 3% year-over-year and down by 7% sequentially.
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Gross margin increased to 9.6% in 1Q14 from 7.7% in 4Q13.
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Total operating expenses during 1Q14 were NT$1,224 million, including NT$481 million in R&D and NT$743 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$1,231 million in 4Q13. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for the current quarter were 6%, down from 7% in 1Q13 and up from 4% in 4Q13.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$833 million, up from NT$958 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin increased to 3.9% in 1Q14 from 3.4% in 4Q13.
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As of March 31, 2014, our cash and current financial assets totaled NT$48,866 million, compared to NT$50,167 million as of December 31, 2013.
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Capital expenditures in 1Q14 totaled US$116 million, of which US$65 million were used for packaging, US$27 million for testing, US$16 million for EMS and US$8 million for interconnect materials.
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As of March 31, 2014, we had total bank debt of NT$89,625 million, compared to NT$100,801 million as of December 31, 2013. Total bank debt consisted of NT$33,854 million of revolving working capital loans, NT$5,782 million of the current portion of long-term debt and NT$49,989 million of long-term debt. Total unused credit lines amounted to NT$126,770 million.
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Current ratio as of March 31, 2014 was 1.44, compared to 1.31 as of December 31, 2013. Net debt to equity ratio was 0.31 as of March 31, 2014.
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Total number of employees was 60,513 as of March 31, 2014, compared to 56,463 as of March 31, 2013 and 60,199 as of December 31, 2013.
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Net revenues generated from our packaging operations were NT$27,787 million during the quarter, up by NT$2,872 million, or by 12% year-over-year, and down by NT$3,142 million, or by 10% sequentially.
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Net revenues from advanced packaging accounted for 27% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, down by 6 percentage points from the previous quarter. Net revenues from IC wirebonding accounted for 64% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, up by 7 percentage points from the previous quarter. Net revenues from discrete and others accounted for 9% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, down by 1 percentage point from the previous quarter.
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Gross margin for our packaging operations during the quarter was 21.6%, up by 5.5 percentage points year-over-year and down by 3.6 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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Capital expenditures for our packaging operations amounted to US$65 million during the quarter, of which US$12 million were used for purchases of wafer bumping and flip chip packaging equipment, US$51 million for common equipment purchases, including SiP equipment purchases, and US$2 million for wirebond specific purposes.
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As of March 31, 2014, there were 15,375 wirebonders in operation. 31 wirebonders were added and 348 wirebonders were disposed of during the quarter.
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Net revenues generated from our testing operations were NT$5,785 million, up by NT$62 million, or by 1% year-over-year, and down by NT$440 million, or by 7% sequentially.
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Final testing accounted for 79% of our total testing net revenues, up by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Wafer sort accounted for 19% of our total testing net revenues, down by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Engineering testing accounted for 2% of our total testing net revenues, which remained the same as the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations amounted to NT$1,642 million, down from NT$1,688 million in 1Q13 and down from NT$1,693 million in 4Q13.
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In 1Q14, gross margin for our testing operations was 32.3%, down by 2.0 percentage points year-over-year and down by 4.2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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Capital expenditures for our testing operations amounted to US$27 million during the quarter.
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As of March 31, 2014, there were 3,155 testers in operation. 104 testers were added and 66 testers were disposed of during the quarter.
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Net revenues generated from our EMS operations were NT$21,376 million, up by NT$4,993 million, or by 30% year-over-year, and down by NT$7,044 million, or by 25% sequentially.
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Communications products accounted for 48% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, down by 13 percentage points from the previous quarter. Computing products accounted for 22% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 6 percentage points from the previous quarter. Consumer products accounted for 10% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Industrial products accounted for 12% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 3 percentage points from the previous quarter. Automotive products accounted for 7% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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In 1Q14, gross margin for our EMS operations was 9.6%, down by 1.9 percentage points year-over-year and up by 1.9 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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Capital expenditures for our EMS operations amounted to US$16 million during the quarter.
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PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,086 million during the quarter, up by NT$196 million, or by 10% year-over-year, and down by NT$38 million, or by 2% from the previous quarter. Of the total output of NT$ 2,086 million, NT$779 million was from sales to external customers.
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Gross margin for substrate operations was 16.7% during the quarter, up by 5.7 percentage points year-over-year and down by 1.2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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In 1Q14, our internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 30% (by value) of our total substrate requirements.
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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 34% of our total net revenues in 1Q14, compared to 36% in 1Q13 and 38% in 4Q13. There was one customer which accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues.
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Our top 10 customers contributed 47% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 49% in 1Q13 and 52% in 4Q13.
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Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 36% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 34% in 1Q13 and 4Q13.
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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 73% of our total net revenues in 1Q14, compared to 66% in 1Q13 and 81% in 4Q13. There were two customers which accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 1Q14.
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Our top 10 customers contributed 86% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 84% in 1Q13 and 90% in 4Q13.
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Our IC-ATM revenues should approach Q4 levels and our EMS revenues should be flat to slightly down;
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Our consolidated gross profit margin is expected to be ahead of Q4 levels, in excess of 20%;
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Our capital expenditure for full year 2014 should increase by US$200 million to US$250 million, subject to adjustments in line with market condition.
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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/14
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4Q/13
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1Q/13
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Net Revenues
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34,351
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37,900
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31,317
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Revenues by End Application
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Communications
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52%
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57%
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52%
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Computers
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12%
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10%
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11%
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Automotive and Consumer
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36%
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33%
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36%
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Others
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0%
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0%
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1%
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Revenues by Region
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North America
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60%
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63%
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60%
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Europe
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11%
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10%
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11%
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Taiwan
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17%
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16%
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17%
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Japan
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7%
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6%
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6%
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Other Asia
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5%
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5%
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6%
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/14
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4Q/13
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1Q/13
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Net Revenues
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27,787
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30,929
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24,915
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Revenues by Packaging Type
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Advanced Packaging
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27%
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33%
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26%
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IC Wirebonding
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64%
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57%
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63%
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Discrete and Others
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9%
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10%
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11%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$ Millions)*
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65
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46
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69
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Number of Wirebonders
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15,375
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15,692
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15,559
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/14
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4Q/13
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1Q/13
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Net Revenues
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5,785
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6,225
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5,723
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Revenues by Testing Type
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Final test
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79%
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77%
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78%
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Wafer sort
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19%
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21%
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19%
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Engineering test
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2%
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2%
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3%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$ Millions)*
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27
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17
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40
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Number of Testers
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3,155
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3,117
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2,945
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/14
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4Q/13
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1Q/13
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Net Revenues
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21,376
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28,420
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16,383
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Revenues by End Application
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Communications
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48%
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61%
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33%
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Computing
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22%
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16%
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28%
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Consumer
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10%
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8%
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13%
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Industrial
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12%
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9%
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17%
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Automotive
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7%
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5%
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8%
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Others
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1%
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1%
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1%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$ Millions)*
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16
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12
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5
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Mar. 31
2014
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Dec. 31
2013
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Mar. 31
2013
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Net revenues:
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Packaging
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26,722 | 28,703 | 24,903 | |||||||||
Testing
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5,785 | 6,225 | 5,723 | |||||||||
Direct Material
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779 | 746 | 679 | |||||||||
EMS
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21,365 | 28,411 | 16,383 | |||||||||
Others
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49 | 79 | 502 | |||||||||
Total net revenues
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54,700 | 64,164 | 48,190 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues
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(44,351 | ) | (51,654 | ) | (39,909 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit
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10,349 | 12,510 | 8,281 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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(2,293 | ) | (2,403 | ) | (1,984 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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(2,986 | ) | (3,167 | ) | (2,694 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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(5,279 | ) | (5,570 | ) | (4,678 | ) | ||||||
Operating income
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5,070 | 6,940 | 3,603 | |||||||||
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
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Interest expense - net
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(531 | ) | (567 | ) | (490 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange loss
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(668 | ) | (82 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||||
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
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(64 | ) | 50 | (14 | ) | |||||||
Gain on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
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304 | 135 | 615 | |||||||||
Others
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173 | (684 | ) | (82 | ) | |||||||
Total non-operating expenses
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(786 | ) | (1,148 | ) | (444 | ) | ||||||
Income before tax
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4,284 | 5,792 | 3,159 | |||||||||
Income tax expense
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(727 | ) | (450 | ) | (803 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
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3,557 | 5,342 | 2,356 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interest
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(119 | ) | (134 | ) | (125 | ) | ||||||
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
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3,438 | 5,208 | 2,231 | |||||||||
Per share data:
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Earnings (losses) per share
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NT$ | 0.45 | NT$ | 0.68 | NT$ | 0.30 | ||||||
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NT$ | 0.44 | NT$ | 0.66 | NT$ | 0.29 | ||||||
Earnings (losses) per equivalent ADS
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– Basic
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US$ | 0.075 | US$ | 0.116 | US$ | 0.051 | ||||||
– Diluted
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US$ | 0.072 | US$ | 0.112 | US$ | 0.049 | ||||||
Number of weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
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7,790,716 | 8,068,780 | 7,568,303 | |||||||||
Exchange rate (NT$ per US$1)
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30.15 | 29.44 | 29.33 |
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Mar. 31
2014
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Dec. 31
2013
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Mar. 31
2013
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Net revenues:
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Packaging
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27,787 | 30,929 | 24,915 | |||||||||
Testing
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5,785 | 6,225 | 5,723 | |||||||||
Direct Material
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779 | 746 | 679 | |||||||||
Total net revenues
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34,351 | 37,900 | 31,317 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues
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(26,108 | ) | (27,452 | ) | (25,093 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit
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8,243 | 10,448 | 6,224 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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(1,836 | ) | (1,937 | ) | (1,575 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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(2,197 | ) | (2,361 | ) | (1,980 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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(4,033 | ) | (4,298 | ) | (3,555 | ) | ||||||
Operating income
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4,210 | 6,150 | 2,669 | |||||||||
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
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Interest expense - net
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(553 | ) | (587 | ) | (510 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange loss
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(685 | ) | (56 | ) | (478 | ) | ||||||
Gain on equity-method investments
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554 | 717 | 586 | |||||||||
Gain on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
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298 | 68 | 571 | |||||||||
Others
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214 | (637 | ) | (62 | ) | |||||||
Total non-operating (expenses) income
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(172 | ) | (495 | ) | 107 | |||||||
Income before tax
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4,038 | 5,655 | 2,776 | |||||||||
Income tax expense
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(570 | ) | (406 | ) | (506 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
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3,468 | 5,249 | 2,270 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interest
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(30 | ) | (41 | ) | (39 | ) | ||||||
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
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3,438 | 5,208 | 2,231 | |||||||||
Per share data:
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Earnings (losses) per share
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– Basic
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NT$ | 0.45 | NT$ | 0.68 | NT$ | 0.30 | ||||||
– Diluted
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NT$ | 0.44 | NT$ | 0.66 | NT$ | 0.29 | ||||||
Number of weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
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7,790,716 | 8,068,780 | 7,568,303 |
For the three months ended
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Mar. 31
2014
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Dec. 31
2013
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Mar. 31
2013
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Net revenues:
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Total net revenues
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21,376 | 28,420 | 16,383 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues
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(19,319 | ) | (26,231 | ) | (14,505 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit
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2,057 | 2,189 | 1,878 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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(481 | ) | (492 | ) | (424 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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(743 | ) | (739 | ) | (665 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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(1,224 | ) | (1,231 | ) | (1,089 | ) | ||||||
Operating income
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833 | 958 | 789 | |||||||||
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
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Total non-operating income
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55 | 59 | 83 | |||||||||
Income before tax
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888 | 1,017 | 872 | |||||||||
Income tax expense
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(165 | ) | (26 | ) | (171 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
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723 | 991 | 701 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interest
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(90 | ) | (93 | ) | (89 | ) | ||||||
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
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633 | 898 | 612 |
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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43,577 | 45,026 | ||||||
Financial assets – current
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5,289 | 5,141 | ||||||
Notes and accounts receivable
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37,857 | 43,236 | ||||||
Inventories
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36,269 | 34,870 | ||||||
Others
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4,150 | 3,903 | ||||||
Total current assets
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127,142 | 132,176 | ||||||
Investments – non current
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2,609 | 2,357 | ||||||
Property plant and equipment
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130,422 | 131,497 | ||||||
Intangible assets
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11,946 | 11,954 | ||||||
Prepaid lease payments
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2,490 | 4,072 | ||||||
Others
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5,212 | 4,758 | ||||||
Total assets
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279,821 | 286,814 | ||||||
Current liabilities:
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Short-term debts – revolving credit
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33,854 | 44,618 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debts
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5,782 | 6,017 | ||||||
Notes and accounts payable
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25,471 | 28,989 | ||||||
Others
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23,071 | 21,211 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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88,178 | 100,835 | ||||||
Long-term debts
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49,989 | 50,166 | ||||||
Other liabilities
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8,653 | 8,648 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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146,820 | 159,649 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest
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4,324 | 4,144 | ||||||
Shareholders of the parent
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128,677 | 123,021 | ||||||
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity
|
279,821 | 286,814 | ||||||
Current Ratio
|
1.44 | 1.31 | ||||||
Net Debt to Equity
|
0.31 | 0.40 |