Commission File Number 001-16125 |
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 27, 2012 By:
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/s/ Joseph Tung
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Name:
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Joseph Tung
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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ASE, Inc.
Room 1901, No. 333, Section 1
Keelung Road, Taipei, Taiwan, 110
Tel: + 886.2.6636.5678
Fax: + 886.2.2757.6121
http://www.aseglobal.com
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Joseph Tung, CFO / Vice President
Allen Kan, Director
ir@aseglobal.com
Clare Lin, Senior Director (US Contact)
clare.lin@aseus.com
Tel: + 1.408.636.9524
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Net revenue contribution from IC packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others was NT$23,531 million, NT$5,077 million, NT$13,889 million, NT$553 million and NT$51 million, respectively, and each represented approximately 55%, 12%, 32%, 1% and 0%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
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Cost of revenue was NT$35,913 million, down by 4% year-over-year and down from NT$37,915 million in the same period last year.
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Raw material cost totaled NT$20,101 million during the quarter, representing 47% of total net revenue, compared with NT$21,570 million and 47% of total net revenue in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost totaled NT$5,571 million during the quarter, representing 13% of total net revenue, compared with NT$5,735 million and 12% of total net revenue in the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$5,307 million during the quarter, down by 0.4% year-over-year and down by 3% sequentially.
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Gross margin decreased 1.6 percentage points to 16.7% in 1Q12 from 18.3% in 4Q11.
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Total operating expenses during 1Q12 were NT$4,342 million, including NT$1,758 million in R&D and NT$2,584 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$4,974 million in 4Q11. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the current quarter were 10%, up from 9% in 1Q11 and down from 11% in 4Q12.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$2,846 million, down from NT$3,501 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin was 6.6% in 1Q12 compared to 7.5% in 4Q11.
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In terms of non-operating items:
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Net interest expense was NT$391 million, down from NT$404 million a quarter ago.
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Net foreign exchange gain of NT$506 million was primarily attributable to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against N.T. dollar and depreciation of the U.S. dollar against Renminbi (“RMB”).
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Loss on equity-method investments of NT$9 million was primarily attributable to our investment on Hung Ching Development & Construction Co.
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Loss on valuation of financial assets and liabilities was NT$426 million.
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Other net non-operating income of NT$57 million were primarily related to miscellaneous income. Total non-operating expenses for the quarter were NT$263 million, compared to total non-operating income of NT$709 million for 1Q11 and total non-operating expenses of NT$549 million for 4Q11.
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Income before tax was NT$2,583 million for 1Q12, compared to NT$2,952 million in the previous quarter. We recorded income tax expense of NT$465 million during the quarter, compared to NT$340 million in 4Q11.
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In 1Q12, net income was NT$2,056 million, compared to net income of NT$3,974 million for 1Q11 and net income of NT$2,639 million for 4Q11.
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Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 6,655,092,732, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries. Our 1Q12 diluted earnings per share of NT$0.31 (or US$0.052 per ADS) were based on 6,650,273,264 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 1Q12.
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Net revenue from IC ATM was NT$29,236 million for the first quarter of 2012, down 5% year-over-year and down 8% sequentially. Net revenue contribution from IC packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, and substrates sold to third parties was NT$23,542 million, NT$5,077 million, NT$64 million and NT$553 million, respectively, and each represented approximately 81%, 17%, 0% and 2%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
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Cost of revenues was NT$23,580 million, down by 1% year-over-year and down by 6% sequentially.
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Raw material cost totaled NT$9,242 million during the quarter, representing 32% of total net revenue, compared with NT$10,215 million and 32% of total net revenue in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost totaled NT$4,994 million during the quarter, representing 17% of total net revenue, compared with NT$5,131 million and 16% of total net revenue in the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$4,991 million during the quarter, down by 0.3% year-over-year and down by 4% sequentially.
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Gross margin decreased 2.0 percentage points to 19.3% in 1Q12 from 21.3% in 4Q11.
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Total operating expenses during 1Q12 were NT$3,232 million, including NT$1,322 million in R&D and NT$1,910 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$3,634 million in 4Q11. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the current quarter were 11%, up from 10% in 1Q11 and remained the same as 4Q11.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$2,424 million, down from NT$3,156 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin was 8.3% in 1Q12 compared to 9.9% in 4Q11.
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Net revenue contribution from EMS operations was NT$13,825 million, down by 8% year-over-year and down by 4% sequentially.
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Cost of revenues was NT$12,192 million, down by 9% year-over-year and down by 4% sequentially.
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Raw material cost totaled NT$10,869 million during the quarter, representing 79% of total net revenue, compared with NT$11,368 million and 79% of total net revenue in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost totaled NT$578 million during the quarter, representing 4% of total net revenue, compared with NT$603 million and 4% of total net revenue in the previous quarter.
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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$192 million during the quarter, down by 1% year-over-year and remained the same sequentially.
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Gross margin decreased to 11.8% in 1Q12 from 12.3% in 4Q11.
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Total operating expenses during 1Q12 were NT$1,074 million, including NT$442 million in R&D and NT$632 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$1,295 million in 4Q11. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the current quarter were 8%, up from 7% in 1Q11 and down from 9% in 4Q11.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$559 million, up from NT$485 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin increased to 4.0% in 1Q12 from 3.4% in 4Q11.
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As of March 31, 2012, our cash and current financial assets totaled NT$30,906 million, compared to NT$25,268 million as of December 31, 2011.
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Capital expenditures in 1Q12 totaled US$156 million, of which US$106 million was used for IC packaging, US$39 million for testing, US$9 million for EMS and US$2 million for interconnect materials.
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As of March 31, 2012, we had total bank debt of NT$78,226 million, compared to NT$76,593 million as of December 31, 2011. Total bank debt consisted of NT$29,390 million of revolving working capital loans, NT$3,795 million of the current portion of long-term debt, and NT$45,041 million of long-term debt. Total unused credit lines amounted to NT$94,382 million.
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Current ratio as of March 31, 2012 was 1.33, compared to 1.35 as of December 31, 2011. Net debt to equity ratio was 0.44 as of March 31, 2012.
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Total number of employees was 51,792 as of March 31, 2012, compared to 49,173 as of March 31, 2011 and 51,411 as of December 31, 2011.
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Net revenues generated from our IC packaging operations were NT$23,542 million during the quarter, down by NT$1,299 million, or by 5% year-over-year, and down by NT$2,015 million, or by 8% sequentially.
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Net revenues from advanced substrate and leadframe-based packaging accounted for 80% of total IC packaging net revenues during the quarter, down by one percentage point from the previous quarter.
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Gross margin for our IC packaging operations during the quarter was 17.1%, down by 2.9 percentage points year-over-year and down by 1.5 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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Capital expenditures for our IC packaging operations amounted to US$106 million during the quarter, of which US$59 million was used for wirebonding packaging capacity and US$47 million for wafer bumping and flip chip packaging equipment.
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As of March 31, 2012, there were 13,911 wirebonders in operation. 408 wirebonders were added and 343 wirebonders were disposed of during the quarter.
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Net revenues from flip chip packages and wafer bumping services accounted for 24% of total packaging net revenues, which remained the same as the previous quarter.
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Net revenues generated from our testing operations were NT$5,077 million, down by NT$273 million, or by 5% year-over-year, and down by NT$526 million, or by 9% sequentially.
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Final testing contributed 82% to total testing net revenues, down by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Wafer sort contributed 16% to total testing net revenues, up by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Engineering testing contributed 2% to 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$1,576 million, down from NT$1,761 million in 1Q11 and down from NT$1,644 million in 4Q11.
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In 1Q12, gross margin for our testing operations was 29.5%, down by 1.4 percentage points year-over-year and down by 4.2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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Capital spending on our testing operations amounted to US$39 million during the quarter.
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As of March 31, 2012, there were 2,628 testers in operation. 109 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$13,825 million, down by NT$1,270 million, or by 8% year-over-year, and down by NT$622 million, or by 4% sequentially.
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Communications products contributed 39% to total EMS net revenues, up by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Computing products contributed 22% to total EMS net revenues, down by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter. Consumer products contributed 14% to total EMS net revenues, down by one percentage point from the previous quarter. Industrial products contributed 15% to total EMS net revenues, which remained the same as the previous quarter. Car products contributed 10% to total EMS net revenues, up by one percentage point from the previous quarter.
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In 1Q12, gross margin for our EMS operations was 11.8%, up by 0.9 percentage point year-over-year and down by 0.5 percentage point from the previous quarter.
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Capital spending on our EMS operations amounted to US$9 million during the quarter.
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PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$1,652 million during the quarter, down by NT$518 million, or by 24% year-over-year, and down by NT$160 million, or by 9% from the previous quarter. Of the total output of NT$1,652 million, NT$553 million was from sales to external customers.
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Gross margin for substrate operations was 5.5% during the quarter, down by 12.7 percentage points year-over-year and down by 2.8 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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In 1Q12, our internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 26% (by value) of our total substrate requirements.
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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 35% of our total net revenues in 1Q12, compared to 29% in 1Q11 and 37% in 4Q11. There was one customer which accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues.
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Our top 10 customers contributed 50% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 46% in 1Q11 and 51% in 4Q11.
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Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 34% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 43% in 1Q11 and 33% in 4Q11.
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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 63% of our total net revenues in 1Q12, compared to 62% in 1Q11 and 58% in 4Q11. There was one customer which accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues.
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Our top 10 customers contributed 82% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 80% in 1Q11 and 81% in 4Q11.
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/12
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4Q/11
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1Q/11
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Net Revenues
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29,236
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31,908
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30,879
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Revenues by End Application
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Communications
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51%
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56%
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49%
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Computers
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11%
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12%
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16%
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Automotive and Consumer
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37%
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32%
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35%
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Others
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1%
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0%
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0%
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Revenues by Region
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North America
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58%
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58%
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51%
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Europe
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11%
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12%
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13%
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Taiwan
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19%
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20%
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20%
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Japan
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5%
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5%
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8%
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Other Asia
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7%
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5%
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8%
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/12
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4Q/11
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1Q/11
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Net Revenues
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23,542
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25,557
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24,841
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Revenues by Packaging Type
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Advanced substrate & leadframe based
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80%
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81%
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83%
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Traditional leadframe based
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10%
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8%
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9%
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Module assembly
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6%
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6%
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4%
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Others
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4%
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5%
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4%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$ Millions)*
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106
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81
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115
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Number of Wirebonders
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13,911
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13,846
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11,604
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/12
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4Q/11
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1Q/11
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Net Revenues
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5,077
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5,603
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5,350
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Revenues by Testing Type
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Final test
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82%
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84%
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86%
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Wafer sort
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16%
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14%
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12%
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Engineering test
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2%
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2%
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2%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$ Millions)*
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39
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48
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32
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Number of Testers
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2,628
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2,585
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2,229
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Amounts in NT$ Millions
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1Q/12
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4Q/11
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1Q/11
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Net Revenues
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13,825
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14,447
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15,095
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Revenues by End Application
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Communications
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39%
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37%
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41%
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Computing
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22%
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24%
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22%
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Consumer
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14%
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15%
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18%
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Industrial
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15%
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15%
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10%
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Car
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10%
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9%
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8%
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Others
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0%
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0%
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1%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$ Millions)*
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9
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8
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3
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For the three months ended
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Mar. 31
2012
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Dec. 31
2011
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Mar. 31
2011
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Net revenues:
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IC Packaging
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23,531 | 25,543 | 24,812 | |||||||||
Testing
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5,077 | 5,603 | 5,339 | |||||||||
Direct Material
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553 | 668 | 688 | |||||||||
EMS
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13,889 | 14,527 | 15,095 | |||||||||
Others
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51 | 49 | 71 | |||||||||
Total net revenues
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43,101 | 46,390 | 46,005 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues
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(35,913 | ) | (37,915 | ) | (37,347 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit
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7,188 | 8,475 | 8,658 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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(1,758 | ) | (1,954 | ) | (1,631 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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(2,584 | ) | (3,020 | ) | (2,640 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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(4,342 | ) | (4,974 | ) | (4,271 | ) | ||||||
Operating income (loss)
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2,846 | 3,501 | 4,387 | |||||||||
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
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Interest expense - net
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(391 | ) | (404 | ) | (276 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
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506 | 348 | (27 | ) | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
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(9 | ) | (25 | ) | 132 | |||||||
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and Liabilities
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(426 | ) | (72 | ) | 169 | |||||||
Others
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57 | (396 | ) | 711 | ||||||||
Total non-operating (expenses) income
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(263 | ) | (549 | ) | 709 | |||||||
Income (loss) before tax
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2,583 | 2,952 | 5,096 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense)
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(465 | ) | (340 | ) | (963 | ) | ||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations and before minority interest
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2,118 | 2,612 | 4,133 | |||||||||
Minority interest
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(62 | ) | 27 | (159 | ) | |||||||
Net income (loss)
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2,056 | 2,639 | 3,974 | |||||||||
Per share data:
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Earnings (losses) per share
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– Basic
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NT$0.32 | NT$0.40 | NT$0.60 | |||||||||
– Diluted
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NT$0.31 | NT$0.40 | NT$0.58 | |||||||||
Earnings (losses) per equivalent ADS
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– Basic
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US$0.053 | US$0.067 | US$0.102 | |||||||||
– Diluted
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US$0.052 | US$0.066 | US$0.100 | |||||||||
Number of weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
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6,650,273 | 6,589,701 | 6,794,108 | |||||||||
Exchange rate (NT$ per US$1)
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29.74 | 30.24 | 29.29 |
For the three months ended
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Mar. 31
2012
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Dec. 31
2011
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Mar. 31
2011
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Net revenues:
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IC Packaging
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23,542 | 25,557 | 24,841 | |||||||||
Testing
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5,077 | 5,603 | 5,350 | |||||||||
Direct Material
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553 | 668 | 688 | |||||||||
EMS
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64 | 80 | - | |||||||||
Total net revenues
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29,236 | 31,908 | 30,879 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues
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(23,580 | ) | (25,118 | ) | (23,784 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit
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5,656 | 6,790 | 7,095 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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(1,322 | ) | (1,494 | ) | (1,233 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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(1,910 | ) | (2,140 | ) | (1,892 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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(3,232 | ) | (3,634 | ) | (3,125 | ) | ||||||
Operating income (loss)
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2,424 | 3,156 | 3,970 | |||||||||
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
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Interest expense - net
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(354 | ) | (346 | ) | (268 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
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480 | 301 | (11 | ) | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
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307 | 369 | 315 | |||||||||
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
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(423 | ) | (84 | ) | 180 | |||||||
Others
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(11 | ) | (459 | ) | 588 | |||||||
Total non-operating (expenses) income
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(1 | ) | (219 | ) | 804 | |||||||
Income (loss) before tax
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2,423 | 2,937 | 4,774 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense)
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(356 | ) | (329 | ) | (645 | ) | ||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations and before minority interest
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2,067 | 2,608 | 4,129 | |||||||||
Minority interest
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(11 | ) | 31 | (155 | ) | |||||||
Net income (loss)
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2,056 | 2,639 | 3,974 | |||||||||
Per share data:
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Earnings (losses) per share
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– Basic
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NT$0.32 | NT$0.40 | NT$0.60 | |||||||||
– Diluted
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NT$0.31 | NT$0.40 | NT$0.58 | |||||||||
Number of weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
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6,650,273 | 6,589,701 | 6,794,108 |
For the three months ended
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Mar. 31
2012
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Dec. 31
2011
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Mar. 31
2011
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Net revenues:
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Total net revenues
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13,825 | 14,447 | 15,095 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues
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(12,192 | ) | (12,667 | ) | (13,447 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit
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1,633 | 1,780 | 1,648 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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(442 | ) | (467 | ) | (398 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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(632 | ) | (828 | ) | (703 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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(1,074 | ) | (1,295 | ) | (1,101 | ) | ||||||
Operating income (loss)
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559 | 485 | 547 | |||||||||
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
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Total non-operating (expenses) income
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84 | 115 | 93 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before tax
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643 | 600 | 640 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense)
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(105 | ) | (7 | ) | (295 | ) | ||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations and before minority interest
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538 | 593 | 345 | |||||||||
Minority interest
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(52 | ) | (6 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss)
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486 | 587 | 342 |
As of Mar. 31, 2012
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As of Dec. 31, 2011
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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30,307 | 24,422 | ||||||
Financial assets – current
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599 | 846 | ||||||
Notes and accounts receivable
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29,237 | 30,476 | ||||||
Inventories
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28,957 | 30,070 | ||||||
Others
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4,873 | 4,318 | ||||||
Total current assets
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93,973 | 90,132 | ||||||
Financial assets – non current
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2,342 | 2,221 | ||||||
Properties – net
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111,429 | 111,779 | ||||||
Intangible assets
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15,550 | 15,772 | ||||||
Others
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3,716 | 3,974 | ||||||
Total assets
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227,010 | 223,878 | ||||||
Current liabilities:
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Short-term debts – revolving credit
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29,390 | 22,965 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debts
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3,795 | 3,461 | ||||||
Notes and accounts payable
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19,531 | 21,192 | ||||||
Others
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18,099 | 19,143 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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70,815 | 66,761 | ||||||
Long-term debts
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45,041 | 50,167 | ||||||
Other liabilities
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4,548 | 4,667 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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120,404 | 121,595 | ||||||
Minority interest
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2,606 | 1,113 | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity
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104,000 | 101,170 | ||||||
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity
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227,010 | 223,878 | ||||||
Current Ratio
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1.33 | 1.35 | ||||||
Net Debt to Equity
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0.44 | 0.50 |
As of Mar. 31, 2012
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As of Dec. 31, 2011
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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14,088 | 10,125 | ||||||
Financial assets – current
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45 | 50 | ||||||
Notes and accounts receivable
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10,604 | 11,958 | ||||||
Inventories
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5,934 | 6,626 | ||||||
Others
|
3,731 | 3,658 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
34,402 | 32,417 | ||||||
Financial assets – non current
|
427 | 441 | ||||||
Properties – net
|
4,759 | 4,845 | ||||||
Intangible assets
|
190 | 202 | ||||||
Others
|
650 | 697 | ||||||
Total assets
|
40,428 | 38,602 | ||||||
Current liabilities:
|
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Short-term debts – revolving credit
|
4,403 | 4,409 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debts
|
570 | 559 | ||||||
Notes and accounts payable
|
9,707 | 11,090 | ||||||
Others
|
2,666 | 2,637 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
|
17,346 | 18,695 | ||||||
Long-term debts
|
2,152 | 2,753 | ||||||
Other liabilities
|
505 | 512 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
20,003 | 21,960 | ||||||
Minority interest
|
1,606 | 101 | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity
|
18,819 | 16,541 | ||||||
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity
|
40,428 | 38,602 |