FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


February 6, 2015
 
Commission File Number    001-16125
   
   
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   
26 Chin Third Road
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
 
       
Date: February 6, 2015
By:   
/s/ Joseph Tung
 
 
                                                                     Name:   
Joseph Tung
 
 
                                                                       Title:   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
ASE, Inc.
Room 1901, 333, Keelung Rd., Sec. 1
Taipei, Taiwan, 110
 
 
Tel: + 886.2.6636.5678
Fax: + 886.2.2757.6121
http://www.aseglobal.com
 
Joseph Tung, Chief Financial Officer
Eddie Chang, Senior Director
Joseph Su, Senior Manager
ir@aseglobal.com
 
Michelle Jao, Manager (US Contact)
mjao@iselabs.com
Tel: + 1.510.687.2481

ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. REPORTS UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR OF 2014


Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., February 6, 2015 – Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311, NYSE: ASX) (“We”, “ASE”, or the “Company”), the world’s largest independent provider of packaging and testing services, today reported unaudited net revenues1 of NT$76,644 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), up by 19% year-over-year and up by 15% sequentially.  Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent for the quarter totaled NT$7,856 million, up from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$5,208 million in 4Q13 and up from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$7,205 million in 3Q14.  Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.99 (or US$0.162 per ADS), compared to diluted earnings per share of NT$0.66 for 4Q13 and NT$0.82 for 3Q14.

For the full year 2014, the Company reported net revenues of NT$256,591 million and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$23,593 million.  Diluted earnings per share for the full year 2014 were NT$2.95 (or US$0.489 per ADS).

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

4Q14 Results Highlights – Consolidated
l
Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others each represented approximately 42%, 9%, 48%, 1% and 0%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
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Cost of revenue was NT$60,251 million for the quarter, up by 17% year-over-year and up from NT$52,434 million in the previous quarter.
 
 
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Raw material cost totaled NT$36,981 million during the quarter, representing 48% of total net revenues, compared with NT$29,910 million and 45% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
 
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$8,940 million during the quarter, representing 12% of total net
 

1 All financial information presented in this press release is unaudited, consolidated and prepared in accordance with Taiwan-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards as endorsed for use in the R.O.C.). Such financial information is generated internally by us, and has not been subjected to the same review and scrutiny, including internal auditing procedures and audit by our independent auditors, to which we subject our audited consolidated financial statements, and may vary materially from the audited consolidated financial information for the same period. Any evaluation of the financial information presented in this press release should also take into account our published audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements. In addition, the financial information presented is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations for any future period.
 
 
 
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revenues, compared with NT$8,733 million and 13% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
 
 
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,807 million during the quarter, up by 9% year-over-year and up by 8% sequentially.
l
Gross margin increased 0.1 percentage points to 21.4% in 4Q14 from 21.3% in 3Q14.
l
Total operating expenses during 4Q14 were NT$6,576 million, including NT$2,770 million in R&D and NT$3,806 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$6,114 million in 3Q14.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 9% in 4Q14, remained the same as 4Q13 and 3Q14.
l
Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$9,817 million, up from NT$8,084 million in the previous quarter.  Operating margin was 12.8% in 4Q14 compared to 12.1% in 3Q14.
l
In terms of non-operating items:
 
  -
Net interest expense was NT$546 million, up from NT$504 million in 3Q14.
 
  -
Net foreign exchange loss of NT$1,051 million was primarily attributable to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NT dollar.
 
  -
Loss on equity-method investments of NT$28 million was primarily attributable to the loss from investment on Hung Ching Development & Construction Co. Ltd.
 
  -
Gain on valuation of financial assets and liabilities was NT$1,190 million.
 
  -
Other net non-operating income of NT$168 million was primarily related to miscellaneous income.  Total non-operating expenses for the quarter were NT$267 million, compared to total non-operating expenses of NT$1,147 million for 4Q13 and total non-operating income of NT$506 million for 3Q14.
 
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Income before tax was NT$9,550 million for 4Q14, compared to NT$8,590 million in the previous quarter.  We recorded income tax expense of NT$1,470 million during the quarter, compared to NT$1,237 million in 3Q14.
l
In 4Q14, net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$7,856 million, compared to net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$5,208 million for 4Q13 and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$7,205 million for 3Q14.
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Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 7,860,491,546, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries.  Our 4Q14 diluted earnings per share of NT$0.99 (or US$0.162 per ADS) were based on 8,192,428,220 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 4Q14.

4Q14 Results Highlights – IC ATM2
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Net revenue contribution from IC ATM operations was NT$43,884 million for the quarter, up by 16% year-over-year and up by 4% sequentially.  Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, and substrates sold to third parties was NT$36,359 million, NT$6,663 million, and NT$862 million, respectively, and each represented approximately 83%, 15%, and 2%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
l
Cost of revenues was NT$30,130 million for the quarter, up by 10% year-over-year and down by 0.03% sequentially.
 
 
  -
Raw material cost totaled NT$9,137 million during the quarter, representing 21% of total net revenues, compared with NT$9,466 million and 22% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
 
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$7,823 million during the quarter, representing 18% of total net
 
 

2 ATM stands for Semiconductor Assembly, Testing and Material.
 
 
 
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revenues, compared with NT$7,791 million and 18% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
 
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,437 million during the quarter, up by 9% year-over-year and up by 6% sequentially.
l
Gross margin increased 2.7 percentage points to 31.3% in 4Q14 from 28.6% in 3Q14.
l
Total operating expenses during 4Q14 were NT$4,849 million, including NT$2,140 million in R&D and NT$2,709 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$4,725 million in 3Q14.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 11% in 4Q14, remained the same as 4Q13 and 3Q14.
l
Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$8,905 million, up from NT$7,348 million in the previous quarter.  Operating margin was 20.3% in 4Q14 compared to 17.4% in 3Q14.

4Q14 Results Highlights – EMS
l
Net revenue contribution from EMS operations for the quarter was NT$37,220 million, up by 31% year-over-year and up by 39% sequentially.
l
Cost of revenues for the quarter was NT$34,292 million, up by 31% year-over-year and up by 40% sequentially.
 
 
  -
Raw material cost totaled NT$27,855 million during the quarter, representing 75% of total net revenues, compared with NT$20,457 million and 76% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
 
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$1,117 million during the quarter, representing 3% of total net revenues, compared with NT$943 million and 4% of total net revenues in the previous quarter.
 
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$372 million during the quarter, up by 29% year-over-year and up by 38% sequentially.
l
Gross margin decreased to 7.9% in 4Q14 from 8.6% in 3Q14.
l
Total operating expenses during 4Q14 were NT$1,704 million, including NT$658 million in R&D and NT$1,046 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$1,383 million in 3Q14.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 5% in 4Q14, up from 4% in 4Q13 and the same as 3Q14.
l
Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$1,224 million, up from NT$906 million in the previous quarter.  Operating margin decreased to 3.3% in 4Q14 from 3.4% in 3Q14.

2014 Full-Year Results Highlights – Consolidated
l
Net revenues for the full year 2014 amounted to NT$256,591 million, up by 17% from 2013.  The revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others represented approximately 47%, 10%, 41%, 2% and 0%, respectively, of total net revenues for the year.
l
Cost of revenue for the year 2014 was NT$203,051 million, compared with NT$177,048 million in 2013.
 
 
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Raw material cost totaled NT$116,999 million during the year, representing 46% of total net revenues, compared with NT$100,315 million and 46% of total net revenues in the 2013.
 
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$33,292 million during the year, representing 13% of total net revenues, compared with NT$28,062 million and 13% of total net revenues in 2013.
 
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$25,387 million during the
 
 
 
 
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year, representing 10% of total net revenues, compared with NT$24,447 million and 11% of total net revenues in 2013.
 
 
l
Gross margin increased 1.4 percentage points to 20.9% in 2014 from 19.5% in 2013.
l
Total operating expenses during 2014 were NT$23,969 million, including NT$10,296 million in R&D and NT$13,673 million in SG&A.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 9% in 2014, and remained the same as 2013.
l
Operating income for the year was NT$29,571 million, compared to operating income of NT$ 22,044 million for the previous year.  Operating margin increased to 11.5% in 2014 from 10.0% in 2013.
l
Total non-operating expenses for the year were NT$1,097 million, compared to total non-operating expenses of NT$2,687 million for 2013.
l
Income before tax was NT$28,474 million for 2014.  We recognized an income tax expense of NT$4,252 million during the year.
l
In 2014, net income attributable to shareholders of the parent amounted to NT$23,593 million, compared with a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$15,689 million in 2013.
l
Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the year was 7,860,491,546, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries.  Our 2014 diluted earnings per share of NT$2.95 (or US$0.489 per ADS) were based on 8,220,694,389 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 2013.

2014 Full-Year Results Highlights – IC ATM
l
Net revenue contribution from IC ATM operations for the full year 2014 amounted to NT$159,712 million, up by 11% from 2013.  The revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, and substrates sold to third parties was NT$130,287 million, NT$25,875 million, and NT$3,550 million, respectively, and represented approximately 82%, 16%, and 2%, respectively, of total net revenues for the year.
l
Cost of revenues for the full year 2014 was NT$115,054 million, compared with NT$108,281 million in 2013.
 
 
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Raw material cost totaled NT$36,409 million during the year, representing 23% of total net revenues, compared with NT$38,250 million and 27% of total net revenues in 2013.
 
 
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Labor cost totaled NT$29,568 million during the year, representing 19% of total net revenues, compared with NT$25,147 million and 18% of total net revenues in 2013.
 
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$24,189 million during the year, representing 15% of total net revenues, compared with NT$23,051 million and 16% of total net revenues in 2013.
l
Gross margin increased to 28.0% in 2014 from 24.4% in 2013.
l
Total operating expenses during 2014 were NT$18,222 million, including NT$8,156 million in R&D and NT$10,066 million in SG&A.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 11% in 2014, and remained the same as 2013.
l
Operating income for the year was NT$26,436 million, compared to operating income of NT$19,011 million for the previous year.  Operating margin increased to 16.6% in 2014 from 13.3% in 2013.

2014 Full-Year Results Highlights – EMS
l
Net revenue contribution from EMS operations for the full year 2014 amounted to NT$105,871 million, up by 35% from 2013.
l
Cost of revenues was NT$96,556 million, up by 36% from 2013.
 
 
 
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Raw material cost totaled NT$80,638 million during the year, representing 76% of total net revenues, compared with NT$62,112 million and 79% of total net revenues in 2013.
 
 
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Labor cost totaled NT$3,724 million during the year, representing 4% of total net revenues, compared with NT$2,915 million and 4% of total net revenues in 2013.
 
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$1,169 million during the year, representing 1% of total net revenues, compared with NT$1,075 million and 1% of total net revenues in 2013.
l
Gross margin decreased to 8.8% in 2014 from 9.6% in 2013.
l
Total operating expenses during 2014 were NT$5,660 million, including NT$2,235 million in R&D and NT$3,425 million in SG&A.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 5% in 2014, down from 6% in 2013.
l
Operating income for the year was NT$3,655 million, compared to operating income of NT$2,942 million for the previous year.  Operating margin decreased to 3.5% in 2014 from 3.7% in 2013.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
l
As of December 31, 2014, our cash and current financial assets totaled NT$58,216 million, compared to NT$36,785 million as of September 30, 2014.
l
Capital expenditures in 4Q14 totaled US$148 million, of which US$65 million were used for packaging, US$26 million for testing, US$55 million for EMS and US$2 million for interconnect materials.
l
For the full year 2014, we spent US$1,054 million for capital expenditures, including US$668 million for packaging, US$177 million for testing, US$187 million for EMS and US$22 million for interconnect materials.
l
As of December 31, 2014, we had total debt of NT$99,387 million, compared to NT$94,918 million as of September 30, 2014.  Total debt consisted of NT$41,176 million of short-term borrowings, NT$2,835 million of the current portion of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations and NT$55,376 million of bonds payable, long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations.  Total unused credit lines amounted to NT$141,400 million.
l
Current ratio as of December 31, 2014 was 1.44, compared to 1.24 as of September 30, 2014.  Net debt to equity ratio was 0.26 as of December 31, 2014.
l
Total number of employees was 68,100 as of December 31, 2014, compared to 60,199 as of December 31, 2013 and 66,091 as of September 30, 2014.

BUSINESS REVIEW

Packaging Operations3
l
Net revenues generated from our packaging operations were NT$36,359 million during the quarter, up by NT$5,430 million, or by 18% year-over-year, and up by NT$2,010 million, or by 6% sequentially.
l
Net revenues from advanced packaging accounted for 38% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, up by 9 percentage points from the previous quarter.  Net revenues from IC wirebonding accounted for 53% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, down by 8 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 one percentage point from the previous quarter.
 

3 IC packaging services include module assembly services.
 
 
 
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Gross margin for our packaging operations during the quarter was 29.6%, up by 4.4 percentage points year-over-year and up by 3.8 percentage points from the previous quarter.
l
Capital expenditures for our packaging operations amounted to US$65 million during the quarter, of which US$25 million were used for purchases of wafer bumping and flip chip packaging equipment, US$39 million for common equipment purchases, including SiP equipment purchases, and US$1 million for wirebond packaging specific purposes.
l
As of December 31, 2014, there were 15,792 wirebonders in operation.  26 wirebonders were added and 228 wirebonders were disposed of during the quarter.

Testing Operations
l
Net revenues generated from our testing operations were NT$6,663 million during the quarter, up by NT$438 million, or by 7% year-over-year, and down by NT$164 million, or by 2% sequentially.
l
Final testing accounted for 75% of our total testing net revenues, down by 1 percentage point from the previous quarter.  Wafer sort accounted for 21% of our total testing net revenues, remained the same as the previous quarter.  Engineering testing accounted for 4% of our total testing net revenues, up by 1 percentage point from the previous quarter.
l
Depreciation, amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations amounted to NT$1,669 million, down from NT$1,693 million in 4Q13 and up from NT$1,634 million in 3Q14.
l
In 4Q14, gross margin for our testing operations was 38.8%, up by 2.3 percentage points year-over-year and down by 1.0 percentage point from the previous quarter.
l
Capital expenditures for our testing operations amounted to US$26 million during the quarter.
l
As of December 31, 2014, there were 3,267 testers in operation. 94 testers were added and 122 testers were disposed of during the quarter.

EMS Operations
l
Net revenues generated from our EMS operations were NT$37,220 million during the quarter, up by NT$8,800 million, or by 31% year-over-year, and up by NT$10,454 million, or by 39% sequentially.
l
Communications products accounted for 67% of our total net revenues from EMS operations for the quarter, up by 12 percentage points from the previous quarter.  Computing products accounted for 13% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, down by 4 percentage points from the previous quarter.  Consumer products accounted for 7% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, down by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter.  Industrial products accounted for 8% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, down by 3 percentage points from the previous quarter.  Automotive products accounted for 5% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, down by 2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
l
In 4Q14, gross margin for our EMS operations was 7.9%, up by 0.2 percentage points year-over-year and down by 0.7 percentage points from the previous quarter.
l
Capital expenditures for our EMS operations amounted to US$55 million during the quarter.

Substrate Operations
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PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,283 million during the quarter, up by NT$159 million, or by 7% year-over-year, and down by NT$284 million, or by 11% from the previous quarter.  Of the total output of NT$ 2,283 million, NT$861 million was from sales to external customers.
 
 
 
 
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Gross margin for substrate operations was 19.1% during the quarter, up by 1.2 percentage points year-over-year and down by 0.6 percentage points from the previous quarter.
l
In 4Q14, our internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 30% (by value) of our total substrate requirements.

Customers
IC ATM CONSOLIDATED BASIS
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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 42% of our total net revenues in 4Q14, compared to 38% in 4Q13 and 37% in 3Q14.  Two customers accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 4Q14.
l
Our top 10 customers contributed 56% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 52% in 4Q13 and 51% in 3Q14.
l
Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 31% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 34% in 4Q13 and 33% in 3Q14.

EMS BASIS
l
Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 78% of our total net revenues in 4Q14, compared to 81% in 4Q13 and 73% in 3Q14.  One customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 4Q14.
l
Our top 10 customers contributed 88% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 90% in 4Q13 and 87% in 3Q14.

OUTLOOK
Based on our current business outlook and exchange rate assumptions, management projects overall performance for the first quarter of 2015 to be as follows:
 
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IC ATM production capacity and blended ASP will be flat; blended IC ATM utilization will come down by 10-15%;
 
l
The pace for our EMS Q1 sequential change should be similar to 2014Q1;
 
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Consolidated gross margin and operating margin should both be similar to 2014Q1.


About ASE, Inc.
ASE, Inc. is the world's largest independent provider of packaging services and testing services, including front-end engineering testing, wafer probing and final testing services.  With advanced technological capabilities and a global presence spanning Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, ASE, Inc. has established a reputation for reliable, high quality products and services.  For more information, please visit our website at http://www.aseglobal.com.

Safe Harbor Notice
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our future results of operations and business prospects.  Although these forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition or business prospects, are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.  The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements in this press release. Our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor or electronic industry; changes in our regulatory
 
 
 
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environment, including our ability to comply with new or stricter environmental regulations and to resolve environmental liabilities; demand for the outsourced semiconductor packaging, testing and electronic manufacturing services we offer and for such outsourced services generally; the highly competitive semiconductor or manufacturing industry we are involved in; our ability to introduce new technologies in order to remain competitive; international business activities; our business strategy; our future expansion plans and capital expenditures; the strained relationship between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China; general economic and political conditions; the recent global economic crisis; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors.  For a discussion of these risks and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2013 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on April 17, 2014.


 
 
 
 
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Supplemental Financial Information
 
IC ATM Consolidated Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
4Q/14
3Q/14
4Q/13
Net Revenues
43,884
42,211
37,900
Revenues by Application
     
Communication
58%
53%
57%
Computer
11%
12%
10%
Automotive and Consumer
31%
35%
33%
Others
0%
0%
0%
Revenues by Region
     
North America
65%
62%
63%
Europe
9%
10%
10%
Taiwan
16%
18%
16%
Japan
5%
6%
6%
Other Asia
5%
4%
5%

Packaging Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
4Q/14
3Q/14
4Q/13
Net Revenues
36,359
34,349
30,929
Revenues by Packaging Type
     
Advanced Packaging
38%
29%
33%
IC Wirebonding
53%
61%
57%
Discrete and Others
9%
10%
10%
Capacity
     
CapEx (US$ Millions)*
65
281
46
Number of Wirebonders
15,792
15,994
15,692

Testing Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
4Q/14
3Q/14
4Q/13
Net Revenues
6,663
6,827
6,225
Revenues by Testing Type
     
Final test
75%
76%
77%
Wafer sort
21%
21%
21%
Engineering test
4%
3%
2%
Capacity
     
CapEx (US$ Millions)*
26
70
17
Number of Testers
3,267
3,295
3,117

EMS Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
4Q/14
3Q/14
4Q/13
Net Revenues
37,220
26,766
28,420
Revenues by End Application
     
Communication
67%
55%
61%
Computer
13%
17%
16%
Consumer
7%
9%
8%
Industrial
8%
11%
9%
Automotive
5%
7%
5%
Others
0%
1%
1%
Capacity
     
CapEx (US$ Millions)*
55
74
12
* Capital expenditure amounts exclude building construction costs.


 
 

 


Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data
 (In NT$ millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
For the three months ended
 
For the period ended
 
Dec. 31
2014
 
Sep. 30
2014
 
Dec. 31
2013
 
Dec. 31
2014
 
Dec. 31
2013
 
Net revenues:
                   
Packaging
31,942
 
32,031
 
28,703
 
121,336
 
112,604
 
Testing
6,663
 
6,827
 
6,225
 
25,875
 
24,732
 
Direct Material
861
 
1,033
 
746
 
3,546
 
2,951
 
EMS
37,178
 
26,741
 
28,411
 
105,785
 
78,531
 
Others
-
 
-
 
79
 
49
 
1,044
 
Total net revenues
76,644
 
66,632
 
64,164
 
256,591
 
219,862
 
                     
Cost of revenues
(60,251)
 
(52,434)
 
(51,654)
 
(203,051)
 
(177,048)
 
Gross profit
16,393
 
14,198
 
12,510
 
53,540
 
42,814
 
                     
Operating expenses:
                   
Research and development
(2,770)
 
(2,552)
 
(2,404)
 
(10,296)
 
(9,069)
 
Selling, general and administrative
(3,806)
 
(3,562)
 
(3,167)
 
(13,673)
 
(11,701)
 
Total operating expenses
(6,576)
 
(6,114)
 
(5,571)
 
(23,969)
 
(20,770)
 
Operating income
9,817
 
8,084
 
6,939
 
29,571
 
22,044
 
                     
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
                   
Interest expense - net
(546)
 
(504)
 
(567)
 
(2,081)
 
(2,044)
 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
(1,051)
 
(214)
 
(82)
 
(1,222)
 
(276)
 
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
(28)
 
14
 
50
 
(109)
 
26
 
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
 
1,190
 
 
1,294
 
 
135
 
 
1,840
 
 
891
 
Others
168
 
(84)
 
(683)
 
475
 
(1,284)
 
Total non-operating income (expenses)
(267)
 
506
 
 
(1,147)
 
(1,097)
 
(2,687)
 
Income before tax
9,550
 
8,590
 
5,792
 
28,474
 
19,357
 
                     
Income tax expense
(1,470)
 
(1,237)
 
(450)
 
(4,252)
 
(3,202)
 
Income from continuing operations and
before noncontrolling interest
8,080
 
7,353
 
5,342
 
24,222
 
16,155
 
Noncontrolling interest
(224)
 
(148)
 
(134)
 
(629)
 
(466)
 
                     
Net income attributable to
shareholders of the parent
 
7,856
 
 
7,205
 
 
5,208
 
 
23,593
 
 
15,689
 
                     
Per share data:
                   
Earnings (losses) per share
                   
– Basic
NT$1.02
 
NT$0.94
 
NT$0.68
 
NT$3.07
 
NT$2.09
 
– Diluted
  NT$0.99
 
  NT$0.82
 
  NT$0.66
 
  NT$2.95
 
  NT$2.03
 
                     
Earnings (losses) per equivalent ADS
                   
– Basic
  US$0.166
 
  US$0.156
 
  US$0.116
 
  US$0.508
 
  US$0.353
 
– Diluted
  US$0.162
 
  US$0.137
 
  US$0.112
 
  US$0.489
 
  US$0.343
 
                     
Number of weighted average shares used in
diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
8,192,428
 
8,194,417
 
8,068,780
 
8,220,694
 
7,747,631
 
                     
Exchange rate (NT$ per US$1)
30.61
 
29.92
 
29.44
 
30.20
 
29.60
 
                     


 
 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – IC ATM
 (In NT$ millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
For the three months ended
 
For the period ended
 
Dec. 31
2014
 
Sep. 30
2014
 
Dec. 31
2013
 
Dec. 31
2014
 
Dec. 31
2013
 
Net revenues:
                   
Packaging
36,359
 
34,349
 
30,929
 
130,287
 
115,639
 
Testing
6,663
 
6,827
 
6,225
 
25,875
 
24,732
 
Direct Material
862
 
1,035
 
746
 
3,550
 
2,951
 
Total net revenues
43,884
 
42,211
 
37,900
 
159,712
 
143,322
 
                     
Cost of revenues
(30,130)
 
(30,138)
 
(27,452)
 
(115,054)
 
(108,281)
 
Gross profit
13,754
 
12,073
 
10,448
 
44,658
 
35,041
 
                     
Operating expenses:
                   
Research and development
(2,140)
 
(2,011)
 
(1,937)
 
(8,156)
 
(7,276)
 
Selling, general and administrative
(2,709)
 
(2,714)
 
(2,362)
 
(10,066)
 
(8,754)
 
Total operating expenses
(4,849)
 
(4,725)
 
(4,299)
 
(18,222)
 
(16,030)
 
Operating income
8,905
 
7,348
 
6,149
 
26,436
 
19,011
 
                     
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
                   
Interest expense - net
(547)
 
(528)
 
(587)
 
(2,141)
 
(2,140)
 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
(1,005)
 
(184)
 
(56)
 
(1,199)
 
(209)
 
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
647
 
575
 
717
 
2,181
 
2,265
 
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
1,094
 
1,197
 
68
 
1,568
 
 
549
 
Others
167
 
(42)
 
(637)
 
599
 
(1,079)
 
Total non-operating income (expenses)
356
 
1,018
 
 
(495)
 
1,008
 
(614)
 
Income before tax
9,261
 
8,366
 
5,654
 
 
27,444
 
18,397
 
                     
Income tax expense
(1,340)
 
(1,105)
 
(405)
 
(3,662)
 
(2,547)
 
Income from continuing operations and
before noncontrolling interest
7,921
 
7,261
 
5,249
 
23,782
 
15,850
 
Noncontrolling interest
(65)
 
(56)
 
(41)
 
(189)
 
(161)
 
                     
Net income attributable to
shareholders of the parent
 
7,856
 
 
7,205
 
 
5,208
 
 
23,593
 
 
15,689
 
                     
Per share data:
                   
Earnings (losses) per share
                   
– Basic
NT$1.02
 
NT$0.94
 
NT$0.68
 
NT$3.07
 
NT$2.09
 
– Diluted
  NT$0.99
 
  NT$0.82
 
  NT$0.66
 
  NT$2.95
 
  NT$2.03
 
                     
Number of weighted average shares used in
diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
8,192,428
 
8,194,417
 
8,068,780
 
8,220,694
 
7,747,631
 


 
 

 

 
Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.
Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – EMS
 (In NT$ millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
For the three months ended
 
For the period ended
 
Dec. 31
2014
 
Sep. 30
2014
 
Dec. 31
2013
 
Dec. 31
2014
 
Dec. 31
2013
 
Net revenues:
                   
Total net revenues
37,220
 
26,766
 
28,420
 
105,871
 
78,540
 
                     
Cost of revenues
(34,292)
 
(24,477)
 
(26,231)
 
(96,556)
 
(70,971)
 
Gross profit
2,928
 
2,289
 
2,189
 
9,315
 
7,569
 
                     
Operating expenses:
                   
Research and development
(658)
 
(561)
 
(492)
 
(2,235)
 
(1,865)
 
Selling, general and administrative
(1,046)
 
(822)
 
(739)
 
(3,425)
 
(2,762)
 
Total operating expenses
(1,704)
 
(1,383)
 
(1,231)
 
(5,660)
 
(4,627)
 
Operating income
1,224
 
906
 
958
 
3,655
 
2,942
 
                     
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
                   
Total non-operating income
114
 
110
 
59
 
 
417
 
296
 
Income before tax
1,338
 
1,016
 
1,017
 
 
4,072
 
3,238
 
                     
Income tax expense
(139)
 
(138)
 
(26)
 
(620)
 
(348)
 
Income from continuing operations and
before noncontrolling interest
1,199
 
878
 
991
 
3,452
 
2,890
 
Noncontrolling interest
(158)
 
(93)
 
(93)
 
(446)
 
(308)
 
                     
Net income attributable to
shareholders of the parent
 
1,041
 
 
785
 
 
898
 
 
3,006
 
 
2,582
 

 
 
 

 

 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(In NT$ millions)
(Unaudited)
 
 
As of Dec. 31, 2014
 
As of Sep. 30, 2014
                 
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
   
51,694
     
32,968
 
Financial assets – current
   
6,522
     
3,817
 
Notes and accounts receivable
   
52,921
     
48,495
 
Inventories
   
44,150
     
42,264
 
Others
   
4,668
     
5,682
 
Total current assets
   
159,955
 
     
133,226
 
 
                 
Financial assets – non current & Investments – equity mothod
   
 
2,434
     
 
2,475
 
Property plant and equipment
   
151,587
     
148,998
 
Intangible assets
   
11,913
     
11,880
 
Prepaid lease payments
   
2,586
     
2,496
 
Others
   
5,496
     
5,652
 
Total assets
   
333,971
     
304,727
 
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term borrowings
   
41,176
     
38,672
 
Current portion of bonds payable
   
0
     
0
 
Current portion of long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations
   
 
2,835
     
 
3,226
 
Notes and accounts payable
   
35,411
     
34,882
 
Others
   
31,777
     
30,370
 
Total current liabilities
   
111,199
 
     
107,150
 
 
                 
Bonds payable
   
31,270
     
30,194
 
Long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations
   
24,106
     
22,826
 
Other liabilities
   
8,960
     
8,446
 
Total liabilities
   
175,535
 
     
168,616
 
 
Shareholders of the parent
   
150,217
     
131,488
 
                 
Noncontrolling interest
   
8,219
 
     
4,623
 
 
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity
   
333,971
     
304,727
 
                 
                 
Current Ratio
   
1.44
 
     
1.24
 
 
Net Debt to Equity
   
0.26
 
     
0.43