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
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Form 40-F ___
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Yes
___ No X
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ADVANCED
SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
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Date: February
5, 2010
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: +
886.2.8780.5489
Fax: +
886.2.2757.6121
http://www.aseglobal.com
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Joseph Tung, CFO / Vice
President
Allen Kan,
Manager
ir@aseglobal.com
Clare Lin, Director (US
Contact)
clare.lin@aseus.com
Tel: +
1.408.986.6524
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Net revenue
contribution from IC packaging operations (including module assembly),
testing operations, and substrates sold to third parties was NT$21,131
million, NT$4,563 million and NT$599 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$19,686 million, up 28% year-over-year and up 4%
sequentially.
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Raw material
cost totaled NT$8,166 million during the quarter, representing 31% of
total net revenue, compared with NT$7,442 million and 30% of total net
revenue in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost
totaled NT$3,754 million during the quarter, representing 14% of total net
revenue, compared with NT$3,590 million and 14% of total net revenue in
the previous quarter.
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Depreciation,
amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$4,067 million during the
quarter, down 5% year-over-year and down 1%
sequentially.
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Total
operating expenses during 4Q09 were NT$2,645 million, including NT$1,081
million in R&D and NT$1,564 million in SG&A, compared with
operating expenses of NT$2,390 million in 3Q09. Total operating
expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the current quarter were 10%, down from 12% in 4Q08 and up from 9% in 3Q09.
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Operating income for the quarter totaled
NT$3,962 million, down from NT$3,967 million in the previous
quarter. Operating margin decreased to 15% in 4Q09 from 16% in
3Q09.
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In terms of non-operating
items:
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Net interest expense was
NT$256 million, down from NT$303 million a quarter ago primarily due to
lower average interest rates and loan balance during the
quarter.
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Net foreign
exchange gain of NT$35 million was primarily attributable to the
depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the N.T.
dollar.
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Gain on
equity-method investments of NT$135 million was primarily attributable to
our investment in USI and HC.
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Other
non-operating income of NT$96 million was primarily related to scrap sales
and other miscellaneous gains. Total non-operating income for
the quarter was NT$10 million, compared to non-operating expenses of
NT$1,275 million for 4Q08 and NT$110 million for
3Q09.
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Income before
tax was NT$3,972 million for 4Q09, compared to NT$3,857 million in the
previous quarter. We recorded income tax expense of NT$418
million during the quarter, compared to NT$558 million in
3Q09.
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In 4Q09, net
income was NT$3,450 million, compared to a net loss of NT$800 million for
4Q08 and net income of NT$3,187 million for
3Q09.
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Our total
number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 5,488,829,114,
including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries. Our 4Q09
diluted earnings per share of NT$0.66 (or US$0.102 per ADS) was based on
5,200,502,367 weighted average number of shares outstanding in
4Q09.
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Net revenues
for the full year of 2009 amounted to NT$85,775 million, down 9% from
2008. The revenue contribution from IC packaging operations
(including module assembly), testing operations, and substrates sold to
third parties was NT$67,935 million, NT$15,795 million, and NT$2,045
million, respectively, and each represented approximately 79%, 19% and 2%
respectively, of total net revenues for the
year.
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Cost of
revenues for the full year of 2009 were NT$67,629 million, compared with
NT$72,661 million in 2008.
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Gross profit
for the year was NT$18,146 million, down 17% compared to NT$21,770 million
in 2008. Gross margin was 21% for the year, down from 23% in
2008.
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Raw material
cost totaled NT$25,536 million during the year, representing 30% of total
net revenues, compared with NT$27,276 million and 29% of total net
revenues in 2008.
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Labor cost
totaled NT$12,897 million during the year, representing 15% of total net
revenues, compared with NT$14,550 million and 15% of total net revenues in
2008.
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Depreciation,
amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$16,603 million during the
year, representing 19% of total net revenues, compared with NT$16,371
million and 17% of total net revenues in
2008.
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Total
operating expenses during 2009 were NT$9,132 million, including NT$3,612
million in R&D and NT$5,520 million in SG&A. Total
operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 11% in 2009, the
same as the period in 2008.
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Operating
income for the year was NT$9,014 million, compared to operating income of
NT$11,246 for the previous year. Operating margin was 11% in
2009, down from 12% in 2008.
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Total
non-operating expenses for the year were NT$626 million, compared to
NT$1,770 million for 2008. The decrease was primarily due to
the valuation adjustment from financial assets and liabilities, and the
gain on equity-method long-term
Investment.
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Income before
tax was NT$8,388 million for 2009. We recognized an income tax
expense of NT$1,485 million during the
year.
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In 2009, net
income amounted to NT$6,744 million, compared with a net income of
NT$6,160 in 2008.
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Our total
shares outstanding at the end of the year were 5,488,829,114, including
treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries. Our diluted earnings
per share for 2009 was NT$1.29, or US$0.195 per ADS, based on
5,207,574,499 weighted average number of shares
outstanding.
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As of Dec 31,
2009, our cash and other financial assets totaled NT$27,578 million,
compared to NT$32,520 million as of Sep 30,
2009.
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Capital
expenditures in 4Q09 totaled US$172 million, of which US$139 million was
used for IC packaging, US$32 million was used for testing and US$1 million
was used for interconnect
materials.
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For the full
year 2009, we spent US$349 million for capital expenditures, including
US$274 million for IC packaging, US$73 million for testing, and US$2
million for interconnect material.
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As of Dec 31,
2009, we had total bank debt of NT$63,040 million, compared to NT$66,381
million as of Sep 30, 2009. Total bank debt consisted of
NT$13,025 million of revolving working capital loans, NT$935 million of
the current portion of long-term debt, and NT$49,080 million of long-term
debt. Total unused credit lines amounted to NT$67,319
million.
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Current ratio
as of Dec 31, 2009 was 1.78, compared to 1.52 as of Sep 30,
2009. Net debt to equity ratio was 0.47 as of Dec 31,
2009.
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Total number
of employees was 29,538 as of Dec 31, 2009, compared to 26,977 as of Dec
31, 2008 and 27,940 as of Sep 30,
2009.
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Net revenues
generated from our IC packaging operations were NT$21,131 million during
the quarter, up NT$7,126 million, or 51% year-over-year, and up NT$1,126
million, or 6% sequentially.
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Net revenues
from advanced substrate and leadframe-based packaging accounted for 87% of
total IC packaging net revenues during the quarter, down by 1 percentage
point from the previous quarter.
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Gross margin
for our IC packaging operations during the quarter was 21%, up by 6
percentage points last year and the same as the previous
quarter.
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Capital
expenditures for our IC packaging operations amounted to US$139 million
during the quarter, of which US$101 million was used for wirebonding
packaging capacity and US$38 million was used for wafer bumping and flip
chip packaging equipment.
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As of Dec 31,
2009, there were 9,515 wirebonders in operation. 796
wirebonders were added and 161 wirebonders were disposed of during the
quarter.
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Net revenues
from flip chip packages and wafer bumping services accounted for 14% of
total packaging net revenues, down by 2 percentage points from the
previous quarter.
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Net revenues generated from our testing
operations were
NT$4,563 million, up NT$733 million, or 19%
year-over-year, and down NT$25 million, or 1%, sequentially.
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Final testing
contributed 83% to total testing net revenues, up by 1 percentage point
from the previous quarter. Wafer sort contributed 14% to total
testing net revenues, down by 1 percentage point from the previous
quarter. Engineering testing contributed 3% to total testing
net revenues, which remained unchanged from the previous
quarter.
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Depreciation,
amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations
amounted to NT$1,414 million, down from NT$1,575 million in 4Q08 and down
from NT$1,436 million in 3Q09.
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In 4Q09,
gross margin for our testing operations was 35%, up by 7 percentage points
year-over-year and the same as the previous
quarter.
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Capital
spending on our testing operations amounted to US$32 million during the
quarter.
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As of Dec 31,
2009, there were 1,603 testers in operation. 51 testers were
added and 17 testers were disposed of during the
quarter.
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PBGA
substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,297 million during the
quarter, up NT$799 million, or 53% year-over-year, and up NT$48 million,
or 2% from the previous quarter. Of the
total output of NT$2,297 million, NT$599 million was from sales to
external customers.
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Gross margin
for substrate operations was 25% during the quarter, up by 13 percentage
points year-over-year and up by 3 percentage points
sequentially.
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In 4Q09, our
internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 57% (by value) of our
total substrate requirements.
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Our five
largest customers together accounted for approximately 27% of our total
net revenues in 4Q09, compared to 30% in 4Q08 and 27% in
3Q09. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of our
total net revenues.
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Our top 10
customers contributed 42% of our total net revenues during the quarter,
compared to 46% in 4Q08 and 42% in
3Q09.
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Our customers
that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 38% of
our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 42% in 4Q08 and 35%
in 3Q09.
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Amounts in
NT$ Millions
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4Q/09
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3Q/09
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4Q/08
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Net Revenues
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26,293
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25,205
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18,311
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Revenues by End
Application
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Communication
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44%
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44%
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46%
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Computer
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18%
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17%
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19%
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Automotive
and Consumer
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37%
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37%
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35%
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Others
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1%
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2%
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0%
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Revenues
by Region
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North
America
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50%
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52%
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54%
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Europe
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13%
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13%
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15%
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Taiwan
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21%
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20%
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15%
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Japan
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10%
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10%
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12%
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Other
Asia
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6%
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5%
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4%
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Amounts in
NT$ Millions
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4Q/09
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3Q/09
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4Q/08
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Net Revenues
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21,131
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20,005
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14,005
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Revenues by Packaging
Type
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Advanced
substrate & leadframe based
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87%
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88%
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86%
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Traditional
leadframe based
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6%
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6%
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6%
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Module
assembly
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4%
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3%
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4%
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Others
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3%
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3%
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4%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$
Millions) *
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139
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91
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27
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Number of
Wirebonders
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9,515
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8,880
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8,446
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Amounts in
NT$ Millions
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4Q/09
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3Q/09
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4Q/08
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Net Revenues
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4,563
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4,588
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3,830
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Revenues by Testing
Type
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Final
test
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83%
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82%
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81%
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Wafer
sort
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14%
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15%
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15%
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Engineering
test
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3%
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3%
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4%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$
Millions) *
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32
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17
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19
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Number of
Testers
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1,603
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1,569
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1,583
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For the three
months ended
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For the years
ended
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Dec.
31
2009
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Sep.
30
2009
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Dec.
31
2008
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Dec.
31
2009
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Dec.
31
2008
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Net
revenues:
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IC
Packaging
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21,131
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20,005
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14,005
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67,935
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73,392
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Testing
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4,563
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4,588
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3,830
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15,795
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19,021
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Others
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599
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612
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476
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2,045
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2,018
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Total net
revenues
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26,293
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25,205
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18,311
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85,775
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94,431
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Cost of
revenues
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(19,686)
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(18,848)
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(15,375)
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(67,629)
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(72,661)
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Gross
profit
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6,607
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6,357
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2,936
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18,146
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21,
770
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Operating
expenses:
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Research and
development
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(1,081)
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(956)
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(827)
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(3,612)
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(3,671)
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Selling,
general and administrative
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(1,564)
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(1,434)
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(1,357)
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(5,520)
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(6,853)
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Total
operating expenses
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(2,645)
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(2,390)
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(2,184)
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(9,132)
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(10,524)
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Operating
income (loss)
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3,962
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3,967
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752
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9,014
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11,246
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Net
non-operating (expenses) income:
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Interest
expense – net
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(256)
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(303)
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(522)
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(1,334)
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(1,487)
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Foreign
exchange gain (loss)
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35
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(30)
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(166)
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4
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282
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Gain (loss)
on equity-method investments
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135
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112
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(125)
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329
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77
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Others
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96
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111
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(462)
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375
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(642)
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Total
non-operating (expenses) income
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10
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(110)
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(1,275)
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(626)
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(1,770)
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Income (loss)
before tax
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3,972
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3,857
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(523)
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8,388
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9,476
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Income tax
benefit (expense)
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(418)
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(558)
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(300)
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(1,485)
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(2,268)
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(Loss) income
from continuing operations and before
minority interest
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3,554
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3,299
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(823)
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6,903
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7,208
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Minority
interest
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(104)
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(112)
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23
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(159)
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(1,048)
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Net income
(loss)
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3,450
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3,187
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(800)
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6,744
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6,160
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Per share
data:
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Earnings
(losses) per share
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–
Basic
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NT$0.67
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NT$0.62
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NT$(0.15)
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NT$1.31
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NT$1.14
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–
Diluted
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NT$0.66
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NT$0.61
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NT$(0.15)
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NT$1.29
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NT$1.12
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Earnings
(losses) per equivalent ADS
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–
Basic
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US$0.104
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US$0.094
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US$(0.023)
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US$0.198
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US$0.181
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–
Diluted
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US$0.102
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US$0.093
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US$(0.023)
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US$0.195
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US$0.178
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Number of
weighted average shares used in diluted EPS
calculation (in thousands)
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5,200,502
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5,186,949
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5,324,543
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5,207,574
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5,457,356
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Exchange rate
(NT$ per US$1)
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32.26
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32.81
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32.83
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33.01
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31.47
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As of Dec.
31, 2009
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As of Sep.
30, 2009
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Current
assets:
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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22,558 | 26,059 | ||||||
Financial
assets – current
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5,020 | 6,461 | ||||||
Notes and
accounts receivable
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17,812 | 16,847 | ||||||
Inventories
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12,206 | 5,723 | ||||||
Others
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3,817 | 4,397 | ||||||
Total current
assets
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61,413 | 59,487 | ||||||
Financial
assets – non current
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5,160 | 4,797 | ||||||
Properties –
net
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79,364 | 77,566 | ||||||
Intangible
assets
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12,232 | 12,900 | ||||||
Others
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3,892 | 3,932 | ||||||
Total
assets
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162,061 | 158,682 | ||||||
Current
liabilities:
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Short-term
debts – revolving credit
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13,025 | 17,856 | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term debts
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935 | 3,972 | ||||||
Notes and
accounts payable
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8,954 | 8,209 | ||||||
Others
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11,660 | 9,047 | ||||||
Total current
liabilities
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34,574 | 39,084 | ||||||
Long-term
debts
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49,080 | 44,553 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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3,693 | 3,807 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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87,347 | 87,444 | ||||||
Minority
interest
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3,098 | 2,664 | ||||||
Shareholders’
equity
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71,616 | 68,574 | ||||||
Total
liabilities & shareholders’ equity
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162,061 | 158,682 | ||||||
Current
Ratio
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1.78 | 1.52 | ||||||
Net Debt to
Equity
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0.47 | 0.48 |