Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Second-Quarter of 2008
PR Newswire, August 5, 2008 Tuesday 6:04 AM GMT
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311; NYSE: ASX) ("We", "ASE", or the "Company"), the world's largest independent provider of IC packaging and testing services, today reported unaudited net revenues (Note 1) of NT$25,610 million for the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08), up 10% year-over-year and up 4% sequentially. Net income for the quarter totaled NT$2,412 million, down from NT$2,575 million in 2Q07 and up from NT$2,337 million in 1Q08. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter was NT$0.44 (or US$0.072 per ADS), compared to NT$0.48 for 2Q07 and NT$0.43 for 1Q08.
Note 1:
All financial information presented in this press release is unaudited, consolidated and prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China, or ROC GAAP. Such financial information is generated internally by us, and has not been subjected to the same review and scrutiny, including internal auditing procedures and review 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 for any future period.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
2Q08 Results Highlights |
-- Net revenue contribution from IC packaging operations (including module |
assembly), testing operations, and substrates sold to third parties was |
NT$20,033 million, NT$5,102 million and NT$475 million, respectively, |
and each represented approximately 78%, 20% and 2% respectively, of |
total net revenues for the quarter. |
-- Cost of revenues was NT$19,098 million, up 13% year-over-year and up 3% |
sequentially. |
-- As a percentage of total net revenues, cost of revenues was 75% in |
2Q08, up from 73% in 2Q07 and relatively unchanged compared to 1Q08. |
-- Raw material cost totaled NT$7,695 million during the quarter, |
representing 30% of total net revenues, compared with NT$7,301 |
million and 30% of net revenues in the previous quarter. |
-- Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$3,972 |
million during the quarter, down 4% year-over-year and up 1% |
sequentially. |
-- Total operating expenses during 2Q08 were NT$2,928 million, including |
NT$980 million in R&D and NT$1,948 million in SG&A. Compared with |
operating expenses of NT$2,836 million in 1Q08, the sequential increase |
was primarily attributable to bonuses paid to employees and |
compensation to directors and supervisors of one of our subsidiaries in |
2Q08. Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for the |
current quarter were 11%, relatively unchanged compared with 2Q07 and |
1Q08. |
-- Operating profit for the quarter totaled NT$3,584 million, up from |
NT$3,352 million in the previous quarter. Operating margin was 14% in |
2Q08 and remained unchanged compared with the previous quarter. |
-- In terms of non-operating items: |
-- Net interest expense was NT$268 million, down from NT$275 million a |
quarter ago. |
-- Net exchange gain of NT$294 million was primarily attributable to |
exchange gains from the appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. |
dollar. |
-- Gain on long-term investment of NT$28 million was primarily |
attributable to investment income of NT$32 million from USI and |
investment loss of NT$3 million from Hung Ching Construction. |
-- Other non-operating expenses of NT$76 million were primarily related |
to loss from inventory provision adjustment and other miscellaneous |
expenses. Together with other non-operating expenses, total non- |
operating expenses for the quarter were NT$22 million, compared to |
NT$292 million for 2Q07 and NT$69 million for 1Q08. |
-- Income before tax was NT$3,562 million for 2Q08, compared with NT$3,283 |
million in the previous quarter. We recorded an income tax expense of |
NT$779 million during the quarter, compared with an income tax expense |
of NT$411 million in 1Q08. The sequential increase of the income tax |
expense was primarily due to the undistributed earnings tax of one of |
our subsidiaries in 2Q08. Minority interest was NT$371 million for |
2Q08, down from NT$535 million in the previous quarter, primarily due |
to the completion of the ASE Test privatization transaction at the end |
of May. |
-- In 2Q08, net income was NT$2,412 million, compared to net income of |
NT$2,575 million for 2Q07 and NT$2,337 million for 1Q08. |
-- Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was |
5,476,949,209, excluding treasury stock. Our diluted EPS for 2Q08 was |
NT$0.44, or US$0.072 per ADS, based on 5,494,051,808 weighted average |
number of shares outstanding in 2Q08. |
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES |
-- As of June 30, 2008, our cash and other financial assets totaled |
NT$32,648 million, compared to NT$29,127 million on March 31, 2008. |
-- Capital expenditures in 2Q08 totaled US$130 million, of which US$71 |
million was used for IC packaging, US$56 million was used for testing, |
and US$3 million was used for interconnect materials. |
-- As of June 30, 2008, we had total bank debts of NT$64,687 million, |
compared to NT$38,794 million as of March 31, 2008. The increase in |
our bank debt was mainly attributable to the financing of the ASE Test |
privatization. Total bank debts consisted of NT$12,456 million of |
revolving working capital loans, NT$6,162 million of the current |
portion of long-term debts, NT$1,375 million of current portion of |
bonds payable, NT$40,663 million of long-term debts and NT$4,031 |
million of long-term bonds payable. Total unused credit lines were |
NT$69,692 million. |
-- Current ratio as of June 30, 2008 was 1.24, compared to 1.57 as of |
March 31, 2008. Net debt to equity ratio was 0.57 as of June 30, 2008. |
-- Total number of employees was approximately 30,363 as of June 30, 2008. |
Business Review |
IC Packaging Services (Note 2) |
-- Net revenues generated from our IC packaging operations were NT$20,033 |
million during the quarter, up by NT$2,004 million or 11% year-over- |
year and up by NT$806 million or 4% sequentially. On a sequential |
basis, the increase in packaging net revenue was primarily due to an |
increase in sales volume. |
-- Net revenues from advanced substrate and leadframe-based packaging |
accounted for 84% of total IC packaging net revenues during the quarter, |
which equaled the previous quarter. |
-- Gross margin for our IC packaging operations was 21%, down by 3% year- |
over-year and unchanged sequentially. |
-- Capital expenditures for our IC packaging operations amounted to US$71 |
million during the quarter, of which US$61 million was used for |
wirebonding packaging capacity, and US$10 million was used for wafer |
bumping and flip chip packaging equipment. |
-- As of June 30, 2008, there were 8,426 wirebonders in operation. 358 |
wirebonders were added, of which 119 wirebonders were obtained from the |
acquisition of ASE Weihai Inc. and 58 wirebonders were disposed of |
during the quarter. |
-- Net revenues from flip chip packages and wafer bumping services |
accounted for 10% of total packaging net revenues, up by 1 percentage |
point from the previous quarter. |
Note 2: |
IC packaging services include module assembly services. |
Testing Services |
-- Net revenues generated from our testing operations were NT$5,102 |
million, up by NT$377 million or 8% year-over-year and up by NT$207 |
million or 4% sequentially. |
-- Final testing contributed 77% to total testing net revenues, and stay |
unchanged versus previous quarter. Wafer sort contributed 20% to total |
testing net revenues, up by 1 percentage points from the previous |
quarter. Engineering testing contributed 3% to total testing net |
revenues, down by 1 percentage point from the previous quarter. |
-- Depreciation, amortization and rental expense associated with our |
testing operations amounted to NT$1,475 million, down from NT$1,574 |
million in 2Q07 and up from NT$1,455 million in 1Q08. |
-- In 2Q08, gross margin for our testing operations was 38%, up by 3 |
percentage points year-over-year and up by 1 percentage point |
sequentially. |
-- Capital spending on our testing operations amounted to US$56 million |
during the quarter. |
-- As of June 30, 2008, there were 1,622 testers in operations. 130 |
testers were added, of which 52 testers were obtained from the |
acquisition of ASE Weihai Inc. and 63 testers were disposed of during |
the quarter. |
Substrate Operations |
-- PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,161 million for the |
quarter, up by NT$114 million or 6% from a year-ago quarter, and up by |
NT$93 million or 5% from the previous quarter. Of the total output of |
NT$2,161 million, NT$475 million was from sales to external customers. |
-- Gross margin for substrate operations was 15% during the quarter, down |
by 6 percentage points from a year ago quarter and unchanged from the |
previous quarter. |
-- In 2Q08, the Company's internal substrate manufacturing operations |
supplied 58% (by value) of our total substrate requirements. |
-- As of June 30, 2008, the Company's PBGA capacity was at 52 million |
units per month. |
Customers |
-- Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 28% of |
our total net revenues in 2Q08, compared to 27% in 2Q07 and in 1Q08. |
No single customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net |
revenues. |
-- Our top 10 customers contributed 46% of our total net revenues during |
the quarter, compared to 44% in 2Q07 and 1Q08. |
-- Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, |
accounted for 40% of our total net revenues during the quarter, |
compared to 39% in 2Q07 and 42% in 1Q08. |
About ASE, Inc. |
ASE, Inc. is the world's largest independent provider of IC packaging services and, together with its subsidiary ASE Test Limited, the world's largest independent provider of IC testing services, including front-end engineering testing, wafer probing and final testing services. ASE, Inc.'s international customer base of more than 200 customers includes such leading names as ATI Technologies Inc., CSR plc, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., MediaTek Inc., NEC Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm Incorporated, RF Micro Devices Inc., STMicroelectronics N.V. and VIA Technologies, Inc. With advanced technological capabilities and a global presence spanning Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, ASE, Inc. has established a reputation for reliable, high quality products and services. For more information, visit our website at http://www.aseglobal.com/ .
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Supplemental Financial Information |
Consolidated Operations |
Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/08 1Q/08 2Q/07 |
Net Revenues 25,610 24,695 23,362 |
Revenues by End Application |
Communication 45% 45% 46% |
Computer 24% 25% 22% |
Automotive and Consumers 31% 30% 32% |
Others 0% 0% 0% |
Revenues by Region |
North America 50% 50% 48% |
Europe 9% 11% 12% |
Taiwan 21% 23% 23% |
Japan 9% 8% 9% |
Other Asia 11% 8% 8% |
IC Packaging Services |
Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/08 1Q/08 2Q/07 |
Net Revenues 20,033 19,227 18,029 |
Revenues by Packaging Type |
Advanced substrate & |
leadframe based 84% 84% 85% |
Traditional leadframe based 4% 4% 5% |
Module assembly 4% 5% 6% |
Others 8% 7% 4% |
Capacity |
CapEx (US$ Millions)* 71 78 49 |
Number of Wirebonders 8,426 8,126 7,040 |
Testing Services |
Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/08 1Q/08 2Q/07 |
Net Revenues 5,102 4,895 4,724 |
Revenues by Testing Type |
Final test 77% 77% 76% |
Wafer sort 20% 19% 20% |
Engineering test 3% 4% 4% |
Capacity |
CapEx (US$ Millions)* 56 44 20 |
Number of Testers 1,622 1,555 1,385 |
* Capital expenditure amounts exclude building construction costs. |
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. |
Summary of Consolidated Income Statements Data |
(In NT$ millions, except per share data) |
(Unaudited) |
For the three months ended For the period ended |
Jun. 30 Mar. 31 Jun. 30 Jun. 30 Jun. 30 |
2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 |
Net revenues: |
IC Packaging 20,033 19,227 18,029 39,260 34,312 |
Testing 5,102 4,895 4,724 9,997 9,049 |
Others 475 573 609 1,048 1,094 |
Total net revenues 25,610 24,695 23,362 50,305 44,455 |
Cost of revenues 19,098 18,507 16,958 37,605 33,055 |
Gross profit 6,512 6,188 6,404 12,700 11,400 |
Operating expenses: |
Research and |
development 980 1,096 720 2,076 1,409 |
Selling, general and |
administrative 1,948 1,740 1,795 3,688 3,332 |
Total operating |
expenses 2,928 2,836 2,515 5,764 4,741 |
Operating income 3,584 3,352 3,889 6,936 6,659 |
Net non-operating |
(income) expenses: |
Interest expenses -- |
net 268 275 306 543 659 |
Foreign exchange gain (294) (301) (147) (595) (165) |
Gain on long-term |
investment (28) (104) (65) (133) (141) |
Others 76 199 198 276 439 |
Total non-operating |
expenses 22 69 292 91 792 |
Income before tax 3,562 3,283 3,597 6,845 5,867 |
Income tax expense 779 411 866 1,191 1,185 |
Income from continuing |
operations and before |
minor interest 2,783 2,872 2,731 5,654 4,682 |
Minority interest 371 535 156 906 446 |
Net income 2,412 2,337 2,575 4,748 4,236 |
Per share data: |
Earnings (loss) per |
share |
--Basic NT$0.46 NT$0.44 NT$0.50 NT$0.90 NT$0.82 |
--Diluted NT$0.44 NT$0.43 NT$0.48 NT$0.86 NT$0.79 |
Earnings (loss) per |
equivalent ADS |
--Basic US$0.075 US$0.070 US$0.075 US$0.146 US$0.125 |
--Diluted US$0.072 US$0.067 US$0.073 US$0.138 US$0.120 |
Number of weighted |
average shares used |
in diluted EPS |
calculation |
(in thousands) 5,494,052 5,460,822 5,433,905 5,479,984 5,463,437 |
Exchange rate |
(NT$ per US$1) 30.36 31.74 33.11 31.05 32.94 |
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. |
Summary of Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
(In NT$ millions) |
(Unaudited) |
As of Jun. 30, As of Mar. 31, |
2008 2008 |
Current assets: |
Cash and cash equivalents 23,305 16,589 |
Financial assets -- current 9,343 12,538 |
Notes and accounts receivable 17,633 16,994 |
Inventories 5,598 5,439 |
Others 3,232 4,312 |
Total current assets 59,111 55,872 |
Financial assets -- non current 4,568 4,818 |
Properties -- net 83,209 81,297 |
Others 17,432 9,118 |
Total assets 164,320 151,105 |
Current liabilities: |
Short-term debts -- revolving credit 12,456 10,573 |
Short-term debts -- current portion of |
long-term debts 6,162 6,060 |
Short-term debts -- current portion of |
bonds payable 1,375 1,375 |
Notes and accounts payable 8,339 7,762 |
Others 19,492 9,785 |
Total current liabilities 47,824 35,555 |
Long-term debts 40,663 16,602 |
Long-term bonds payable 4,031 4,184 |
Other liabilities 2,808 2,949 |
Total liabilities 95,326 59,290 |
Minority interest 2,980 14,958 |
Shareholders' equity 66,014 76,857 |
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity 164,320 151,105 |
Current Ratio 1.24 1.57 |
Net Debt to Equity 0.57 0.11 |
Contact: |
ASE, Inc. |
Joseph Tung, CFO or Vice President |
Freddie Liu, Vice President |
Allen Kan, Manager |
Tel: +886-2-8780-5489 |
Fax: +886-2-2757-6121 |
Email: |
ir@aseglobal.com |
Website: |
http://www.aseglobal.com |
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US contact: |
Clare Lin, Director |
Tel: +1-408-986-6524 |
Email: |
clare.lin@aseus.com |
CONTACT: Joseph Tung, CFO and Vice President, or Freddie Liu, Vice President, or Allen Kan, Manager, +886-2-8780-5489, or fax, +886-2-2757-6121, ir@aseglobal.com , all of ASE, Inc.; or US contact, Clare Lin, Director, +1-408-986-6524, clare.lin@aseus.com
Web site: http://www.aseglobal.com/
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