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Epistar Corporation (晶元光电)

Main Activities: Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

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Company Information

Full name
Epistar Corporation (晶元光电)

Headquarters
5, Li Hsin 5th Rd., S.B.I.P. Hsinchu, Taiwan; Hsinchu County; Hsinchu County
Status: Listed
Legal Form: Public Limited Company
Operational Status: Operational
ISIN CODE : TW0002448008
Financial Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers (2013)
Incorporation Date: September 19, 1996
Total Employees: 3,902

Tel: 886-3-5678000

Company Description

In 1996, a handful of visionaries founded Epistar to usher in the LED era, decades before solid state lighting became today’s ubiquitous commodity and highly-anticipated lighting source. First-hand knowledge and insight led the edgling Epistar to pursue cutting-edge production and engineering innovation in epitaxy. And with accumulated expertise and expansive capacity, today Epistar sits rmly as the premier global supplier. Epistar has already worked with some of the most well-known brands around
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Company Analysis

According to the Individual - Audited financial statement for the first three cumulated quarters of 2012, total net operating revenues decreased with -3.85%, from TWD 14,042.78 millions to TWD 13,502.81 millions. Operating result decreased from TWD 1,425.31 millions to TWD 229.09 millions which means -83.93% change. The results of the period reached TWD -8.59 millions at the end of the period against TWD 1,099.19 millions last year. Return on equity (Net income/Total equity) went from 2.43% to -0.02%, the Return On Asset (Net income / Total Asset) went from 1.82% to -0.01% and the Net Profit Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) went from 7.83% to -0.06% when compared to the same period of last year. The Debt to Equity Ratio (Total Liabilities/Equity) was 34.66% compared to 33.63% of last year. Finally, the Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) went from 3.99 to 2.90 when compared to the previous year.

Key Executives

Lee Ping Chieh Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chou Ming Chun President
Chang Sheh Hsien Spokesperson

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Balance Sheet

Total Assets

58,650

59,176

Current Assets

22,542

22,807

Total Liabilities

15,094

15,702

Shareholders Equity

43,555

43,473

Current Liabilities

7,765

8,284

* All the accounts are in TWD.
Income Statement

Total Operating Revenue

13,502

8,499

Operational Profit (Loss)

229

-31

Net Profit (Loss)

-8

-138

* All the accounts are in TWD.
Ratios
Profitability Ratios

Return on Assets (ROA)

-0.01%

-0.23%

Annualised Return on Assets (ROA)

-0.01%

-0.46%

Return on Equity (ROE)

-0.02%

-0.32%

Annualised Return on Equity (ROE)

-0.03%

-0.64%

Return on Sales (ROS)

-0.06%

-1.62%

Return on Capital

-0.02%

-0.27%

Gross Profit Margin

17.65%

16.04%

Operating Profit Margin

7.53%

5.3%

Efficiency Ratios

Accounts Receivable Turnover

5.21x

3.50x

Inventory Turnover

3.68x

2.40x

Current asset turnover

0.60x

0.37x

Fixed-asset turnover

0.73x

0.46x

Asset Turnover

0.23x

0.14x

Valuation figures and ratios

Earning Before Interests and Taxes (EBIT)

229

-31

EBITDA

2,266

1,321

Enterprise value

58,736

60,526

Enterprise Value / EBITDA

25.92

45.80

Bookvalue (BV)

43,100

43,001

Net Cash

-5,151

-4,458

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

290.28%

275.3%

Quick ratio

251.39%

239.45%

Doom's day ratio

128.04%

135.72%

Cash Flow to Debt

12.79%

11.35%

Leverage Ratios

Leverage ratio

134.66%

136.12%

Interest Coverage Ratio

107.7%

-22.48%

Debt to equity

34.66%

36.12%

Debt to total assets

25.74%

26.53%

Long Term Debt to Capital

14.32%

14.49%

Debt / Enterprise Value

25.7%

25.94%

Market ratios

Price/Book Ratio

1.97

1.97

Market Cap / Net cash

-10.40

-12.57

Trend Ratios

Revenue Trend

96.15%

86.91%

Net Income Trend

-0.78%

-12.7%

Operating Income Trend

65.05%

35.48%