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
 
 
April 30, 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: April 30, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Joseph Tung
 
 
Name:
 
Joseph Tung
 
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IR Contact:
Michelle Jao, Manager
mjao@iselabs.com
Tel: +1.510.687.2481
http://www.aseglobal.com
 
Grace Teng, Manager
grace_teng@aseglobal.com
Tel: +886.2.6636.5678
 
 

ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. REPORTS UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2015
 
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 30, 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$64,662 million for the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), up by 18% year-over-year and down by 16% sequentially.  Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent for the quarter totaled NT$4,469 million, up from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$3,450 million in 1Q14 and down from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$7,864 million in 4Q14.  Basic earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.58 (or US$0.092 per ADS), compared to basic earnings per share of NT$0.45 for 1Q14 and NT$1.02 for 4Q14. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.56 (or US$0.089 per ADS), compared to diluted earnings per share of NT$0.44 for 1Q14 and NT$0.99 for 4Q14.
.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

1Q15 Results Highlights – Consolidated
l
Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others each represented approximately 45%, 10%, 44%, 1% and 0%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
l
Cost of revenue was NT$52,349 million for the quarter, up by 18% year-over-year and down from NT$60,233 million in the previous quarter.
 
  -
Raw material cost totaled NT$30,185 million during the quarter, representing 47% of total net revenues, compared with NT$36,981 million and 48% of total net revenues in 4Q14.
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$8,695 million during the quarter, representing 13% of total net revenues, compared with NT$8,922 million and 12% of total net revenues in 4Q14.
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$7,106 million during the quarter, up by 16% year-over-year and up by 4% sequentially.
l
Gross margin decreased 2.4 percentage points to 19.0% in 1Q15 from 21.4% in 4Q14.
l
Total operating expenses during 1Q15 were NT$6,021 million, including NT$2,547 million in R&D and NT$3,474 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$6,565 million in 4Q14.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 9% in 1Q15, down from 10% in 1Q14 and remained the same as 4Q14.
 
 

1All 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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l
Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$6,292 million, down from NT$9,846 million in 4Q14.  Operating margin was 9.7% in 1Q15 compared to 12.8% in 4Q14.
l
In terms of non-operating items:
 
  -
Net interest expense was NT$526 million, down from NT$546 million in 4Q14.
 
  -
Net foreign exchange gain of NT$540 million was primarily attributable to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NT dollar.
 
  -
Loss on valuation of financial assets and liabilities was NT$969 million.
 
  -
Other net non-operating income of NT$165 million was primarily related to miscellaneous income.  Total non-operating expenses for the quarter were NT$786 million, compared to total non-operating expenses of NT$786 million for 1Q14 and total non-operating expenses of NT$267 million for 4Q14.
l
Income before tax was NT$5,506 million for 1Q15, compared to NT$9,579 million in 4Q14.  We recorded income tax expenses of NT$856 million during the quarter, compared to NT$1,475 million in 4Q14.
l
In 1Q15, net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$4,469 million, compared to net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$3,450 million for 1Q14 and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$7,864 million for 4Q14.
l
Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 7,887,881,546, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries.  Our 1Q15 basic earnings per share of NT$0.58 (or US$0.092 per ADS) were based on 7,706,554,578 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 1Q15. Our 1Q15 diluted earnings per share of NT$0.56 (or US$0.089 per ADS) were based on 7,868,151,106 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 1Q15.

1Q15 Results Highlights – IC ATM2
l
Net revenue contribution from IC ATM operations was NT$38,605 million for the quarter, up by 12% year-over-year and down by 12% sequentially.  Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, substrates sold to third parties and others was NT$31,546 million, NT$6,180 million, NT$861 million, and NT$18 million, respectively, and each represented approximately 82%, 16%, 2%, and 0%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.
l
Cost of revenues was NT$28,610 million for the quarter, up by 10% year-over-year and down by 5% sequentially.
 
  -
Raw material cost totaled NT$8,585 million during the quarter, representing 22% of total net revenues, compared with NT$9,137 million and 21% of total net revenues in 4Q14.
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$7,386 million during the quarter, representing 19% of total net revenues, compared with NT$7,804 million and 18% of total net revenues in 4Q14.
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,581 million during the quarter, up by 13% year-over-year and up by 2% sequentially.
l
Gross margin decreased 5.5 percentage points to 25.9% in 1Q15 from 31.4% in 4Q14.
l
Total operating expenses during 1Q15 were NT$4,449 million, including NT$1,909 million in R&D and NT$2,540 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$4,841 million in 4Q14.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 12% in 1Q15, remained the same as 1Q14 and up from 11% in 4Q14.
 
 

2 ATM stands for Semiconductor Assembly, Testing and Material.
 
 
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l
Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$5,546 million, down from NT$8,931 million in 4Q14.  Operating margin was 14.4% in 1Q15 compared to 20.4% in 4Q14.

1Q15 Results Highlights – EMS
l
Net revenue contribution from EMS operations for the quarter was NT$28,344 million, up by 33% year-over-year and down by 24% sequentially.
l
Cost of revenues for the quarter was NT$26,079 million, up by 35% year-over-year and down by 24% sequentially.
 
  -
Raw material cost totaled NT$21,610 million during the quarter, representing 76% of total net revenues, compared with NT$27,855 million and 75% of total net revenues in 4Q14.
 
  -
Labor cost totaled NT$1,310 million during the quarter, representing 5% of total net revenues, compared with NT$1,118 million and 3% of total net revenues in 4Q14.
 
  -
Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$553 million during the quarter, up by 106% year-over-year and up by 49% sequentially.
l
Gross margin increased to 8.0% in 1Q15 from 7.9% in 4Q14.
l
Total operating expenses during 1Q15 were NT$1,575 million, including NT$661 million in R&D and NT$914 million in SG&A, compared with total operating expenses of NT$1,700 million in 4Q14.  Total operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 6% in 1Q15, remained the same as in 1Q14 and up from 5% in 4Q14.
l
Operating income for the quarter totaled NT$690 million, down from NT$1,227 million in 4Q14.  Operating margin decreased to 2.4% in 1Q15 from 3.3% in 4Q14.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
l
As of March 31, 2015, our cash and current financial assets totaled NT$54,924 million, compared to NT$58,216 million as of December 31, 2014.
l
Capital expenditures in 1Q15 totaled US$138 million, of which US$67 million were used for packaging, US$52 million for testing, US$16 million for EMS and US$3 million for interconnect materials.
l
As of March 31, 2015, we had total debt of NT$93,656 million, compared to NT$99,387 million as of December 31, 2014.  Total debt consisted of NT$36,661 million of short-term borrowings, NT$1,151 million of the current portion of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations and NT$55,844 million of bonds payable, long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations.  Total unused credit lines amounted to NT$149,964 million.
l
Current ratio as of March 31, 2015 was 1.48, compared to 1.44 as of December 31, 2014.  Net debt to equity ratio was 0.25 as of March 31, 2015.
l
Total number of employees was 68,599 as of March 31, 2015, compared to 60,513 as of March 31, 2014 and 68,100 as of December 31, 2014.

BUSINESS REVIEW

Packaging Operations3
l
Net revenues generated from our packaging operations were NT$31,546 million during the quarter, up by NT$3,759 million, or by 14% year-over-year, and down by NT$4,813 million, or by 13% sequentially.
 
 

3 IC packaging services include module assembly services.
 
 
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l
Net revenues from advanced packaging accounted for 33% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, down by 5 percentage points from 4Q14.  Net revenues from IC wirebonding accounted for 58% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, up by 5 percentage points from 4Q14.  Net revenues from discrete and others accounted for 9% of our total packaging net revenues during the quarter, remained the same as 4Q14.
l
Gross margin for our packaging operations during the quarter was 23.7%, up by 2.0 percentage points year-over-year and down by 5.9 percentage points from 4Q14.
l
Capital expenditures for our packaging operations amounted to US$67 million during the quarter, of which US$31 million were used for purchases of wafer bumping and flip chip packaging equipment and US$36 million for common equipment purchases, including SiP equipment purchases.
l
As of March 31, 2015, there were 15,772 wirebonders in operation.  15 wirebonders were added and 35 wirebonders were disposed of during the quarter.

Testing Operations
l
Net revenues generated from our testing operations were NT$6,180 million during the quarter, up by NT$395 million, or by 7% year-over-year, and down by NT$483 million, or by 7% sequentially.
l
Final testing accounted for 74% 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 4Q14.  Engineering testing accounted for 5% of our total testing net revenues, up by 1 percentage point from 4Q14.
l
Depreciation, amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations amounted to NT$1,701 million during the quarter, up from NT$1,642 million in 1Q14 and up from NT$1,669 million in 4Q14.
l
In 1Q15, gross margin for our testing operations was 34.3%, up by 2.0 percentage points year-over-year and down by 4.6 percentage point from the previous quarter.
l
Capital expenditures for our testing operations amounted to US$52 million during the quarter.
l
As of March 31, 2015, there were 3,339 testers in operation. 121 testers were added and 49 testers were disposed of during the quarter.

EMS Operations
l
Net revenues generated from our EMS operations were NT$28,344 million during the quarter, up by NT$6,968 million, or by 33% year-over-year, and down by NT$8,876 million, or by 24% sequentially.
l
Communications products accounted for 47% of our total net revenues from EMS operations for the quarter, down by 20 percentage points from 4Q14.  Computing products accounted for 17% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 4 percentage points from 4Q14.  Consumer products accounted for 18% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 11 percentage point from 4Q14.  Industrial products accounted for 11% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 3 percentage points from 4Q14.  Automotive products accounted for 6% of our total net revenues from EMS operations, up by 1 percentage point from the previous quarter.
l
In 1Q15, gross margin for our EMS operations was 8.0%, down by 1.6 percentage points year-over-year and up by 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.
l
Capital expenditures for our EMS operations amounted to US$16 million during the quarter.
 
 
 
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Substrate Operations
l
PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,172 million during the quarter, up by NT$86 million, or by 4% year-over-year, and down by NT$111 million, or by 5% from 4Q14.  Of the total output of NT$ 2,172 million, NT$861 million was from sales to external customers.
l
Gross margin for substrate operations was 17.1% during the quarter, up by 0.4 percentage points year-over-year and down by 2.1 percentage points from 4Q14.
l
In 1Q15, our internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 28% (by value) of our total substrate requirements.

Customers
IC ATM CONSOLIDATED BASIS
l
Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 37% of our total net revenues in 1Q15, compared to 34% in 1Q14 and 42% in 4Q14.  One customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 1Q15.
l
Our top 10 customers contributed 53% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 47% in 1Q14 and 56% in 4Q14.
l
Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 33% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 36% in 1Q14 and 31% in 4Q14.

EMS BASIS
l
Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 77% of our total net revenues in 1Q15, compared to 73% in 1Q14 and 78% in 4Q14.  One customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 1Q15.
l
Our top 10 customers contributed 89% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 86% in 1Q14 and 88% in 4Q14.

OUTLOOK
 
Based on our current business outlook and exchange rate assumptions, management projects overall performance for the second quarter of 2015 to be as follows:
 
l
IC ATM production capacity will be up 2%; blended IC ATM utilization should be flat to up 2%;
 
l
IC ATM gross margin should stay relatively unchanged from the previous quarter;
 
l
EMS business should reach a level between the results of the last two quarters;
 
l
EMS gross margin might be slightly lower than the normalized margin in the previous quarter due to customer supply chain issues.


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
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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 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 2014 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on March 18, 2015.

 
 
 
 
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Supplemental Financial Information
 
IC ATM Consolidated Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
1Q/15
4Q/14
1Q/14
Net Revenues
38,605
43,884
34,351
Revenues by Application
     
Communication
55%
58%
52%
Computer
11%
11%
12%
Automotive and Consumer
34%
31%
36%
Others
0%
0%
0%
Revenues by Region
     
North America
64%
65%
60%
Europe
10%
9%
11%
Taiwan
16%
16%
17%
Japan
5%
5%
7%
Other Asia
5%
5%
5%

Packaging Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
1Q/15
4Q/14
1Q/14
Net Revenues
31,546
36,359
27,787
Revenues by Packaging Type
     
Advanced Packaging
33%
38%
27%
IC Wirebonding
58%
53%
64%
Discrete and Others
9%
9%
9%
Capacity
     
CapEx (US$ Millions)*
67
65
65
Number of Wirebonders
15,772
15,792
15,375

Testing Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
1Q/15
4Q/14
1Q/14
Net Revenues
6,180
6,663
5,785
Revenues by Testing Type
     
Final test
74%
75%
79%
Wafer sort
21%
21%
19%
Engineering test
5%
4%
2%
Capacity
     
CapEx (US$ Millions)*
52
26
27
Number of Testers
3,339
3,267
3,155

EMS Operations
Amounts in NT$ Millions
1Q/15
4Q/14
1Q/14
Net Revenues
28,344
37,220
21,376
Revenues by End Application
     
Communication
47%
67%
48%
Computer
17%
13%
22%
Consumer
18%
7%
10%
Industrial
11%
8%
12%
Automotive
6%
5%
7%
Others
1%
0%
1%
Capacity
     
CapEx (US$ Millions)*
16
55
16
* Capital expenditure excludes building construction costs.

 
 
 

 
 
 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data4
 (In NT$ millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

   
For the three months ended
 
   
Mar. 31
2015
   
Dec. 31
2014
   
Mar. 31
2014
 
Net revenues:
                 
Packaging
    29,321       31,942       26,722  
Testing
    6,180       6,663       5,785  
Direct Material
    861       861       779  
EMS
    28,300       37,178       21,365  
Others
    -       -       49  
Total net revenues
    64,662       76,644       54,700  
                         
Cost of revenues
    (52,349 )     (60,233 )     (44,340 )
Gross profit
    12,313       16,411       10,360  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Research and development
    (2,547 )     (2,769 )     (2,292 )
Selling, general and administrative
    (3,474 )     (3,796 )     (2,983 )
Total operating expenses
    (6,021 )     (6,565 )     (5,275 )
Operating income
    6,292       9,846       5,085  
                         
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
                       
Interest expense - net
    (526 )     (546 )     (531 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
    540       (1,051 )     (668 )
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
    4       (28 )     (64 )
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
    (969 )     1,190       304  
Others
    165       168       173  
Total non-operating income (expenses)
    (786 )     (267 )     (786 )
Income before tax
    5,506       9,579       4,299  
                         
Income tax expense
    (856 )     (1,475 )     (730 )
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
    4,650       8,104       3,569  
Noncontrolling interest
    (181 )     (240 )     (119 )
                         
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
    4,469       7,864       3,450  
                         
Per share data:
                       
Earnings (losses) per share
                       
– Basic
  $ NT0.58     $ NT1.02     $ NT0.45  
– Diluted
  $ NT0.56     $ NT0.99     $ NT0.44  
                         
Earnings (losses) per equivalent ADS
                       
– Basic
  $ US0.092     $ US0.167     $ US0.075  
– Diluted
  $ US0.089     $ US0.162     $ US0.073  
                         
Number of weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
    7,868,151       8,192,428       7,790,716  
                         
Exchange rate (NT$ per US$1)
    31.52       30.61       30.15  
 
 

4 Starting in 2015, we prepare financial statements in accordance with Taiwan-IFRS 2013 version. Under Taiwan-IFRS 2013 version, the impact of some newly effected GAAP shall be retroactively applied. The consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 have been adjusted accordingly.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – IC ATM4
 (In NT$ millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the three months ended
 
   
Mar. 31
2015
   
Dec. 31
2014
   
Mar. 31
2014
 
Net revenues:
                 
Packaging
    31,546       36,359       27,787  
Testing
    6,180       6,663       5,785  
Direct Material
    861       862       779  
Others
    18       -       -  
Total net revenues
    38,605       43,884       34,351  
                         
Cost of revenues
    (28,610 )     (30,112 )     (26,098 )
Gross profit
    9,995       13,772       8,253  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Research and development
    (1,909 )     (2,137 )     (1,835 )
Selling, general and administrative
    (2,540 )     (2,704 )     (2,196 )
Total operating expenses
    (4,449 )     (4,841 )     (4,031 )
Operating income
    5,546       8,931       4,222  
                         
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
                       
Interest expense - net
    (530 )     (547 )     (553 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
    532       (1,005 )     (685 )
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments
    616       634       557  
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities
    (1,129 )     1,094       298  
Others
    195       167       214  
Total non-operating income (expenses)
    (316 )     343       (169 )
Income before tax
    5,230       9,274       4,053  
                         
Income tax expense
    (709 )     (1,344 )     (573 )
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
    4,521       7,930       3,480  
Noncontrolling interest
    (52 )     (66 )     (30 )
                         
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
    4,469       7,864       3,450  
                         
Per share data:
                       
Earnings (losses) per share
                       
– Basic
  $ NT0.58     $ NT1.02     $ NT0.45  
– Diluted
  $ NT0.56     $ NT0.99     $ NT0.44  
                         
Number of weighted average shares used in
diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
    7,868,151       8,192,428       7,790,716  

 
 
 

 

 
Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.
Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – EMS4
 (In NT$ millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the three months ended
 
   
Mar. 31
2015
   
Dec. 31
2014
   
Mar. 31
2014
 
Net revenues:
                 
Total net revenues
    28,344       37,220       21,376  
                         
Cost of revenues
    (26,079 )     (34,293 )     (19,319 )
Gross profit
    2,265       2,927       2,057  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Research and development
    (661 )     (660 )     (480 )
Selling, general and administrative
    (914 )     (1,040 )     (741 )
Total operating expenses
    (1,575 )     (1,700 )     (1,221 )
Operating income
    690       1,227       836  
                         
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
                       
Total non-operating income
    216       114       55  
Income before tax
    906       1,341       891  
                         
Income tax expense
    (156 )     (140 )     (165 )
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
    750       1,201       726  
Noncontrolling interest
    (130 )     (175 )     (90 )
                         
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
    620       1,026       636  

 
 
 
 

 

 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Balance Sheet Data5
(In NT$ millions)
(Unaudited)
 
 
As of Mar. 31, 2015
 
As of Dec. 31, 2014
                 
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
   
49,414
     
51,694
 
Financial assets – current
   
5,510
     
6,522
 
Notes and accounts receivable
   
43,009
     
52,921
 
Inventories
   
47,605
     
44,150
 
Others
   
4,068
     
4,668
 
Total current assets
   
149,606
 
     
159,955
 
 
                 
Financial assets – non current & Investments – equity method
   
 
2,475
     
 
2,434
 
Property plant and equipment
   
150,055
     
151,587
 
Intangible assets
   
11,914
     
11,913
 
Prepaid lease payments
   
2,520
     
2,586
 
Others
   
5,920
     
5,510
 
Total assets
   
322,490
     
333,985
 
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term borrowings
   
36,661
     
41,176
 
Current portion of bonds payable
   
0
     
0
 
Current portion of long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations
   
 
1,151
     
 
2,835
 
Notes and accounts payable
   
31,706
     
35,411
 
Others
   
31,239
     
31,777
 
Total current liabilities
   
100,757
 
     
111,199
 
 
                 
Bonds payable
   
31,093
     
31,270
 
Long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations
   
24,751
     
24,106
 
Other liabilities
   
9,241
     
8,972
 
Total liabilities
   
165,842
 
     
175,547
 
 
Shareholders of the parent
   
148,329
     
150,219
 
                 
Noncontrolling interest
   
8,319
 
     
8,219
 
 
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity
   
322,490
     
333,985
 
                 
                 
Current Ratio
   
1.48
 
     
1.44
 
 
Net Debt to Equity
   
0.25
 
     
0.26
 
 

 

5 Starting in 2015, we prepare financial statements in accordance with Taiwan-IFRS 2013 version. Under Taiwan-IFRS 2013 version, the impact of some newly effected GAAP shall be retroactively applied. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 has been adjusted accordingly.