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 2016

 

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 29, 2016 – 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$62,371 million for the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), down by 4% year-over-year and down by 17% sequentially. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent for the quarter totaled NT$4,163 million, down from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,469 million in 1Q15 and down from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,990 million in 4Q15. Basic earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.54 (or US$0.082 per ADS), compared to basic earnings per share of NT$0.58 for 1Q15 and NT$0.65 for 4Q15. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.43 (or US$0.065 per ADS), compared to diluted earnings per share of NT$0.56 for 1Q15 and NT$0.63 for 4Q15.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

1Q16 Results Highlights – Consolidated

 

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Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others, each represented approximately 45%, 10%, 40%, 1% and 4%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.

 

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Cost of revenue was NT$50,922 million for the quarter, down from NT$62,279 million in 4Q15.

 

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Raw material cost totaled NT$27,357 million during the quarter, representing 44% of total net revenues.

 

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Labor cost totaled NT$8,284 million during the quarter, representing 13% of total net revenues.

 

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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$7,010 million during the quarter.

 

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Gross margin increased 0.8 percentage points to 18.4% in 1Q16 from 17.6% in 4Q15.

 

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Operating margin was 8.3% in 1Q16 compared to 9.0% in 4Q15.

 

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In terms of non-operating items:

 

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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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Net interest expense was NT$527 million.

 

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Net foreign exchange gain of NT$881 million was primarily attributable to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NT dollar.

 

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Loss on valuation of financial assets and liabilities was NT$360 million.

 

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Net gain on equity-method investments was NT$385 million, including NT$401 million of the share of profit from our investment in Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.

 

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Other net non-operating income of NT$71 million was primarily related to miscellaneous income. Total non-operating income for the quarter were NT$450 million.

 

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Income before tax was NT$5,656 million for 1Q16, compared to NT$6,572 million in 4Q15. We recorded income tax expenses of NT$1,318 million during the quarter, compared to NT$1,260 million in 4Q15.

 

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In 1Q16, net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$4,163 million, compared to net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,469 million for 1Q15 and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,990 million for 4Q15.

 

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Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 7,918,272,896, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries. Our 1Q16 basic earnings per share of NT$0.54 (or US$0.082 per ADS) were based on 7,649,385,595 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 1Q16. Our 1Q16 diluted earnings per share of NT$0.43 (or US$0.065 per ADS) were based on 8,293,276,666 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 1Q16.

 

1Q16 Results Highlights – IC ATM²

 

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Cost of revenues was NT$27,711 million for the quarter, down by 3% sequentially.

 

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Raw material cost totaled NT$8,086 million during the quarter, representing 23% of total net revenues.

 

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Labor cost totaled NT$7,194 million during the quarter, representing 20% of total net revenues.

 

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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,379 million during the quarter.

 

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Gross margin decreased 4.0 percentage points to 22.0% in 1Q16 from 26.0% in 4Q15.

 

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Operating margin was 9.1% in 1Q16 compared to 13.8% in 4Q15.

 

1Q16 Results Highlights – EMS

 

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Cost of revenues for the quarter was NT$22,781 million, down by 38% sequentially.

 

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Raw material cost totaled NT$19,310 million during the quarter, representing 78% of total net revenues.

 

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Labor cost totaled NT$1,089 million during the quarter, representing 4% of total net revenues.

 

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Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$667 million during the quarter.

 

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Gross margin increased to 8.1% in 1Q16 from 7.3% in 4Q15.

 

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Operating margin decreased to 1.5% in 1Q16 from 2.7% in 4Q15.

 

LIQUIdiTY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

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Capital expenditures in 1Q16 totaled US$115 million, of which US$62 million were used for packaging, US$47 million for testing, US$2 million for EMS and US$4 million for interconnect materials.

 

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² ATM stands for Semiconductor Assembly, Testing and Material.

 

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As of March 31, 2016, total unused credit lines amounted to NT$173,204 million.

 

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Current ratio was 1.25 and net debt to equity ratio was 0.41 as of March 31, 2016.

 

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Total number of employees was 63,357 as of March 31, 2016, compared to 65,789 as of December 31, 2015.

 

Business Review

 

Packaging Operations³

 

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Gross margin for our packaging operations during the quarter was 19.1%, down by 4.4 percentage points from 4Q15.

 

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Capital expenditures for our packaging operations amounted to US$62 million during the quarter, of which US$30 million were used for purchases of wafer bumping and flip chip packaging equipment and US$28 million for common equipment purchases, including SiP equipment purchases, and US$4 million for wirebond packaging specific purposes.

 

Testing Operations

 

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Depreciation, amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations amounted to NT$1,681 million during the quarter, up from NT$1,676 million in 4Q15.

 

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In 1Q16, gross margin for our testing operations was 32.9%, down by 4.7 percentage point from the previous quarter.

 

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Capital expenditures for our testing operations amounted to US$47 million during the quarter.

 

EMS Operations

 

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In 1Q16, gross margin for our EMS operations was 8.1%, up by 0.8 percentage points from the previous quarter.

 

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Capital expenditures for our EMS operations amounted to US$2 million during the quarter.

 

Substrate Operations

 

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PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,270 million during the quarter, up by NT$289 million, or by 15% from 4Q15. Of the total output of NT$2,270 million, NT$892 million was from sales to external customers.

 

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Gross margin for substrate operations was 16.9% during the quarter, up by 3.9 percentage points from 4Q15.

 

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In 1Q16, our internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 31% (by value) of our total substrate requirements.

 

Customers

 

IC ATM consolidated Basis

 

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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 35% of our total net revenues in 1Q16, compared to 37% in 4Q15. One customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 1Q16.

 

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Our top 10 customers contributed 51% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 54% in 4Q15.

 

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Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 35% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 33% in 4Q15.

 

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³ IC packaging services include module assembly services.

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EMS Basis

 

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Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 77% of our total net revenues in 1Q16, compared to 85% in 4Q15. One customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 1Q16.

 

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Our top 10 customers contributed 89% of our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 92% in 4Q15.

 

outlook

 

Based on our current business outlook and exchange rate assumptions, management projects overall performance for the second quarter of 2016 to be as follows:

 

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IC ATM business will approach 4Q15 levels, driven by a moderate recovery while SiP business remains seasonally soft;

 

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IC ATM gross margin should see meaningful improvement from 1Q16, but could be a bit lower than 4Q15;

 

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EMS business should decline moderately on a quarter over quarter basis;

 

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EMS gross margin should be similar with 1Q16 levels.

 

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 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/16	4Q/15	1Q/15
Net Revenues	35,543	38,406	38,605
Revenues by Application
Communication	51%	55%	55%
Computer	12%	12%	11%
Automotive, Consumer & Others	37%	33%	34%

 

Packaging Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions	1Q/16	4Q/15	1Q/15
Net Revenues	28,597	31,121	31,546
Revenues by Packaging Type
Advanced Packaging	29%	33%	33%
IC Wirebonding	62%	58%	58%
Discrete and Others	9%	9%	9%
Capacity
CapEx (US$ Millions)*	62	64	67
Number of Wirebonders	15,629	15,568	15,772

 

Testing Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions	1Q/16	4Q/15	1Q/15
Net Revenues	5,995	6,356	6,180
Revenues by Testing Type
Final test	78%	77%	74%
Wafer sort	18%	19%	21%
Engineering test	4%	4%	5%
Capacity
CapEx (US$ Millions)*	47	18	52
Number of Testers	3,453	3,435	3,339

 

EMS Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions	1Q/16	4Q/15	1Q/15
Net Revenues	24,788	39,347	28,344
Revenues by End Application
Communication	51%	64%	47%
Computer	19%	15%	17%
Consumer	15%	11%	18%
Industrial	7%	5%	11%
Automotive	7%	4%	6%
Others	1%	1%	1%
Capacity
CapEx (US$ Millions)*	2	5	16

* Capital expenditure excludes building construction costs.

 

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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
		Mar. 31  2016				Dec. 31 2015				Mar. 31 2015
Net revenues:
Packaging			28,036				29,093				29,321
Testing			5,995				6,356				6,180
Direct Material			892				798				861
EMS			24,749				39,301				28,300
Others			2,699				-				-
Total net revenues			62,371				75,548				64,662
Cost of revenues			(50,922	)			(62,279	)			(52,349	)
Gross profit			11,449				13,269				12,313
Operating expenses:
Research and development			(2,608	)			(2,814	)			(2,547	)
Selling, general and administrative			(3,635	)			(3,654	)			(3,474	)
Total operating expenses			(6,243	)			(6,468	)			(6,021	)
Operating income			5,206				6,801				6,292
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
Interest expense - net			(527	)			(538	)			(526	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)			881				428				540
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets    and liabilities			(360	)			(722	)			(969	)
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments			385				424				4
Others			71				179				165
Total non-operating income (expenses)			450				(229	)			(786	)
Income before tax			5,656				6,572				5,506
Income tax expense			(1,318	)			(1,260	)			(856	)
Income from continuing operations and    before noncontrolling interest			4,338				5,312				4,650
Noncontrolling interest			(175	)			(322	)			(181	)
Net income attributable to    shareholders of the parent			4,163				4,990				4,469
Per share data:
Earnings (losses) per share
– Basic			NT$0.54				NT$0.65				NT$0.58
– Diluted			NT$0.43				NT$0.63				NT$0.56
Earnings (losses) per equivalent ADS
– Basic			US$0.082				US$0.100				US$0.092
– Diluted			US$0.065				US$0.097				US$0.089
Number of weighted average shares used in    diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)			8,293,277				7,840,049				7,868,151
Exchange rate (NT$ per US$1)			33.07				32.55				31.52

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

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
		Mar. 31  2016				Dec. 31 2015				Mar. 31 2015
Net revenues:
Packaging			28,597				31,121				31,546
Testing			5,995				6,356				6,180
Direct Material			931				910				861
Others			20				19				18
Total net revenues			35,543				38,406				38,605
Cost of revenues			(27,711	)			(28,429	)			(28,610	)
Gross profit			7,832				9,977				9,995
Operating expenses:
Research and development			(1,922	)			(2,081	)			(1,909	)
Selling, general and administrative			(2,688	)			(2,583	)			(2,540	)
Total operating expenses			(4,610	)			(4,664	)			(4,449	)
Operating income			3,222				5,313				5,546
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
Interest expense - net			(604	)			(584	)			(530	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)			834				364				532
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities			(261	)			(622	)			(1,129	)
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments			1,431				1,333				616
Others			124				336				195
Total non-operating income (expenses)			1,524				827				(316	)
Income before tax			4,746				6,140				5,230
Income tax expense			(529	)			(1,099	)			(709	)
Income from continuing operations and    before noncontrolling interest			4,217				5,041				4,521
Noncontrolling interest			(54	)			(51	)			(52	)
Net income attributable to    shareholders of the parent			4,163				4,990				4,469

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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – EMS

(In NT$ millions, except per share data)  

(Unaudited)

 

		For the three months ended
		Mar. 31  2016				Dec. 31 2015				Mar. 31 2015
Net revenues:
Total net revenues			24,788				39,347				28,344
Cost of revenues			(22,781	)			(36,473	)			(26,079	)
Gross profit			2,007				2,874				2,265
Operating expenses:
Research and development			(710	)			(760	)			(661	)
Selling, general and administrative			(920	)			(1,038	)			(914	)
Total operating expenses			(1,630	)			(1,798	)			(1,575	)
Operating income			377				1,076				690
Net non-operating (expenses) income:
Total non-operating income (expenses)			78				(64	)			216
Income before tax			455				1,012				906
Income tax expense			(81	)			(170	)			(156	)
Income from continuing operations and    before noncontrolling interest			374				842				750
Noncontrolling interest			(108	)			(269	)			(130	)
Net income attributable to    shareholders of the parent			266				573				620

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

(In NT$ millions)

(Unaudited)

 

		As of Mar. 31, 2016				As of Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			45,070				55,251
Financial assets – current			3,971				3,864
Notes and accounts receivable			40,528				44,931
Inventories			44,224				48,972
Others			3,210				3,715
Total current assets			137,003				156,733
Financial assets – non current & Investments – equity method			51,985				38,347
Property plant and equipment			147,234				149,997
Intangible assets			11,861				11,889
Prepaid lease payments			2,458				2,556
Others			5,949				5,766
Total assets			356,490				365,288
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and short-term bills payable			34,154				36,983
Current portion of bonds payable			14,482				14,686
Current portion of long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations			1,356				2,157
Notes and accounts payable			28,907				34,139
Others			30,530				32,537
Total current liabilities			109,429				120,502
Bonds payable			32,582				23,740
Long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations			36,089				42,795
Other liabilities			9,653				9,831
Total liabilities			187,753				196,868
Shareholders of the parent			158,016				156,916
Noncontrolling interest			10,721				11,504
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity			356,490				365,288
Current Ratio			1.25				1.30
Net Debt to Equity			0.41				0.36