Financial Analysis

Financial Analysis from 2008 to 2012 (Unconsolidated)

  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Capital Structure Analysis Debt Ratio (%) 11.87 14.26 18.12 17.31 23.57
Long-term Fund to Fixed
 Assets Ratio (%)
219.72 196.27 157.73 142.52 136.93
Liquidity Analysis Current Ratio (%) 338.70 256.07 162.88 144.79 149.73
Quick Ratio (%) 312.83 228.94 140.07 122.41 122.85
Times Interest Earned
 (times)
312.95 669.76 789.71 325.54 195.29
Operating Performance
 Analysis
Average Collection Turnover
 (times)
11.08 11.17 10.93 10.40 11.01
Days Sales Outstanding 32.93 32.66 33.40 35.09 33.14
Average Inventory Turnover
 (times)
10.86 10.06 9.44 9.61 9.13
Average Inventory Turnover
 Days
33.59 36.29 38.67 37.97 39.97
Average Payment Turnover
 (times)
20.40 18.46 16.89 18.17 18.23
Fixed Assets Turnover
 (times)
1.47 1.12 1.11 0.92 0.85
Total Assets Turnover (times) 0.60 0.49 0.58 0.55 0.53
Profitability Analysis Return on Total Assets (%) 18.35 15.98 25.31 18.40 19.56
Return on Equity (%) 20.74 18.37 30.23 22.30 24.57
Operating Income to Paid-in
 Capital Ratio (%)
41.48 36.49 59.76 53.60 68.20
Pre-tax Income to Paid-in
 Capital Ratio (%)
43.22 36.67 65.34 55.84 70.83
Net Margin (%) 31.06 31.22 39.71 32.09 33.24
Basic Earnings Per Share
 (NT$) (Note)
3.84 3.45 6.24 5.18 6.41
Diluted Earnings Per Share
 (NT$) (Note)
3.81 3.44 6.23 5.18 6.41
Cash Flow Cash Flow Ratio (%) 399.16 214.83 188.12 217.99 199.78
Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio
 (%)
134.79 122.02 109.98 99.13 93.47
Cash Flow Reinvestment
 Ratio (%)
12.95 6.99 11.20 11.07 11.53
Leverage Operating Leverage 2.50 2.46 2.17 2.54 2.37
Financial Leverage 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.01
Analysis of deviation of 2012 vs. 2011 over 20% :
1. The debt ratio increased by 36% as a result of increase in bonds payable.
2. The times interest earned decreased by 40%, primarily due to increase in interest expense.
3. The operating income to paid-in capital ratio increased by 27%, mainly due to increase in operating income.
4. The pre-tax income to paid-in capital ratio increased by 27%, primarily due to increase in pre-tax income.
5. The basic and diluted earnings per share both increased by 24%, mainly due to increase in net income.

Note: Retroactively adjusted for stock dividends for earning year 2008.

*Glossary

1. Capital Structure Analysis  
 (1) Debt Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets
 (2) Long-term Fund to Fixed Assets Ratio = (Shareholders’ Equity + Long-term Liabilities) / Net Fixed  Assets
2. Liquidity Analysis  
 (1) Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
 (2) Quick Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventories - Prepaid Expenses) /
 Current Liabilities
 (3) Times Interest Earned = Earnings before Interest and Taxes / Interest Expenses
3. Operating Performance Analysis  
 (1) Average Collection Turnover = Net Sales / Average Trade Receivables
 (2) Days Sales Outstanding = 365 / Average Collection Turnover
 (3) Average Inventory Turnover = Cost of Sales / Average Inventory
 (4) Average Inventory Turnover Days = 365 / Average Inventory Turnover
 (5) Average Payment Turnover = Cost of Sales / Average Trade Payables
 (6) Fixed Assets Turnover = Net Sales / Net Fixed Assets
 (7) Total Assets Turnover = Net Sales / Total Assets
4. Profitability Analysis  
 (1) Return on Total Assets = (Net Income + Interest Expenses * (1 - Effective
 Tax Rate)) / Average Total Assets
 (2) Return on Equity = Net Income / Average Shareholders’ Equity
 (3) Operating Income to Paid-in Capital Ratio = Operating Income / Paid-in Capital
 (4) Pre-tax Income to Paid-in Capital Ratio = Income before Tax / Paid-in Capital
 (5) Net Margin = Net Income / Net Sales
 (6) Earnings Per Share = (Net Income - Preferred Stock Dividend) /
 Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding
5. Cash Flow  
 (1) Cash Flow Ratio = Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities / Current
 Liabilities
 (2) Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio = Five-year Sum of Cash from Operations / Five-year Sum
 of Capital Expenditures, Inventory Additions, and Cash
 Dividend
 (3) Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio = (Cash Provided by Operating Activities - Cash Dividends)
 / (Gross Fixed Assets + Investments + Other Assets +
 Working Capital)
6. Leverage  
 (1) Operating Leverage = (Net Sales - Variable Cost) / Income from Operations
 (2) Financial Leverage = Income from Operations / (Income from Operations -
 Interest Expenses)

Financial Analysis from 2008 to 2012 (Consolidated)

  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Capital Structure
 Analysis
Debts Ratio (%) 14.05 16.08 19.50 18.37 24.01
Long-term Fund to Fixed
 Assets (%)
203.81 186.51 152.08 133.06 130.83
Liquidity Analysis Current Ratio (%) 444.70 328.31 212.29 192.52 177.12
Quick Ratio (%) 415.32 300.15 187.57 170.06 149.81
Times Interest Earned
 (times)
182.26 244.85 401.30 229.27 177.80
Operating Performance
 Analysis
Average Collection
 Turnover (times)
10.73 10.78 10.57 10.06 10.77
Days Sales Outstanding 34.01 33.86 34.54 36.29 33.89
Average Inventory
 Turnover (times)
9.88 9.30 8.62 8.75 8.38
Average Inventory
 Turnover Days
36.94 39.25 42.36 41.70 43.55
Average Payment
 Turnover (times)
20.02 18.77 17.23 18.77 19.39
Fixed Assets Turnover
 (times)
1.37 1.08 1.08 0.87 0.82
Total Assets Turnover
 (times)
0.60 0.50 0.58 0.55 0.53
Profitability Analysis Return on Total Assets
 (%)
17.89 15.57 24.77 18.08 19.30
Return on Equity (%) 20.74 18.37 30.23 22.30 24.57
Operating Income to
 Paid-in Capital Ratio (%)
40.75 35.50 61.43 54.62 69.84
Pre-tax Income to
 Paid-in Capital Ratio (%)
43.50 36.85 65.72 56.01 70.03
Net Margin (%) 30.17 30.25 38.68 31.48 32.78
Basic Earnings Per
 Share (NT$) (Note 1)
3.84 3.45 6.24 5.18 6.41
Diluted Earnings Per
 Share (NT$) (Note 1)
3.81 3.44 6.23 5.18 6.41
Cash Flow Cash Flow Ratio (%) 389.91 202.15 186.28 211.60 202.94
Cash Flow Adequacy
 Ratio (%)
139.50 126.39 113.91 101.93 95.97
Cash Flow Reinvestment
 Ratio (%)
12.98 6.90 11.13 11.12 11.69
Leverage Operating Leverage 2.53 2.53 2.12 2.50 2.31
Financial Leverage 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.01
Industry Specific Key
 Performance Indicator
Billing Utilization Rate (%) 88
(Note 2)
75
(Note 2)
101
(Note 2)
91
(Note 2)
91
(Note 2)
Advanced Technologies
 (65-nanometer and
 below) Percentage of
 Wafer Sales (%)
21 33 46 56 62
Sales Growth (%) 3.3 -11.2 41.9 1.8 18.5
Net Income Growth (%) -8.5 -10.7 81.1 -17.0 23.8
Analysis of deviation of 2012 vs. 2011 over 20% :
1. The debt ratio increased by 31% as a result of increase in bonds payable.
2. The times interest earned decreased by 22%, primarily due to increase in interest expense.
3. The operating income to paid-in capital ratio increased by 28%, mainly due to increase in operating income.
4. The pre-tax income to paid-in capital ratio increased by 25%, primarily due to increase in pre-tax income.
5. The basic and diluted earnings per share both increased by 24%, mainly due to increase in net income.

Note 1: Retroactively adjusted for stock dividends for earning year 2008.
Note 2: Capacity includes wafers committed by Vanguard and SSMC.

*Glossary

1. Capital Structure Analysis  
 (1) Debt Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets
 (2) Long-term Fund to Fixed Assets Ratio = (Shareholders’ Equity + Long-term Liabilities) / Net Fixed
 Assets
2. Liquidity Analysis  
 (1) Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
 (2) Quick Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventories - Prepaid Expenses) /
 Current Liabilities
 (3) Times Interest Earned = Earnings before Interest and Taxes / Interest Expenses
3. Operating Performance
 Analysis
 
 (1) Average Collection Turnover = Net Sales / Average Trade Receivables
 (2) Days Sales Outstanding = 365 / Average Collection Turnover
 (3) Average Inventory Turnover = Cost of Sales / Average Inventory
 (4) Average Inventory Turnover Days = 365 / Average Inventory Turnover
 (5) Average Payment Turnover = Cost of Sales / Average Trade Payables
 (6) Fixed Assets Turnover = Net Sales / Net Fixed Assets
 (7) Total Assets Turnover = Net Sales / Total Assets
4. Profitability Analysis  
 (1) Return on Total Assets = (Net Income + Interest Expenses * (1 - Effective Tax
 Rate)) / Average Total Assets
 (2) Return on Equity = Net Income / Average Shareholders’ Equity
 (3) Operating Income to Paid-in Capital Ratio = Operating Income / Paid-in Capital
 (4) Pre-tax Income to Paid-in Capital Ratio = Income before Tax / Paid-in Capital
 (5) Net Margin = Net Income / Net Sales
 (6) Earnings Per Share = (Net Income - Preferred Stock Dividend) / Weighted
 Average Number of Shares Outstanding
5. Cash Flow  
 (1) Cash Flow Ratio = Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities / Current
 Liabilities
 (2) Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio = Five-year Sum of Cash from Operations / Five-year Sum
 of Capital Expenditures, Inventory Additions, and Cash
 Dividend
 (3) Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio = (Cash Provided by Operating Activities - Cash Dividends)
 / (Gross Fixed Assets + Investments + Other Assets +
 Working Capital)
6. Leverage  
 (1) Operating Leverage = (Net Sales - Variable Cost) / Income from Operations
 (2) Financial Leverage = Income from Operations / (Income from Operations -
 Interest Expenses)