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Full name: Epistar
Chinese name: 晶元光電股份有限公司
Short name: Epistar
Stock code: 2448
Tax ID: 84149786
Market: TSE
Established: 19 Sep 1996
Paid in capital: NT$8.61 billion
Listed on TSE: 25 May 2001
Website: www.epistar.com.tw
2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Epistar candle lamps
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 28.
2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Epistar candle lamps
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 28.
| Epistar [2448] historical stock price (NT$) | |||||||||||
| Date | Volume (k) | Transactions | Value | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Ask | Bid | |
| 24-May | 4,758 | 2,480 | 269,174,687 | 56.80 | 56.90 | 56.10 | 56.70 | +0.70 | +1.25% | 56.70 | 56.60 |
| 23-May | 8,803 | 4,313 | 503,091,192 | 57.50 | 58.40 | 56.00 | 56.00 | -1.80 | -3.11% | 56.10 | 56.00 |
| 22-May | 6,432 | 2,624 | 373,715,135 | 58.50 | 58.60 | 57.80 | 57.80 | -0.10 | -0.17% | 57.90 | 57.80 |
| 21-May | 8,487 | 4,057 | 495,102,829 | 59.00 | 59.10 | 57.90 | 57.90 | -0.80 | -1.36% | 58.00 | 57.90 |
| 20-May | 11,600 | 5,004 | 682,479,972 | 58.00 | 59.40 | 57.80 | 58.70 | +0.90 | +1.56% | 58.80 | 58.70 |
| 17-May | 9,184 | 3,964 | 531,367,254 | 57.30 | 58.30 | 57.10 | 57.80 | +0.50 | +0.87% | 57.90 | 57.80 |
| 16-May | 14,615 | 6,588 | 838,204,017 | 56.00 | 58.60 | 55.50 | 57.30 | +1.60 | +2.87% | 57.40 | 57.30 |
| 15-May | 5,392 | 2,674 | 297,223,537 | 55.00 | 55.80 | 54.50 | 55.70 | +1.00 | +1.83% | 55.70 | 55.60 |
| 14-May | 6,393 | 2,714 | 347,820,200 | 54.80 | 55.10 | 53.80 | 54.70 | +0.20 | +0.37% | 54.80 | 54.70 |
| 13-May | 7,008 | 3,119 | 384,224,926 | 54.50 | 55.40 | 54.20 | 54.50 | +0.00 | +0.00% | 54.50 | 54.40 |
| 10-May | 5,546 | 55.20 | 55.20 | 54.20 | 54.50 | -0.80 | -1.45% | ||||
| 9-May | 17,563 | 6,943 | 958,133,251 | 53.70 | 55.30 | 53.20 | 55.30 | +2.60 | +4.93% | 55.30 | 55.20 |
| 8-May | 4,097 | 2,166 | 215,746,283 | 53.20 | 53.20 | 52.30 | 52.70 | +0.10 | +0.19% | 52.70 | 52.60 |
| 7-May | 5,719 | 2,669 | 303,646,722 | 53.30 | 53.60 | 52.60 | 52.60 | -0.70 | -1.31% | 52.70 | 52.60 |
| 6-May | 8,851 | 4,561 | 471,690,952 | 53.00 | 53.90 | 52.70 | 53.30 | +1.10 | +2.11% | 53.30 | 53.20 |
| 3-May | 7,419 | 3,744 | 387,971,027 | 51.90 | 52.80 | 51.60 | 52.20 | +0.90 | +1.75% | 52.30 | 52.20 |
| 2-May | 6,953 | 3,376 | 361,137,899 | 52.00 | 52.80 | 51.30 | 51.30 | -0.70 | -1.35% | 51.40 | 51.30 |
| 30-Apr | 9,509 | 4,903 | 490,274,504 | 50.50 | 52.20 | 50.50 | 52.00 | +2.10 | +4.21% | 52.00 | 51.90 |
| 29-Apr | 2,665 | 1,321 | 133,495,503 | 50.50 | 50.50 | 49.85 | 49.90 | +0.00 | +0.00% | 50.00 | 49.90 |
| 26-Apr | 4,711 | 2,496 | 236,021,717 | 50.50 | 50.50 | 49.80 | 49.90 | +0.35 | +0.71% | 49.95 | 49.90 |
| 25-Apr | 3,318 | 1,818 | 164,967,069 | 49.85 | 50.20 | 49.40 | 49.55 | -0.25 | -0.50% | 49.60 | 49.55 |
- Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Epistar: Consolidated revenues, Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (NT$m) | |||||
Month | Sales | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
Apr-13 | 1,919 |
12% |
4.9% |
6,243 |
2.7% |
Mar-13 | 1,714 |
36.1% |
(1.3%) |
4,324 |
1.8% |
Feb-13 | 1,259 |
(6.9%) |
(12.5%) |
2,610 |
3.9% |
Jan-13 | 1,352 |
|
25.9% |
1,352 |
25.9% |
Apr-12 | 1,829 |
5.4% |
|
6,078 |
|
Mar-12 | 1,736 |
20.6% |
|
4,248 |
|
Feb-12 | 1,439 |
34% |
|
2,513 |
|
Jan-12 | 1,074 |
|
|
1,074 |
|
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Non-consolidated revenues, Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (NT$m) | |||||
Month | Sales | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
Dec-12 | 1,145 |
(16.1%) |
2.5% |
17,532 |
(1%) |
Nov-12 | 1,365 |
(10.2%) |
5.6% |
16,387 |
(1.3%) |
Oct-12 | 1,519 |
(6%) |
20.6% |
15,022 |
(1.8%) |
Sep-12 | 1,616 |
(6.1%) |
14.8% |
13,503 |
(3.9%) |
Aug-12 | 1,721 |
3.2% |
23.2% |
11,887 |
(5.9%) |
Jul-12 | 1,667 |
(3.6%) |
14.3% |
10,166 |
(9.5%) |
Jun-12 | 1,730 |
4.3% |
(0%) |
8,499 |
(13.1%) |
May-12 | 1,658 |
9.8% |
(13.1%) |
6,769 |
(15.9%) |
Apr-12 | 1,511 |
5.2% |
(10.8%) |
5,112 |
(16.8%) |
Mar-12 | 1,436 |
21.2% |
(15.5%) |
3,601 |
(19%) |
Feb-12 | 1,185 |
20.9% |
(12.9%) |
2,165 |
(21.3%) |
Jan-12 | 980 |
(12.3%) |
(29.4%) |
980 |
(29.4%) |
Dec-11 | 1,117 |
(13.6%) |
(22.4%) |
17,712 |
(10.4%) |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Consolidated revenues, 1Q12 - 1Q13 (NT$m) | |||||
Quarter | Sales | Q/Q | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
1Q-13 | 4,325 |
(2.7%) |
1.8% |
4,325 |
1.8% |
4Q-12 | 4,447 |
(21.6%) |
(5%) |
19,931 |
(9.3%) |
3Q-12 | 5,673 |
2% |
16.7% |
15,485 |
(10.4%) |
2Q-12 | 5,564 |
31% |
(18.2%) |
9,812 |
(21%) |
1Q-12 | 4,248 |
(9.2%) |
(24.4%) |
4,248 |
(24.4%) |
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Non-consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m) | |||||
Quarter | Sales | Q/Q | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
4Q-12 | 4,029 |
(19.5%) |
10.1% |
17,532 |
(1%) |
3Q-12 | 5,004 |
2.2% |
17.4% |
13,503 |
(3.9%) |
2Q-12 | 4,898 |
36% |
(8.1%) |
8,499 |
(13.1%) |
1Q-12 | 3,601 |
(1.6%) |
(19%) |
3,601 |
(19%) |
4Q-11 | 3,660 |
(14.2%) |
(24%) |
17,702 |
(10.4%) |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k) | |||||
Item | 4Q-2012 | 3Q-2012 | 2Q-2012 | 1Q-2012 | 4Q-2011 |
Current assets |
27,410,209 |
29,810,064 |
32,037,992 |
31,150,181 |
30,898,254 |
Long-term investments |
3,213,534 |
3,318,692 |
2,916,514 |
2,849,834 |
2,794,736 |
Intangible assets |
4,624,867 |
4,132,722 |
4,157,624 |
4,169,116 |
4,213,989 |
Other assets |
1,774,182 |
1,585,799 |
1,290,420 |
910,477 |
868,156 |
Assets |
67,017,119 |
70,601,084 |
72,720,692 |
71,963,244 |
72,457,584 |
Current liabilities |
8,817,382 |
11,183,985 |
12,580,532 |
9,613,380 |
9,239,482 |
Other liabilities |
36,684 |
15,158 |
30,413 |
30,957 |
33,388 |
Liabilities |
19,868,203 |
21,334,045 |
23,289,693 |
21,796,843 |
21,431,982 |
Stockholders' equity |
47,148,916 |
49,267,039 |
49,430,999 |
50,166,401 |
51,025,602 |
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Non-consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k) | |||||
Item | 4Q-2012 | 3Q-2012 | 2Q-2012 | 1Q-2012 | 4Q-2011 |
Current assets |
19,990,069 |
22,542,516 |
22,807,779 |
21,125,495 |
21,303,014 |
Long-term investments |
18,847,409 |
15,961,184 |
16,247,104 |
16,439,835 |
16,926,990 |
Intangible assets |
789,914 |
455,731 |
472,688 |
493,706 |
519,661 |
Other assets |
557,389 |
542,329 |
479,571 |
475,192 |
377,073 |
Assets |
58,829,039 |
58,650,451 |
59,176,305 |
57,900,278 |
58,634,581 |
Current liabilities |
5,805,677 |
7,765,794 |
8,284,615 |
6,661,067 |
6,741,275 |
Other liabilities |
68,063 |
32,464 |
28,423 |
30,032 |
32,439 |
Liabilities |
13,157,621 |
15,094,466 |
15,702,429 |
13,938,121 |
14,155,999 |
Stockholders' equity |
45,671,418 |
43,555,985 |
43,473,876 |
43,962,157 |
44,478,582 |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Consolidated income statement, 1Q12 - 1Q13 (NT$k) | ||||||||||
Item | 1Q-2013 | 4Q-2012 | 3Q-2012 | 2Q-2012 | 1Q-2012 | |||||
NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | |
Gross sales |
|
|
4,535,984 |
|
5,818,682 |
|
5,714,701 |
|
4,387,183 |
|
Operating revenue |
4,324,811 | 95.3% |
4,446,727 | 98% |
5,672,592 | 97.5% |
5,563,755 | 97.4% |
4,248,310 | 96.8% |
Gross profit (loss) from operations |
270,695 | 6% |
16,553 | 0.4% |
758,686 | 13% |
854,818 | 15% |
-164,505 | -3.7% |
Operating expenses |
653,760 | 14.4% |
719,910 | 15.9% |
649,440 | 11.2% |
668,016 | 11.7% |
631,579 | 14.4% |
Operating income (loss) |
-305,719 | -6.7% |
-703,357 | -15.5% |
109,246 | 1.9% |
186,802 | 3.3% |
-796,084 | -18.1% |
Non-operating revenues and gains |
|
|
95,319 | 2.1% |
75,675 | 1.3% |
103,885 | 1.8% |
209,016 | 4.8% |
Income from continuing operations before income tax |
-264,772 | -5.8% |
-1,420,875 | -31.3% |
-10,365 | -0.2% |
127,311 | 2.2% |
-879,976 | -20.1% |
Net income (loss) |
-248,181 | -5.5% |
-1,586,826 | -35% |
-69,286 | -1.2% |
157,986 | 2.8% |
-831,996 | -19% |
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$) |
-0.3 |
|
-1.3 |
|
0.2 |
|
0.4 |
|
-0.6 |
|
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
Epistar: Non-consolidated income statement, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k) | ||||||||||
Item | 4Q-2012 | 3Q-2012 | 2Q-2012 | 1Q-2012 | 4Q-2011 | |||||
NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | |
Gross sales |
4,080,048 |
|
5,071,931 |
|
4,994,269 |
|
3,669,056 |
|
3,795,793 |
|
Operating revenue |
4,029,094 | 98.8% |
5,003,661 | 98.7% |
4,897,965 | 98.1% |
3,601,187 | 98.2% |
3,659,514 | 96.4% |
Gross profit (loss) from operations |
332,098 | 8.1% |
1,019,281 | 20.1% |
1,174,277 | 23.5% |
189,224 | 5.2% |
461,294 | 12.2% |
Operating expenses |
546,212 | 13.4% |
453,255 | 8.9% |
475,093 | 9.5% |
437,821 | 11.9% |
456,182 | 12% |
Operating income (loss) |
-228,186 | -5.6% |
547,103 | 10.8% |
679,504 | 13.6% |
-228,917 | -6.2% |
5,112 | 0.1% |
Non-operating revenues and gains |
-1,721 | 0% |
20,966 | 0.4% |
63,127 | 1.3% |
116,442 | 3.2% |
74,965 | 2% |
Income from continuing operations before income tax |
-965,765 | -23.7% |
189,096 | 3.7% |
367,356 | 7.4% |
-540,073 | -14.7% |
-715,552 | -18.9% |
Net income (loss) |
-1,108,364 | -27.2% |
129,472 | 2.6% |
377,134 | 7.6% |
-515,193 | -14% |
-618,933 | -16.3% |
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$) |
-1.3 |
|
0.2 |
|
0.4 |
|
-0.6 |
|
-0.7 |
|
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013
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