- Microlife Corporation
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Brief
Full name: Microlife Corporation
Chinese name: 百略醫學科技股份有限公司
Short name: MLC
Arconym: MLC
Stock code: 4103
Tax ID: 04822871
Market: OTC
Established: 10 Nov 1981
Paid in capital: NT$1.10 billion
Listed on OTC: 29 Mar 2001
Public since: 16 Jul 1999
Website: www.microlife.com.tw
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Financial performance
MLC [4103] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 23-May 373 285 33,370,500 91.60 91.70 87.30 89.20 -1.80 -1.98% 89.00 89.20 22-May 541 355 49,565,700 91.50 93.00 89.60 91.00 -0.50 -0.55% 91.00 91.50 20-May 444 335 40,527,200 91.00 93.00 90.70 91.50 +0.50 +0.55% 91.30 91.50 17-May 783 494 72,994,100 91.50 95.10 90.60 91.00 -0.90 -0.98% 91.00 91.50 16-May 981 781 93,047,300 93.70 97.90 91.20 91.90 -0.60 -0.65% 91.90 92.10 15-May 1,188 732 108,531,100 87.30 92.50 87.30 92.50 +6.00 +6.94% 92.50 0.00 14-May 1,132 646 96,980,800 80.30 86.50 79.90 86.50 +5.60 +6.92% 86.50 0.00 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
MLC: Consolidated revenues, Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Apr-13
386
8.4%
41.8%
1,337
6.2%
Mar-13
356
67%
(14.6%)
951
(3.7%)
Feb-13
213
(44.1%)
(28.8%)
595
4.3%
Jan-13
381
3.1%
40.9%
381
40.9%
Dec-12
370
(27.2%)
(12.9%)
5,509
1.7%
Nov-12
508
(15.4%)
(16.4%)
5,139
2.9%
Oct-12
600
(22.6%)
(0.9%)
4,632
5.6%
Sep-12
775
1.1%
(9.3%)
4,032
6.6%
Aug-12
767
39.7%
(0.4%)
3,257
11.2%
Jul-12
549
48.1%
(2.1%)
2,490
15.4%
Jun-12
371
19.3%
36.4%
1,941
21.5%
May-12
311
14.1%
20.8%
1,570
18.5%
Apr-12
272
(34.7%)
(0.1%)
1,259
17.9%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: Non-consolidated revenues, Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Dec-12
340
(18.8%)
(3.7%)
4,503
5.5%
Nov-12
419
(15.6%)
(12.8%)
4,163
6.3%
Oct-12
497
(29.2%)
7.9%
3,744
9%
Sep-12
702
10.3%
(6.3%)
3,246
9.2%
Aug-12
636
36.1%
8.7%
2,545
14.4%
Jul-12
467
80.4%
12.8%
1,909
16.5%
Jun-12
259
2.1%
22%
1,441
17.7%
May-12
254
13.1%
10%
1,182
16.8%
Apr-12
224
(8.8%)
26.7%
928
18.8%
Mar-12
246
12.3%
15.8%
704
16.5%
Feb-12
219
(8.3%)
15.7%
458
16.9%
Jan-12
239
(32.5%)
18%
239
18%
Dec-11
354
(26.5%)
(21.2%)
4,268
(12.5%)
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: Consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
1,417
(31.1%)
(5.4%)
5,368
3.6%
3Q-12
2,055
117.5%
(0.1%)
3,951
7.3%
2Q-12
945
(0.6%)
13.9%
1,896
16.6%
1Q-12
951
(36.5%)
19.4%
951
19.4%
4Q-11
1,498
(27.2%)
10.3%
5,181
(7.9%)
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: Non-consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
1,257
(30.1%)
(3%)
4,503
5.5%
3Q-12
1,798
141.6%
2.9%
3,246
9.2%
2Q-12
744
5.7%
20%
1,448
18.3%
1Q-12
704
(45.7%)
16.5%
704
16.5%
4Q-11
1,295
(25.9%)
2.7%
4,268
(12.5%)
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
4,026,072
4,551,796
4,034,051
3,770,317
3,861,836
Long-term investments
2,439
2,704
2,481
2,122
2,563
Intangible assets
40,049
42,099
43,419
43,582
45,473
Other assets
118,346
98,661
102,402
97,093
99,635
Assets
4,521,452
5,046,278
4,534,115
4,271,737
4,379,825
Current liabilities
1,632,590
2,175,081
1,886,910
1,352,386
1,548,372
Other liabilities
88,336
105,353
68,862
81,253
61,677
Liabilities
1,720,926
2,280,434
1,955,772
1,433,639
1,610,049
Stockholders' equity
2,800,526
2,765,844
2,578,343
2,838,098
2,769,776
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: Non-consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
2,058,504
2,572,405
2,070,242
2,086,723
1,983,896
Long-term investments
1,223,431
1,203,071
1,120,957
1,019,221
994,810
Other assets
28,720
28,700
24,985
25,197
25,471
Assets
3,452,646
3,944,232
3,356,802
3,278,359
3,145,558
Current liabilities
590,688
1,121,208
735,980
387,015
340,346
Other liabilities
61,825
57,542
43,066
40,625
36,169
Liabilities
652,513
1,178,750
779,046
427,640
376,515
Stockholders' equity
2,800,133
2,765,482
2,577,756
2,850,719
2,769,043
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: 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
1,660,073
2,139,084
964,106
963,226
1,629,009
Operating revenue
1,416,648
85.3%
2,055,498
96.1%
945,006
98%
950,600
98.7%
1,497,951
92%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
421,352
25.4%
761,938
35.6%
435,431
45.2%
387,221
40.2%
464,440
28.5%
Operating expenses
358,337
21.6%
405,650
19%
300,091
31.1%
265,908
27.6%
427,129
26.2%
Operating income (loss)
63,015
3.8%
356,288
16.7%
135,340
14%
121,313
12.6%
37,311
2.3%
Non-operating revenues and gains
27,886
1.7%
8,300
0.4%
2,517
0.3%
13,861
1.4%
106,732
6.6%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
72,815
4.4%
375,748
17.6%
144,790
15%
107,345
11.1%
90,377
5.5%
Net income (loss)
50,877
3.1%
310,772
14.5%
109,783
11.4%
85,355
8.9%
73,361
4.5%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.5
2.6
0.9
0.7
0.6
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013MLC: Non-consolidated income statement, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$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$k
% of sales
Gross sales
1,267,611
1,802,877
747,698
704,053
1,303,093
Operating revenue
1,256,910
99.2%
1,798,074
99.7%
744,367
99.6%
704,053
100%
1,295,428
99.4%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
182,863
14.4%
387,325
21.5%
222,543
29.8%
171,767
24.4%
307,072
23.6%
Operating expenses
165,121
13%
107,185
5.9%
107,311
14.4%
89,131
12.7%
115,463
8.9%
Operating income (loss)
32,033
2.5%
283,047
15.7%
105,546
14.1%
89,867
12.8%
181,933
14%
Non-operating revenues and gains
43,085
3.4%
86,716
4.8%
35,313
4.7%
30,167
4.3%
-46,606
-3.6%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
65,238
5.1%
373,429
20.7%
141,153
18.9%
101,581
14.4%
87,097
6.7%
Net income (loss)
50,971
4%
310,877
17.2%
109,951
14.7%
85,355
12.1%
73,515
5.6%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.5
2.6
0.9
0.7
0.6
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013 - Microlife Corporation full profile
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