- Faraday Technology
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Brief
Full name: Faraday Technology
Chinese name: 智原科技股份有限公司
Short name: Faraday
Stock code: 3035
Tax ID: 84149060
Market: TSE
Established: 10 Jun 1993
Paid in capital: NT$4.02 billion
Listed on TSE: 26 Aug 2002
Listed on OTC: 27 Oct 1999
Public since: 7 May 1998
Website: www.faraday-tech.com
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Financial performance
Faraday [3035] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 21-May 4,269 2,157 141,435,869 32.70 33.45 32.65 33.30 +0.75 +2.30% 33.35 33.30 20-May 1,485 714 48,276,400 32.50 32.65 32.40 32.55 +0.05 +0.15% 32.60 32.55 17-May 2,141 877 69,614,021 32.40 32.60 32.35 32.50 +0.15 +0.46% 32.55 32.50 16-May 2,199 1,122 71,375,394 32.45 32.65 32.30 32.35 +0.10 +0.31% 32.40 32.35 15-May 1,523 790 49,128,356 32.20 32.40 32.10 32.25 +0.20 +0.62% 32.30 32.25 14-May 2,081 1,070 66,891,991 32.25 32.45 32.00 32.05 -0.20 -0.62% 32.10 32.05 13-May 5,198 2,597 168,324,745 33.25 33.25 32.10 32.25 -1.55 -4.59% 32.30 32.25 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Faraday: Consolidated revenues, Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Apr-13
605
(0.4%)
(5.3%)
2,433
(1.5%)
Mar-13
607
3.3%
(3%)
1,828
(0.2%)
Feb-13
588
(7.1%)
(5.3%)
1,221
1.3%
Jan-13
633
14.8%
8.2%
633
8.2%
Dec-12
551
(28.5%)
10%
8,311
46.8%
Nov-12
771
(1.2%)
83.8%
7,760
50.4%
Oct-12
779
(7%)
81.5%
6,989
47.4%
Sep-12
839
(3.4%)
72.7%
6,210
44%
Aug-12
868
25.1%
72.9%
5,371
40.4%
Jul-12
694
4%
44.3%
4,504
35.5%
Jun-12
667
(0.8%)
25.9%
3,810
33.9%
May-12
672
5.2%
35.7%
3,143
35.7%
Apr-12
639
2%
34.8%
2,471
35.7%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: Non-consolidated revenues, Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Dec-12
540
(28.7%)
12.4%
8,101
52.1%
Nov-12
758
(1.6%)
89.4%
7,561
56.1%
Oct-12
770
(5.4%)
87.7%
6,804
53.1%
Sep-12
814
(4.5%)
79.9%
6,034
49.6%
Aug-12
852
26.8%
82.7%
5,220
45.7%
Jul-12
672
2.8%
48.8%
4,368
40.2%
Jun-12
654
0.5%
37.6%
3,696
38.8%
May-12
651
8.4%
38.4%
3,042
39%
Apr-12
600
(1.7%)
33.3%
2,391
39.2%
Mar-12
610
1.7%
29.7%
1,791
41.3%
Feb-12
600
3.4%
71.4%
1,181
48.1%
Jan-12
580
20.8%
29.8%
580
29.8%
Dec-11
481
20.1%
7.8%
5,325
(15.2%)
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: Consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
2,080
(13.4%)
51.3%
8,306
46.3%
3Q-12
2,401
20.7%
64.5%
6,226
44.7%
2Q-12
1,989
8.3%
32.8%
3,825
34.6%
1Q-12
1,836
33.5%
36.6%
1,836
36.6%
4Q-11
1,375
(5.9%)
(15.2%)
5,677
(14.2%)
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: Non-consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
2,068
(11.6%)
60.2%
8,101
52.1%
3Q-12
2,338
22.8%
70.6%
6,034
49.6%
2Q-12
1,905
6.3%
36.5%
3,696
38.8%
1Q-12
1,791
38.8%
41.3%
1,791
41.3%
4Q-11
1,291
(5.8%)
(15.6%)
5,325
(15.2%)
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
6,100,155
5,932,492
5,838,592
5,591,853
4,948,608
Long-term investments
134,505
142,926
150,155
156,165
163,835
Intangible assets
558,060
612,190
383,993
368,549
265,051
Other assets
26,700
66,104
76,499
69,725
68,865
Assets
8,854,763
8,810,369
8,497,180
8,247,331
7,521,104
Current liabilities
1,787,488
2,104,597
2,118,206
1,562,803
1,163,266
Other liabilities
18,382
37,650
42,573
43,139
44,787
Liabilities
1,957,782
2,142,247
2,162,969
1,608,140
1,208,053
Stockholders' equity
6,896,981
6,668,122
6,334,211
6,639,191
6,313,051
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: Non-consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
5,324,431
5,151,001
5,013,990
4,758,791
4,109,468
Long-term investments
1,178,364
1,212,097
1,217,681
1,218,707
1,259,245
Intangible assets
557,064
610,993
382,671
367,077
263,401
Other assets
16,838
54,195
64,446
58,481
54,646
Assets
8,700,663
8,670,869
8,328,018
8,061,719
7,357,954
Current liabilities
1,661,549
2,011,101
2,002,379
1,432,216
1,054,546
Other liabilities
8,953
9,995
11,047
11,998
12,965
Liabilities
1,820,356
2,021,096
2,013,426
1,444,214
1,067,511
Stockholders' equity
6,880,307
6,649,773
6,314,592
6,617,505
6,290,443
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: 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
2,094,930
2,402,726
1,990,488
1,842,338
1,398,936
Operating revenue
2,080,014
99.3%
2,401,457
99.9%
1,989,091
99.9%
1,835,892
99.7%
1,374,808
98.3%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
790,999
37.8%
942,805
39.2%
845,533
42.5%
773,314
42%
615,648
44%
Operating expenses
544,381
26%
589,376
24.5%
520,305
26.1%
501,443
27.2%
462,919
33.1%
Operating income (loss)
246,618
11.8%
353,429
14.7%
325,228
16.3%
271,871
14.8%
152,729
10.9%
Non-operating revenues and gains
11,909
0.6%
15,318
0.6%
3,711
0.2%
17,707
1%
-26,985
-1.9%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
243,784
11.6%
355,190
14.8%
316,258
15.9%
270,997
14.7%
96,118
6.9%
Net income (loss)
205,638
9.8%
320,926
13.4%
285,889
14.4%
246,582
13.4%
71,705
5.1%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.2
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Faraday: Non-consolidated income statement, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$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$k
% of sales
Gross sales
2,082,581
2,339,221
1,905,568
1,797,372
1,309,723
Operating revenue
2,067,665
99.3%
2,338,100
100%
1,904,547
99.9%
1,790,974
99.6%
1,290,785
98.6%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
765,618
36.8%
888,552
38%
793,140
41.6%
745,338
41.5%
565,869
43.2%
Operating expenses
495,068
23.8%
536,860
23%
477,815
25.1%
447,687
24.9%
444,574
33.9%
Operating income (loss)
270,550
13%
351,692
15%
315,325
16.5%
297,651
16.6%
121,295
9.3%
Non-operating revenues and gains
8,262
0.4%
10,149
0.4%
10,393
0.5%
8,721
0.5%
-11,405
-0.9%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
238,734
11.5%
355,531
15.2%
312,792
16.4%
267,551
14.9%
78,349
6%
Net income (loss)
207,313
10%
322,195
13.8%
287,957
15.1%
247,504
13.8%
67,722
5.2%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.2
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013 - Faraday Technology full profile
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