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Brief
Full name: Soft-World International
Chinese name: 智冠科技股份有限公司
Short name: Soft-World
Stock code: 5478
Tax ID: 81231585
Market: OTC
Established: 15 Jul 1983
Paid in capital: NT$1.27 billion
Listed on OTC: 29 Mar 2001
Public since: 29 Dec 1998
Website: www.soft-world.com
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Financial performance
Soft-World [5478] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 18-Jun 272 242 14,286,400 52.30 52.90 52.00 52.50 +0.80 +1.55% 52.40 52.50 17-Jun 268 217 13,802,000 51.00 52.00 50.70 51.70 +0.70 +1.37% 51.70 51.80 14-Jun 569 444 29,440,700 53.20 53.40 51.00 51.00 -1.70 -3.23% 51.00 51.30 13-Jun 372 295 19,715,400 52.80 53.70 52.50 52.70 -0.60 -1.13% 52.70 52.80 11-Jun 573 436 30,773,400 54.20 54.60 53.00 53.30 -1.70 -3.09% 53.30 53.40 10-Jun 242 183 13,348,000 55.40 55.50 54.90 55.00 +0.20 +0.36% 55.00 55.10 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Soft-World: Consolidated revenues, May 2012 - May 2013 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
May-13
824
2.1%
(40.8%)
4,377
(5.7%)
Apr-13
807
(12.9%)
(5.1%)
3,552
9.4%
Mar-13
927
(6.4%)
32.6%
2,745
14.5%
Feb-13
990
19.5%
20.3%
1,818
7.1%
Jan-13
828
(5.4%)
828
(5.4%)
May-12
1,392
4,640
Apr-12
851
21.8%
3,248
Mar-12
699
(15%)
2,397
Feb-12
822
(6%)
1,698
Jan-12
875
875
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: Non-consolidated revenues, Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Dec-12
683
(2.5%)
2.4%
9,594
23%
Nov-12
701
3.4%
19.2%
8,911
24.9%
Oct-12
678
(7%)
11.5%
8,210
25.5%
Sep-12
729
8%
24.5%
7,532
26.9%
Aug-12
675
(25%)
5.7%
6,803
27.1%
Jul-12
901
(21.7%)
48.2%
6,128
30.1%
Jun-12
1,151
(9.9%)
65.2%
5,227
27.4%
May-12
1,277
87.6%
107.9%
4,077
19.6%
Apr-12
680
(1.4%)
8.5%
2,800
0.2%
Mar-12
690
8.7%
(1.3%)
2,120
(2.1%)
Feb-12
635
(20.2%)
(9.8%)
1,430
(2.6%)
Jan-12
795
19.2%
4.2%
795
4.2%
Dec-11
667
13.5%
(12.8%)
7,799
(0.4%)
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: Consolidated revenues, 1Q12 - 1Q13 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
1Q-13
2,724
17.3%
12.6%
2,724
12.6%
4Q-12
2,322
(11.8%)
10.8%
10,773
20.8%
3Q-12
2,633
(22.5%)
24%
8,451
23.9%
2Q-12
3,399
40.5%
49%
5,818
23.8%
1Q-12
2,419
15.5%
0.1%
2,419
0.1%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: Non-consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
2,085
(10.5%)
11.3%
9,726
24.2%
3Q-12
2,330
(26.8%)
26.9%
7,640
28.3%
2Q-12
3,183
49.6%
63.5%
5,310
28.9%
1Q-12
2,127
13.5%
(2.1%)
2,127
(2.1%)
4Q-11
1,874
2%
(7.9%)
7,830
(0.7%)
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
7,609,438
8,023,091
8,062,222
7,475,528
7,238,068
Long-term investments
102,673
97,043
92,706
110,174
102,980
Intangible assets
507,956
582,442
627,250
702,270
710,197
Other assets
101,378
105,880
109,384
170,879
203,865
Assets
8,923,515
9,432,938
9,577,260
9,192,987
9,020,077
Current liabilities
3,100,896
3,588,926
3,680,890
3,147,286
2,964,529
Other liabilities
60,820
55,303
50,041
49,566
49,078
Liabilities
3,161,716
3,644,229
3,730,931
3,196,852
3,013,607
Stockholders' equity
5,761,799
5,788,709
5,846,329
5,996,135
6,006,470
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: Non-consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
4,099,620
4,355,874
4,216,017
3,809,367
3,672,411
Long-term investments
2,786,669
2,912,219
2,894,914
2,958,520
3,000,592
Intangible assets
16,741
19,154
2,238
3,244
3,150
Other assets
8,796
10,647
14,856
22,751
26,946
Assets
7,284,650
7,660,390
7,515,196
7,192,796
7,074,501
Current liabilities
2,595,256
2,993,205
2,916,774
2,435,108
2,332,107
Other liabilities
64,443
55,208
60,050
49,471
48,980
Liabilities
2,659,699
3,048,413
2,976,824
2,484,579
2,381,087
Stockholders' equity
4,624,951
4,611,977
4,538,372
4,708,217
4,693,414
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: 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
2,665,055
2,439,682
2,761,011
3,467,472
2,468,169
Operating revenue
2,723,792
102.2%
2,321,747
95.2%
2,633,110
95.4%
3,399,092
98%
2,418,899
98%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
951,616
35.7%
579,012
23.7%
768,488
27.8%
938,394
27.1%
761,763
30.9%
Operating expenses
794,250
29.8%
585,515
24%
622,682
22.6%
684,416
19.7%
746,620
30.2%
Operating income (loss)
157,366
5.9%
-6,503
-0.3%
145,806
5.3%
253,978
7.3%
15,143
0.6%
Non-operating revenues and gains
26,570
1%
26,670
1.1%
21,409
0.8%
26,757
0.8%
27,997
1.1%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
183,936
6.9%
17,685
0.7%
150,365
5.4%
282,563
8.1%
29,918
1.2%
Net income (loss)
161,403
6.1%
-1,675
-0.1%
104,670
3.8%
170,766
4.9%
24,014
1%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
1.2
0.1
0.8
1.2
0.2
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013Soft-World: Non-consolidated income statement, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$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$k
% of sales
Gross sales
2,200,676
2,468,452
3,251,028
2,213,018
1,933,604
Operating revenue
2,085,499
94.8%
2,330,359
94.4%
3,182,514
97.9%
2,127,325
96.1%
1,873,793
96.9%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
250,204
11.4%
315,280
12.8%
479,384
14.7%
239,194
10.8%
220,186
11.4%
Operating expenses
156,405
7.1%
149,348
6.1%
179,450
5.5%
162,749
7.4%
157,570
8.1%
Operating income (loss)
95,128
4.3%
188,951
7.7%
278,355
8.6%
93,905
4.2%
64,374
3.3%
Non-operating revenues and gains
25,220
1.1%
13,211
0.5%
14,657
0.5%
10,829
0.5%
-48,048
-2.5%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
29,838
1.4%
133,586
5.4%
212,830
6.5%
21,222
1%
-31,648
-1.6%
Net income (loss)
6,309
0.3%
98,270
4%
151,570
4.7%
22,167
1%
-39,187
-2%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.1
0.8
1.2
0.2
-0.3
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013 - Soft-World International full profile
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