- Primax Electronics
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Brief
Full name: Primax Electronics
Chinese name: 致伸科技股份有限公司
Short name: Primax
Stock code: 4915
Tax ID: 28006928
Market: TSE
Established: 26 Mar 1984
Paid in capital: NT$4.27 billion
Listed on ESB: 31 Dec 2009
Public since: 14 Nov 2009
Website: www.primax.com.tw
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Financial performance
Primax [4915] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 24-May 1,383 724 37,597,250 27.35 27.50 27.00 27.05 -0.25 -0.92% 27.10 27.05 23-May 3,226 1,213 88,737,360 27.85 27.85 27.20 27.30 -0.55 -1.97% 27.35 27.30 22-May 4,258 1,568 116,618,795 27.10 27.85 26.85 27.85 +0.75 +2.77% 27.85 27.80 21-May 2,606 980 70,657,565 27.00 27.40 26.85 27.10 +0.30 +1.12% 27.15 27.10 20-May 1,489 500 39,997,350 26.80 27.00 26.70 26.80 +0.00 +0.00% 26.85 26.80 17-May 2,518 1,015 68,013,044 27.05 27.25 26.75 26.80 -0.35 -1.29% 26.85 26.80 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Primax: Consolidated revenues, Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Apr-13
3,509
0.9%
3.8%
14,092
4.5%
Mar-13
3,479
26%
8.1%
10,583
4.8%
Feb-13
2,762
(36.4%)
(17.1%)
7,103
3.2%
Jan-13
4,341
8.1%
22.2%
4,341
22.2%
Dec-12
4,015
5.4%
43,136
Nov-12
3,811
(1.4%)
39,120
Oct-12
3,865
14.4%
35,309
Sep-12
3,379
(1.5%)
31,444
Aug-12
3,432
(12%)
28,065
Jul-12
3,898
8.3%
24,634
Jun-12
3,599
(1.5%)
20,736
May-12
3,652
8%
17,137
Apr-12
3,382
5.1%
13,484
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: Non-consolidated revenues, Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Dec-12
3,686
7%
39,132
Nov-12
3,445
(2.1%)
35,446
Oct-12
3,519
17.7%
32,001
Sep-12
2,989
(3.2%)
28,482
Aug-12
3,088
(14.2%)
25,493
Jul-12
3,600
9.9%
22,405
Jun-12
3,275
(2%)
18,805
May-12
3,343
15,530
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: Consolidated revenues, 1Q12 - 1Q13 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
1Q-13
10,583
(9.5%)
4.8%
10,583
4.8%
4Q-12
11,688
9.2%
(11.1%)
43,133
(8.9%)
3Q-12
10,709
0.7%
(23.5%)
31,445
(8.1%)
2Q-12
10,633
5.3%
0.7%
20,736
2.7%
1Q-12
10,102
(23.2%)
4.8%
10,102
4.8%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: Non-consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
10,647
10%
(12.3%)
39,129
(9.1%)
3Q-12
9,677
0.2%
(24.9%)
28,482
(7.9%)
2Q-12
9,658
5.6%
(0.1%)
18,805
4.3%
1Q-12
9,147
(24.6%)
9.3%
9,147
9.3%
4Q-11
12,135
(5.8%)
43,053
21.7%
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
15,412,672
13,125,202
12,727,867
10,970,305
13,647,514
Intangible assets
178,068
180,840
186,437
188,389
197,017
Other assets
517,275
510,622
512,726
529,415
539,011
Assets
19,989,877
17,621,512
17,319,582
15,564,111
18,345,860
Current liabilities
12,635,791
11,133,625
11,014,153
9,420,378
12,400,406
Other liabilities
917,667
940,804
971,095
1,002,957
1,052,907
Liabilities
13,553,458
12,074,429
11,985,248
10,423,335
13,453,313
Stockholders' equity
6,436,419
5,547,083
5,334,334
5,140,776
4,892,547
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: Non-consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
9,935,168
8,768,071
8,856,806
7,217,073
8,981,542
Long-term investments
3,786,360
3,655,823
3,729,350
3,567,599
3,613,622
Intangible assets
54,961
57,082
59,203
61,323
66,002
Other assets
347,493
351,064
353,759
366,443
371,177
Assets
14,215,628
12,924,945
13,098,452
11,308,220
13,129,217
Current liabilities
6,888,900
6,465,022
6,821,323
5,190,914
7,211,137
Other liabilities
891,080
913,542
943,493
977,221
1,026,262
Liabilities
7,779,980
7,378,564
7,764,816
6,168,135
8,237,399
Stockholders' equity
6,435,648
5,546,381
5,333,636
5,140,085
4,891,818
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: 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
10,582,598
11,411,689
10,441,493
10,294,586
9,827,037
Operating revenue
10,582,598
100%
11,688,260
102.4%
10,708,690
102.6%
10,633,364
103.3%
10,102,457
102.8%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
970,618
9.2%
1,370,960
12%
1,026,521
9.8%
1,009,933
9.8%
1,093,452
11.1%
Operating expenses
720,147
6.8%
865,192
7.6%
766,099
7.3%
633,353
6.2%
765,507
7.8%
Operating income (loss)
250,471
2.4%
505,768
4.4%
260,422
2.5%
376,580
3.7%
327,945
3.3%
Non-operating revenues and gains
12,078
0.1%
157,370
1.5%
106,665
1%
66,515
0.7%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
303,962
2.9%
475,887
4.2%
358,493
3.4%
444,996
4.3%
364,133
3.7%
Net income (loss)
229,985
2.2%
321,646
2.8%
260,580
2.5%
359,879
3.5%
308,212
3.1%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.9
0.8
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013Primax: Non-consolidated income statement, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$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$k
% of sales
Gross sales
10,370,462
9,412,675
9,324,220
8,869,032
0
Operating revenue
10,647,240
102.7%
9,677,290
102.8%
9,657,900
103.6%
9,146,845
103.1%
0
Gross profit (loss) from operations
817,905
7.9%
746,505
7.9%
828,222
8.9%
812,168
9.2%
0
Operating expenses
516,507
5%
454,054
4.8%
359,242
3.9%
476,680
5.4%
0
Operating income (loss)
301,398
2.9%
292,451
3.1%
468,980
5%
335,488
3.8%
0
Non-operating revenues and gains
88,991
0.9%
63,191
0.7%
17,344
0.2%
51,776
0.6%
0
Income from continuing operations before income tax
377,862
3.6%
320,035
3.4%
431,909
4.6%
360,733
4.1%
0
Net income (loss)
321,375
3.1%
260,580
2.8%
359,870
3.9%
308,255
3.5%
0
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.7
0.6
0.9
0.8
0
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013 - Primax Electronics full profile
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24-May-2013 markets closed
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