- Epistar
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PerformanceThe company's stock price closed at NT$71.4 on the TSE on Thursday, April 17, 2014.The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2,370 million for March 2014, representing a 19.5% increase on month and 38.3% increase on year.For the fourth quarter of 2013, the company totaled NT$6,095 million in consolidated revenues, up 5.9% sequentially and up 37.1% on year.Brief
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$9.33 billion
Listed on TSE: 25 May 2001
Website: www.epistar.com.tw
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Epistar [2448] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 18-Apr 3,349 1,761 239,967,883 71.80 72.10 71.10 71.20 -0.20 -0.28% 71.30 71.20 17-Apr 5,374 2,754 384,968,143 72.10 72.20 70.90 71.40 -0.60 -0.83% 71.50 71.40 16-Apr 7,623 4,108 545,318,888 70.40 72.40 70.20 72.00 +2.00 +2.86% 72.00 71.90 15-Apr 6,842 3,478 482,088,920 70.00 71.40 69.80 70.00 +0.30 +0.43% 70.00 69.90 14-Apr 8,720 4,374 609,782,561 70.60 70.80 69.30 69.70 -0.90 -1.27% 69.70 69.60 11-Apr 13,274 5,683 940,250,404 72.20 72.20 69.80 70.60 -1.60 -2.22% 70.70 70.60 10-Apr 8,724 4,619 632,259,493 73.00 73.60 71.90 72.20 -0.80 -1.10% 72.30 72.20 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Latest salesEpistar: Consolidated revenues, Mar 2013 - Mar 2014 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Mar-14
2,370
19.5%
38.3%
6,241
44.3%
Feb-14
1,982
5%
57.5%
3,871
48.3%
Jan-14
1,889
(7.7%)
39.7%
1,889
39.7%
Dec-13
2,047
(1.4%)
61.5%
22,250
11.6%
Nov-13
2,075
4.7%
39.8%
20,203
8.3%
Oct-13
1,982
6.3%
17%
18,128
5.5%
Sep-13
1,866
(5.4%)
3.2%
16,146
4.3%
Aug-13
1,971
2.9%
0.4%
14,280
4.4%
Jul-13
1,917
(0.5%)
0.8%
12,309
5.1%
Jun-13
1,926
(13.4%)
2.8%
10,392
5.9%
May-13
2,223
15.9%
19.4%
8,466
6.6%
Apr-13
1,919
12%
4.9%
6,243
2.7%
Mar-13
1,714
36.1%
(1.3%)
4,324
1.8%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2014Epistar: Consolidated revenues, 4Q12 - 4Q13 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-13
6,095
5.9%
37.1%
22,241
11.6%
3Q-13
5,754
(5.2%)
1.4%
16,147
4.3%
2Q-13
6,068
40.3%
9.1%
10,393
5.9%
1Q-13
4,325
(2.7%)
1.8%
4,325
1.8%
4Q-12
4,447
(21.6%)
(5%)
19,931
(9.3%)
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2014Latest balance sheet and income statementEpistar: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q12 - 4Q13 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2013
3Q-2013
2Q-2013
1Q-2013
4Q-2012
Current assets
36,249,273
35,271,156
28,459,968
27,110,398
27,279,120
Intangible assets
4,291,051
4,192,892
4,224,675
4,241,200
4,218,110
Non-current assets
39,746,760
39,866,122
39,901,177
40,015,424
40,124,502
Assets
75,996,033
75,137,278
68,361,145
67,125,822
67,403,622
Current liabilities
18,453,138
17,841,335
17,537,556
16,217,287
8,952,084
Non-current liabilities
9,939,982
9,840,286
3,395,736
3,526,138
11,225,457
Liabilities
28,393,120
27,681,621
20,933,292
19,743,425
20,177,541
Stockholders' equity
47,602,913
47,455,657
47,427,853
47,382,397
47,226,081
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2014Epistar: Consolidated income statement, 4Q12 - 4Q13 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2013
3Q-2013
2Q-2013
1Q-2013
4Q-2012
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
Gross sales
4,535,984
Operating revenue
6,094,786
134.4%
5,753,930
126.9%
6,067,860
133.8%
4,324,811
95.3%
4,446,727
98%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
799,157
17.6%
925,591
20.4%
963,945
21.3%
270,695
6%
16,553
0.4%
Operating expenses
725,792
16%
788,396
17.4%
691,364
15.2%
653,760
14.4%
719,910
15.9%
Operating income (loss)
155,182
3.4%
204,410
4.5%
386,980
8.5%
-305,719
-6.7%
-703,357
-15.5%
Non-operating revenues and gains
40,947
0.9%
95,319
2.1%
Non-operating expenses and losses
-152,755
-3.4%
-281,484
-6.2%
0
0%
-668,666
-14.7%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
2,427
0.1%
-77,074
-1.7%
408,046
9%
-264,772
-5.8%
-1,420,875
-31.3%
Net income (loss)
26,363
0.6%
-65,302
-1.4%
361,675
8%
-248,181
-5.5%
-1,586,826
-35%
Diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0
-0.1
0.4
-0.3
-1.3
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2014 - Epistar full profile
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