- Epistar
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PerformanceThe company's stock price closed at NT$66 on the TSE on Thursday, July 31, 2014.The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2,820 million for June 2014, representing a 0.9% increase on month and 46.5% increase on year.For the first quarter of 2014, the company totaled NT$6,241 million in consolidated revenues, up 2.4% sequentially and up 44.3% 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$9.36 billion
Listed on TSE: 25 May 2001
Website: www.epistar.com.tw
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Epistar [2448] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 1-Aug 10,855 5,438 727,688,212 65.10 68.70 64.10 68.00 +2.00 +3.03% 68.10 68.00 31-Jul 15,586 6,993 1,043,036,784 68.50 68.70 66.00 66.00 +0.00 +0.00% 66.20 66.00 30-Jul 10,757 5,057 731,961,467 68.50 69.60 66.70 69.60 +3.10 +4.66% 69.60 69.50 29-Jul 13,765 6,808 932,261,302 69.40 70.00 66.10 66.50 -2.90 -4.18% 66.60 66.50 28-Jul 11,015 5,378 772,782,539 73.50 73.50 68.30 69.40 -4.00 -5.45% 69.40 69.30 25-Jul 7,909 3,410 588,253,972 75.10 75.60 73.10 73.40 -1.30 -1.74% 73.70 73.40 24-Jul 6,556 2,784 490,381,333 75.40 75.40 74.20 74.70 +0.20 +0.27% 74.80 74.70 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Latest salesEpistar: Consolidated revenues, Jun 2013 - Jun 2014 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Jun-14
2,820
0.9%
46.5%
14,367
38.3%
May-14
2,796
11.4%
25.8%
11,547
36.4%
Apr-14
2,510
5.9%
30.8%
8,751
40.2%
Mar-14
2,370
19.5%
38.3%
6,241
44.3%
Feb-14
1,982
5%
57.5%
3,871
48.3%
Jan-14
1,889
(7.7%)
39.7%
1,889
39.7%
Dec-13
2,047
(1.4%)
61.5%
22,250
11.6%
Nov-13
2,075
4.7%
39.8%
20,203
8.3%
Oct-13
1,982
6.3%
17%
18,128
5.5%
Sep-13
1,866
(5.4%)
3.2%
16,146
4.3%
Aug-13
1,971
2.9%
0.4%
14,280
4.4%
Jul-13
1,917
(0.5%)
0.8%
12,309
5.1%
Jun-13
1,926
(13.4%)
2.8%
10,392
5.9%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, August 2014Epistar: Consolidated revenues, 1Q13 - 1Q14 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
1Q-14
6,241
2.4%
44.3%
6,241
44.3%
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%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, August 2014Latest balance sheet and income statementEpistar: Consolidated balance sheet, 1Q13 - 1Q14 (NT$k)
Item
1Q-2014
4Q-2013
3Q-2013
2Q-2013
1Q-2013
Current assets
28,967,601
36,249,273
35,271,156
28,459,968
27,110,398
Intangible assets
4,366,203
4,291,051
4,192,892
4,224,675
4,241,200
Non-current assets
40,419,437
39,746,760
39,866,122
39,901,177
40,015,424
Assets
69,387,038
75,996,033
75,137,278
68,361,145
67,125,822
Current liabilities
11,674,858
18,453,138
17,841,335
17,537,556
16,217,287
Non-current liabilities
10,362,269
9,939,982
9,840,286
3,395,736
3,526,138
Liabilities
22,037,127
28,393,120
27,681,621
20,933,292
19,743,425
Stockholders' equity
47,349,911
47,602,913
47,455,657
47,427,853
47,382,397
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, August 2014Epistar: Consolidated income statement, 1Q13 - 1Q14 (NT$k)
Item
1Q-2014
4Q-2013
3Q-2013
2Q-2013
1Q-2013
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
Operating revenue
6,240,741
6,094,786
5,753,930
6,067,860
4,324,811
Gross profit (loss) from operations
950,726
799,157
925,591
963,945
270,695
Operating expenses
689,283
725,792
788,396
691,364
653,760
Operating income (loss)
319,010
155,182
204,410
386,980
-305,719
Non-operating expenses and losses
-1,266,144
-152,755
-281,484
21,066
40,947
Income from continuing operations before income tax
-947,134
2,427
-77,074
408,046
-264,772
Net income (loss)
-852,505
26,363
-65,302
361,675
-248,181
Diluted earnings per share (NT$)
-0.9
0
-0.1
0.4
-0.3
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, August 2014 - Epistar full profile
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