- Epistar
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PerformanceThe company's stock price closed at NT$57 on the TSE on Wednesday, January 28, 2015.The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2,029 million for December 2014, representing a 14.6% increase on month and 0.9% drop on year.For the third quarter of 2014, the company totaled NT$7,629 million in consolidated revenues, down 6.1% sequentially and up 32.6% 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 29-Jan 6,264 57.00 57.70 56.70 57.00 +0.00 +0.00% 28-Jan 8,614 4,285 493,148,992 56.50 57.90 56.50 57.00 +0.10 +0.18% 57.00 56.90 27-Jan 8,111 4,142 463,152,644 57.60 57.80 56.60 56.90 -0.50 -0.87% 57.00 56.90 26-Jan 10,174 5,088 585,170,052 58.00 58.50 57.00 57.40 -0.60 -1.03% 57.40 57.30 23-Jan 13,400 5,673 783,825,117 59.00 59.30 57.70 58.00 -0.40 -0.68% 58.00 57.90 22-Jan 9,978 5,188 589,974,179 59.70 60.30 58.20 58.40 -0.60 -1.02% 58.60 58.40 21-Jan 6,072 2,810 360,619,137 59.60 59.90 59.00 59.00 +0.20 +0.34% 59.10 59.00 20-Jan 7,491 3,791 441,822,116 58.10 59.80 58.10 58.80 +0.70 +1.20% 59.00 58.80 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Latest salesEpistar: Consolidated revenues, Dec 2013 - Dec 2014 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Dec-14
2,029
14.6%
(0.9%)
27,713
24.6%
Nov-14
1,771
(7.6%)
(14.7%)
25,685
27.1%
Oct-14
1,917
(15.5%)
(3.3%)
23,914
31.9%
Sep-14
2,269
(11.9%)
21.6%
21,996
36.2%
Aug-14
2,575
(7.6%)
30.6%
19,728
38.2%
Jul-14
2,786
(1.2%)
45.3%
17,153
39.4%
Jun-14
2,820
0.9%
46.5%
14,367
38.3%
May-14
2,796
11.4%
25.8%
11,547
36.4%
Apr-14
2,510
5.9%
30.8%
8,751
40.2%
Mar-14
2,370
19.5%
38.3%
6,241
44.3%
Feb-14
1,982
5%
57.5%
3,871
48.3%
Jan-14
1,889
(7.7%)
39.7%
1,889
39.7%
Dec-13
2,047
(1.4%)
61.5%
22,250
11.6%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015Epistar: Consolidated revenues, 3Q13 - 3Q14 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
3Q-14
7,629
(6.1%)
32.6%
21,996
36.2%
2Q-14
8,126
30.2%
33.9%
14,367
38.2%
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%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015Latest balance sheet and income statementEpistar: Consolidated balance sheet, 3Q13 - 3Q14 (NT$k)
Item
3Q-2014
2Q-2014
1Q-2014
4Q-2013
3Q-2013
Current assets
33,216,670
29,651,775
28,967,601
36,249,273
35,271,156
Intangible assets
4,309,544
4,352,114
4,366,203
4,291,051
4,192,892
Non-current assets
39,865,532
40,633,681
40,419,437
39,746,760
39,866,122
Assets
73,082,202
70,285,456
69,387,038
75,996,033
75,137,278
Current liabilities
13,725,307
13,027,887
11,674,858
18,453,138
17,841,335
Non-current liabilities
10,120,102
9,743,115
10,362,269
9,939,982
9,840,286
Liabilities
23,845,409
22,771,002
22,037,127
28,393,120
27,681,621
Stockholders' equity
49,236,793
47,514,454
47,349,911
47,602,913
47,455,657
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015Epistar: Consolidated income statement, 3Q13 - 3Q14 (NT$k)
Item
3Q-2014
2Q-2014
1Q-2014
4Q-2013
3Q-2013
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
Operating revenue
7,629,113
8,126,349
6,240,741
6,094,786
5,753,930
Gross profit (loss) from operations
1,718,607
22.5%
1,741,203
21.4%
950,726
15.2%
799,157
13.1%
925,591
16.1%
Operating expenses
912,889
12%
744,404
9.2%
689,283
11%
725,792
11.9%
788,396
13.7%
Operating income (loss)
854,932
11.2%
1,045,769
12.9%
319,010
5.1%
155,182
2.5%
204,410
3.6%
Non-operating expenses and losses
1,322,661
17.3%
-171,053
-2.1%
-1,266,144
-20.3%
-152,755
-2.5%
-281,484
-4.9%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
2,177,593
28.5%
874,716
10.8%
-947,134
-15.2%
2,427
0%
-77,074
-1.3%
Net income (loss)
1,822,440
23.9%
746,805
9.2%
-852,505
-13.7%
26,363
0.4%
-65,302
-1.1%
Diluted earnings per share (NT$)
1.8
0.8
-0.9
0
-0.1
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015 - Epistar full profile
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