UMC expects wafer shipments to rise slightly in 1Q14

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UMC expects wafer shipments to rise slightly in 1Q14

Josephine Lien, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES

Monday 27 January 2014

United Microelectronics Corporation
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is engaged in the business of manufacturing or fabrication of ICs for applications in major sectors of semiconductor industry.

Founded in 1980 and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1985, the company is best known for dedicated semiconductor foundry business maintaining a customer base across industries, including communication, consumer electronics, computer, memory and others.

UMC employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide including operation sites in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United States.
Performance

The company's stock price closed at NT$15.6 on the TSE on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$12,412 million for March 2018, representing a 4.2% increase on month and 2.7% drop on year.

For the fourth quarter of 2017, the company totaled NT$36,631 million in consolidated revenues, down 2.8% sequentially and down 4.4% on year.

Brief

Full name: United Microelectronics Corporation
Chinese name: 聯華電子股份有限公司
Short name: UMC
Arconym: UMC
Stock code: 2303
Tax ID: 47217677
Market: TSE
Established: 22 May 1980
Paid in capital: NT$126.24 billion
Listed on TSE: 16 Jul 1985
Public since: 30 May 1981
Website: www.umc.com
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Latest stock

UMC [2303] historical stock price (NT$)
Date	Volume (k)	Transactions	Value	Open	High	Low	Close	Change		Ask	Bid
19-Apr	57,036	11,587	904,675,900	15.65	16.00	15.60	15.85	+0.25	+1.60%	15.85	15.90
18-Apr	43,082	5,665	669,333,100	15.45	15.60	15.35	15.60	+0.25	+1.63%	15.55	15.60
17-Apr	33,887	3,285	521,273,300	15.35	15.50	15.30	15.35	+0.00	+0.00%	15.35	15.40
16-Apr	16,061	2,021	247,241,450	15.40	15.45	15.35	15.35	-0.05	-0.32%	15.35	15.40
13-Apr	19,848	3,300	306,462,200	15.40	15.50	15.40	15.40	-0.05	-0.32%	15.40	15.45
12-Apr	24,363	4,067	375,821,750	15.40	15.50	15.35	15.45	+0.05	+0.32%	15.40	15.45
11-Apr	29,420	4,363	454,410,141	15.35	15.60	15.30	15.40	+0.10	+0.65%	15.40	15.45

Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes

Latest sales

UMC: Consolidated revenues, Mar 2017 - Mar 2018 (NT$m)
Month	Sales	M/M	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
Mar-18	12,412	4.2%	(2.7%)	37,497	0.2%
Feb-18	11,909	(9.6%)	(0.9%)	25,085	1.7%
Jan-18	13,176	23.5%	4.1%	13,176	4.1%
Dec-17	10,668	(12.2%)	(15.1%)	149,285	1%
Nov-17	12,155	(12%)	(5.9%)	138,617	2.4%
Oct-17	13,808	16.4%	7.6%	126,462	3.3%
Sep-17	11,865	(9.1%)	(6.8%)	112,654	2.8%
Aug-17	13,045	2%	0.9%	100,789	4.1%
Jul-17	12,788	(2.4%)	2.3%	87,744	4.6%
Jun-17	13,099	4.7%	(3.2%)	74,956	5%
May-17	12,512	4.9%	(1.5%)	61,856	6.9%
Apr-17	11,926	(6.5%)	10.8%	49,344	9.2%
Mar-17	12,751	6.1%	(1.3%)	37,418	8.8%

*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2018

UMC: Consolidated revenues, 4Q16 - 4Q17 (NT$m)
Quarter	Sales	Q/Q	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
4Q-17	36,631	(2.8%)	(4.4%)	149,285	1%
3Q-17	37,698	0.4%	(1.2%)	112,654	2.8%
2Q-17	37,538	0.3%	1.5%	74,956	5%
1Q-17	37,418	(2.3%)	8.8%	37,418	8.8%
4Q-16	38,306	0.4%	13.2%	147,870	2.1%

*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2018

Latest balance sheet and income statement

UMC: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q16 - 4Q17 (NT$k)
Item	4Q-2017	3Q-2017	2Q-2017	1Q-2017	4Q-2016
Current assets	139,160,486	124,709,447	120,077,682	111,536,815	110,469,594
Intangible assets	3,787,509	3,872,587	3,824,297	3,689,888	4,088,303
Non-current assets	254,938,676	259,463,586	265,739,634	267,842,352	276,185,588
Assets	394,099,162	384,173,033	385,817,316	379,379,167	386,655,182
Current liabilities	88,061,070	82,356,582	87,696,342	66,870,546	71,978,462
Non-current liabilities	92,000,508	87,379,264	84,925,073	95,827,438	95,935,096
Liabilities	180,061,578	169,735,846	172,621,415	162,697,984	167,913,558
Stockholders' equity	214,037,584	214,437,187	213,195,901	216,681,183	218,741,624

*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, April 2018

UMC: Consolidated income statement, 4Q16 - 4Q17 (NT$k)
Item	4Q-2017		3Q-2017		2Q-2017		1Q-2017		4Q-2016
Item	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales
Gross sales	34,494,450		36,406,227		36,068,772		35,988,095		37,022,353
Operating revenue	36,630,674	106.2%	37,698,201	103.5%	37,537,881	104.1%	37,417,950	104%	38,305,939	103.5%
Gross profit (loss) from operations	6,297,660	18.3%	6,592,258	18.1%	6,739,390	18.7%	7,428,450	20.6%	8,759,058	23.7%
Operating expenses	5,197,532	15.1%	5,403,572	14.8%	5,330,399	14.8%	6,211,629	17.3%	6,627,004	17.9%
Operating income (loss)	1,900,847	5.5%	1,629,086	4.5%	1,667,565	4.6%	1,370,823	3.8%	2,276,135	6.1%
Non-operating expenses and losses	-151,688	-0.4%	1,236,380	3.4%	448,787	1.2%	-303,378	-0.8%	-1,209,643	-3.3%
Income from continuing operations before income tax	1,749,159	5.1%	2,865,466	7.9%	2,116,352	5.9%	1,067,445	3%	1,066,492	2.9%
Net income (loss)	1,192,691	3.5%	2,463,918	6.8%	1,477,631	4.1%	1,497,025	4.2%	448,844	1.2%
Diluted earnings per share (NT$)	0.1		0.3		0.2		0.2		0.2