FORM 6-K
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
July 29, 2016
 
Commission File Number 001-16125
   
   
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   
26 Chin Third Road
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR
ENGINEERING, INC.
 
       
       
Date: July 29, 2016
By:
/s/ Joseph Tung
 
 
Name:    
Joseph Tung
 
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.  

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

IR Contact:

Michelle Jao, Manager

mjao@iselabs.com

Tel: +1.510.687.2481

http://www.aseglobal.com

Grace Teng, Manager

grace_teng@aseglobal.com

Tel: +886.2.6636.5678

 

 

 

ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. REPORTS UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2016

 

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., July 29, 2016 – Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311, NYSE: ASX) (“We”, “ASE”, or the “Company”), among the leading providers of packaging and testing services, today reported unaudited net revenues 1 of NT$62,601 million for the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), down by 11% year-over-year and up by 0.4% sequentially. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent for the quarter totaled NT$4,679 million, up from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$3,652 million in 2Q15 and up from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,163 million in 1Q16. Basic earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.61 (or US$0.094 per ADS), compared to basic earnings per share of NT$0.48 for 2Q15 and NT$0.54 for 1Q16. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.51 (or US$0.079 per ADS), compared to diluted earnings per share of NT$0.43 for 2Q15 and 1Q16.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

2Q16 Results Highlights – Consolidated

 

l Net revenue contribution from packaging operations, testing operations, EMS operations, substrates sold to third parties and others, each represented approximately 48%, 10%, 40%, 1% and 1%, respectively, of total net revenues for the quarter.

l Cost of revenue was NT$50,346 million for the quarter, down from NT$50,922 million in 1Q16.

 

- Raw material cost totaled NT$27,293 million during the quarter, representing 44% of total net revenues.

 

- Labor cost totaled NT$8,678 million during the quarter, representing 14% of total net revenues.

 

- Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,996 million during the quarter.

 

l Gross margin increased 1.2 percentage points to 19.6% in 2Q16 from 18.4% in 1Q16.

l Operating margin was 9.5% in 2Q16 compared to 8.3% in 1Q16.

l In terms of non-operating items:

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1 All financial information presented in this press release is unaudited, consolidated and prepared in accordance with Taiwan-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards as endorsed for use in the R.O.C.). Such financial information is generated internally by us, and has not been subjected to the same review and scrutiny, including internal auditing procedures and audit by our independent auditors, to which we subject our audited consolidated financial statements, and may vary materially from the audited consolidated financial information for the same period. Any evaluation of the financial information presented in this press release should also take into account our published audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements. In addition, the financial information presented is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations for any future period.

 

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- Net interest expense was NT$532 million.

- Net foreign exchange loss of NT$238 million was primarily attributable to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NT dollar.

- Gain on valuation of financial assets and liabilities was NT$858 million.

- Net gain on equity-method investments was NT$892 million, including NT$934 million of the share of profit from our investment in Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.

- Other net non-operating loss of NT$438 million was primarily related to miscellaneous loss. Total non-operating income for the quarter were NT$542 million.

 

l Income before tax was NT$6,473 million for 2Q16, compared to NT$5,656 million in 1Q16. We recorded income tax expenses of NT$1,523 million during the quarter, compared to NT$1,318 million in 1Q16.

l In 2Q16, net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$4,679 million, compared to net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$3,652 million for 2Q15 and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,163 million for 1Q16.

l Our total number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 7,923,622,596, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries. Our 2Q16 basic earnings per share of NT$0.61 (or US$0.094 per ADS) were based on 7,657,902,937 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 2Q16. Our 2Q16 diluted earnings per share of NT$0.51 (or US$0.079 per ADS) were based on 8,238,395,704 weighted average number of shares outstanding in 2Q16.

 

2Q16 Results Highlights – IC ATM 2

l Cost of revenues was NT$28,943 million for the quarter, up by 4% sequentially.

- Raw material cost totaled NT$8,458 million during the quarter, representing 22% of total net revenues.

- Labor cost totaled NT$7,478 million during the quarter, representing 19% of total net revenues.

- Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$6,383 million during the quarter.

 

l Gross margin increased 2.8 percentage points to 24.8% in 2Q16 from 22.0% in 1Q16.

l Operating margin was 12.9% in 2Q16 compared to 9.1% in 1Q16.

 

2Q16 Results Highlights – EMS

l Cost of revenues for the quarter was NT$22,326 million, down by 2% sequentially.

- Raw material cost totaled NT$18,879 million during the quarter, representing 76% of total net revenues.

- Labor cost totaled NT$1,199 million during the quarter, representing 5% of total net revenues.

- Depreciation, amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$651 million during the quarter.

 

l Gross margin increased to 10.3% in 2Q16 from 8.1% in 1Q16.

l Operating margin increased to 3.3% in 2Q16 from 1.5% in 1Q16.

 

LIQUIdiTY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

l Capital expenditures in 2Q16 totaled US$257 million, of which US$136 million were used for packaging, US$107 million for testing, US$4 million for EMS and US$10 million for

 

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2 ATM stands for Semiconductor Assembly, Testing and Material.

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interconnect materials.

l As of June 30, 2016, total unused credit lines amounted to NT$184,607 million.

l Current ratio was 1.13 and net debt to equity ratio was 0.44 as of June 30, 2016.

l Total number of employees was 65,437 as of June 30, 2016, compared to 63,357 as of March 31, 2016.

 

Business Review

 

Packaging Operations 3

l Gross margin for our packaging operations for the quarter was 21.5%, up by 2.4 percentage points from 1Q16.

l Capital expenditures for our packaging operations amounted to US$136 million for the quarter, of which US$56 million were used in purchases of wafer bumping and flip chip packaging equipment, US$52 million were used in purchase of common equipment, including SiP equipment purchases, and US$28 million were used in wirebond packaging specific purposes.

 

Testing Operations

 

l Depreciation, amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations amounted to NT$1,657 million during the quarter, down from NT$1,681 million in 1Q16.

l In 2Q16, gross margin for our testing operations was 36.8%, up by 3.9 percentage point from 1Q16.

l Capital expenditures for our testing operations amounted to US$107 million during the quarter.

 

EMS Operations

l In 2Q16, gross margin for our EMS operations was 10.3%, up by 2.2 percentage points from 1Q16.

l Capital expenditures for our EMS operations amounted to US$4 million during the quarter.

 

Substrate Operations

l PBGA substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$2,477 million for the quarter, up by NT$207 million, or by 9% from 1Q16. Of the total output of NT$2,477 million, NT$759 million was from sales to external customers.

l Gross margin for substrate operations was 18.8% for the quarter, up by 1.9 percentage points from 1Q16.

l In 2Q16, our internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 37% (by value) of our total substrate requirements.

 

Customers

IC ATM consolidated Basis

l Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 35% of our total net revenues in 2Q16, remained the same as 1Q16. No customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 2Q16.

l Our top 10 customers contributed 51% of our total net revenues during the quarter, which remained the same as 1Q16.

l Our customers that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 33% of our

 

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total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 35% in 1Q16.

 

EMS Basis

l Our five largest customers together accounted for approximately 76% of our total net revenues in 2Q16, compared to 77% in 1Q16. One customer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues in 2Q16.

l Our top 10 customers contributed 88% of our total net revenues for the quarter, compared to 89% in 1Q16.

 

outlook

Based on our current business outlook and exchange rate assumptions, management projects overall performance for the third quarter of 2016 to be as follows:

l IC ATM capacity will increase 5% sequentially;

l IC ATM utilization rate will also increase 5% sequentially;

l IC ATM gross margin should be around 4Q15 levels;

l EMS business should approach 2Q15 levels;

l EMS gross margin should approach 1Q16 levels.

 

About ASE, Inc.

 

ASE, Inc. is among the leading providers of packaging services and testing services, including front-end engineering testing, wafer probing and final testing services. With advanced technological capabilities and a global presence spanning Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, ASE, Inc. has established a reputation for reliable, high quality products and services. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.aseglobal.com.

 

Safe Harbor Notice

 

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our future results of operations and business prospects. Although these forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition or business prospects, are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements in this press release. Our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor or electronic industry; changes in our regulatory environment, including our ability to comply with new or stricter environmental regulations and to resolve environmental liabilities; demand for the outsourced semiconductor packaging, testing and electronic manufacturing services we offer and for such outsourced services generally; the highly competitive semiconductor or manufacturing industry we are involved in; our ability to introduce new technologies in order to remain competitive; international business activities; our business strategy; our future expansion plans and capital expenditures; the uncertainties as to whether we can complete the acquisition of 100% of Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. shares not otherwise owned by ASE; the strained relationship between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China; general economic and political conditions; the recent global economic crisis; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors. For a discussion of these risks and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2015 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on April 29, 2016.

 

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Supplemental Financial Information

 

IC ATM Consolidated Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/16 1Q/16 2Q/15
Net Revenues 38,504 35,543 37,671
Revenues by Application      
Communication 52% 51% 55%
Computer 12% 12% 10%
Automotive, Consumer & Others 36% 37% 35%

 

Packaging Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/16 1Q/16 2Q/15
Net Revenues 31,180 28,597 30,558
Revenues by Packaging Type      
Bumping, Flip Chip, WLP & SiP 31% 29% 31%
IC Wirebonding 61% 62% 57%
Discrete and Others 8% 9% 12%
Capacity      
CapEx (US$ Millions)* 136 62 140
Number of Wirebonders 15,920 15,629 15,662

 

Testing Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/16 1Q/16 2Q/15
Net Revenues 6,502 5,995 6,230
Revenues by Testing Type      
Final test 77% 78% 75%
Wafer sort 20% 18% 21%
Engineering test 3% 4% 4%
Capacity      
CapEx (US$ Millions)* 107 47 43
Number of Testers 3,629 3,453 3,370

 

EMS Operations

Amounts in NT$ Millions 2Q/16 1Q/16 2Q/15
Net Revenues 24,886 24,788 34,576
Revenues by End Application      
Communication 46% 51% 44%
Computer 20% 19% 13%
Consumer 18% 15% 28%
Industrial 8% 7% 9%
Automotive 7% 7% 5%
Others 1% 1% 1%
Capacity      
CapEx (US$ Millions)* 4 2 27

* Capital expenditure excludes building construction costs.

 

 
 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data

(In NT$ millions, except per share data)  

(Unaudited)

 

    For the three months ended   For the six months ended
    Jun. 30
2016
  Mar. 31
2016
  Jun. 30
2015
  Jun. 30
2016
  Jun. 30
2015
Net revenues:                    
Packaging     30,178       28,036       28,618       58,214       57,939  
Testing     6,503       5,995       6,231       12,498       12,411  
Direct Material     759       892       839       1,651       1,700  
EMS     24,845       24,749       34,534       49,594       62,834  
Others     316       2,699       -       3,015       -  
Total net revenues     62,601       62,371       70,222       124,972       134,884  
                                         
Cost of revenues     (50,346 )     (50,922 )     (58,656 )     (101,268 )     (111,005 )
Gross profit     12,255       11,449       11,566       23,704       23,879  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Research and development     (2,745 )     (2,608 )     (2,733 )     (5,353 )     (5,280 )
Selling, general and administrative     (3,579 )     (3,635 )     (3,424 )     (7,214 )     (6,898 )
Total operating expenses     (6,324 )     (6,243 )     (6,157 )     (12,567 )     (12,178 )
Operating income     5,931       5,206       5,409       11,137       11,701  
                                         
Net non-operating (expenses) income:                                        
Interest expense - net     (532 )     (527 )     (471 )     (1,059 )     (997 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)     (238 )     881       839       643       1,379  
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities     858       (360 )     (349 )     498       (1,318 )
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments     892       385       (54 )     1,277       (50 )
Others     (438 )     71       26       (367 )     191  
Total non-operating income (expenses)     542       450       (9 )     992       (795 )
Income before tax     6,473       5,656       5,400       12,129       10,906  
                                         
Income tax expense     (1,523 )     (1,318 )     (1,596 )     (2,841 )     (2,452 )
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
    4,950       4,338       3,804       9,288       8,454  
Noncontrolling interest     (271 )     (175 )     (152 )     (446 )     (333 )
                                         
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent     4,679       4,163       3,652       8,842       8,121  
                                       
Per share data:                                        
Earnings (losses) per share                                        
– Basic     NT$0.61       NT$0.54       NT$0.48       NT$1.16       NT$1.06  
– Diluted       NT$0.51         NT$0.43         NT$0.43         NT$0.94         NT$1.02  
                                         
Earnings (losses) per equivalent ADS                                        
– Basic       US$0.094         US$0.082         US$0.077         US$0.177         US$0.170  
– Diluted       US$0.079         US$0.065         US$0.070         US$0.144         US$0.164  
                                         
Number of weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (in thousands)
    8,238,396       8,293,278       8,151,710       8,272,966       7,829,459  
                                         
Exchange rate (NT$ per US$1)     32.40       33.07       30.84       32.74       31.18  
                                         
 
 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.  

Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – IC ATM

(In NT$ millions, except per share data)  

(Unaudited)

 

    For the three months ended   For the six months ended
    Jun. 30  
2016
  Mar. 31  
2016
  Jun. 30
2015
  Jun. 30  
2016
  Jun. 30
2015
Net revenues:                    
Packaging     31,180       28,597       30,558       59,777       62,104  
Testing     6,502       5,995       6,230       12,497       12,410  
Direct Material     801       931       865       1,732       1,726  
Others     21       20       18       41       36  
Total net revenues     38,504       35,543       37,671       74,047       76,276  
                                         
Cost of revenues     (28,943 )     (27,711 )     (28,167 )     (56,654 )     (56,777 )
Gross profit     9,561       7,832       9,504       17,393       19,499  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Research and development     (2,021 )     (1,922 )     (1,969 )     (3,943 )     (3,878 )
Selling, general and administrative     (2,583 )     (2,688 )     (2,434 )     (5,271 )     (4,974 )
Total operating expenses     (4,604 )     (4,610 )     (4,403 )     (9,214 )     (8,852 )
Operating income     4,957       3,222       5,101       8,179       10,647  
                                         
Net non-operating (expenses) income:                                        
Interest expense - net     (576 )     (604 )     (489 )     (1,180 )     (1,019 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)     (306 )     834       630       528       1,162  
Gain (loss) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities     828       (261 )     (516 )     567       (1,645 )
Gain (loss) on equity-method investments     1,495       1,431       839       2,926       1,455  
Others     (397 )     124       (336 )     (273 )     (141 )
Total non-operating income (expenses)     1,044       1,524       128       2,568       (188 )
Income before tax     6,001       4,746       5,229       10,747       10,459  
                                         
Income tax expense     (1,266 )     (529 )     (1,537 )     (1,795 )     (2,246 )
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
    4,735       4,217       3,692       8,952       8,213  
Noncontrolling interest     (56 )     (54 )     (40 )     (110 )     (92 )
                                         
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
    4,679       4,163       3,652       8,842       8,121  
                                         
 
 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data – EMS 

(In NT$ millions, except per share data)  

(Unaudited)

 

    For the three months ended   For the six months ended
    Jun. 30
2016
  Mar. 31  
2016
  Jun. 30  
2015
  Jun. 30  
2016
  Jun. 30  
2015
Net revenues:                    
Total net revenues     24,886       24,788       34,576       49,674       62,920  
                                         
Cost of revenues     (22,326 )     (22,781 )     (32,370 )     (45,107 )     (58,449 )
Gross profit     2,560       2,007       2,206       4,567       4,471  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Research and development     (742 )     (710 )     (783 )     (1,452 )     (1,444 )
Selling, general and administrative     (996 )     (920 )     (962 )     (1,916 )     (1,876 )
Total operating expenses     (1,738 )     (1,630 )     (1,745 )     (3,368 )     (3,320 )
Operating income     822       377       461       1,199       1,151  
                                         
Net non-operating (expenses) income:                                        
Total non-operating income     190       78       423       268       639  
Income before tax     1,012       455       884       1,467       1,790  
                                         
Income tax expense     (205 )     (81 )     (64 )     (286 )     (220 )
Income from continuing operations and before noncontrolling interest
    807       374       820       1,181       1,570  
Noncontrolling interest     (204 )     (108 )     (110 )     (312 )     (240 )
                                         
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
    603       266       710       869       1,330  
 
 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

(In NT$ millions)

(Unaudited)

 

    As of Jun. 30, 2016   As of Mar. 31, 2016
         
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents     36,873       45,070  
Financial assets – current     3,588       4,358  
Notes and accounts receivable     44,680       40,528  
Inventories     44,263       44,224  
Others     7,567       2,823  
Total current assets     136,971       137,003  
                 
Financial assets – non current & Investments – equity method     50,457       52,340  
Property plant and equipment     147,650       147,234  
Intangible assets     11,898       11,861  
Prepaid lease payments     2,402       2,458  
Others     5,564       5,594  
Total assets     354,942       356,490  
                 
Current liabilities:                
Short-term borrowings and short-term bills payable     18,319       34,154  
Current portion of bonds payable     22,550       14,482  
Current portion of long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations     5,229       1,356  
Notes and accounts payable     31,340       28,907  
Others     43,330       30,530  
Total current liabilities     120,768       109,429  
                 
Bonds payable     24,652       32,582  
Long-term borrowings & capital lease obligations     39,664       36,089  
Other liabilities     9,629       9,653  
Total liabilities     194,713       187,753  
Shareholders of the parent     149,362       158,016  
                 
Noncontrolling interest     10,867       10,721  
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity     354,942       356,490  
                 
Current Ratio     1.13       1.25  
Net Debt to Equity     0.44       0.41  
                 
                 

 

 

 

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