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Advantech — Annual Report 2015
Mar 7, 2016
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Y2015 Financial Results
2016/02/25 By Eric Chen [email protected]

Safe Harbor Notice
- This presentation contains forward-looking statements and is subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
- The projections should not be interpreted as legally binding commitments, but rather as flexible information subject to change occasionally.

Y2015 Financial Results
Consolidate
| 2015 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT\$M | Y2012 | Y2013 | Y2014 | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | *4Q | *YTD | YOY |
| Sales | 27,552 | 30,660 | 35,732 | 8,785 | 10,027 | 9,437 | 9,752 | 38,001 | |
| YOY growth | 4% | 11% | 17% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Gross Margin % | 39.2% | 41.0% | 40.3% | 40.9% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 41.3% | 40.4% | 0.1% |
| Gross Margin | 10,924 | 12,586 | 14,393 | 3,591 | 3,980 | 3,746 | 4,028 | 15,345 | 7% |
| Operating Expense | 7,065 | 7,917 | 8,884 | 2,240 | 2,348 | 2,422 | 2,406 | 9,416 | |
| YOY growth | 9% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Operating Margin | 3,858 | 4,668 | 5,509 | 1,351 | 1,632 | 1,324 | 1,622 | 5,929 | |
| Operating Margin % | 14.0% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 15.6% | 8% |
| Non-Operating Income | 373 | 500 | 547 | 129 | -8 | 195 | 45 | 361 | -34% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 17.6% | 20.1% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.0% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 18.5% | 0.0% |
| NPAT | 3,486 | 4,127 | 4,932 | 1,206 | 1,333 | 1,236 | 1,352 | 5,127 | 4% |
| EPS(NT\$) | 5.67 | 6.59 | 7.80 | 1.91 | 2.10 | 1.95 | 2.12 | 8.08 | 4% |
*Un-Audited
Y2015 Sales By Region
Local Sales: US 1,201M, +2%
| USD\$ M | 2014 | 2015 | GR% | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 339 | 352 | +4% | 29% | ||||
| Europe | 179 | 185 | +3% | 15% | ||||
| Greater China | 343 | 371 | +8% | 31% | ||||
| Asia/Intercon | 159 | 158 | -1% | 13% | ||||
| DMS/E2E | 92 | 77 | -17% | 6% | ||||
| Affiliates | 69 | 60 | -13% | 5% | ||||
| Total | 1,180 | 1,201 | +2% | 100% |
| Affiliates | Europe | Asia/Intercon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMS/E2E | 5% | North | AEU: | 150.8M GR%: +4% | Japan: | 27.5M | GR%: | +21% | ||
| 6% | America | Korea: | 41.4M | GR%: | -1% | |||||
| 29% | ADLoG: | 33.8M | GR%: | -1% | AAU/NZ: | 10.6M | GR%: | -2% | ||
| Asia Intercon. |
SAP: | 22.4M | GR%: | +3% | ||||||
| Intercon: | 42.8M | GR%: | +2% | |||||||
| 13% | LATAM | 13.0M | GR%: | -35% | ||||||
| Greater China |
Affiliates/M&A | |||||||||
| Greater | China: | 292.7M | GR%: | +11% | Advansus: | 22.7M | GR%: | -13% | ||
| China | Europe | Taiwan: 71.6M | GR%: | -5% | ALNC | 12.6M | GR%: | -7% | ||
| 31% | 15% | AiS: | 6.6M | GR% | +48% | APOS | 5.6M | GR%: | -40% |

Advantech Business Group Structure
Local Sales: US 1,201M, +2%
Networks & Communications •Blade Computing & Systems •Network Appliances •Network Virtualization Platforms •Network & Embedded Switch •Broadcasting & Surveillance Platforms
Embedded Design-In
Embedded Core Computing •Embedded Box Computer •Modular Computing Boards •Wireless IoT Modules -6% +4% US 607.4M 50%, +0%
•Display Systems & Gaming Solutions •Industrial Motherboard & DTOS •Embedded Peripherals
Industrial DMS •Applied Computing DMS •Embedded DMS •Network Appliance DMS +0%
•Component Purchasing Service
% of Sales, YoY Growth

Industrial-IoT
Industrial Automation •Industrial I/O & Controllers •Industrial HMI •Automation Computing •IoT Devices & Solutions •WebAccess+ Solutions •iFactory (Industry 4.0) Solutions •Machine Automation Solutions •Power & Energy Solutions US 358.4M 30%, +2%
Intelligent Systems •Industrial Computers +0% +5%
•Industrial Servers & Storage •Intelligent Video Solutions •Intelligent IoT Modules
•Transportation Solutions
•iNetworking (B+B) •Industrial Communications •Industrial Switch iConnectivity -2%
Smart City Solutions
Service Automation Platforms +5%
•Industrial Mobile Computing •iRetail Platforms •Medical Computing & Tablets •In-Vehicle Computing US 91.8M 8%, +5%
Intelligent Service Solutions
•Intelligent Hospital •Digital Logistics & Fleet Management •Intelligent Retail & Hospitality
Y2015 Working Capital
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
| Full | Full | 1 Q |
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3 Q |
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| 4,924 | 5,648 | 6,778 | 7,564 | 5,348 | 5,633 | ||
| 5,359 | 5,916 | 5,521 | 6,436 | 6,383 | 6,266 | ||
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| 4,031 | 4,782 | 4,880 | 4,680 | 5,175 | 4,869 | ||
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| 3,004 | 3,166 | 3,107 | 3,536 | 3,436 | 3,066 | ||
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*Un-Audited
