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Stock Code: 3588
Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Notice to Readers
The reader is advised that these financial statements have been prepared originally in Chinese. In the event of a conflict between these financial statements and the original Chinese version or difference in interpretation between the two versions, the Chinese language financial statements shall prevail.
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Declaration of Consolidation of Financial Statements of Affiliates
The companies required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates in accordance with the “Criteria Governing Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises” for the year ended December 31, 2024 are all the same as the companies required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of parent and subsidiary companies as provided in International Financial Reporting Standard 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements”. Relevant information that should be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates has all been disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of parent and subsidiary companies. Hence, Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries do not prepare a separate set of consolidated financial statements of affiliates.
Very truly yours,
Leadtrend Technology Corporation
By Yu-Kun Kao Chairman February 20, 2025
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Independent Auditors' Report
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Leadtrend Technology Corporation
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC) and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the Auditing Standards in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the section of our report. We are independent of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries in accordance with the Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
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Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significant in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2024. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key audit matters for the consolidated financial statements of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2024 are stated as follows:
Recognition of Sales Revenue
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For the significant sales revenue amounts of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries, please refer to Note 21. Proceeds from sale of power management integrated circuits are the main revenue of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries. To initiate the process of recognizing such revenue, the production management personnel provide the delivery order to get the products ready for the customer as instructed by the business segment. After the products to be shipped are ready, quality assurance personnel are informed and requested to inspect the products. After products are inspected and qualified, production management personnel sign and affix the official seal to the delivery order and the finished goods outbound order, have the products shipped after the approval of the authorized supervisor, and update the stock details in the operating system. Then the accountant recognizes the sales revenue based on the delivery order signed by the customer or the shipping company.
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As the aforementioned transaction involves manual control, the risk of recognizing revenue by mistake or without obtaining the delivery order signed by the customer or the shipping company exists.
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We consider the revenue recognition policy of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries and evaluate appropriateness of the revenue recognition by understanding and testing the effectiveness of the internal controls on the approval of orders and the shipment procedures, sampling the vouchers relevant to sales revenue, reviewing the amounts received in cash or subsequent cash receipts in order to verify the existence and occurrence of the sales, and also check whether any abnormality about the entity to which products have been sold and the entity receiving payments exists.
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Inventory Evaluation
Refer to Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements. It is significant that the inventory balance of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries accounted for 34% of the total assets as of December 31, 2024. Valuation allowance for inventories is a material accounting estimate. Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in design and development of integrated circuits, and sell products after outsourcing manufacturing. As such products can be replaced fast in the highly competitive industry, inventory depreciation and obsolescence risks may exist.
At the situations stated in any of the most important matters for the audit conducted this year, we have carried out the primary audit procedures as follows:
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Understand and evaluate the rationality of the inventory valuation policy adopted by the management.
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Obtain the evaluation information about the lower of inventory cost or net realizable value, sample and review the latest information of selling prices of inventories to verify the net realizable value of inventories and compare the net realizable value of inventories with the book cost of inventories to test the rationality of the amount allocated as inventory loss. Obtain the inventory aging statements, sample and review the inventory change information to test whether the inventory aging classification, inventory quantity and amount are consistent in order to verify the accuracy and completeness of the inventory aging statements. Then verify the rationality of the amount allocated as inventory obsolescence loss pursuant to the inventory evaluation policy.
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Carry out inventory retrospectability testing. Review the status of inventory write-off and compare it with the inventory obsolescence loss allocation policy to verify whether the inventory obsolescence loss allocated for the current period is proper.
Other Matters
We have audited the financial statements of Leadtrend Technology Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 on which we have issued the auditors' report containing an unqualified opinion for reference.
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Responsibilities of Management and those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations and SIC Interpretations, which have been endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission, and also responsible for maintenance of the internal controls associated with the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, to ensure the consolidated financial statements free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is also responsible for assessing the ability of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries to continue, as a going concern, disclosing any and all relevant matters and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries or cease operations, or has no feasible alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance (including the audit committee) are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error. If misstatements could, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken based on the consolidated financial statements, then the misstatements are considered material.
As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards of the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for the one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls.
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Obtain an understanding of the internal controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal controls of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used, and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made, by management.
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Conclude, based on the audit evidence obtained, on the appropriateness of the management's use of the going concern basis of accounting, and whether a material uncertainty exists that is associated with any events or conditions casting significant doubt on the ability of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries to continue as a going concern. If we believe that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors' report to the relevant disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, or to modify our opinion if such disclosures are inadequate. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements (including the notes thereof) and whether the consolidated financial statements appropriately represent the underlying transactions and events.
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Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities within Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit conducted for Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries, and also responsible for our audit opinion.
We have communicated with those charged with governance about the planned scope and timing of the audit, and significant audit findings (including any and all significant flaws identified, during our audit, in the internal controls).
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We have also provided those charged with governance with a statement, declaring that we as CPAs comply with applicable ethical requirements regarding independence, and have communicated with them about all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be considered to influence our independence (including relevant protection measures).
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we have determined the key audit matters in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Leadtrend Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2024. We have described these matters in our auditors' report unless any law or regulation prohibits the matters from being disclosed or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we decide that the matters should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interests to be facilitated.
The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Yu-Feng Huang and Mei-Chen Tsai.
Deloitte & Touche
Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China
February 20, 2025
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Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2024 and 2023
| Code 1100 1110 1170 130X 1470 11XX 1535 1600 1755 1780 1840 1990 15XX 1XXX 2170 2200 2230 2280 2320 2399 21XX 2540 2570 2580 2645 25XX 2XXX 3110 3210 3251 3273 3280 3310 3320 3350 3410 3491 3XXX |
Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 4 and 6) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current (Notes 4 and 7) Notes and accounts receivable (Notes 4, 5 and 9) Inventories (Notes 4, 5 and 10) Other current assets (Note 15) Total current assets Non-current assets Financial assets at amortized cost- non-current (Notes 4 and 8) Property, plant and equipment (Notes 4 and 12) Right-of-use assets (Notes 4 and 13) Intangible assets (Notes 4 and 14) Deferred tax assets (Notes 4 and 23) Other non-current assets (Notes 4 and 15) Total non-current assets Total assets LiabilitiesandEquity Current liabilities Accounts payable Remunerations payable to employees and directors (Note 22) Current tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 23) Lease liabilities- current (Notes 4 and 13) Long-term bank loan-current portion (Notes 4 and 16) Other current liabilities (Note 17) Total current liabilities Non-current liabilities Long-term bank loans (Notes 4 and 16) Deferred tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 23) Lease liabilities- non-current (Notes 4 and 13) Guarantee deposits received Total non-current liabilities Total liabilities Equity (Notes 4, 19 and 20) Stock capital Ordinary share Capital surplus Share premium Donations received from shareholders Employee restricted stock award shares Others Retained earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Unappropriated earnings Other Equity Exchange differences on translating the financial statements of foreign operations Employees' unearned compensation Total equity Total liabilities and equity |
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) December31,2024 December31,2023 Amount % Amount % $ 493,439 24 $ 457,745 24 103,975 5 83,823 5 236,825 11 191,426 10 709,100 34 607,755 32 12,047 1 19,210 1 1,555,386 75 1,359,959 72 1,000 - - - 462,119 22 477,962 26 34,656 2 20,748 1 7,130 - 11,132 1 - - 541 - 8,084 1 7,747 - 512,989 25 518,130 28 $ 2,068,375 100 $ 1,878,089 100 $ 108,662 5 $ 107,636 6 23,042 1 19,215 1 8,682 - 10,844 - 12,989 1 11,785 1 10,208 1 - - 79,083 4 75,259 4 242,666 12 224,739 12 24,792 1 - - 335 - - - 21,652 1 9,529 1 13,138 1 860 - 59,917 3 10,389 1 302,583 15 235,128 13 604,421 29 589,178 31 250,212 12 254,672 14 84,732 4 84,732 4 61,218 3 50,306 3 131 - 125 - 218,171 11 215,284 11 786 - - - 581,831 28 485,253 26 9,971 - ( 786 ) - 45,681) ( 2) ( 35,803) ( 2) 1,765,792 85 1,642,961 87 $ 2,068,375 100 $ 1,878,089 100 |
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) December31,2024 December31,2023 Amount % Amount % $ 493,439 24 $ 457,745 24 103,975 5 83,823 5 236,825 11 191,426 10 709,100 34 607,755 32 12,047 1 19,210 1 1,555,386 75 1,359,959 72 1,000 - - - 462,119 22 477,962 26 34,656 2 20,748 1 7,130 - 11,132 1 - - 541 - 8,084 1 7,747 - 512,989 25 518,130 28 $ 2,068,375 100 $ 1,878,089 100 $ 108,662 5 $ 107,636 6 23,042 1 19,215 1 8,682 - 10,844 - 12,989 1 11,785 1 10,208 1 - - 79,083 4 75,259 4 242,666 12 224,739 12 24,792 1 - - 335 - - - 21,652 1 9,529 1 13,138 1 860 - 59,917 3 10,389 1 302,583 15 235,128 13 604,421 29 589,178 31 250,212 12 254,672 14 84,732 4 84,732 4 61,218 3 50,306 3 131 - 125 - 218,171 11 215,284 11 786 - - - 581,831 28 485,253 26 9,971 - ( 786 ) - 45,681) ( 2) ( 35,803) ( 2) 1,765,792 85 1,642,961 87 $ 2,068,375 100 $ 1,878,089 100 |
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| Amount $ 493,439 103,975 236,825 709,100 12,047 1,555,386 1,000 462,119 34,656 7,130 - 8,084 512,989 $ 2,068,375 $ 108,662 23,042 8,682 12,989 10,208 79,083 242,666 24,792 335 21,652 13,138 59,917 302,583 604,421 250,212 84,732 61,218 131 218,171 786 581,831 9,971 45,681) 1,765,792 $ 2,068,375 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| Code Operating revenue (Notes 4, 21 and 31) 4110 Sales revenue 4170 Sales returns and allowances 4000 Net operating revenue Operating costs (Notes 10, 18 and 22) 5110 Cost of goods sold 5900 Gross profit Operating expenses (Notes 18 and 22) 6100 Selling expenses 6200 Administrative expenses 6300 Research and development expenses 6000 Total operating expenses 6900 Net operating income (loss) Non-operating income and expenses (Note 22) 7100 Interest income 7010 Other incomes 7020 Other gains and losses 7050 Finance cost 7000 Total non-operating income and expenses 7900 Profit before income tax 7950 Income tax benefit (Notes 4 and 23) 8200 Net profit for the year |
2024 | % 102 2) 100 62 38 5 8 19 32 6 - - 1 - 1 7 - 7 |
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| Amount $ 1,478,831 24,925) 1,453,906 901,475 552,431 67,320 117,226 282,932 467,478 84,953 6,684 5,147 15,201 557) 26,475 111,428 461) 111,889 |
Amount $ 1,168,764 27,170) 1,141,594 712,066 429,528 69,935 97,927 267,371 435,233 5,705) 4,207 22,772 3,909 461) 30,427 24,722 4,142) 28,864 |
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| Code Other comprehensive incomes (losses) 8360 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: 8361 Exchange differences on translating the financial statements of foreign operations (Note 19) 8300 Total other comprehensive net incomes 8500 Total comprehensive incomes for the year Earnings per share (Note 24) 9750 Basic 9850 Diluted |
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| Amount $ 10,757 10,757 $ 122,646 $ 1.89 $ 1.86 |
Amount $ 6,388) 6,388) $ 22,476 $ 0.49 $ 0.48 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
| Code A1 Balance at January 1, 2023 Distribution of retained earnings for 2022 B1 Legal reserve B5 Cash dividends to shareholders- $0.550 per share B9 Stock dividends to shareholders- $0.300 per share Total distribution of retained earnings C15 Capital surplus used for distribution of cash dividends-$0.350 per share C17 Changes in other capital surplus D1 Net profit for the years ended December 31, 2023 D3 Other comprehensive incomes (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2023 D5 Total comprehensive incomes (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2023 N1 Issuance of employee restricted stock award shares N1 Employee restricted stock award shares granted to employees N1 Cancelled employee restricted stock award shares N1 Compensation cost for employee restricted stock award shares Z1 Balance at December 31, 2023 Distribution of retained earnings for 2023 B1 Legal reserve B3 Special reserve B9 Stock dividends to shareholders- $0.200 per share Total distribution of retained earnings C15 Capital surplus used for distribution of cash dividends-$0.400 per share C17 Changes in other capital surplus D1 Net profit for the years ended December 31, 2024 D3 Other comprehensive incomes (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2024 D5 Total comprehensive incomes (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2024 N1 Issuance of employee restricted stock award shares N1 Employee restricted stock award shares granted to employees N1 Cancelled employee restricted stock award shares N1 Compensation cost for employee restricted stock award shares Z1 Balance at December 31, 2024 |
Share capital Shares (In Thousands) Amount 56,883 $ 568,838 - - - - 1,707 17,065 1,707 17,065 - - - - - - - - - - 420 4,200 - - 92 ) ( 925 ) - - 58,918 589,178 - - - - 1,164 11,638 1,164 11,638 - - - - - - - - - - 420 4,200 - - 60 ) ( 595 ) - - 60,442 $ 604,421 |
Share capital Shares (In Thousands) Amount 56,883 $ 568,838 - - - - 1,707 17,065 1,707 17,065 - - - - - - - - - - 420 4,200 - - 92 ) ( 925 ) - - 58,918 589,178 - - - - 1,164 11,638 1,164 11,638 - - - - - - - - - - 420 4,200 - - 60 ) ( 595 ) - - 60,442 $ 604,421 |
Capital surplus | Capital surplus | Others $ 106 - - - - - 19 - - - - - - - 125 - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - $ 131 |
Retained earnings | Retained earnings | Retained earnings | (In Tho Total $ 720,024 - 31,286 ) 17,065) 48,351) - - 28,864 - 28,864 - - - - 700,537 - - 11,638) 11,638) - - 111,889 - 111,889 - - - - $ 800,788 |
usands of New Taiwan Dollars, except as othe Other Equity Exchange differences on translating the financial statements of foreign operations Employees' unearned compensation $ 5,602 ( $ 31,945 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( 6,388) - ( 6,388) - - ( 27,930 ) - - - - - 24,072 ( 786 ) ( 35,803 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,757 - 10,757 - - ( 37,128 ) - - - - - 27,250 $ 9,971 ($ 45,681) |
usands of New Taiwan Dollars, except as othe Other Equity Exchange differences on translating the financial statements of foreign operations Employees' unearned compensation $ 5,602 ( $ 31,945 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( 6,388) - ( 6,388) - - ( 27,930 ) - - - - - 24,072 ( 786 ) ( 35,803 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,757 - 10,757 - - ( 37,128 ) - - - - - 27,250 $ 9,971 ($ 45,681) |
rwi | se indicated herein) Total equity $ 1,652,951 - 31,286 ) - 31,286) 19,909 ) 19 28,864 6,388) 22,476 - - - 18,710 1,642,961 - - - - 23,275 ) 6 111,889 10,757 122,646 - - - 23,454 $ 1,765,792 |
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| Exchange differences on translating the financial statements of foreign operations $ 5,602 - - - - - - - ( 6,388) ( 6,388) - - - - ( 786 ) - - - - - - - 10,757 10,757 - - - - $ 9,971 |
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| Shares (In Thousands) 56,883 - - 1,707 1,707 - - - - - 420 - 92 ) - 58,918 - - 1,164 1,164 - - - - - 420 - 60 ) - 60,442 |
Share premium $ 258,027 - - - - 19,909 ) - - - - - 16,554 - - 254,672 - - - - 23,275 ) - - - - - 18,815 - - $ 250,212 |
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onations received from shareholders $ 84,732 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84,732 - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 84,732 |
Employee restricted stock award shares $ 47,567 - - - - - - - - - 23,730 ( 16,554 ) 925 ( 5,362) 50,306 - - - - - - - - - 32,928 ( 18,815 ) 595 ( 3,796) $ 61,218 |
Legal reserve $ 199,793 15,491 - - 15,491 - - - - - - - - - 215,284 2,887 - - 2,887 - - - - - - - - - $ 218,171 |
Special reserve $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 786 - 786 - - - - - - - - - $ 786 |
Unappropriated earnings $ 520,231 15,491 ) 31,286 ) 17,065) 63,842) - - 28,864 - 28,864 - - - - 485,253 2,887 ) 786 ) 11,638) 15,311) - - 111,889 - 111,889 - - - - $ 581,831 |
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Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Code Cash flows from operating activities A10000 Profit before income tax A20010 Adjustments for: A20100 Depreciation expense A20200 Amortization expense A20400 Net gain on financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss A20900 Financecosts A21200 Interest incomes A21900 Compensation cost on restricted stock for employees A22500 Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment A23700 Write-down of inventories A24100 Net (gain) loss on foreign exchange A30000 Changes in operating assets and liabilities A31150 Notes and accounts receivable A31200 Inventories A31240 Other current assets A32150 Accounts payable A32200 Remunerations payable to employees and directors A32230 Other current liabilities A32240 Defined benefit liabilities A33000 Cash generated from operations A33300 Interest paid A33500 Income tax paid AAAA Net cash generated by operating activities |
2024 $ 111,428 74,833 6,588 ( 1,546 ) 557 ( 6,684 ) 23,454 8 7,433 ( 10,524 ) ( 39,800 ) ( 108,783 ) 7,139 ( 1,260 ) 3,827 225 - 66,895 ( 557 ) ( 819) 65,519 |
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| $ 24,722 87,235 10,516 ( 1,102 ) 461 ( 4,207 ) 18,710 ( 1,843 ) 14,609 3,377 ( 24,531 ) 185,641 2,367 45,099 ( 18,293 ) ( 18,978 ) ( 4,840) 318,943 ( 461 ) ( 584) 317,898 |
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| (Brought forward from previous page) Code Cash flows from investing activities B00040 Acquisition of financial assets at amortized cost B00100 Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss B00200 Disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss B02700 Acquisition of property, plant and equipment B02800 Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment B03700 (Increase) decrease in refundable deposits B04500 Acquisition of intangible assets B07500 Interest received BBBB Net cash used in investing activities Cash flows from financing activities C00100 Increase in short-term loans C00200 Decrease in short-term loans C01600 Proceeds from long-term debt C03000 Increase (decrease) in guarantee deposits received C04020 Payments of lease liabilities C04500 Cash dividends paid C09900 Other financing activities CCCC Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities DDDD Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents EEEE Net increase in cash and cash equivalents E00100 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year E00200 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
2024 ( $ 1,000 ) ( 91,799 ) 76,126 ( 38,359 ) - ( 180 ) ( 5,153 ) 6,702 ( 53,663) 30,000 ( 30,000 ) 35,000 12,278 ( 13,655 ) ( 23,275 ) 6 10,354 13,484 35,694 457,745 $ 493,439 |
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| $ - ( 103,848 ) 75,723 ( 34,380 ) 10,395 15,289 ( 7,819 ) 4,037 ( 40,603) - - - ( 54 ) ( 12,762 ) ( 51,195 ) 19 ( 63,992) ( 6,238) 207,065 250,680 $ 457,745 |
The accompanying notes an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Leadtrend Technology Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
(In thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except as otherwise indicated herein)
1. General Information
Leadtrend Technology Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Leadtrend), incorporated on September 18, 2002 after the approval of Ministry of Economic Affairs, mainly engages in research, development, production, manufacturing and sale of analog integrated circuits.
Stocks of Leadtrend have been traded at Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation since August 14, 2009.
The New Taiwan Dollar, the functional currency adopted by Leadtrend, is used to express amounts indicated in the consolidated financial statements.
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Date and Procedure of Adoption of Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements were approved by the board of directors on February 20, 2025 to be published.
3. Applicability of New and Amended Standards and Interpretations
- (1) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), Interpretation (IFRIC) and Interpretation Notices (SIC) recognized and issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as "IFRSs") as applied initially. The application of the revised IFRSs approved and issued by the FSC will not result in any material change in the accounting policies of Affiliated Companies.
Application of the IFRSs, which are recognized and published by the FSC, does not cause any significant change in accounting policies of Leadtrend and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the Company).
- (2) IFRS approved by the Financial Supervisory Commission applicable in 2025.
Standards Published / Amended / Revised and Effective date of IASB Interpretations issued Amendment to IAS 21 "Lack of Exchangeability" January 1, 2025 (Note 1)
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Note1: They are applicable for the annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2025. When this amendment is applied for the first time, the comparative period shall not be restated, but the impact shall be recognized in the retained earnings or exchange differences of foreign operating institutions under equity (as appropriate) on the date of initial application and the related affected assets and liabilities.
(3) IFRSs Published by IASB already but Not Recognized or Published by FSC Yet:
| application and the related affected assets and IFRSs Published by IASB already but Not Recognized |
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| Standards Published / Amended / Revised and | Effective date of | IASB |
| Interpretations | issued(Note 1) | |
| "Annual Improvement of IFRS Accounting Standards | January 1, 2026 | |
| - Volume 11" | ||
| Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 "Amendments to | January 1, 2026 | |
| the Classification and Measurement of Financial | ||
| Instruments" | ||
| Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 "Contracts | January 1, 2026 | |
| Referencing Nature-dependent Electricity" | ||
| Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 "Sale or | To be determined | |
| Contribution of Assets Between Investors and Their | by IASB |
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| Affiliates or Joint Ventures" | ||
| IFRS 17 "Insurance Contract" | January 1, 2023 | |
| Amendment to IFRS 17 | January 1, 2023 | |
| Amendment to IFRS 17 "Initial Application of IFRS | January 1, 2023 | |
| 17 and IFRS 9- Comparative Information" | ||
| IFRS 18 "Presentation and Disclosure in Financial | January 1, 2027 | |
| Statements" | ||
| IFRS 19 "Subsidiaries without publicly accountable: | January 1, 2027 | |
| Disclosure" | ||
| Note1: Except otherwise as indicated, |
the standards |
newly |
| published/amended/revised or interpretations | shall come into effect from | |
| the annual reporting period after the indicated | date. | |
| As of the date of adopting these consolidated financial statements, the | ||
| Company continues to evaluate the impact of amendments to | other | |
| standards and interpretations on financial position and financial | ||
| performance, and the relevant impact will be disclosed when the | ||
| evaluation is completed. |
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4. Summary of Material Accounting Policies
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(1) Declaration of Compliance
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The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the IFRSs recognized and published by the FSC.
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(2) Preparation Basis
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The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis of historical cost, except for the financial instruments at fair value, and the net defined benefit liability recognized based on the present value of defined benefit obligations less the fair value of plan assets.
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Fair value measurement is classified from level 1 to level 3 based on observable level and importance of relevant inputs.
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A. Level 1 Inputs: They refer to the prices of the same assets or liabilities obtained in the active market on measurement date (not adjusted).
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B. Level 2 Inputs: They refer to direct inputs (i.e. prices) or indirect inputs (presumed from prices) observable, except level 1 prices, for assets or liabilities.
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C. Level 3 Inputs: They refer to inputs not observable for assets or liabilities.
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(3) Standards of Distinguishing Current Assets and Liabilities from Non-current Assets and Liabilities
Current assets:
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A. The assets held primarily for trading purposes.
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B. Assets expected to be realized within 12 months after the balance sheet date.
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C. Cash and cash equivalents (not including the same that would be used to exchange or pay off liabilities 12 months after the balance sheet date and be therefore restricted).
Current liabilities:
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A. The liabilities held primarily for trading purposes.
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B. The liabilities due for settlement within 12 months after the balance sheet date.
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C. Liabilities for which there is no substantive right at the balance sheet date to defer settlement to at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
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The assets and liabilities which are not listed as current assets and current liabilities above are classified as non-current assets and non-current liabilities.
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(4) Consolidation Basis
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Leadtrend and the entities that it controls (i.e. subsidiaries). The financial statements of subsidiaries have been adjusted so as to cause the accounting policies used by the subsidiaries to be consistent with those used by the Company. The transactions, account balances, incomes and expenses among individual entities were eliminated completely during the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
Please refer to Notes 11 and 30 for the detailed information, shareholding and business activities of each subsidiary.
- (5) Foreign Currency
The functional currency adopted by Leadtrend is the New Taiwan Dollar. For the transactions completed by an entity of the Company using a (foreign) currency rather than its functional currency, the entity converts the foreign currency to the functional currency at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of transaction in preparing the financial statements.
Foreign monetary items are converted at the closing rate on the balance sheet date. Exchange differences generated from the transfer or conversion of monetary items are recognized in profit or loss for the current year when the differences occur. Foreign currency non-monetary items measured at fair value are converted at the exchange rate on the date when fair value is determined. Exchange differences generated are listed as profits or losses for the current year. However, in case of changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive incomes or losses, the exchange differences generated are listed as other comprehensive incomes or losses.
Foreign currency non-monetary items measured at historical cost are converted at the exchange rate on the date of transaction and will not be re-converted.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, Leadtrend converts the assets and liabilities of the foreign operations (including the subsidiaries using, and the subsidiaries operating in the countries using, any currency that differs from the currency used by Leadtrend) to NT dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Incomes and expenses are converted at the average exchange rate of the current year. Exchange differences generated are recognized as other comprehensive incomes or losses.
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If the Company disposes all equity of a foreign operation, then the accumulate exchange differences relevant to the foreign operation will be reclassified to profits or losses.
- (6) Inventories
Inventories include raw materials, work in process and finished goods. Inventories are measured by using the lower of cost or net realizable value method. Cost and net realizable value are compared base on each individual item, except the same type of inventories. Net realizable value refers to the amount of the selling price, estimated in normal circumstances, from which the estimated cost required to be put in prior to the completion and the estimated cost needed for the completion of sale are subtracted. Cost of inventories is calculated by use of the weighted average method.
- (7) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recognized at cost and measured subsequently based on the amount of cost less both accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.
The self-owned land is not depreciated while each important portion of other property, plant and equipment within service life is depreciated by use of the straight line method. The Company reviews the estimated service life, residual value and depreciation method at least at the end of every year and put off the impact on applicable changes in accounting estimates.
Upon derecognition of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the net proceeds on disposal and the carrying amount of the assets is recognized in profits or losses.
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(8) Intangible Assets
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A. Individual Acquisition
- Intangible assets with limited service life acquired individually are originally measured at cost and measured subsequently based on the amount of cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Intangible assets are amortized within service life by use of the straight line method. Estimated service life, residual value and amortization method are reviewed at least at the end of every year and the impact on applicable changes in accounting estimates is put off.
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B. Derecognition
Upon derecognition of intangible assets, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount to such assets is recognized in profits or losses for the current year.
- (9) Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment, Right-of-use Assets and Intangible Assets
The Company evaluates on every balance sheet date whether there is any sign indicating that property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets or intangible assets may be impaired. In case of any sign of impairment, a recoverable amount is estimated for the assets. If a recoverable amount cannot be estimated for any individual asset, the Company will estimate the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit ("CGU") of the concerned asset. In case those corporate assets are shared among CGUs on the basis of reasonable consensus, corporate assets shall be shared among individual CGUs. Otherwise, corporate assets shall be shared among the smallest CGU groups that are shared on the basis of reasonable consensus.
The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and use value. If the recoverable amount of individual assets or CGUs is less than the carrying amount thereof, then the carrying amount of the assets or CGUs will be reduced to the recoverable amount, and the impairment loss will be recognized in profits or losses.
Upon subsequent reverse of impairment loss, the carrying amount of the assets or CGUs is increased to the revised recoverable amount. However, the increased carrying amount shall not exceed the book value (less amortization or depreciation) that would be determined if the impairment loss of the assets or CGUs had not been recognized in the previous year. Reverse of impairment loss is recognized in profits or losses.
(10) Financial Instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized in the consolidated balance sheet when the Company becomes a party to the contract concerning the instruments.
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If financial assets or financial liabilities are not measured at fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL"), the financial assets or financial liabilities, upon original recognition, are measured at fair value plus the transaction cost attributable directly to the obtained or issued financial assets or financial liabilities. The transaction cost attributable directly to the obtained or issued financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL is recognized as profits or losses immediately.
- A. Financial Assets
Routine transactions of financial assets are recognized or derecognized on transaction date.
- (A) Type of Measurement
Types of financial assets held by the Company are financial assets at FVTPL and financial assets measured at amortized cost.
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a. Financial Assets at FVTPL
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Financial assets at FVTPL include the financial assets that are enforced or designated to be measured at FVTPL. The financial assets enforced to be measured at FVTPL include the investments in equity instruments not designated to be measured at fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI"), and the investments in debt instruments not classified as those measured at amortized cost or measured at FVTOCI.
Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value. The dividends and interest generated from the financial assets are recognized in other incomes and interest incomes, respectively. The incomes or losses generated from remeasurement are recognized in other incomes or losses. Refer to Note 26 for the method used to determine fair value.
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b. Financial Assets at Amortized Cost
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Financial assets invested by the Company are classified as the financial assets measured at amortized cost if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously:
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I. The financial assets are possessed in a specific business model, and the model is used to acquire contractual cash flows by possessing financial assets; and
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II. Cash flows generated on the specific date as provided in contractual terms are completely used for payment of principals and the interest on the outstanding principals.
After being recognized originally, the financial assets measured at amortized cost (including cash and cash equivalents, notes and accounts receivable, and refundable deposits) are measured at the amortized cost of the total carrying amount less any impairment loss determined by the effective interest method. Foreign exchange gains or losses are recognized in profits or losses.
Interest income is computed based on the effective interest rate multiplied by the total carrying amount of financial assets, except in either of the following situations:
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I. For the credit-impaired financial assets purchased or established, interest income is computed based on the effective interest rate, after credit adjustment, multiplied by the amortized cost of the financial assets.
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II. If the financial assets without credit impairment upon purchase or establishment become credit-impaired subsequently, then interest income is computed based on the effective interest rate multiplied by the amortized cost of the financial assets.
Cash equivalents refer to the time deposits that are highly liquid and may be transferred to a fixed amount of cash any time with minimal risk of changes in value to fulfill short-term cash commitments.
(B) Impairment of Financial Assets
The Company evaluates impairment loss of financial assets at amortized cost (including accounts receivable) based on the expected credit loss every balance sheet date.
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Loss allowances for accounts receivable are recognized based on the expected credit loss for the duration of accounts receivable. As for other financial assets, the Company determines whether credit risk increases significantly after the original recognition of such other financial assets. If the risk does not increase significantly, then loss allowances for other financial assets are recognized based on the expected credit loss for 12 months. If the risk increases significantly, loss allowances are recognized based on the expected credit loss for the duration of such other financial assets.
The expected credit loss refers to the weighted average credit loss computed by weighting the risk of a breach of contract. The expected credit loss for 12 months means the expected credit loss incurred due to violation of a financial instrument within 12 months after the date of reporting. The expected credit loss for the duration means the expected credit loss incurred due to all violations of a financial instrument for the duration of the financial instrument.
The impairment loss of all financial assets is reflected by reducing the carrying amount of the financial assets through the allowance account.
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(C) Derecognition of Financial Assets
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The Company derecognizes financial assets only when their rights to cash flows from financial assets under a contract expire or when financial assets have been transferred and almost all risks of ownership of the assets and payments of the assets have been transferred to other enterprises.
Upon derecognition of the entire financial assets measured at amortized cost, the difference between the carrying amount of the financial assets and the received consideration is recognized in profits or losses.
- B. Equity Instruments
The equity instruments issued by the Company are classified as equity based on the substance of contractual agreements and the definition of equity instruments.
The equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized based on the obtained consideration less the cost of direct issuance.
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The equity instruments of Leadtrend taken back are recognized as and subtracted from equity. Their book value is calculated in a weighted average based on types of stocks. No purchase, sale, issuance or annulment of equity instruments of Leadtrend shall be recognized in profits or losses.
C. Financial Liabilities
- (A) Subsequent Measurement
All financial liabilities of the Company are measured at amortized cost by use of the effective interest method.
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(B) Derecognition of Financial Liabilities
- With respect to derecognition of financial liabilities, the difference between the book value and the consideration paid (including any transferred non-cash assets or assumed liabilities) is recognized as profit or loss.
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(11) Revenue Recognition
After identifying its obligations under a contract made with a customer, the Company amortizes the transaction price to each obligation and recognizes revenue upon fulfillment of each obligation.
Sales Revenue
Sales revenue comes from sale of integrated circuits. When integrated circuits products are shipped, the customer has already had the right to determine the price and use the products and had the primary responsibility for resale, and shall take the risk of obsolescence of the products, so the Company recognizes revenue and accounts receivables at that point of time.
For the goods delivered to be processed, revenue is not recognized upon such delivery as the ownership of processed goods is not transferred.
- (12) Lease
Upon establishment of a contract, the Company evaluates whether the contract is (or includes) a lease.
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A. The Company is a lessor.
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If almost all of the risks and compensation pertaining to the ownership of the assets are required to be transferred to the lessee in accordance with the terms of the lease, then the lease is classified as a financed lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
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Lease payments less lease incentives are recognized as incomes under the operating lease for the lease period on a straight-line basis.
B. The Company is a lessee.
For other leases, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized on the date of lease commencement, except for leases of low-value assets for which exemptions can be recognized and short-term leases, in which case, lease payments are recognize as expenses for the lease period on a straight-line basis.
Right-of-use assets are originally measured at cost (including the amount of originally measured lease liabilities). They are subsequently measured based on the cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss, and the remeasurement of lease liabilities is adjusted accordingly. Right-of-use assets are expressed separately in the consolidated balance sheet.
Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis between the date of lease commencement and the expiration of the service life or expiration of the lease period, whichever comes first.
Lease liabilities are originally measured based on the current value of lease payments. If a lease implies an interest rate that can be determined easily, then lease payments are discounted at the interest rate. If the interest rate cannot be determined easily, then the lessee's incremental borrowing rate of interest is used.
After that, lease liabilities are measured at amortized cost by use of the effective interest method, and interest expenses are amortized for the leasing. If the lease period, the amount expected to be paid to the extent of the guaranteed residual value, the evaluation of call options for subject assets, or the index or rate determined for lease payments changes so that future lease payments are varied accordingly, the Company would remeasure lease liabilities and adjust right-of-use assets accordingly. However, when the carrying amount of right-of-use assets is already reduced to zero, the rest of the remeasurement amount is recognized in profits or losses. Lease liabilities are expressed separately in the consolidated balance sheet.
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(13) Government Subsidy
A government subsidy is recognized only when the Company is reasonably believed to comply with the conditions fixed to the government subsidy and will receive the subsidy.
A government subsidy relevant to benefits is recognized as other income on a systemic basis for the year in which the Company recognizes as expenses the costs to be covered by the subsidy.
- (14) Loan Costs
Loan costs are recognized in profit or loss for the current year when they occur.
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(15) Employee Benefits
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A. Short-term Employee Benefits
- Liabilities relevant to short-term employee benefits are measured based on non-discounted amounts expected to be paid to exchange for employees' service.
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B. Post-employment Benefits
As for retirement pensions under the defined contribution plan, the pension amounts allocated for the period during which employees provide service are recognized as expenses.
Defined costs (including service costs, net interest and remeasurements) of the defined benefit plan are calculated by use of the projected unit credit method. Service costs (including service costs for the current year) and net interest on defined benefit liabilities (assets) are recognized as employee benefit expenses upon their occurrence. Remeasurements (including actuarial gains and losses, and return on plan asset less interest) are recognized in other comprehensive incomes or losses upon their occurrence and listed in retained earnings, and they will not be reclassified to profits or losses in a subsequent period.
Net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are allocated shortage (surplus) of the defined benefit plan. Net defined benefit assets shall not exceed the current value of the refund of contributions from the plan or the reduction in future contributions.
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C. Other Long-term Employee Benefits
The accounting treatment of other long-term employee benefits is the same as that of the defined benefit plan. However, relevant remeasurements are recognized in profits or losses.
- (16) Share-based Payment Arrangement
Employee stock options and employee restricted stock award shares granted by the Company to employees are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis for the vesting period based on the fair value of equity instruments on the grant date - and the expected best estimate, and the "capital reserve employee stock options and other equity (unearned compensation)" is also adjusted simultaneously. If they are obtained immediately on the grant date, they are recognized as expenses on the grant date.
When the Company issues restricted stock award shares, other equity (employees' unearned compensation) is recognized on the grant date, and the "capital reserve - employee restricted stock award shares" is adjusted simultaneously. If such shares are issued for value and the amount of shares is agreed to be returned upon resignation of the employee, then relevant payables shall be recognized. For the grant date prior to October 10, 2024, the payables are continuously recognized based on the estimated amount after considering the turnover rate according to the Q&A issued by the FSC. If the employee who resigns within the vesting period is not required to return the dividends received already, then expenses are recognized upon announcement of the dividends to be distributed, and retain - earnings and "capital reserve employee restricted stock award shares" are adjusted simultaneously.
The Company amends the estimate of the obtained employee stock options and employee restricted stock award shares on each balance sheet date. If an originally estimated amount is amended, its effects are recognized as profits or losses so that - the accumulated expenses reflect the amended estimate. The "capital reserve - employee stock option" and "capital reserve employee restricted stock award shares" are also adjusted accordingly.
(17) Income Tax
The tax expense is the sum of current income tax and deferred income tax.
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A. Current Income Tax
The Company determines its incomes (losses) for the current year in accordance with the regulations enacted in the applicable tax jurisdiction, and calculates income tax payable (refundable) based on such incomes (losses).
The income tax on undistributed earnings computed in accordance with the Income Tax Act of the Republic of China is recognized for the year when the resolution is adopted at the shareholders' meeting.
Adjustment made for the previous year's income tax payable is listed in current income tax.
B. Deferred Income Tax
Deferred income tax is computed based on temporary differences generated from the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the tax base used to compute taxable income.
Deferred income tax liabilities are generally recognized based on taxable temporary differences. Deferred income tax assets are recognized when there may probably be taxable incomes from which the tax credits generated from temporary differences and loss carry forwards can be subtracted.
Taxable temporary differences relevant to investments in subsidiaries are recognized as deferred income tax liabilities, except when the Company is able to control the point of reverse of temporary differences and the taxable temporary differences will not be reversed in the foreseeable future. Deductible temporary differences relevant to the investments are recognized as deferred income tax assets only to the extent of the foreseeable reverse expected in the future when there is taxable income sufficient to realize temporary differences.
The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed again on every balance sheet date. For all or part of assets that taxable income may probably not be sufficient to recover, the carrying amount is reduced accordingly. Those that are not originally recognized as deferred income tax assets are also reviewed again on every balance sheet date. The carrying amount is increased when there may be any taxable income used to recover all or part of the assets.
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Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rate applicable to the year when liabilities are expected to be repaid or assets are expected to be realized. The interest rate refers to the interest rate determined by the tax law that is enacted or substantially enacted as of the balance sheet date. Deferred income tax liabilities and assets are measured to reflect the tax consequences generated in the way that the Company expects to recover or repay the carrying amount of its assets or liabilities as of the balance sheet date.
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C. Current and Deferred Income Taxes
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Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in profits or losses. However, the current and deferred income taxes relevant to the items recognized in other comprehensive incomes or losses or those included directly in equity are recognized in other comprehensive incomes or losses or included directly in equity respectively.
5. Main Sources of Material Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Assumption Uncertainty
For relevant information not accessible by the Company from other resources in applying accounting policies, the management must make relevant judgments, estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and other relevant factors. The actual result may probably differ from the estimate.
Main Sources of Estimates and Assumption Uncertainty
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(1) Impairment of Financial Asset Estimates
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Accounts receivable and liability instruments are estimated based on the assumptions of probability of default and loss-given default made by the Company. The Company considers historical experience, current market conditions and forward-looking information to make its assumptions and chooses input values for the impairment of estimates. If the actual cash flows in the future are less than those expected by the Company, a material impairment loss may occur.
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(2) Impairment of Inventories
The net realizable value of inventories is an estimate of the difference obtained after the cost estimate to be spent until completion of the production and the cost estimate to be required for completion of the sale are subtracted from the selling price estimate. These estimates are evaluated based on current market conditions and historical sales of similar products. Changes in market conditions may affect these estimated results materially.
6. Cash and Cash Equivalents
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency deposits Checking accounts and demand deposits Petty cash and cash on hand Cash equivalents Time deposits |
December 31,2024 $ 61,635 88,356 548 342,900 $ 493,439 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 63,089 51,337 619 342,700 $ 457,745 |
The interest rate range of cash and cash equivalents as of the balance sheet date were as follows:
| follows: | follows: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31,2024 Bank deposits 0.00%~3.30% Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss December 31,2024 Financial Assets-Current Non-derivative financial assets at fair value compulsively through profit or loss -Fund beneficiary certificate $ 103,975 Financial Assets at Amortized Cost December 31,2024 Non-current Domestic investment Bond investment- P12TSMC2A $ 1,000 |
December 31,2023 | ||
| 0.1%~4.05% December 31,2023 |
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Financial Assets-Current Non-derivative financial assets at fair value compulsively through profit or loss -Fund beneficiary certificate Financial Assets at Amortized Cost Non-current Domestic investment Bond investment- P12TSMC2A |
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| $ 83,823 December 31,2023 |
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| $ - |
7. Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss
8. Financial Assets at Amortized Cost
On December 20, 2024, the Company purchased Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.'s corporate bonds with a face value of $1,000 thousand. The corporate bonds expire on May 3, 2028, and the effective interest rate is 1.60%.
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Information on the credit risk management and expected credit loss assessment related to financial assets at amortized cost is provided in Note 26.
9. Notes and Accounts Receivable
| Notes and Accounts Receivable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes receivable Measured at amortized cost Total carrying amount Accounts receivable Measured at amortized cost Total carrying amount |
December 31,2024 $ 49,713 $ 187,112 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 22,682 $ 168,744 |
The Company's average credit period for merchandise sales is 30 to 60 days per month, and accounts receivable are interest-free. The Company will rate main customers by using other publicly available financial information and historical transaction records. The Company continues monitoring credit risk exposure, and the credit rating of the counterparty to each transaction. To reduce credit risk, the management of the Company designates a team to take charge of the decision of credit line, credit approval and other monitoring procedures to ensure that proper measures are taken to recover overdue receivables. In addition, the Company also reviews recoverable amounts of receivables on a case-by-case basis on the balance sheet date to ensure that a proper amount of impairment loss is allocated for unrecoverable receivables. Accordingly, the management of the Company believes that the Company's credit risk has significantly reduced.
The Company recognizes, based on expected credit loss for the duration, the allowance for losses on accounts receivable. The expected credit loss during the life period is calculated using the reserve matrix, which takes into account the customer's past default record and the current financial position and industrial economic situation, as well as the GDP forecast and industrial outlook. Thus the provision matrix is not used to distinguish customer bases, and the expected credit loss rates are determined based on the number of days that the accounts receivable are past due.
If evidence shows that the counterparty encounters serious financial difficulties and the Company is unable to reasonably expect a recoverable amount, then the Company will write off relevant accounts receivable directly; however, claiming activities will still continue. Amounts claimed and recovered are recognized in profits.
Please refer to the following table for the analysis on aging of accounts receivable as of the end of the reporting period.
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Analysis on Aging of Accounts Receivable
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Not overdue, and not impaired $ 187,112 $ 168,744
10. Inventories
| Inventories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finished goods Work in process Raw materials |
December 31,2024 $ 102,301 430,721 176,078 $ 709,100 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 91,849 351,405 164,501 $ 607,755 |
Cost of goods sold relevant to inventories was $901,475 thousand and $712,066 thousand respectively in 2024 and 2023.
Cost of goods sold included an inventory valuation loss $7,433 thousand and an obsolescence loss $14,609 thousand respectively in 2024 and 2023.
11. Subsidiary
- (1) Subsidiaries Listed in the Consolidated Financial Statements
The subjects that the consolidated financial statements are prepared for are as follows:
| follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Investing company Leadtrend |
Name of subsidiary Leadtrend Technology (Samoa) Limited Leadtrend Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. (Leadtrend Shenzhen) |
Nature of business Various investments Design and R&D of computer application software and system integration; wholesale of computer software, integrated circuits, semiconductor chips and related electronic parts and components; manufacturing of electronic components, manufacturing of integrated circuit chips and products, manufacturing of computer software, hardware and peripheral equipment |
Shareholding | Remarks | |
| December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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| - 100% |
- 100% |
Note - |
Note: Leadtrend Technology (Samoa) Limited was liquidated and deregistered in November 2023.
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12. Property, Plant and Equipment
Self-used
| Self-used | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Balance at January 1, 2024 Increase Decrease Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2024 Accumulated depreciation Balance at January 1, 2024 Increase Decrease Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2024 Net at December 31, 2024 Cost Balance at January 1, 2023 Increase Decrease Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2023 Accumulated depreciation Balance at January 1, 2023 Increase Decrease Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2023 Net at December 31, 2023 |
Land | Buildings | R&D equipment |
Office equipment |
Molding equipment |
Lease improvements |
Mask | Total | ||||||||
( |
$ 84,099 - - - $ 84,099 $ - - - - $ - $ 84,099 $ 86,200 - 2,101 ) - $ 84,099 $ - - - - $ - $ 84,099 |
( ( ( ( |
$ 341,041 - - 1,499 $ 342,540 $ 62,689 10,956 - 139 $ 73,784 $ 268,756 $ 347,845 1,055 7,055 ) 804) $ 341,041 $ 52,752 10,984 983 ) 64) $ 62,689 $ 278,352 |
( ( ( ( ( ( |
$ 291,902 2,289 2,284 ) 468 $ 292,375 $ 213,209 23,381 2,284 ) 309 $ 234,615 $ 57,760 $ 284,890 7,562 296 ) 254) $ 291,902 $ 188,290 25,375 296 ) 160) $ 213,209 $ 78,693 |
( ( ( ( ( ( |
$ 36,144 3,792 398 ) 141 $ 39,679 $ 30,793 3,110 390 ) 122 $ 33,635 $ 6,044 $ 35,386 1,046 217 ) 71) $ 36,144 $ 27,388 3,672 203 ) 64) $ 30,793 $ 5,351 |
$ 28,168 5,219 - 53 $ 33,440 $ 25,474 2,575 - 11 $ 28,060 $ 5,380 $ 26,082 2,086 - - $ 28,168 $ 24,610 864 - - $ 25,474 $ 2,694 |
( ( ( ( |
$ 24,732 3,721 - 128 $ 28,581 $ 20,357 1,948 - 128 $ 22,433 $ 6,148 $ 26,192 121 1,512 ) 69) $ 24,732 $ 20,266 1,306 1,146 ) 69) $ 20,357 $ 4,375 |
( ( |
$ 245,857 29,347 - - $ 275,204 $ 221,459 19,813 - - $ 241,272 $ 33,932 $ 275,274 20,063 49,480 ) - $ 245,857 $ 239,033 31,907 49,481 ) - $ 221,459 $ 24,398 |
( ( ( ( ( |
$ 1,051,943 44,368 2,682 ) 2,289 $ 1,095,918 $ 573,981 61,783 2,674 ) 709 $ 633,799 $ 462,119 $ 1,081,869 31,933 60,661 ) 1,198 $ 1,051,943 $ 552,339 74,108 52,109 ) 357) $ 573,981 $ 477,962 |
No impairment loss was recognized or reversed in 2024 and 2023.
Depreciation expenses are allocated on a straight-line basis based on the following service lives:
| s: | |
|---|---|
| Buildings | 10~50 years |
| R&D equipment | 2 ~ 8 years |
| Office equipment | 4 ~ 9 years |
| Molding equipment | 3 years |
| Lease improvements | 2 ~ 6 years |
| Mask | 2 ~ 3 years |
13.
Lease Agreement
(1) Right-of-use Assets
| Agreement Right-of-use Assets |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount of right-of-use assets Buildings Added right-of-use assets Depreciation expenses for right-of-use assets Buildings |
December 31,2024 $ 34,656 2024 $ 26,681 $ 13,050 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 20,748 2023 |
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| $ 8,650 $ 13,127 |
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(2) Lease Liabilities
| Lease Liabilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount of lease liabilities Current Non-current |
December 31,2024 $ 12,989 $ 21,652 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 11,785 $ 9,529 |
The range of discount rates for lease liabilities is as follows:
| Building | December 31,2024 1.96%~2.24% |
December 31,2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.96%~2.10% |
(3) Important Lease Activities and Terms
The Company has leased several buildings for office use for 3~5 years. At the end of the lease term, the Company has no preferential right to purchase the leased land and buildings and agrees that the Company shall not sublease or transfer all or part of the leased property without the prior consent of the lessor.
(4) Other Lease Information
| Other Lease Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term lease expenses Low-value asset lease expenses Total cash (used in) leases |
2024 $ 663 $ 27 $ 14,740) |
2023 | ||
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$ 1,709 $ 54 $ 14,986) |
The Company chooses to recognize exemptions applicable to the office equipment that is in line with short-term leases and the office equipment rental that is in line with low-value asset leases, and does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities relevant to such leases.
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14. Intangible Assets
| Intangible Assets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Balance at January 1, 2024 Increase Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2024 Accumulated amortization Balance at January 1, 2024 Increase Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2024 Net at December 31, 2024 Cost Balance at January 1, 2023 Increase Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2023 Accumulated amortization Balance at January 1, 2023 Increase Translation adjustment Balance at December 31, 2023 Net at December 31, 2023 |
Computer software $ 102,517 1,332 2 $ 103,851 $ 95,961 4,145 2 $ 100,108 $ 3,743 $ 100,162 2,357 2) $ 102,517 $ 92,279 3,684 2) $ 95,961 $ 6,556 |
Specialized technology $ 33,434 1,254 - $ 34,688 $ 32,979 1,605 - $ 34,584 $ 104 $ 27,972 5,462 - $ 33,434 $ 26,984 5,995 - $ 32,979 $ 455 |
Right of Patent $ 8,383 - - $ 8,383 $ 4,262 838 - $ 5,100 $ 3,283 $ 8,383 - - $ 8,383 $ 3,425 837 - $ 4,262 $ 4,121 |
Others $ 2,922 - - $ 2,922 $ 2,922 - - $ 2,922 $ - $ 2,922 - - $ 2,922 $ 2,922 - - $ 2,922 $ - |
Total | |||||
( ( |
( ( |
$ 147,256 2,586 2 $ 149,844 $ 136,124 6,588 2 $ 142,714 $ 7,130 $ 139,439 7,819 2) $ 147,256 $ 125,610 10,516 2) $ 136,124 $ 11,132 |
Amortization expenses are allocated for the aforementioned intangible assets on a straight-line basis based on the following service lives:
| Computer software | 3~6 years |
|---|---|
| Specialized technology | 5 years |
| Right of patent | 10 years |
| Others | 3~5 years |
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15. Other Assets
| Other Assets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Temporary payments Prepayment for purchases Income tax refund receivable Tax overpaid retained for offsetting the future tax payable Others Non-current Refundable deposits Prepayment for patent right Prepayment for equipment |
December 31,2024 $ 3,803 2,691 1,321 - 4,232 $ 12,047 $ 3,663 2,567 1,854 $ 8,084 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 1,408 4,396 813 4,522 8,071 $ 19,210 $ 3,483 - 4,264 $ 7,747 |
16. Loan Long-term Loans
| Loan Long-term Loans |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Unsecured borrowing Bank loan (NOTE 1) Less: portion due within one year. Long-term Loans |
December 31,2024 $ 35,000 (10,208) $ 24,792 |
December 31,2023 | |
( |
$ - - $ - |
- (1) This bank loan is a government preferential interest rate loan for the "Ministry of Economic Affairs' project to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in the low-carbon and smart transformation and development and management of factories and specific factory infrastructure optimization projects". The subsidy period is 1 year and will be continued before May 2027. At maturity, the interest rate is 2.22% bank borrowing rate minus 1.72% government subsidy interest rate, so the borrowing interest rate is 0.5%.
17. Other Current Liabilities
| Other Current Liabilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonuses payable Unpaid leave benefits payable Insurance premium payable Equipment payment payable Labor expenses payable Others |
December 31,2024 $ 46,946 6,442 3,864 3,599 4,073 14,159 $ 79,083 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 38,349 5,687 3,853 - 3,296 24,074 $ 75,259 |
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18. Post-employment Benefit Plan
- (1) Defined Contribution Plan
The retirement pension system provided in the Labor Pension Act, which is applicable to Leadtrend, refers to the defined contribution plan managed by the government. The 6% of the monthly wages of an employee is allocated to the specific account of the individual with Bureau of Labor Insurance. In addition, Leadtrend Shenzhen pays basic pension insurance premiums for the government's management fund program. The premiums are recognized as expenses for the current year when being allocated.
- (2) Defined Welfare Plan
The retirement pension system adopted by Leadtrend in accordance with the Labor Standards Act of the Republic of China is the defined benefit plan managed by the government. The retirement pension to an employee is computed based on the employee's service time and average wage of the 6 months immediately before the date of retirement approval. Leadtrend allocates the 2% of the monthly wages of an employee to the employee's retirement funds and transfers it to Supervisory Committee of Business Entities' Labor Retirement Reserve. Then the committee deposits it to the specific account with Bank of Taiwan in the name of the committee. If the balance of the specific account at the end of a fiscal year is estimated not to be enough to be paid to the employees who will meet the requirements of retirement in the next year, the difference will be allocated in full by the end of March in the next year. This special account is entrusted by the Labor Fund Management Bureau of the Ministry of Labor, and the Company has no right to affect the investment management strategy.
Leadtrend reached an agreement with employees in August 2023 to settle the years of service accumulated in the old system and settle pension amounts in accordance with relevant regulations. Such settlement was approved by the competent authority. Leadtrend was under no obligation to pay either the balance recovered from the specific pension accounts or the carrying amount of net defined benefit liability. The balance and the carrying amount were transferred to income. Such income, totaling $15,045 thousand, was listed as other income. Please refer to Note 22(B) Other Income.
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19. Equity
(1) Stock Capital
Common Shares
| y Stock Capital Common Shares |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Authorized number of shares (In thousand shares) Authorized stock capital Number of issued and paid-in shares (In thousand shares) Issued stock capital |
December 31,2024 200,000 $ 2,000,000 60,442 $ 604,421 |
December 31,2023 | |
| 200,000 $ 2,000,000 58,918 $ 589,178 |
Common shares are issued with par value $10. A shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share the shareholder holds, and has the right to receive dividends.
The stock capital in authorized stock capital reserved for issuance of employee stock options was 7,800 thousand shares.
(2) Capital reserve
| Capital reserve | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Used to cover losses, distribute cash or allocate capital stock(1.) Share premium (including exercised or lapsed employee stock options) Donations received from shareholders (2) Used to make good of losses only Others Not used for any purpose Restricted stock for employees |
December 31,2024 $ 250,212 84,732 131 61,218 $ 396,293 |
December 31,2023 | |
| $ 254,672 84,732 125 50,306 $ 389,835 |
A. Such capital reserve may be used to make good of loss, and may also be used to distribute cash or expand stock capital when the Company does not have a loss; however, the amount used to expend stock capital is limited to a certain percentage of the paid-in capital.
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B. Donations in cash from Delaware Asia Pacific Investment Company.
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(3) Retained Earnings and Dividend Policies
According to the earning distribution policy provided by Leadtrend's articles of incorporation, net profits after tax at the final settlement of each fiscal year, if any, shall be allocated, in the following order, for:
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A. Making good of accumulated loss (including adjustment of the amount of undistributed earnings);
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B. Setting aside 10% as legal reserve; however, no legal reserve shall be allocated if the total legal reserve has reached the amount of the paid-in capital of Leadtrend;
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C. Allocating or reversing special reserve in accordance with statutes or as required by the competent authority.
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D. The rest of profits together with the undistributed earnings at the beginning of the year (including the adjusted amount of undistributed earnings), for which the board of directors shall prepare a proposal of earning distribution, to be distributed by means of issuance of new shares, are distributed after being resolved at the shareholders' meeting.
In case that Leadtrend distributes the whole or part of dividends and bonuses or legal reserve and capital reserve in cash, the distribution shall be adopted only when more than two-thirds of directors are present at the board meeting and more than a half of the directors present approve, and shall be reported at the shareholders' meeting.
For the policy of the allocation of remunerations to employees and directors as stated in Leadtrend's articles of incorporation, refer to Note 22(7) Remunerations to Employees and Directors.
Dividends are distributed by Leadtrend based on the status of earnings for the current year, including distributable earnings, capital reserve and other sources distributable in accordance with laws. The percentage of total distributions shall not be less than 30% of the profit after tax for the current year. Cash dividends distributed every year shall not be less than 10% of the total of the cash dividends and stock dividends distributed for the current year.
Legal reserve shall be allocated until the balance thereof reaches the total paid-in capital of the Company. Legal reserve may be used to make good of loss. When the Company has no loss, the portion of legal reserve in excess of 25% of paid-in capital can be used to expand stock capital or be distributed in cash.
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Leadtrend's earnings distribution plans for 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
| Legal reserve allocated Special reserve allocated Cash dividends Stock dividends Cash dividends per share (NTD) Stock dividends per share (NTD) |
2023 $ 2,887 $ 786 $ - $ 11,638 $ - $ 0.200 |
2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ 15,491 $ - $ 31,286 $ 17,065 $ 0.550 $ 0.300 |
In addition, on April 11, 2024, the board of directors of Leadtrend decided to distribute cash dividends of $23,275 thousand ($0.4 per share) from the capital reserves of 2023. Besides the cash dividends, the remaining surplus distribution items were also decided at the regular meeting of shareholders on May 28, 2024.
The board of directors of Leadtrend resolved on May 2, 2023 that the capital reserve of 2022 should be used to distribute cash dividends $19,909 thousand ($0.350 per share). In addition to cash dividends, other earning distribution items were already resolved at the general meeting of shareholders held on June 13, 2023.
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(4) Other Components of Equity
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A. Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations' financial statements
| statements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1 Current year Difference in conversion of foreign operators Reclassification adjustment Disposal of the share of subsidiaries accounted for using equity method Other comprehensive incomes (losses) for the current year Balance at December 31 |
2024 $ 786) 10,757 - 10,757 $ 9,971 |
2023 | ||
| ( |
$ 5,602 ( 5,249 ) ( 1,139) ( 6,388) ($ 786) |
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Exchange differences arising on translating the net assets of foreign operations in the functional currency to those in the presentation currency used by the Company (i.e. NTD) are recognized directly as "exchange differences on translation of financial statements of foreign operations" under other comprehensive incomes. The previously accumulated exchange differences on translation of financial statements of foreign operations are reclassified as profits or losses upon disposal of the foreign operations.
B. Employees' Unearned Compensation
Issuance of restricted stock award shares was resolved at the shareholders' meeting of Leadtrend held on May 28, 2024, June 13, 2023, June 9, 2022 and June 23, 2020 respectively. For relevant explanation, please refer to Note
| 20. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1 Granted for the current year Recognized share-based payment expenses Revoked and cancelled in the year Balance at December 31 |
2024 ( $ 35,803 ) ( 37,128 ) 23,454 3,796 ($ 45,681) |
2023 |
| ( $ 31,945 ) ( 27,930 ) 18,710 5,362 ($ 35,803) |
20. Share-based Payment
Employee Restricted Stock Award Shares
Information relevant to the employee restricted stock award shares issued by Leadtrend is as follows:
| is as follows: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of approval by the shareholders' meeting 2020.06.23 2020.06.23 2022.06.09 2023.06.13 2024.05.28 |
Number of shares expected to be issued (In thousand shares) 1,200 1,200 420 420 420 |
Number of shares resolved by the board of directors (In thousand shares) 900 300 420 420 420 |
Grant date 109.09.11 110.08.03 111.10.07 112.10.06 113.10.08 |
Base date for capital increase 109.11.06 110.08.03 111.10.12 112.10.11 113.10.09 |
Number of actually issued shares (In thousand shares) 900 300 420 420 420 |
Fair value on the grant date |
34.35 122 47.1 66.5 88.4 |
Issuance of restricted stock award shares in a total amount of $12,000 thousand was resolved at the shareholders' meeting of Leadtrend on June 23, 2020. A total of 1,200 thousand shares were issued. Issuance regulations are summarized as follows:
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Employees to whom restricted stock award shares have been allocated shall satisfy the Personal Performance requirement by obtaining the result of "Satisfactory" or above in the latest personal performance assessment prior to the vesting date. If the employees still work at Leadtrend upon expiration of any of the following vesting periods, they will receive award shares at the granting ratio as scheduled below:
| Vesting period From the grant date to Oct. 15 of the 1st year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 15 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 15 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 15 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 15 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 15 of the 4th year following the grant date |
Grantingratio |
|---|---|
| 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 |
Measures Taken for Employees Failing to Satisfy the Vesting Conditions:
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(1) If the employees resigns, are dismissed or laid off, retire, die, take leave without pay or are transferred to any affiliated enterprise after the grant date and prior to the expiration of the vesting period, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have been granted to the employees (for the current year) and have not vested in the employees.
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(2) If the employees fail to meet the required personal performance immediately prior to the vesting date, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have not vested in the employees that time.
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(3) Leadtrend will give to the employees, without payment, the dividends allocated based on the award shares prior to the expiration of the vesting period.
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(4) If the employees terminate or cancel, before their satisfaction of the vesting conditions, the authorization given to Leadtrend in violation of the rule saying that the trust contract or other similar agreements shall be negotiated, signed, revised, extended, cancelled or terminated, and the trust property shall be delivered, used and disposed, by Leadtrend on behalf of the employees and the stock trust agency in the period for which restricted stock award shares are trusted, Leadtrend shall take back, without payment, the award shares from the employees.
The restricted stock award shares taken back by Leadtrend without payment will be revoked by Leadtrend.
Shares granted under the aforementioned stock option plan are summarized as follows:
| 2024 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Vested for the current year Recovered for the year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value 2023 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Vested for the current year Recovered for the year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value |
Employee restricted stock award shares for 2020-1 Unit(Thousand) 132.0 ( 132.0 ) - - $ 34.35 424.5 ( 266.5 ) ( 26.0) 132.0 $ 34.35 |
Employee restricted stock award shares for 2020-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit(Thousand) | ||
| 105.0 ( 68.5 ) ( 3.0) 33.5 $ 122 192.5 ( 69.5 ) ( 18.0) 105.0 $ 122 |
Issuance of restricted stock award shares in a total amount of $4,200 thousand was resolved at the shareholders' meeting of Leadtrend on June 9, 2022. A total of 420 thousand shares were issued. Issuance regulations are summarized as follows:
Employees to whom restricted stock award shares have been allocated shall satisfy the Personal Performance requirement by obtaining the result of "Satisfactory" (i.e. a performance assessment scale score ≧5.8) or above in the latest personal performance assessment prior to the vesting date. If the employees still work at Leadtrend upon
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expiration of any of the following vesting periods, they will receive award shares at the granting ratio as scheduled below:
| granting ratio as scheduled below: | |
|---|---|
| Vesting period From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 1st year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 4th year following the grant date |
Grantingratio |
| 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 |
Measures Taken for Employees Failing to Satisfy the Vesting Conditions:
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(1) If the employees resigns, are dismissed or laid off, retire, die, take leave without pay or are transferred to any affiliated enterprise after the grant date and prior to the expiration of the vesting period, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have been granted to the employees (for the current year) and have not vested in the employees.
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(2) If the employees fail to meet the required personal performance immediately prior to the vesting date, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have not vested in the employees that time.
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(3) The employees are not entitled to any stocks, cash dividends or capital reserve allocated before the expiration of the vesting period.
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(4) If the employees terminate or cancel, before their satisfaction of the vesting conditions, the authorization given to Leadtrend in violation of the rule saying that the trust contract or other similar agreements shall be negotiated, signed, revised, extended, cancelled or terminated, and the trust property shall be delivered, used and disposed, by Leadtrend on behalf of the employees and the stock trust agency in the period for which restricted stock award shares are trusted, Leadtrend shall take back, without payment, the award shares from the employees.
The restricted stock award shares taken back by Leadtrend without payment will be revoked by Leadtrend.
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Shares granted under the aforementioned stock option plan are summarized as follows:
| 2024 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Vested for the current year Recovered for the year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value 2023 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Vested for the current year Recovered for the year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value |
Employee restricted stock award shares for 2022 |
|---|---|
| Unit(Thousand) | |
| 292.5 ( 117.0 ) ( 4.5) 171.0 $ 47.1 420.0 ( 61.5 ) ( 66.0 ) 292.5 $ 47.1 |
Issuance of restricted stock award shares in a total amount of $4,200 thousand was resolved at the shareholders' meeting of Leadtrend on June 13, 2023. A total of 420 thousand shares were issued. Issuance regulations are summarized as follows: Employees to whom restricted stock award shares have been allocated shall satisfy the Personal Performance requirement by obtaining the result of "Satisfactory" (i.e. a performance assessment scale score ≧5.8) or above in the latest personal performance assessment prior to the vesting date. If the employees still work at Leadtrend upon expiration of any of the following vesting periods, they will receive award shares at the granting ratio as scheduled below:
| granting ratio as scheduled below: | |
|---|---|
| Vesting period From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 1st year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 4th year following the grant date |
Grantingratio |
| 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 |
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Measures Taken for Employees Failing to Satisfy the Vesting Conditions:
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(1) If the employees resigns, are dismissed or laid off, retire, die, take leave without pay or are transferred to any affiliated enterprise after the grant date and prior to the expiration of the vesting period, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have been granted to the employees (for the current year) and have not vested in the employees.
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(2) If the employees fail to meet the required personal performance immediately prior to the vesting date, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have not vested in the employees that time.
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(3) The employees are not entitled to any stocks, cash dividends or capital reserve allocated before the expiration of the vesting period.
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(4) If the employees terminate or cancel, before their satisfaction of the vesting conditions, the authorization given to Leadtrend in violation of the rule saying that the trust contract or other similar agreements shall be negotiated, signed, revised, extended, cancelled or terminated, and the trust property shall be delivered, used and disposed, by Leadtrend on behalf of the employees and the stock trust agency in the period for which restricted stock award shares are trusted, Leadtrend shall take back, without payment, the award shares from the employees.
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The restricted stock award shares taken back by Leadtrend without payment will be revoked by Leadtrend.
Shares granted under the aforementioned stock option plan are summarized as follows:
| 2024 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Vested for the current year Recovered for the year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value 2023 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Granted for the current year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value |
Employee restricted stock award shares for 2023 |
|---|---|
| Unit(Thousand) | |
| 420.0 ( 63.5 ) ( 39.0) 317.5 $ 66.5 - 420 420 $ 66.5 |
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Issuance of restricted stock award shares in a total amount of $4,200 thousand was resolved at the shareholders' meeting of Leadtrend on May 28, 2024. A total of 420 thousand shares were issued. Issuance regulations are summarized as follows:
Employees to whom restricted stock award shares have been allocated shall satisfy the Personal Performance requirement by obtaining the result of "Satisfactory" (i.e. a performance assessment scale score ≧5.8) or above in the latest personal performance assessment prior to the vesting date. If the employees still work at Leadtrend upon expiration of any of the following vesting periods, they will receive award shares at the granting ratio as scheduled below:
| granting ratio as scheduled below: | |
|---|---|
| Vesting period From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 1st year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 2nd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Oct. 11 of the 3rd year following the grant date From the grant date to Apr. 11 of the 4th year following the grant date |
Grantingratio |
| 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 |
Measures Taken for Employees Failing to Satisfy the Vesting Conditions:
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(1) If the employees resigns, are dismissed or laid off, retire, die, take leave without pay or are transferred to any affiliated enterprise after the grant date and prior to the expiration of the vesting period, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have been granted to the employees and have not vested in the employees.
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(2) If the employees fail to meet the required personal performance immediately prior to the vesting date, Leadtrend will take back, without payment, the award shares that have not vested in the employees that time.
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(3) The employees are not entitled to any stocks, cash dividends or capital reserve allocated before the expiration of the vesting period.
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(4) If the employees terminate or cancel, before their satisfaction of the vesting conditions, the authorization given to Leadtrend in violation of the rule saying that the trust contract or other similar agreements shall be negotiated, signed, revised, extended, cancelled or terminated, and the trust property shall be delivered, used and disposed, by Leadtrend on behalf of the employees and the stock trust agency in the period for which restricted stock award shares are trusted, Leadtrend shall take back, without payment, the award shares from the employees.
The restricted stock award shares taken back by Leadtrend without payment will be revoked by Leadtrend.
Shares granted under the aforementioned stock option plan are summarized as follows:
| 2024 Outstanding at the beginning of the year Granted for the current year Recovered for the year Outstanding at the end of the year Granted weighted average fair value |
Employee restricted stock award shares for 2024 |
Employee restricted stock award shares for 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit(Thousand) | ||
| ( |
- 420.0 6.0) 414.0 $ 88.4 |
Due to resignation of employees, 52.5 thousand and 100 thousand restricted stock award shares were recovered in 2024 and 2023 respectively, and there were 10.5 thousand and 17.5 thousand shares among such recovered shares to be revoked.
The compensation cost recognized for restricted stock award shares in 2024 and 2023 was $23,454 thousand and $18,710 thousand respectively.
21. Operating Revenue
| Operating Revenue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from contracts with customers Integrated circuits |
2024 $ 1,453,906 |
2023 | ||
| $ 1,141,594 |
(1) Contract Balance
| Contract Balance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes and accounts receivable (Note 9) |
December 31, 2024 $ 236,825 |
December 31, 2023 $ 191,426 |
January 1, 2023 |
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| $ 169,644 |
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(2) Itemized Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Itemized by Areas
| Itemized by Areas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan (where Leadtrend is located) Mainland China Korea Other countries |
2024 $ 743,327 707,901 2,678 - $ 1,453,906 |
2023 | ||
| $ 598,364 534,307 2,187 6,736 $ 1,141,594 |
22. Net Profit of Operations
| Net Profit of Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
| (1) Interest Income 2024 Bank deposits $ 6,552 Commercial paper 92 Deposit interest 40 Others - $ 6,684 (2) Other Incomes 2024 Lease income Other operating leases $ 1,755 Government subsidy income 703 Others (Note) 2,689 $ 5,147 Note: Mainly consisting of pension payment income. (3) Other Gains and Losses 2024 Gains (losses) arising from financial assets Net profit of financial assets and liabilities at FVTPL $ 1,546 Net gain (loss) on foreign exchange 13,663 Gains on disposal of subsidiaries - (Losses) gains on disposal of property, plant and equipment ( 8) $ 15,201 |
2023 | |
| $ 4,017 25 36 129 $ 4,207 2023 |
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| $ 2,188 3,604 16,980 $ 22,772 2023 |
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| $ 1,102 ( 175 ) 1,139 1,843 $ 3,909 |
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(4) Finance Cost
| (4) | Finance Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Interest on lease liabilities | $ 395 | $ | 460 |
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| Interest expense on Bank loans | 160 | - | ||
| Other interest expenses | 2 |
1 | ||
| $ 557 | $ | 461 |
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| (5) | Depreciation and Amortization | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Depreciation expenses by | ||||
| functions: | ||||
| Operating costs | $ 18,579 | $ | 18,501 | |
| Operating expenses | 56,254 | 68,734 | ||
| $ 74,833 | $ | 87,235 | ||
| Amortization expenses by | ||||
| functions: | ||||
| Operating costs | $ 1,012 | $ | 1,177 | |
| Operating expenses | 5,576 |
9,339 | ||
| $ 6,588 | $ | 10,516 | ||
| (6) | Employee Benefit Expenses | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Post-employment benefits | ||||
| Defined contribution plan | $ 10,635 | $ | 10,922 | |
| Defined benefit plan | ||||
| (Note 18) | - |
216 | ||
| 10,635 | 11,138 | |||
| Share-based payment | ||||
| (Note 20) | ||||
| Equity settlement | 23,454 | 18,710 | ||
| Other employee benefits | 343,746 | 280,196 | ||
| Total employee benefit | ||||
| expenses | $ 377,835 | $ | 310,044 | |
| By functions: | ||||
| Operating costs | $ 54,698 | $ | 46,965 | |
| Operating expenses | 323,137 | 263,079 | ||
| $ 377,835 | $ | 310,044 |
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(7) Remunerations to Employees and Directors
Leadtrend allocated employees' remuneration and directors' remuneration, from its profit computed before deduction of employees' remuneration and directors' remuneration, at a rate no less than 5% and at a rate no more than 2% respectively in accordance with the articles of incorporation. The remunerations to employees and directors estimated for the years 2024 and 2023 were resolved at the board meeting on February 20, 2025 and February 29, 2024 respectively as follows:
Estimated Percentage
| Estimated Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Remuneration to employees 16% Remuneration to directors 1% Amount 2024 Cash Stock Remuneration to employees $ 21,147 $ - Remuneration to directors 1,895 - |
2024 | 2023 | ||
| 17% 2% 2023 |
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| Cash $ 5,197 489 |
Stock | |||
| $ - - |
If any amount is changed after the date when the annual consolidated financial report is announced, then such change is treated as a change in accounting estimate and entered into the account for the following year after adjustment. There is no difference between the amount of the employees' remuneration and directors' remuneration distributed actually for the years 2023 and 2022 and the corresponding amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements of the years 2023 and 2022.
For information of the remunerations to employees and directors resolved by the board of directors of Leadtrend, please check at the market observatory post system of Taiwan Stock Exchange.
(8) Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)
| system of Taiwan Stock Exchange. Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total foreign exchange gains Total foreign exchange losses Net gain (loss) |
2024 $ 18,480 4,817) $ 13,663 |
2023 | ||
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( ( |
$ 14,918 15,093) $ 175) |
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23. Income Tax
- (1) Income Tax Recognized in Profit or Loss
The tax benefits mainly comprises the items listed as follows:
| e Tax Income Tax Recognized in Profit or Loss The tax benefits mainly comprises the items listed as follows: |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024 2023 Current income tax Incurred for the current year $ 7,879 $ 1,321 Undistributed surplus earnings additional 678 - Adjusted for the previous year ( 9,894) ( 5,013) ( 1,337 ) ( 3,692 ) Deferred income tax Incurred for the current year 876 ( 450) Tax benefits recognized in profit or loss ($ 461) ($ 4,142) The accounting income and the tax (benefits) expenses are reconciled as follows: 2024 2023 Net profit before tax of continuing operations $ 111,428 $ 24,722 Tax expense computed based on the net profit before tax at the legal tax rate $ 24,611 $ 4,944 Permanent difference ( 21,347 ) ( 7,616 ) Effect of temporary difference 5,491 3,543 Undistributed surplus earnings additional 678 - Current adjustment of the tax expense of the previous year ( 9,894) ( 5,013) Tax benefits recognized in profit or loss ($ 461) ($ 4,142) |
2023 | |
| $ 24,722 $ 4,944 ( 7,616 ) 3,543 - ( 5,013) ($ 4,142) |
The accounting income and the tax (benefits) expenses are reconciled as follows:
The tax rate applicable to Leadtrend in accordance with the Income Tax Act of the Republic of China is 20%. The applicable tax rate for undistributed earnings is 5%. As the tax rate for high-tech enterprises is applicable to subsidiaries in Mainland China, the applicable tax rate is 15%.
(2) Current Tax Liabilities
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Current tax liabilities Income tax payable $ 8,682 $ 10,844
(3) Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
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2024
| 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax assets Temporary difference Deferred tax liabilities Temporary difference 2023 Deferred tax assets Temporary difference |
Balance, Beginning of the Year $ 541 Balance, Beginning of the Year $ - Balance, Beginning of the Year $ 91 |
Changes for the year ($ 541) Changes for the year $ 335 Changes for the year $ 450 |
Balance, Ending of the year |
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| $ - Balance, Ending of the year |
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| $ 335 Balance, Ending of the year |
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| $ 541 |
(4) Income Tax Assessment
Leadtrend's profit-seeking business income tax declaration cases as of 2022 have been approved by the tax authority.
24. Earnings Per Share
| Earnings Per Share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share |
2024 $ 1.89 $ 1.86 |
Unit: | NTD per share 2023 |
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| $ 0.49 $ 0.48 |
The effect of stock grants was retroactively adjusted already in calculating earnings per share. The base date for stock grants was determined to be July 17, 2024. Due to retroactive adjustment, changes in basic and diluted earnings per share for 2023 are as follows:
Unit: NTD per share
| follows: | Unit: NTD per share | Unit: NTD per share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share |
Before retroactive adjustment $ 0.50 $ 0.49 |
After retroactive adjustment |
|
| $ 0.49 $ 0.48 |
Both the net profit and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding that were used to calculate earnings per share are disclosed as follows:
Net profit of the year
| Net profit of the year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net profit used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share |
2024 $ 111,889 |
2023 | ||
| $ 28,864 |
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Number of Shares Unit: In thousand shares
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share Impact of potential common shares with dilutive effect: Employee restricted stock award shares Remuneration to employees Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share |
2024 59,309 452 322 60,083 |
2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58,858 718 188 59,764 |
If Leadtrend chooses to distribute employees' remuneration in stock or cash, then for calculation of diluted earnings per share, employees' remuneration is assumed to be distributed in stock and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding is included when potential common shares have dilutive effect. When calculating diluted earnings per share before the number of shares distributed as employees' remuneration is resolved at the shareholders' meeting in the next year, the Company will continue to consider dilutive effect of the potential common shares.
25. Capital Risk Management
The Company conducts capital management to ensure the maximum of return on equity on the premise that the Company operates on an ongoing basis. No significant changes in the overall strategy of the Company.
The capital structure of the Company comprises stock capital, capital reserve, retained earnings and other components of equity.
The Company is not required to meet other external capital requirements.
26. Financial Instruments
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(1) Information of Fair Value - Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value Except for the items listed in the table below, the management of the Company believes that the carrying amounts of the financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value are close to their fair value:
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December 31, 2024
| Financial assets Financial assets at amortized cost - Domestic corporate bonds |
Carrying amount $ 1,000 |
Fair value | Fair value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 $ - |
Level 2 $ 994 |
Level 3 $ - |
Total | ||
$ 994 |
The fair value measurement of Level 2 mentioned above is based on the quotation of the Taipei Exchange.
- (2) Information of Fair Value Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Repeatable Basis
- A. Hierarchy of Fair Value
| December 31, 2024 Financial assets at FVTPL Fund beneficiary certificate December 31, 2023 Financial assets at FVTPL Fund beneficiary certificate |
Level 1 $ 103,975 Level 1 $ 83,823 |
Level 2 | Level 3 $ - Level 3 $ - |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ - Level 2 $ - |
$ 103,975 Total |
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| $ 83,823 |
There was no transfer between level 1 and level 2 fair value measurements in 2024 and 2023.
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(3) Types of Financial Instruments
| Types of Financial Instruments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Financial assets Measured at FVTPL Measured compulsorily at FVTPL Financial assets at amortized cost Cash and cash equivalents Notes and accounts receivable Non-current financial assets at amortized cost Refundable deposits Financial liabilities Measured at amortized cost Accounts payable Long-term loans (including due within one year) Guarantee deposits received |
December 31,2024 $ 103,975 493,439 236,825 1,000 3,663 108,662 35,000 13,138 |
December 31,2023 |
| $ 83,823 457,745 191,426 - 3,483 107,636 - 860 |
- (4) Purpose and Policy of Financial Risk Management
Main financial instruments of the Company include notes and accounts receivable, refundable deposits, accounts payable, loans and lease liabilities. The financial risk management objective of the Company is to manage the exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk relevant to operating activities. For reducing relevant financial risks, the Company is committed to identifying, evaluating and avoiding market uncertainties to reduce the potential negative impact of market changes on the financial performance of the Company.
Important financial activities of the Company are reviewed by the board of directors pursuant to applicable regulations and internal control systems. During the implementation of the financial plan, the Company shall comply with applicable financial operating procedures for overall financial risk management and division of powers and responsibilities.
- A. Market Risk
Main financial risks assumed by the Company for its operating activities are exchange rate risk (as stated in (A) below) and interest rate risk (as stated in (B) below).
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The Company does not change the methods that it has adopted to manage and measure risk exposure with respect to market risk for financial instruments.
- (A) Currency Risk
Part of cash used or generated by the Company is in foreign currencies, so the effect of natural hedge exists. The Company manages exchange rate risk just for the purpose of hedging, not for profit.
The exchange rate risk management strategy is established to review net positions of various currency assets and liabilities, and conduct risk management on net positions.
For carrying amounts of monetary assets and monetary liabilities of the Company in non-functional currencies on the balance sheet date (including the monetary items in non-functional currencies written off already in the consolidated financial statements), please refer to Note 29.
Net investments made by foreign operations of the Company are strategic investments; therefore, the Company does not hedge investment risk.
Sensitivity Analysis
The Company is mainly impacted by fluctuation of USD and CNY exchange rates.
The table below shows the Company's sensitivity analysis for the situations when the exchange rate of the functional currency to each foreign currency increases or decreases by 5%. Sensitivity analysis considers outstanding foreign currency monetary items, and the conversion made at the end of the period is adjusted by 5% exchange rate fluctuation. The scope of sensitivity analysis includes cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable and other payables. The positive number in the table below shows the amount increasing in the pretax net profit when the functional currency against each foreign currency depreciates by 5%. If the functional currency against each foreign currency appreciates by 5%, the impact on the pretax net profit will be a negative of the same amount.
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| Profit (loss) before tax |
Effect of USD 2024 2023 $ 3,950 $ 4,035 |
Effect of CNY | Effect of CNY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 $ 3,950 |
2024 $ 4,502 |
2023 | |
| $ 2,503 |
Effects mainly derived from the receivables and payables in USD and CNY which were still outstanding on the balance sheet date and of which the cash flows were not hedged by the Company.
The Company's sensitivity to the USD exchange rate decreased for the current period. It was mostly because the balance of accounts receivable
in USD decreased so that net USD assets decreased at the end of the year. Increase in sensitivity to the CNY exchange rate was mostly because accounts receivable in CYN increased so that net CNY assets increased at the end of the year.
(B) Interest Rate Risk
As consolidated entities of the Company possess fixed rate and floating rate assets, interest rate risk exposure is therefore incurred.
The carrying mounts of financial assets of the Company exposed to interest rate risk on the balance sheet date are as follows:
| With fair value interest rate risk -Financial assets -Financial liabilities With cash flow interest rate risk -Financial assets -Financial assets |
December 31, 2024 $ 342,900 69,641 149,991 149,991 |
December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| $ 342,700 21,314 114,426 114,426 |
Sensitivity Analysis
The following sensitivity analysis is determined based on interest rate exposure with respect to non-derivative instruments on the balance sheet date. For the assets with floating interest rates, the analysis is made based on the assumption that the assets outstanding on the balance sheet date are still outstanding during the reporting period.
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If the interest rate is increased/decreased by 0.1%, then in the situation where all other variables remain unchanged, the pretax net profit for 2024 and 2023 would increase/decrease by $150 thousand and $114 thousand, which is due to the Company's interest rate exposure with respect to net assets with variable interest rates.
- B. Credit Risk
Credit risk refers to the risk incurred when the counterparty to a transaction delays its contractual obligations and thus causes financial loss of the Company. As of the balance sheet date, the maximum credit risk to which the Company was exposed due to possible failure by the counterparty to perform its obligations so as to cause a financial loss of the Company mainly results from the carrying amounts of financial assets recognized in the consolidated balance sheet.
To mitigate credit risk, the management of the Company has designated a team to take charge of the decision of credit line, credit approval and other monitoring procedures to ensure that proper measures are taken to recover overdue receivables. In addition, the Company also reviews recoverable amounts of receivables on a case-by-case basis on the balance sheet date to ensure that a proper amount of impairment loss is allocated for unrecoverable receivables. Accordingly, the management of the Company believes that the Company's credit risk has significantly reduced.
The entities from which accounts receivable shall be collected cover many customers engaging in different industries and located in different geographical areas. The Company continues evaluating financial conditions of each customer from which accounts receivable shall be collected.
Except for Customer A, Customer B, Customer C, Customer D, Customer E, Customer F and Customer G as described below, the Company does not have a material credit risk against any single trading party or any set of trading parties with similar characteristics. When the trading parties are related enterprises to each other, the Company defines them as the trading parties with similar characteristics. As of December 31, 2024, with the exception of Customer A, Customer B, Customer C, Customer D, Customer E, Customer F and Customer G, the concentration of credit risk with respect to other trading parties did not exceed 5% of total accounts receivable. The credit
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risks with Customer A, Customer B, Customer C, Customer D, Customer E, Customer F and Customer G are limited, since they are highly reputable manufacturers.
C. Liquidity Risk
The Company keeps successful business operation and mitigates the impact of cash flow fluctuation by managing and maintaining sufficient cash and cash equivalents.
- (A) Liquidity of Non-derivative Financial Liabilities
The table below shows the maturity analysis for the remaining contracts of non-derivative financial liabilities, which is conducted based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities, including cash flows of interest and principal, on the earliest date that the Company is requested to make the repayment.
December 31, 2024
| to make the repayment. December 31, 2024 |
to make the repayment. December 31, 2024 |
to make the repayment. December 31, 2024 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payable upon demand or less than 1 month 1~3 months 3 months~ 1 year Accounts payable$ 66,437 $ 42,225 $ - Lease liabilities $ 816 $ 2,218 $ 10,544 Fixed rate instruments $ - $ - $ 10,208 Other current liabilities $ 8,229 $ 8,312 $ - Further information regarding the maturity aforementioned financial liabilities is as follows: Less than 1 year 1~5years Lease liabilities $ 13,578 $ 22,098 Fixed rate instruments 10,208 24,792 $ 23,786 $ 46,890 |
1~5years $ - $ 22,098 $ 24,792 $ - analysis Over $ $ |
Total | ||||||
| $ 108,662 $ 35,676 $ 35,000 $ 16,541 for the 5years |
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| $ 22,098 24,792 |
$ | - - - |
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$ 46,890 |
$ |
Further information regarding the maturity analysis for the aforementioned financial liabilities is as follows:
December 31, 2023
| Accounts payable Lease liabilities Other current liabilities |
Payable upon demand or less than 1 month $ 66,255 $ 1,114 $ 13,175 |
1~3 months $ 41,381 $ 2,111 $ 5,613 |
3 months~ 1 year $ - $ 8,837 $ - |
1~5years $ - $ 9,754 $ - |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ 107,636 $ 21,816 $ 18,788 |
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Further information regarding the maturity analysis for the aforementioned financial liabilities is as follows:
Less than 1 year 1 ~ 5 years Over 5 years Lease liabilities $ 12,062 $ 9,754 $ -
27. Transactions with Related Parties
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(1) Transactions, account balances, incomes and expenses among Leadtrend and its subsidiaries (i.e. related parties of Leadtrend) were eliminated completely upon consolidation, so they are not disclosed in the Notes. No transactions between the Company and any related party exist.
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(2) Remunerations to Main Managements
| Short-term employee benefits Post-employment benefits Share-based payment |
2024 $ 26,641 522 3,468 $ 30,631 |
2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ 26,412 818 4,015 $ 31,245 |
The remunerations to directors and main managements are determined by the remuneration committee based on individual performance and market trends.
28. Material Contingent Liabilities and Unrecognized Contractual Commitments
The material commitments of the Company as of the balance sheet date are as follows:
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(1) Material Commitments
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Leadtrend signed a patent technology transfer agreement with a company in March 2018. The consideration for the transfer was agreed to be made in installations for 3 terms. The total contract amount for the 1st and 2nd terms was USD 600 thousand. The amount to be paid for the 3rd term was calculated at a certain percentage of the proceeds of patent derivatives earned for 3 years from the launch date, and should be no less than USD 300 thousand.
29. Information of Foreign Currency Assets and Liabilities Having a Material Impact
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The following information is expressed in foreign currencies, rather than the functional currency used by each entity of the Company. The disclosed exchange rate refers to the exchange rate of the foreign currency to the functional currency. Foreign currency financial assets and liabilities having a material impact are as follows:
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December 31, 2024
Unit: In thousands of dollars in foreign currency
| Foreign currency assets Monetary item USD USD CNY Foreign currency liabilities Monetary item USD CNY December 31, 2023 Foreign currency assets Monetary item USD CNY Foreign currency liabilities Monetary item USD |
Foreign currency $ 4,182 2 20,221 1,772 112 Foreign currency $ 4,808 11,569 2,180 |
Exchange rate 32.785 (USD: NTD) 7.321 (USD: RMB) 4.478 (RMB: NTD) 32.785 (USD: NTD) 4.478 (RMB: NTD) Unit: In thousands of dollars in Exchange rate 30.705 (USD: NTD) 4.327 (RMB: NTD) 30.705 (USD: NTD) |
Carrying amount |
Carrying amount |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ 137,091 1 90,550 $ 227,642 $ 58,089 501 $ 58,590 foreign currency Carrying amount |
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| $ 147,642 50,058 $ 197,700 $ 66,952 |
The realized and unrealized net foreign exchange gains (losses) for 2024 and 2023 was $13,663 thousand and ($175) thousand respectively. As functional currencies adopted by entities in the Group for foreign currency transactions are diversified, disclosing foreign exchange gains or losses based on each foreign currency with material impact is not feasible.
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Disclosures in the Notes
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(1) Material Transactions and (2) Reinvestment-related Information: Material transactions between the parent company and a subsidiary and the balance thereof were written off completely in preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
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A. Funds lent to others: None.
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B. Endorsement and guarantee for others: None.
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C. Negotiable securities held at the end of the year:
| Company holding securities |
Type of negotiable securities |
Name of negotiable securities |
Relation with the issuer of negotiable securities |
Account | End o | fyear | Remark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of shares or units (Thousand) |
Carrying amount |
Shareholding % |
Fair value | ||||||
| Leadtrend Shenzhen |
Funds | CR Yuanta Cash Money Market Fund B |
- | Financial assets at FVTPL- Current |
- | $ 52,249 | - | $ 52,249 | Note 1 |
| ICBC Financial Management Corporation Tianlibao Net Value Financial Products |
- | Financial assets at FVTPL- Current |
- | 51,726 | - | 51,726 | Note 1 | ||
| The Company | Bonds | P12TSMC2A | - | Non-current financial assets at amortized cost |
10 | 1,000 | - | 994 | Note 2 |
Note1: It was calculated based on the net worth on December 31, 2024. Note2: It was calculated based on the trading market price of $100 at the end of 2024. Note3: There were not any users providing collaterals or pledges for loans or being restricted by other agreements with respect to the negotiable securities listed above as of December 31, 2024.
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D. Accumulated purchases or sales of negotiable securities up to NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None
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E. An amount of obtained real estate up to NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None
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F. Proceeds up to NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital from disposal of real estate: None
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G. Purchases from or sales to related parties up to NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:
| Selling (purchasing) company |
Counterparty |
Relation | Transac | tion | Transaction terms different from those for general transactions, and reasons |
Transaction terms different from those for general transactions, and reasons |
Notes and accounts receivable (payable) |
Notes and accounts receivable (payable) |
Remark |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale (purchase) |
Amount | Of total purchase (sale) (%) |
Credit period |
Balance | ~~Of the total~~ notes and accounts receivable (payable) (%) |
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| Unit price | Credit period | ||||||||||
| The Company |
Leadtrend Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. P |
arent company and subsidiary |
Sale | $ 448,326 | 35 | Net 60 days, | Note | Corresponding | $ 87,572 | 47 | - |
| end of the month |
Note: The selling price at which Leadtrend sold products to the related party was determined based on the arm's length principle.
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H. Receivables from related parties up to NTD 100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None
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I. Transactions of derivatives: None.
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J. Others: Business relationship between the parent company and each subsidiary, and between subsidiaries, and important transactions among them and transaction amounts:
2024
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Transaction details
Of the total
Relation with consolidated
No. Name of trading Counterparty to the trading Accounting Transaction revenue or
(Note 1) party the transaction party (Note 2) item Amount conditions total assets
0 Leadtrend Leadtrend 1 Sales $ 448,326 Note 3 31%
Technology Technology revenue
Corporation (Shenzhen)
Ltd.
0 Leadtrend Leadtrend 1 Accounts 87,572 Note 3 4%
Technology Technology receivable
Corporation (Shenzhen) - Related
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Note1: The parent company is 0. Subsidiaries are numbered in numerical order from 1, by types of the subsidiaries.
Note2: "1" represents a transaction initiated by the parent company with a subsidiary.
"2" represents a transaction initiated by a subsidiary with the parent company.
Note3: There is no appropriate object comparable with the sales price between subsidiaries, and the collection period with the subsidiary is comparable to that with ordinary customers.
K. Information on investees: None.
(3) Information of Investments in Mainland China:
The Company does not have any other matters that should be disclosed, except the following:
- A. Name of investee company in Mainland China, main business activities, paid-in capital, investment method, funds remitted in and out, shareholding, investment gain or loss, book value of investments at the end of the year, investment gain (loss) remitted back already, and limit of investments in Mainland China:
Unit: In thousands of NTD; in thousands of USD
| Name of investee company in Mainland China |
Main business activities |
Paid-in capital | Investment method |
Accumulated investment amount remitted from Taiwan at the beginning of theyear |
Investment am recovered |
ount remitted or in theyear |
Accumulated investment amount remitted from Taiwan at the end of the year |
Cu (l |
rrent profit oss) of the investee company |
Percentage of shares held by the Company through direct or indirect investment |
Investment gain (loss) recognized for the year (Note 2) |
Ending book value of investment (Note 2) |
Investment gain remitted back to Taiwan as of the end of the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remitted |
Recovered | ||||||||||||
| Leadtrend Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. |
Design and R&D of computer application software and system integration; wholesale of computer software, integrated circuits, semiconductor chips and related electronic parts and components; manufacturing of electronic components, manufacturing of integrated circuit chips and products, manufacturing of computer software, hardware and peripheral equipment |
$ 324,572 ( USD 9,900 ) |
Note 1 |
$ 231,134 ( USD 7,050 |
) $ - |
$ - | $ 231,134 ( USD 7,050 ) |
$ ( U |
85,263 SD 2,655 ) |
100% |
$ 85,263 ( USD 2,655 ) |
$ 306,379 ( USD 9,345 ) |
$ - |
| Accumulated investment amount remitted from Taiwan to Mainland China at the end of theyear |
Investment amount approved by Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
60% of net worth, the limit of investment provided by Investment Commission, Ministryof Economic Affairs |
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| $231,134(USD 7,050) | $324,572(USD 9,900) | $1,059,475 |
Note1: The investment was made physically in Mainland China.
Note2: It was calculated based on the financial statements of the same accounting period audited by CPAs.
Note3: The figures in a foreign currency indicated in the table were converted into NT dollars at the exchange rate announced on the reporting date.
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Note4: At December 31, 2024, Leadtrend Company had an investment amount of US$9,900 approved by the Investment Review Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and had actually remitted US$7,050. The remaining uninvested amount has expired.
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B. Material transactions with investee companies in Mainland China directly or through a third region, the prices, payment terms, unrealized gains (losses) with respect to the transactions, and relevant information helpful for
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understanding the impact of investments in Mainland China on the financial statements: Refer to (A) 7 and 10 "Others".
- (4) Information of Key Shareholders: Name of Shareholder Holding Over 5% of Equity, Number of Shares Held and Percentage of Shareholding:
| Name of key shareholder | Shares | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares held | Percentage of shareholding (%) |
|
| Jie NengInvestment Co.,Ltd. | 4,880,227 | 8.07 |
31. Information of Segments
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(1) Segment Revenues, Business Results and Segment Assets
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Business decision makers of the Company focus on product-specific information when allocating resources and evaluating performance of segments. As each product has similar economic characteristics and is sold in a unified and centralized marketing way, the Company is therefore aggregated as a single independently operated business. Measurement bases for the information of segments provided by the Company for business decision makers for review are the same as those for the consolidated financial statements. For the revenues and operating results of segments for 2024 and 2023 to be reported, please refer to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. For segment assets on December 31, 2024 and 2023 to be reported, please refer to the consolidated balance sheet of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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(2) Revenues from Main Products and Services:
The Company's revenues from main products and services are analyzed as follows:
| follows: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated circuits | 2024 $ 1,453,906 |
2023 | ||
| $ 1,141,594 |
(3) Information about Geographical Areas:
The incomes of the Company's continuing operations from external customers are listed, by the countries where the customers are located and by the areas where non-current assets are located, as follows:
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(4)
Taiwan (where Leadtrend is located) Mainland China Korea Other countries |
Revenue from external customers 2024 2023 $ 743,327 $ 598,364 707,901 534,307 2,678 2,187 - 6,736 $ 1,453,906 $ 1,141,594 |
Revenue from external customers 2024 2023 $ 743,327 $ 598,364 707,901 534,307 2,678 2,187 - 6,736 $ 1,453,906 $ 1,141,594 |
Revenue from external customers 2024 2023 $ 743,327 $ 598,364 707,901 534,307 2,678 2,187 - 6,736 $ 1,453,906 $ 1,141,594 |
Non-current assets | Non-current assets | Non-current assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 $ 743,327 707,901 2,678 - $ 1,453,906 |
December 31, 2024 $ 453,409 54,917 - - $ 508,326 |
December 31, 2023 |
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| $ 457,991 56,115 - - $ 514,106 |
Financial instruments, deferred income tax assets and refundable deposits are not included in non-current assets.
Information of Important Customers:
The customers from each of which the revenue occupied more than 10% of the net operating revenue of the Company are as follows:
| Name of Customer | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount |
Percentage% | Amount | Percentage% | |
| Company A Company B Company C Company D |
$ 377,959 176,779 161,604 158,790 |
26 12 11 11 |
$ 316,301 145,125 125,569 83,463 |
28 13 11 7 |
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