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Nov 29, 2016
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For a summary of significant accounting policies on impairment loss for trade receivables, refer to Note 4 to the Company's financial statements. Refer to Note 9 to the Company's financial statements for the carrying amount of trade receivables. Our audit procedures for the aforementioned key audit matter are described as follows:
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- We assessed both the trade receivables aging report classified by client credit rating and the reasonableness of the percent of impairment loss allowance; this assessment included the implementation of the computer audit sampling procedures to test the correctness of the trade receivable aging report. We compared the aging reports of current and prior accounting periods and examined both periods' bad debt write-offs. We confirmed the recoverability of outstanding trade receivables by testing the after period end collection of receivables.
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- We reviewed approval of client credit terms and examined reversals in the trade receivables subledger in order to assess the effectiveness of internal controls relevant to trade receivables.
Allowance for Inventory Valuation Loss
The value of the inventory is affected by the volatility of the market demand and the ever-changing technology which could make inventory outdated and obsolete. The allocation of inventory cost elements and estimations of the net realizable value of inventory require management's subjective judgment. In our audit, we focused on if the value of inventory was evaluated according to IAS 2, which is based on the lower of cost or net realizable value method. We also assessed the reasonableness of management's estimation of the allowance for inventory valuation loss.
For summary of the significant accounting policies on inventory valuation, refer to Note 4 to the Company's financial statements. Refer to Note 10 to the Company's financial statements for the carrying amount of inventory. Our audit procedures for the aforementioned key audit matter are described as follows:
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- We assessed both the inventory aging report classified by product types and the reasonableness of the percent of allowance for inventory valuation loss; this assessment included the implementation of the computer audit sampling procedures to test the correctness of the inventory aging report. We compared the amount of allowances in prior years to actual amount of write-downs in order to evaluate the appropriateness of the policy implemented relevant to the allowance for inventory valuation loss.
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- We obtained information of the year-end allowance for inventory valuation loss and inventory aging reports, and we compared the current and prior years' allowances and analyzed any differences. We drew samples from the year-end inventory and compared the most recent price of goods sold to the carrying amount to ensure the inventory had been valued by the lower of cost or net realizable value method.
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- We obtained year-end inventory quantities from the inventory accounts book and compared it with data from the physical inventory count to test the existence and completeness of management's assumption. Through the physical inventory count, we evaluated the conditions of the inventory and, in turn, the appropriateness of the allowance estimated by management.
Impairment Loss for Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Including Goodwill), and Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method
Management should assess, on the financial statements date, any indication of impairment to property, plant and equipment, to intangible assets, and to investments accounted for using the equity method. If there is any indication of impairment, management should estimate the recoverable amount of these assets. If it is impossible to do so, management should estimate the recoverable amount of the cash generating units to which these assets belong. Due to the complexity of this impairment estimation, in our audit, we focused on if the estimation was made in accordance to IAS 36 to ensure all assets' carrying amounts did not exceed their recoverable amount.
For a summary of the significant accounting policies on impairment loss, refer to Note 4 to the Company's financial statements. Refer to Notes 12, 13 and 14 to the Company's financial statements for disclosures of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and investments accounted for using the equity method. Our audit procedures for the aforementioned key audit matter are described as follows:
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- Through internal control testing, we understood the methods of asset impairment valuation made by management and the associated control policy's design and implementation.
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- We obtained the asset impairment valuation table of each cash generating unit from management. We consulted with our firm experts on the reasonableness of management's impairment assessments and assumptions, including their cash generating unit classification, cash flow prediction, discount rate, etc.
Litigation Provisions and Contingent Liabilities
In Note 27 to the Company's financial statements, management has disclosed the progress of major ongoing litigations, investigations, and other government related matters. The timing of the recognition and quantification of the associated liabilities require the application of management's significant judgment on existing facts and circumstances, which can be subject to change. Therefore, we focused on if provisions and contingent liabilities were recognized according to IAS 37 and ensured sufficient disclosures and explanations of these contingencies on the Company's Notes to the financial statements. Our audit procedures for the aforementioned key audit matter are described as the follows:
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- We understood and assessed the effectiveness of the controls designed and executed by management to recognize and assess risks.
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- We evaluated assumptions made by management in assessing the appropriate level of provisions for litigations. We compared these assumptions with that of available industry-specific and historical information, including reviewing the Company's internal documents relevant to provisions.
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- We corresponded by mail with the Company's external lawyers to obtain the latest information on ongoing litigations and other legal matters, and tested the reasonableness of management assumptions.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance, including its audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in 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 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 one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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- Obtain an understanding of internal control 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 Company's internal control.
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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 on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors' report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
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- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors' report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors' report are Jr-Shian Ke and Ching-Fu Chang.
Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China
February 24, 2017
Notice to Readers
The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.
For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors' report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors' report and financial statements shall prevail.
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6) | \$ 7,809,197 |
5 | \$ 4,190,926 |
3 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Note 7) | 113,953 | - | 45,845 | - |
| Debt instruments with no active market - current (Note 8) Notes receivable, net (Note 9) |
6,534 1,244 |
- - |
5,781 180 |
- - |
| Trade receivables, net (Note 9) | 27,660,329 | 18 | 21,641,543 | 15 |
| Trade receivables from related parties (Note 25) | 14,671,974 | 10 | 11,028,957 | 7 |
| Other receivables | 315,080 | - | 790,721 | 1 |
| Other receivables from related parties (Note 25) Inventories, net (Note 10) |
389,847 8,997,686 |
- 6 |
541,785 10,458,264 |
- 7 |
| Prepayments | 543,135 | - | 807,852 | 1 |
| Total current assets | 60,508,979 | 39 | 49,511,854 | 34 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Available-for-sale financial assets (Note 11) Debt instruments with no active market - non-current (Note 8) |
314,251 303,823 |
- - |
321,274 4,527 |
- - |
| Investments accounted for using equity method (Note 12) | 80,160,419 | 52 | 80,806,177 | 55 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 13) | 6,425,996 | 4 | 6,879,323 | 5 |
| Intangible assets, net (Note 14) | 6,177,890 | 4 | 6,742,250 | 5 |
| Deferred tax assets (Note 21) Refundable deposits |
1,982,632 117,843 |
1 - |
2,106,142 160,322 |
1 - |
| Prepayments for investments | 4,457 | - | 155,677 | - |
| Other non-current assets | 6,399 | - | 6,444 | - |
| Total noncurrent assets | 95,493,710 | 61 | 97,182,136 | 66 |
| TOTAL | \$ 156,002,689 | 100 | \$ 146,693,990 | 100 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Short-term borrowings (Note 15) | \$ 10,126,680 | 6 | \$ 12,874,375 | 9 |
| Notes payable | 2 | - | 2,597 | - |
| Trade payables Trade payables to related parties (Note 25) |
8,007,701 32,387,980 |
5 21 |
8,103,755 18,858,168 |
5 13 |
| Other payables | 10,465,709 | 7 | 9,892,335 | 7 |
| Other payables to related parties (Note 25) | 199,880 | - | 755,682 | - |
| Current tax liabilities (Note 21) | 1,785,826 857,176 |
1 1 |
1,270,893 853,031 |
1 1 |
| Provisions - current (Note 16) Advance receipts |
1,295,315 | 1 | 1,814,666 | 1 |
| Current portion of long-term borrowings (Note 15) | 4,800,000 | 3 | 2,900,000 | 2 |
| Total current liabilities | 69,926,269 | 45 | 57,325,502 | 39 |
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Long-term borrowings, net of current portion (Note 15) | 7,200,000 | 4 | 9,600,000 | 7 |
| Deferred tax liabilities (Note 21) | 2,757,688 | 2 | 3,282,201 | 2 |
| Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current (Note 17) Guarantee deposits |
101,521 19,661 |
- - |
63,935 21,210 |
- - |
| Credit balance of investments accounted for using equity method (Note 12) | 66,015 | - | 412,631 | - |
| 10,144,885 | 6 | 13,379,977 | 9 | |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | ||||
| Total liabilities | 80,071,154 | 51 | 70,705,479 | 48 |
| EQUITY | ||||
| Share capital Ordinary shares |
23,508,670 | 15 | 23,349,283 | 16 |
| Capital surplus | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital from share issuance in excess of par value | 9,372,488 | 6 | 9,251,603 | 7 |
| Bond conversion Treasury stock transactions |
7,462,138 328,800 |
5 - |
7,462,138 275,516 |
5 - |
| Difference between consideration and carry amounts adjusted arising from changes in percentage of ownership in subsidiaries | 45,612 | - | 43,236 | - |
| Change in capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method | 273,487 10,015,194 |
- 7 |
278,747 10,015,194 |
- 7 |
| Merger Total capital surplus |
27,497,719 | 18 | 27,326,434 | 19 |
| Retained earnings | ||||
| Legal reserve | 10,845,332 398,602 |
7 - |
10,123,042 232,213 |
7 - |
| Special reserve Unappropriated earnings |
16,252,206 | 11 | 13,011,073 | 9 |
| Total retained earnings | 27,496,140 | 18 | 23,366,328 | 16 |
| Other equity | (1,195,684) | (1) | 3,347,902 | 2 |
| Exchange differences on translating foreign operations Unrealized loss on available-for-sale financial assets |
(126,588) | - | (152,714) | - |
| Total other equity | (1,322,272) | (1) | 3,195,188 | 2 |
| Treasury shares | (1,248,722) | (1) | (1,248,722) | (1) |
| Total equity | 75,931,535 | 49 | 75,988,511 | 52 |
| TOTAL | \$ 156,002,689 | 100 | \$ 146,693,990 | 100 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % | Amount | % | ||
| OPERATING REVENUE | |||||
| Sales (Notes 19 and 25) | \$ 153,349,016 |
103 | \$ 127,877,547 |
103 | |
| Less: Sales returns |
913,932 | 1 | 827,475 | 1 | |
| Sales allowance | 3,708,892 | 2 | 2,420,824 | 2 | |
| Total operating revenue | 148,726,192 | 100 | 124,629,248 | 100 | |
| OPERATING COSTS | |||||
| Cost of goods sold (Notes 10, 20 and 25) | 133,223,045 | 90 | 110,580,446 | 88 | |
| GROSS PROFIT | 15,503,147 | 10 | 14,048,802 | 12 | |
| UNREALIZED GAIN ON TRANSACTIONS WITH SUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATES |
48,478 | - | - | - | |
| REALIZED GAIN ON TRANSACTIONS WITH SUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATES |
- | - | 28,510 | - | |
| GROSS PROFIT, NET | 15,454,669 | 10 | 14,077,312 | 12 | |
| OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 20 and 25) | |||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | 2,580,664 | 2 | 3,030,307 | 2 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 4,416,912 | 3 | 4,823,651 | 4 | |
| Research and development expenses | 3,472,085 | 2 | 3,293,023 | 3 | |
| Total operating expenses | 10,469,661 | 7 | 11,146,981 | 9 | |
| OPERATING INCOME | 4,985,008 | 3 | 2,930,331 | 3 | |
| NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES | |||||
| Share of profit of subsidiaries and associates | 4,955,874 | 3 | 5,047,718 | 4 | |
| Interest income | 35,319 | - | 32,065 | - | |
| Dividend income | 5,960 | - | 10,844 | - | |
| Other income (Note 25) | 1,839,685 | 1 | 1,185,172 | 1 | |
| Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment | |||||
| (Note 25) | 31,003 | - | 39,220 | - | |
| Gain on disposal of investments | 4,318 | - | 20,190 | - | |
| Net loss on foreign currency exchange | (28,322) | - | (27,501) | - | |
| Gain on financial assets with fair value through | |||||
| profit or loss Finance costs |
90,209 (308,094) |
- - |
45,845 (341,075) |
- - |
|
| Other expenses | (231,216) | - | (555,040) | (1) | |
| (Continued) |
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment Impairment loss (Notes 11, 13 and 14) |
\$ (53,976) (341,670) |
- - |
\$ (517) (54,801) |
- - |
| Total nonoperating income and expenses | 5,999,090 | 4 | 5,402,120 | 4 |
| PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX | 10,984,098 | 7 | 8,332,451 | 7 |
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Note 21) | (1,567,747) | (1) | (1,109,552) | (1) |
| NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR | 9,416,351 | 6 | 7,222,899 | 6 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Notes 17, 18 and 21) Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: |
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| Remeasurement of defined benefit plans Share of other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries and associates accounted for using the equity |
(50,094) | - | (76,626) | - |
| method Income tax relating to items that will not be |
(14,722) | - | (21,876) | - |
| reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | 8,516 (56,300) |
- - |
13,026 (85,476) |
- - |
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Exchange differences on translating foreign |
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| operations Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale |
(5,056,073) | (3) | (818,537) | (1) |
| financial assets Unrealized Gain on hedging instruments determined to be the effective portion of cash |
50,209 | - | (300,819) | - |
| flow hedging Share of other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries |
- | - | 11,989 | - |
| and associates accounted for using the equity method |
(354,459) | - | (81,980) | - |
| Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss |
842,863 (4,517,460) |
- (3) |
132,355 (1,056,992) |
- (1) |
| Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of income tax |
(4,573,760) | (3) | (1,142,468) | (1) |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
\$ 4,842,591 |
3 | \$ 6,080,431 |
5 (Continued) |
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE (NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS; Note 22) |
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| Basic Diluted |
\$4.05 \$4.00 |
\$3.10 \$3.05 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. (Concluded)
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Capital Surplus (Note 18) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference Between Consideration and Carry Amounts Adjusted |
Arising from Share of |
Other Equity (Note 18) | |||||||||||||||||
| Issue of Share Capital | Additional Paid-in Capital |
Arising from Change in |
Changes in Capital Surplus |
Exchange Differences on |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on |
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| Shares (In Thousands) |
(Notes 18 and 20) Amount |
from Share Excess of Par Value |
Bond Conversion |
Treasury Stock Transactions |
Percentage of Ownership in Subsidiaries |
of Associates and Joint Ventures |
Merger | Total | Legal Reserve | Special Reserve | Retained Earnings (Notes 18 and 21) Unappropriated Earnings |
Total | Translating Foreign Operations |
Available-for sale Financial Assets |
Cash Flow Hedges |
Total | Treasury Shares (Note 18) |
Total Equity | |
| BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2015 | 2,341,674 | \$ 23,416,737 | \$ 9,238,931 | \$ 7,534,962 | \$ 445,694 | \$ 30,960 | \$ 231,446 | \$ 10,112,934 | \$ 27,594,927 | \$ 9,476,876 | \$ 49,669 | \$ 11,432,541 | \$ 20,959,086 | \$ 4,125,097 | \$ 139,072 | \$ (11,989 ) | \$ 4,252,180 | \$ (1,248,722) | \$ 74,974,208 |
| Appropriation of the 2014 earnings | |||||||||||||||||||
| Legal reserve | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 646,166 | - | (646,166) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Special reserve Cash dividends - 19.7% |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
182,544 - |
(182,544) (4,613,097 ) |
- (4,613,097) |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- (4,613,097) |
| Stock dividends - 0.5% | 11,708 | 117,084 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (117,084) | (117,084) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other changes in capital surplus Changes in percentage of ownership interest in |
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| subsidiaries Change in capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for |
- | - | - | - | - | 12,276 | - | - | 12,276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12,276 |
| using equity method Stock dividends of employee transfer to capital |
- 4,333 |
- 43,332 |
- 102,960 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
47,301 - |
- - |
47,301 102,960 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
47,301 146,292 |
| Change in capital surplus from cash dividends of the Company paid to subsidiaries |
- | - | - | - | 47,779 | - | - | - | 47,779 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47,779 |
| Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,222,899 | 7,222,899 | - | - | - | - | - | 7,222,899 |
| Other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2015, net of income tax |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (85,476) | (85,476) | (777,195) | (291,786) | 11,989 | (1,056,992) | - | (1,142,468) |
| Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,137,423 | 7,137,423 | (777,195) | (291,786) | 11,989 | (1,056,992) | - | 6,080,431 |
| Cancellation of treasury shares | (22,787) | (227,870) | (90,288 ) | (72,824) | (217,957) | - | - | (97,740) | (478,809) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (706,679) |
| BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015 | 2,334,928 | 23,349,283 | 9,251,603 | 7,462,138 | 275,516 | 43,236 | 278,747 | 10,015,194 | 27,326,434 | 10,123,042 | 232,213 | 13,011,073 | 23,366,328 | 3,347,902 | (152,714) | - | 3,195,188 | (1,248,722) | 75,988,511 |
| Appropriation of the 2015 earnings Legal reserve |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 722,290 | - | (722,290) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reversal of Special reserve | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 166,389 | (166,389) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash dividends - 21.9% Stock dividends - 0.5% |
- 11,675 |
- 116,746 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
(5,113,493 ) (116,746) |
(5,113,493) (116,746) |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
(5,113,493) - |
| Other changes in capital surplus Changes in percentage of ownership interest in subsidiaries |
- | - | - | - | - | 2,376 | - | - | 2,376 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,376 |
| Change in capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for |
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| using equity method Stock dividends of employee transfer to capital Change in capital surplus from cash dividends |
- 4,264 |
- 42,641 |
- 120,885 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
(5,260) - |
- - |
(5,260) 120,885 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
(5,260) 163,526 |
| of the Company paid to subsidiaries | - | - | - | - | 53,284 | - | - | - | 53,284 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53,284 |
| Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9,416,351 | 9,416,351 | - | - | - | - | - | 9,416,351 |
| Other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2016, net of income tax |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (56,300) | (56,300) | (4,543,586) | 26,126 | - | (4,517,460) | - | (4,573,760) |
| Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2016 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9,360,051 | 9,360,051 | (4,543,586) | 26,126 | - | (4,517,460) | - | 4,842,591 |
| BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 | 2,350,867 | \$ 23,508,670 | \$ 9,372,488 | \$ 7,462,138 | \$ 328,800 | \$ 45,612 | \$ 273,487 | \$ 10,015,194 | \$ 27,497,719 | \$ 10,845,332 | \$ 398,602 | \$ 16,252,206 | \$ 27,496,140 | \$ (1,195,684) | \$ (126,588) | \$ - |
\$ (1,322,272) | \$ (1,248,722) | \$ 75,931,535 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Income before income tax | \$ 10,984,098 |
\$ 8,332,451 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation expenses | 751,792 | 701,807 |
| Amortization expenses | 418,255 | 462,614 |
| Recognition of impairment loss of trade receivables | 4,798 | 13,818 |
| Net gain on fair value change of financial assets designated as at fair | ||
| value through profit or loss | (90,209) | (45,845) |
| Finance costs | 308,094 | 341,075 |
| Interest income | (35,319) | (32,065) |
| Dividend income | (5,960) | (10,844) |
| Share of profit of subsidiaries and associates | (4,955,874) | (5,047,718) |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 22,973 | (38,703) |
| Gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets | (3,310) | (19,926) |
| Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method |
(1,008) | (264) |
| Impairment loss recognized on financial assets | 4,709 | 54,801 |
| Impairment loss recognized on non-financial assets | 34,235 | 162,974 |
| Unrealized gain on the transactions with subsidiaries and associates | 48,478 | - |
| Realized gain on the transactions with subsidiaries and associates | - | (28,510) |
| Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange | (276,479) | 270,959 |
| Recognition of provisions | 293,421 | 263,383 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||
| Financial assets held for trading | 22,100 | - |
| Notes receivable | (1,064) | 40,433 |
| Trade receivables | (6,023,583) | 1,422,153 |
| Trade receivables from related parties | (3,643,017) | (196,112) |
| Other receivables | 487,519 | (132,535) |
| Other receivables from related parties | 153,972 | 30,664 |
| Inventories | 1,763,304 | (2,195,953) |
| Prepayments | 264,717 | 111,781 |
| Notes payable | (2,595) | (4,118) |
| Trade payables | 180,538 | 1,827,447 |
| Trade payables to related parties | 13,529,812 | (2,052,623) |
| Other payables | 747,165 | 2,146,279 |
| Other payables to related parties Provisions |
(555,802) (289,276) |
155,582 (238,639) |
| Advance receipts | (519,351) | (144,127) |
| Net defined benefit liabilities Cash generated from operations |
(12,508) 13,604,625 |
(12,674) 6,137,565 |
| Interest received | 23,441 | 32,362 |
| Dividends received | 5,960 | 10,844 |
| Interest paid | (304,433) | (343,334) |
| Income tax paid | (602,438) | (190,471) |
| Net cash generated from operating activities | 12,727,155 | 5,646,966 |
| (Continued) |
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets | \$ 55,833 |
\$ 22,949 |
| Purchase of debt instruments with no active market | (300,049) | (8,519) |
| Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method | (537,840) | (1,555,000) |
| Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments for using equity | ||
| method | 19,829 | - |
| Increase in prepayments for long-term investments | (4,457) | (155,677) |
| Proceeds from capital reduction of investments accounted for using | ||
| equity method | 281,556 | 4,806 |
| Payments for property, plant and equipment | (504,810) | (520,263) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 104,150 | 383,631 |
| Decrease in refundable deposits | 42,479 | 14,482 |
| Payments for intangible assets | (156,383) | (133,023) |
| Decrease in other noncurrent assets | 45 | 834 |
| Dividend received from subsidiaries and associates | 253,500 | 283,994 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (746,147) | (1,661,786) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | (2,747,695) | (592,746) |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | (500,000) | (425,000) |
| Proceeds from (Refund of) guarantee deposits received | (1,549) | 1,414 |
| Cash dividends | (5,113,493) | (4,613,097) |
| Payments for buy-back of ordinary shares | - | (706,679) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (8,362,737) | (6,336,108) |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH | ||
| EQUIVALENTS | 3,618,271 | (2,350,928) |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE | ||
| YEAR | 4,190,926 | 6,541,854 |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR | \$ 7,809,197 |
\$ 4,190,926 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. (Concluded)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Lite-On Technology Corporation (the "Company") was established in March 1989. The Company's shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Company manufactures and markets (1) computer software, hardware, peripherals and components; (2) monitors, multifunction and all-in-one printers, cameras and Internet systems and image-processing equipment; (3) information storage and process equipment, electronic components and office equipment; (4) electronic coils, transformers, power suppliers and electronic hardware parts; (5) light-emitting diode (LED) products; (6) electronic car products; and (7) optical lens modules and optoelectronic components.
The Company merged with Lite-On Electronics, Inc., Silitek Corp. and GVC Corp., with the Company as the surviving entity. The merger took effect on November 4, 2002, and the Company thus assumed all rights and obligations of the three merged companies on that date. The Company merged with its subsidiary, Lite-On Enclosure Inc., with the Company as the surviving entity.
The merger took effect on April 1, 2004, and the Company thus assumed all rights and obligations of its former subsidiary on that date.
The Company separately merged with Li Shin International Enterprise Corp., Lite-On Clean Energy Technology Corp., Lite-On Automotive Corp., Leotek Electronics Corp., Lite-On IT Corporation and LarView Technologies Corp., with the Company as the surviving entity. The merger separately took effect on March 22, 2014, April 15, 2014, June 1, 2014, June 29, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 1, 2014, and the Company thus assumed all rights and obligations of the six merged companies on those date.
The financial statements are presented in the Company's functional currency, the New Taiwan dollar.
2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements were approved by the Company's board of directors and authorized for issue on February 24, 2017.
3. APPLICATION OF NEW, AMENDED AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS
a. Amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), Interpretations of IFRS (IFRIC), and Interpretations of IAS (SIC) endorsed by the FSC for application starting from 2017
Rule No. 1050050021 and Rule No. 1050026834 issued by the FSC stipulated that starting January 1, 2017, the Company should apply the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC and SIC (collectively, the "IFRSs") issued by the IASB and endorsed by the FSC for application starting from 2017.
| New, Amended or Revised Standards and Interpretations | Effective Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (the "New IFRSs") | Announced by IASB (Note 1) | |||
| Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2010-2012 Cycle | July 1, 2014 (Note 2) | |||
| Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2011-2013 Cycle | July 1, 2014 | |||
| Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle | January 1, 2016 (Note 3) | |||
| Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28 "Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception" |
January 1, 2016 | |||
| Amendment to IFRS 11 "Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations" |
January 1, 2016 | |||
| IFRS 14 "Regulatory Deferral Accounts" | January 1, 2016 | |||
| Amendment to IAS 1 "Disclosure Initiative" | January 1, 2016 | |||
| Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38 "Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization" |
January 1, 2016 | |||
| Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41 "Agriculture: Bearer Plants" | January 1, 2016 | |||
| Amendment to IAS 19 "Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions" |
July 1, 2014 | |||
| Amendment to IAS 27 "Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements" |
January 1, 2016 | |||
| Amendment to IAS 36 "Impairment of Assets: Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-financial Assets" |
January 1, 2014 | |||
| Amendment to IAS 39 "Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting" |
January 1, 2014 | |||
| IFRIC 21 "Levies" | January 1, 2014 |
- Note 1: Unless stated otherwise, the above New or amended IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.
- Note 2: The amendment to IFRS 2 applies to share-based payment transactions with grant date on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 3 applies to business combinations with acquisition date on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 13 is effective immediately; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014.
- Note 3: The amendment to IFRS 5 is applied prospectively to changes in a method of disposal that occur in annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016.
The initial application in 2017 of the above IFRSs and related amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers would not have any material impact on the Company's accounting policies, except for the following:
Amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers
The amendments include additions of several accounting items and requirements for disclosures of impairment of non-financial assets as a consequence of the IFRSs endorsed by the FSC for application starting from 2017. In addition, as a result of the post implementation review of IFRSs in Taiwan, the amendments also include emphasis on certain recognition and measurement considerations and add requirements for disclosures of related party transactions and goodwill.
The amendments stipulate that other companies or institutions of which the chairman of the board of directors or president serves as the chairman of the board of directors or the president, or is the spouse or second immediate family of the chairman of the board of directors or president of the Group are deemed to have a substantive related party relationship, unless it can be demonstrated that no control, joint control, or significant influence exists. Furthermore, the amendments require the disclosure of the names of the related parties and the relationship with whom the Group has significant transaction. If the transaction or balance with a specific related party is 10% or more of the Group's respective total transaction or balance, such transaction should be separately disclosed by the name of each related party.
The amendments also require additional disclosure if there is a significant difference between the actual operation after business combination and the expected benefit on acquisition date.
The disclosures of related party transactions and impairment of goodwill will be enhanced when the above amendments are retrospectively applied in 2017.
Except for the above impacts, as of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company continues assessing other possible impacts that application of the aforementioned amendments and the related amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers will have on the Company's financial position and financial performance, and will disclose these other impacts when the assessment is completed.
b. New IFRSs in issue but not yet endorsed by FSC
The Group has not applied the following IFRSs issued by the IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC. The FSC announced that IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 will take effect starting January 1, 2018. As of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the FSC has not announced the effective dates of other new IFRSs.
| New IFRSs | Effective Date Announced by IASB (Note 1) |
|---|---|
| Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2014-2016 Cycle | Note 2 |
| Amendment to IFRS 2 "Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions" |
January 1, 2018 |
| IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments" | January 1, 2018 |
| Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 "Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures" |
January 1, 2018 |
| Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 "Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture" |
To be determined by IASB |
| IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" | January 1, 2018 |
| Amendments to IFRS 15 "Clarifications to IFRS15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers" |
January 1, 2018 |
| IFRS 16 "Leases" | January 1, 2019 |
| Amendment to IAS 7 "Disclosure Initiative" | January 1, 2017 |
| Amendments to IAS 12 "Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealized Losses" |
January 1, 2017 |
| Amendments to IAS 40 "Transfers of Investment Property" | January 1, 2018 |
| IFRIC 22 "Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration" |
January 1, 2018 |
- Note 1: Unless stated otherwise, the above New IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.
- Note 2: The amendment to IFRS 12 is retrospectively applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017; the amendment to IAS 28 is retrospectively applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
1) IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments"
Recognition and measurement of financial assets
With regards to financial assets, all recognized financial assets that are within the scope of IAS 39 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" are subsequently measured at amortized cost or fair value. Under IFRS 9, the requirement for the classification of financial assets is stated below.
For the Company's debt instruments that have contractual cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding, their classification and measurement are as follows:
- a) For debt instruments, if they are held within a business model whose objective is to collect the contractual cash flows, the financial assets are measured at amortized cost and are assessed for impairment continuously with impairment loss recognized in profit or loss, if any. Interest revenue is recognized in profit or loss by using the effective interest method;
- b) For debt instruments, if they are held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both the collecting of contractual cash flows and the selling of financial assets, the financial assets are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) and are assessed for impairment. Interest revenue is recognized in profit or loss by using the effective interest method, and other gain or loss shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, except for impairment gains or losses and foreign exchange gains and losses. When the debt instrument is derecognized or reclassified the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss.
Except for above, all other financial assets are measured at fair value through profit or loss. However, the Company may make an irrevocable election to present subsequent changes in the fair value of an equity investment (that is not held for trading) in other comprehensive income, with only dividend income generally recognized in profit or loss. No subsequent impairment assessment is required, and the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income cannot be reclassified from equity to profit or loss.
The impairment of financial assets
IFRS 9 requires that impairment loss on financial assets is recognized by using the "Expected Credit Losses Model". The credit loss allowance is required for financial assets measured at amortized cost, financial assets mandatorily measured at FVTOCI, lease receivables, contract assets arising from IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers", certain written loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. A loss allowance for the 12-month expected credit losses is required for a financial asset if its credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition. A loss allowance for full lifetime expected credit losses is required for a financial asset if its credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition and is not low. However, a loss allowance for full lifetime expected credit losses is required for trade receivables that do not constitute a financing transaction.
For purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets, the Company takes into account the expected credit losses on initial recognition in calculating the credit-adjusted effective interest rate. Subsequently, any changes in expected losses are recognized as a loss allowance with a corresponding gain or loss recognized in profit or loss.
Transition
Financial instruments that have been derecognized prior to the effective date of IFRS 9 cannot be reversed to apply IFRS 9 when it becomes effective. Under IFRS 9, the requirements for classification, measurement and impairment of financial assets are applied retrospectively with the difference between the previous carrying amount and the carrying amount at the date of initial application recognized in the current period and restatement of prior periods is not required. The requirements for general hedge accounting shall be applied prospectively and the accounting for hedging options shall be applied retrospectively.
2) IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers"
IFRS 15 establishes principles for recognizing revenue that apply to all contracts with customers, and will supersedes IAS 18 "Revenue", IAS 11 "Construction Contracts" and a number of revenue-related interpretations from January 1, 2018.
When applying IFRS 15, an entity shall recognize revenue by applying the following steps:
- Identify the contract with the customer;
- Identify the performance obligations in the contract;
- Determine the transaction price;
- Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts; and
- Recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
When IFRS 15 is effective, an entity may elect to apply this Standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this Standard recognized at the date of initial application.
3) IFRS 16 "Leases"
IFRS 16 sets out the accounting standards for leases that will supersede IAS 17 and a number of related interpretations.
Under IFRS 16, if the Company is a lessee, it shall recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the balance sheets except for low-value and short-term leases. The Company may elect to apply the accounting method similar to the accounting for operating lease under IAS 17 to the low-value and short-term leases. On the statements of comprehensive income, the Company should present the depreciation expense charged on the right-of-use asset separately from interest expense accrued on the lease liability; interest is computed by using effective interest method. On the of cash flows, cash payments for the principal portion of the lease liability and interest portion are both classified within operating activities.
The application of IFRS 16 is not expected to have a material impact on the accounting of the Company as lessor.
When IFRS 16 becomes effective, the Company may elect to apply this Standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of the initial application of this Standard recognized at the date of initial application.
4) IFRIC 22 "Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration"
IAS 21 stipulated that a foreign currency transaction shall be recorded on initial recognition in the functional currency by applying to the foreign currency amount the spot exchange rate between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction. IFRIC 22 further explains that the date of the transaction is the date on which an entity recognizes a non-monetary asset or non-monetary liability from payment or receipt of advance consideration. If there are multiple payments or receipts in advance, the entity shall determine the date of the transaction for each payment or receipt of advance consideration.
The Company shall apply IFRIC 22 either retrospectively or prospectively to all assets, expenses and income in the scope of the Interpretation initially recognized on or after (a) the beginning of the reporting period in which the entity first applies IFRIC 22, or (b) the beginning of a prior reporting period presented as comparative information in the financial statements of the reporting period in which the entity first applies IFRIC 22.
Except for the above impact, as of the date the financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuingly assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have on the Company's financial position and financial performance, and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is complete.
4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a. Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and IFRS as endorsed by the FSC.
b. Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for financial instruments that are measured at fair values.
The fair value measurements are grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value measurement inputs are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:
- 1) Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
- 2) Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and
- 3) Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
When preparing the Company's financial statements, the Company used equity method to account for its investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures. In order for the amounts of the net profit for the year, other comprehensive income for the year and total equity in the Company's financial statements to be the same with the amounts attributable to the owner of the Company in its consolidated financial statements, adjustments arising from the differences in accounting treatment between company only basis and consolidated basis were made to investments accounted for by equity method, share of profit or loss of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and related equity items, as appropriate, in the parent company only financial statements.
c. Classification of current and non-current assets and liabilities
Current assets include:
- 1) Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;
- 2) Assets expected to be realized within 12 months after the reporting period; and
3) Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period.
Current liabilities include:
- 1) Liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading;
- 2) Liabilities due to be settled within 12 months after the reporting period, and
- 3) Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting period. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity instruments do not affect its classification.
Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are classified as non-current.
d. Business combinations
Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition-related costs are generally recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer's previously held equity interest in the acquiree over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.
Non-controlling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the entity's net assets in the event of liquidation may be initially measured either at fair value or at the non-controlling interests' proportionate share of the recognized amounts of the acquiree's identifiable net assets.
e. Foreign currencies
In preparing the Company's financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the Company's functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.
At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period.
Non-monetary items measured at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Exchange differences arising on the retranslation of non-monetary items are included in profit or loss for the period except for exchange differences arising from the retranslation of non-monetary items in respect of which gains and losses are recognized directly in other comprehensive income, in which case, the exchange differences are also recognized directly in other comprehensive income. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
For the purposes of presenting financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign operations (including of the subsidiaries and associates, in other countries or currencies used different with the Company) are translated into New Taiwan dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences arising are recognized in other comprehensive income.
On the disposal of a foreign operation (i.e. a disposal of the Company's entire interest in a foreign operation, or a disposal involving loss of control over a subsidiary that includes a foreign operation, or a partial disposal of an interest in an associate that includes a foreign operation of which the retained interest becomes a financial asset), all of the exchange differences accumulated in equity in respect of that operation are reclassified to profit or loss.
In relation to a partial disposal of a subsidiary that does not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiary, the proportionate share of accumulated exchange differences is included in the calculation of equity transactions but is not recognized in profit or loss. For all other partial disposals, the proportionate share of the accumulated exchange differences recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss.
Goodwill and fair value adjustments on identifiable assets and liabilities acquired arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Exchange differences arising are recognized in other comprehensive income.
f. Inventories
Inventories consist of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, merchandise, and inventory in transit. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory write-downs are made by item, except where it may be appropriate to group similar or related items. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale. Inventories are recorded at weighted-average cost on the balance sheet date.
g. Investments accounted for using equity method
Investments in subsidiaries and associates are accounted for using equity method.
1) Investments in subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are the entities controlled by the Company.
Under the equity method, the investment is initially recognized at cost and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognize the Company's share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the subsidiary after the date of acquisition. Besides, the Company also recognizes the Company's share of the change in other equity of the subsidiary.
Changes in the Company's ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company's loss of control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. Any difference between the carrying amounts of the investment and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity.
When the Company's share of losses of a subsidiary equals or exceeds its interest in that subsidiary, the Company continues recognizing its share of further losses.
The acquisition cost in excess of the acquisition-date fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill. Goodwill is not amortized. The acquisition-date fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired in excess of the acquisition cost is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
The Company assesses its investment for any impairment by comparing the carrying amount with the estimated recoverable amount as assessed based on the entire financial statements of the invested company. Impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases, the Company recognizes reversal of the impairment loss; the adjusted post-reversal carrying amount should not exceed the carrying amount that would have been recognized (net of amortization or depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognized in prior years. An impairment loss recognized on goodwill cannot be reversed in a subsequent period.
When the Company loses control of a subsidiary, it recognizes the investment retained in the former subsidiary at its fair value at the date when control is lost. The difference between the fair value of the retained investment plus any consideration received and the carrying amount of previous investment at the date when control is lost is recognized as a gain or loss in profit or loss. Besides, the Company accounts for all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that subsidiary on the same basis as would be required if the Company had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities.
Profits and losses from downstream transactions are eliminated in full. Profits and losses from upstream and sidestream transactions are recognized in the Company's financial statements only to the extent of interests in the subsidiary that are not related to the Company.
2) Investments in associates
An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.
Under the equity method, an investment in an associate is initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company's share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate. Besides, the Company also recognizes the Company's share of the change in equity of the associate.
Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Company's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of an associate recognized at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and is not amortized. Any excess of the Company's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
When the Company subscribes for additional new shares of the associate at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment differs from the amount of the Company's proportionate interest in the associate. The Company records such a difference as an adjustment to investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to capital surplus - changes in the Company's share of equity of associates. If the Company's ownership interest is reduced due to the additional subscription of the new shares of associate, the proportionate amount of the gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate is reclassified to profit or loss on the same basis as would be required if the investee had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. When the adjustment should be debited to capital surplus, but the capital surplus recognized from investments accounted for by the equity method is insufficient, the shortage is debited to retained earnings.
When the Company's share of losses of an associate equals or exceeds its interest in that associate, the Company discontinues recognizing its share of further losses. Additional losses and liabilities are recognized only to the extent that the Company has incurred legal obligations, or constructive obligations, or made payments on behalf of that associate.
The entire carrying amount of the investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount with its carrying amount. Any impairment loss recognized is deducted from investment and the carrying amount of investment is net of impairment loss. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases.
The Company discontinues the use of the equity method from the date on which its investment ceases to be an associate and a joint venture. Any retained investment is measured at fair value at that date and the fair value is regarded as its fair value on initial recognition as a financial asset. The difference between the previous carrying amount of the associate and the joint venture attributable to the retained interest and its fair value is included in the determination of the gain or loss on disposal of the associate and the joint venture. The Company accounts for all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate and joint venture on the same basis as would be required if that associate had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. If an investment in an associate becomes an investment in a joint venture or an investment in a joint venture becomes an investment in an associate, the Company continues to apply the equity method and does not remeasure the retained interest.
When the Company transacts with its associate, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate are recognized in the Company's financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate that are not related to the Company.
h. Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less recognized accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.
Properties in the course of construction for production, supply or administrative purposes are carried at cost, less any recognized impairment loss. Cost includes professional fees and borrowing costs eligible for capitalization. Such properties are depreciated and classified to the appropriate categories of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready for intended use.
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment (including assets held under finance leases) is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. If the lease term is shorter than the useful lives, assets are depreciated over the lease term. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.
On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss.
i. Goodwill
Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business less accumulated impairment loss.
For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Company's cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units (referred to as cash-generating units) that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.
A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired, by comparing its carrying amount, including the attributed goodwill, with its recoverable amount. However, if the goodwill allocated to a cash-generating unit was acquired during the current annual period, that unit shall be tested for impairment before the end of the current annual period. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.
If goodwill has been allocated to a cash-generating unit and the entity disposes of an operation within that unit, the goodwill associated with the operation disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the operation when determining the gain or loss on disposal.
j. Intangible assets
1) Intangible assets acquired separately
Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives that are acquired separately are measured at cost less accumulated impairment loss.
2) Intangible assets acquired in a business combination
Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognized separately from goodwill are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.
3) Derecognition of intangible assets
On derecognition of an intangible asset, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset are recognized in profit or loss.
k. Impairment of tangible and intangible assets other than goodwill
At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Corporate assets are allocated to the individual cash-generating units on a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation.
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.
When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.
l. Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized in Balance Sheets when a company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.
1) Financial assets
All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.
a) Measurement category
Financial assets are classified into the following categories: Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, available-for-sale financial assets, and loans and receivables.
i. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting and are measured at fair value with any gains or losses arising from remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. Please see Note 24 on financial instruments for remeasurement at fair value.
ii. Available-for-sale financial assets
Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated as available-for-sale or are not classified as loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments or financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.
Available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value. Changes in the carrying amount of available-for-sale monetary financial assets relating to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest income calculated using the effective interest method and dividends on available-for-sale equity investments are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to profit or loss when the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired.
Dividends on available-for-sale equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company's right to receive the dividends is established.
iii. Loans and receivables
Except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables (primarily including cash and cash equivalent, note receivables, debt instruments with no active market, trade receivables, and other receivables) are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment, except for short-term receivables when the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Cash equivalent includes time deposits and investments that meet short-term cash commitments, within highly liquid, readily convertible to a known amount of cash and be subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
b) Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.
For financial assets carried at amortized cost, such as trade receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. The Company assesses the collectability of receivables by performing the account aging analysis and examining current trends in the credit quality of its customers.
For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate.
For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.
For available-for-sale equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered to be objective evidence of impairment.
When an available-for-sale financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period. In respect of available-for-sale equity securities, impairment loss previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income.
The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of trade receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable is considered uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in profit or loss except for uncollectible trade receivables that are written off against the allowance account.
c) Derecognition of financial assets
The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party.
On derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss.
2) Financial liabilities and equity instruments
Debt and equity instruments issued by a company entity are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.
a) Financial liabilities subsequent measurement
Financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.
b) Derecognition of financial liabilities
The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.
c) Equity instruments
An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.
Repurchase of the Company's own equity instruments is recognized in and deducted directly from equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company's own equity instruments.
3) Derivative financial instruments
The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risks, including cross-currency swap contracts.
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship. When the fair value of derivative financial instruments is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value of derivative financial instruments is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.
m. Hedge accounting
The Company designates derivative hedging instruments to conduct cash flow hedges. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives is recognized in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The associated gains or losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment in the line item relating to the hedged item in the same period when the hedged item affects profit or loss.
Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively when the Company revokes the designated hedging relationship, or when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been previously recognized in other comprehensive income from the period when the hedge was effective remains separately in equity until the forecast transaction occurs. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
n. Provisions
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the discounted cash flows of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.
Provisions for the expected cost of warranty obligations are recognized at the date of sale of the relevant products, at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Company's obligation by the management of the Company
o. Revenue recognition
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenue is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances. Sales returns are recognized at the time of sale provided the seller can reliably estimate future returns and recognizes a liability for returns based on previous experience and other relevant factors.
1) Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when the goods are delivered and titles have passed, at which time all the following conditions are satisfied:
- a) The Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;
- b) The Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
- c) The amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
- d) It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and
- e) The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
The Company does not recognize sales revenue on materials delivered to subcontractors because this delivery does not involve a transfer of risks and rewards of materials ownership.
2) Rendering of services
Service income is recognized when services are provided.
3) Royalties
Royalty revenue is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevant agreement provided that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Royalties determined on a time basis are recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the agreement. Royalty arrangements that are based on production, sales and other measures are recognized by reference to the underlying arrangement.
4) Rental revenue
The operation of leasing business was in accordance with IAS 17- Leases, that is, the possible situation related to leasing (ex. the condition of leasing, and the burden of future cost) would treat as operating lease.
5) Dividend and interest income
Dividend income from investments is recognized when the shareholder's right to receive payment has been established provided that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of income can be measured reliably.
Interest income from a financial asset is recognized when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable.
p. Leasing
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
1) The Company as lessor
Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.
2) The Company as lessee
Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
- q. Employee benefits
- 1) Short-term employee benefits
Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.
2) Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.
Defined benefit costs (including service cost, net interest and remeasurement) under the defined benefit retirement benefit plans are determined using the projected unit credit method. Service cost (including current service cost) and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) are recognized as employee benefits expense in the period they occur. Remeasurement, comprising actuarial gains and losses and the return on plan assets (excluding interest), is recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained earnings and will not be reclassified to profit or loss.
Net defined benefit liability (asset) represents the actual deficit (surplus) in the Company's defined benefit plan. Any surplus resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of any refunds from the plans or reductions in future contributions to the plans.
3) Termination benefits
A liability for a termination benefit is recognized at the earlier of when the Company can no longer withdraw the offer of the termination benefit and when the Company recognizes any related restructuring costs.
r. Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
1) Current tax
According to the Income Tax Law, an additional tax at 10% of unappropriated earnings is provided for as income tax in the year the shareholders approve to retain the earnings.
Adjustments of prior years' tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year's tax provision.
2) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences, research and development expenditures, and personnel training expenditures to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
3) Current and deferred tax for the year
Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.
5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
In the application of the Company's accounting policies (Note 4), management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
a. Impairment of goodwill
Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated. The value in use calculation requires management to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and a suitable discount rate in order to calculate present value. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise.
b. Estimated impairment of trade receivables
When there is objective evidence of impairment loss, the Company takes into consideration the estimation of future cash flows. The amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise.
c. Impairment of property, plant and equipment
The impairment of equipment in relation to the production of handsets was based on the recoverable amount of those assets, which is the higher of fair value less costs to sell or value-in-use of those assets. Any changes in the market price or future cash flows will affect the recoverable amount of those assets and may lead to recognition of additional or reversal of impairment losses.
d. Write-down of inventory
Net realizable value of inventory is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The estimation of net realizable value was based on current market conditions and the historical experience of selling products of a similar nature. Changes in market conditions may have a material impact on the estimation of net realizable value.
e. Litigation provision and contingent liability
Refer to Note 27 for the disclosure on antitrust group lawsuits filed against the Company, its subsidiaries, and other companies with related businesses in the United States of America. Litigation provision estimations and contingent liabilities disclosures are subject to change as some of the lawsuits are still in progress.
6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Cash on hand | \$ 1,109 |
\$ 1,352 |
||
| Checking accounts | 1,034 | 2,025 | ||
| Demand deposits | 2,126,374 | 4,187,549 | ||
| Time deposits | 5,680,680 | - | ||
| \$ 7,809,197 |
\$ 4,190,926 |
7. FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Financial assets held for trading | |||
| Derivative financial assets (not under hedge accounting) Cross-currency swap contracts |
\$ 113,953 |
\$ 45,845 |
|
| Current Non-current |
\$ 113,953 - |
\$ 45,845 - |
|
| \$ 113,953 |
\$ 45,845 |
At the end of the reporting period, cross-currency swap contracts not under hedge accounting were as follows:
| Currency | Maturity Date | Notional Amount (In Thousands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2016 | |||
| Cross-currency swap contracts | USD/NTD | 2017.10.06- 2017.12.08 |
USD170,000/NTD5,304,775 |
| December 31, 2015 | |||
| Cross-currency swap contracts | USD/NTD | 2016.11.09 | USD100,000/NTD3,212,900 |
The Company entered into cross-currency swap contracts during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 to manage exposures due to fluctuations of foreign exchange rates. The derivative contracts entered into by the Company did not meet the criteria for hedge accounting. Thus, the derivative contracts classified as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. The financial risk management objectives of the Company were to minimize risks due to changes in fair value or cash flows.
8. DEBT INSTRUMENTS WITH NO ACTIVE MARKET
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Pledged deposits | \$ 310,357 |
\$ 10,308 |
||
| Current Non-current |
\$ 6,534 303,823 |
\$ 5,781 4,527 |
||
| \$ 310,357 |
\$ 10,308 |
Refer to Note 26 for information on debt instruments with no active market pledged as security.
9. TRADE RECEIVABLES, NET
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Notes receivable | ||||
| Notes receivable - operating Allowance for impairment loss |
\$ 1,244 - |
\$ 180 - |
||
| \$ 1,244 |
\$ 180 |
|||
| Trade receivables | ||||
| Trade receivables Allowance for impairment loss Unrealized interests revenue |
\$ 27,760,469 (72,682) (27,458) |
\$ 21,751,209 (68,241) (41,425) |
||
| \$ 27,660,329 |
\$ 21,641,543 |
The aging of receivables was as follows:
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Not overdue | \$ 27,501,475 |
\$ 21,312,911 |
||
| Overdue | ||||
| 1-60 days | 169,470 | 304,692 | ||
| 61-210 days | 33,191 | 73,030 | ||
| 211-240 days | 1,023 | 1,026 | ||
| Over 241 days | 55,310 | 59,550 | ||
| 258,994 | 438,298 | |||
| \$ 27,760,469 |
\$ 21,751,209 |
The above aging schedule was based on the past due date.
Movements in the allowance for impairment loss recognized on trade receivables were as follows:
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Balance at January 1 | \$ 68,241 |
\$ 54,423 |
|
| Allowance for impairment loss | 4,798 | 13,818 | |
| Amounts written off during the year as uncollectible | (357) | - | |
| Balance at December 31 | \$ 72,682 |
\$ 68,241 |
At the end of the reporting period, trade receivables from sales on installments by the Company were as follows:
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Gross amounts trade receivables Unrealized interests revenue |
\$ 805,273 (27,458) |
\$ 966,328 (41,425) |
||
| \$ 777,815 |
\$ 924,903 |
The amount of the above trade receivables is expected to be recovered \$161,055 thousand per year from 2017 to 2021.
10. INVENTORIES, NET
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Merchandise | \$ | 5,734,033 | \$ | 6,265,512 |
| Raw materials | 1,915,165 | 2,388,627 | ||
| Finished good | 739,803 | 985,689 | ||
| Work in progress | 608,685 | 818,436 | ||
| \$ | 8,997,686 | \$ | 10,458,264 |
The cost of inventories recognized as cost of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was \$133,223,045 thousand and \$110,580,446 thousand, respectively.
The cost of inventories recognized as the cost of goods sold in 2016 included a reversal amounting to \$302,726 thousand of inventory write-downs. The reversal was due to increases in inventory net realizable values after the Company had written off the inventory. The cost of inventories recognized as the cost of goods sold in 2015 included an inventory write-down of \$162,974 thousand, which resulted from a write-down of inventory to net realizable value.
11. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Non-current | |||
| Domestic investments | |||
| Listed shares | \$ 288,558 |
\$ 287,229 |
|
| Unlisted shares | 4,620 | 4,620 | |
| 293,178 | 291,849 | ||
| Foreign investments | |||
| Unlisted shares | 20,163 | 20,163 | |
| Listed shares | 910 | 9,262 | |
| 21,073 | 29,425 | ||
| \$ 314,251 |
\$ 321,274 |
Refer to Note 24 for information related to the determination of the fair values of on available-for-sale financial assets.
There was objective evidence that the fair values of some financial assets were below their carrying costs and will permanently decline. As a result, the Company recognized impairment losses of \$4,709 thousand and \$54,801 thousand respectively in the statements of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Investments in subsidiaries Investments in associates |
\$ 77,468,068 2,692,351 |
\$ 77,923,043 2,883,134 |
|
| \$ 80,160,419 |
\$ 80,806,177 |
a. Investments in subsidiaries
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| % | Book Value | % | Book Value | |
| Lite-On International Holding Co., Ltd. | 100.00 | \$ 21,476,229 |
100.00 | \$ 25,106,404 |
| Lite-On Singapore Pte. Ltd. | 100.00 | 18,442,116 | 100.00 | 15,338,196 |
| Lite-On Electronics H.K. Ltd. | 100.00 | 12,293,534 | 100.00 | 11,231,033 |
| Lite-On Mobile Pte. Ltd. | 100.00 | 8,005,173 | 100.00 | 8,790,237 |
| High Yield Group Co., Ltd. | 100.00 | 5,431,907 | 100.00 | 5,305,483 |
| Lite-On Technology USA, Inc. | 100.00 | 2,312,102 | 100.00 | 2,359,141 |
| Lite-On Automotive International | ||||
| (Cayman) Co., Ltd. | 100.00 | 1,948,415 | 100.00 | 1,897,276 |
| Lite-On Capital Corp. | 100.00 | 1,442,800 | 100.00 | 1,598,494 |
| Lite-On Electronics (Thailand) Co., | ||||
| Ltd. | 100.00 | 1,411,616 | 100.00 | 1,304,188 |
| Silitech Technology Corp. | 33.87 | 1,334,704 | 33.87 | 1,487,387 |
| Eagle Rock Investment Ltd. | 100.00 | 1,228,407 | 100.00 | 1,410,738 |
| Lite-On Vietnam Co., Ltd. | 100.00 | 362,838 | 100.00 | 70,420 |
| Lite-On Japan Ltd. | 49.49 | 353,908 | 49.49 | 358,234 |
| Lite-On Overseas Trading Co., Ltd. | 100.00 | 329,214 | 100.00 | 242,239 |
| Philip & Lite-On Digital Solutions | ||||
| Corp. | 49.00 | 291,107 | 49.00 | 337,073 |
| LTC Group Ltd. (BVI) | 100.00 | 288,603 | 100.00 | 592,312 |
| Lite-On Technology (Europe) B.V. | 54.00 | 273,799 | 54.00 | 311,079 |
| Lite-On Automotive Electronics | ||||
| Mexico, S.A. DE C.V. | 99.00 | 62,596 | 99.00 | (59,097) |
| Lite-On Electronics (Europe) Ltd. | 100.00 | 49,011 | 100.00 | 53,011 |
| Lite-On Integrated Service Inc. | 100.00 | 47,155 | 100.00 | 46,323 |
| Lite-On Automotive Electronics | ||||
| (Europe) B.V. | 100.00 | 38,501 | 100.00 | 43,143 |
| LET (HK) Ltd. | 100.00 | 27,754 | 100.00 | (285,689) |
| Lite-On Information Technology B.V. | 100.00 | 16,579 | 100.00 | 18,056 |
| Lite-On Automotive Service USA Inc. | - | - | 100.00 | 12,908 |
| Leotek Electronics Holding Limited | - | - | 100.00 | 9,668 |
| Li Shin International Enterprise Corp. | 100.00 | (66,015) | 100.00 | (67,845) |
| 77,402,053 | 77,510,412 | |||
| Add: Credit balance on the carrying | ||||
| value of investments accounted for | ||||
| using equity method | 66,015 | 412,631 | ||
| \$ 77,468,068 |
\$ 77,923,043 |
|||
b. Investments in associates
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Associates that are not individually material | \$ 2,692,351 |
\$ 2,883,134 |
Aggregate information of associates that are not individually material:
| For the Year Ended December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| The Company's share of: | ||||
| Net profit for the year |
\$ 83,146 |
\$ 81,906 |
||
| Other comprehensive loss | (186,742) | (50,418) | ||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year | \$ (103,596) |
\$ 31,488 |
13. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Land | Buildings | Machinery Equipment |
Tooling Equipment |
Transportation Equipment |
Office Equipment |
Equipment Held under Finance Lease |
Other Equipment |
Total | |
| Cost | |||||||||
| January 1, 2016 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ 2,226,499 - - - |
\$ 4,887,078 5,390 (2,795 ) 251 |
\$ 3,826,539 267,895 (381,138 ) (769 ) |
\$ 657,146 89,479 (97,232 ) 3,064 |
\$ 3,896 - - - |
\$ 802,677 71,096 (205,349 ) 2,643 |
\$ 71,322 - (64,942 ) - |
\$ 519,526 53,237 (122,960 ) (30,661 ) |
\$ 12,994,683 487,097 (874,416 ) (25,472 ) |
| December 31, 2016 | \$ 2,226,499 | \$ 4,889,924 | \$ 3,712,527 | \$ 652,457 |
\$ 3,896 |
\$ 671,067 |
\$ 6,380 |
\$ 419,142 |
\$ 12,581,892 |
| Accumulated depreciation | |||||||||
| January 1, 2016 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ - - - - |
\$ 1,762,901 144,649 (1,939 ) 67 |
\$ 2,746,032 346,066 (246,045 ) - |
\$ 550,187 94,690 (97,232 ) 4,177 |
\$ 3,543 90 - - |
\$ 625,268 108,172 (204,467 ) 421 |
\$ 51,069 11,555 (53,553 ) (2,691 ) |
\$ 371,150 46,570 (113,233 ) 2,488 |
\$ 6,110,150 751,792 (716,469 ) 4,462 |
| December 31, 2016 | \$ - |
\$ 1,905,678 | \$ 2,846,053 | \$ 551,822 |
\$ 3,633 |
\$ 529,394 |
\$ 6,380 |
\$ 306,975 |
\$ 6,149,935 |
| Accumulated impairment | |||||||||
| January 1, 2016 Additions |
\$ - - |
\$ 5,210 - |
\$ - - |
\$ - 751 |
\$ - - |
\$ - - |
\$ - - |
\$ - - |
\$ 5,210 751 |
| December 31, 2016 | \$ - |
\$ 5,210 |
\$ - |
\$ 751 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 5,961 |
| December 31, 2016, net | \$ 2,226,499 | \$ 2,979,036 | \$ 866,474 |
\$ 99,884 |
\$ 263 |
\$ 141,673 |
\$ - |
\$ 112,167 |
\$ 6,425,996 |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 | |||||||||
| Freehold Land | Buildings | Machinery Equipment |
Tooling Equipment |
Transportation Equipment |
Office Equipment |
Equipment Held under Finance Lease |
Other Equipment |
Total | |
| Cost | |||||||||
| January 1, 2015 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ 2,226,499 - - - |
\$ 4,491,518 300,983 (22,421 ) 116,998 |
\$ 3,903,005 247,928 (583,721 ) 259,327 |
\$ 575,356 96,690 (14,898 ) (2 ) |
\$ 4,605 - - (709 ) |
\$ 800,410 103,957 (68,921 ) (32,769 ) |
\$ 87,081 - (16,624 ) 865 |
\$ 1,073,239 76,863 (22,765 ) (607,811 ) |
\$ 13,161,713 826,421 (729,350 ) (264,101 ) |
| December 31, 2015 | \$ 2,226,499 | \$ 4,887,078 | \$ 3,826,539 | \$ 657,146 |
\$ 3,896 |
\$ 802,677 |
\$ 71,322 |
\$ 519,526 |
\$ 12,994,683 |
| Accumulated depreciation | |||||||||
| January 1, 2015 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ - - - - |
\$ 1,550,320 136,617 (22,375 ) 98,339 |
\$ 2,489,038 329,991 (218,574 ) 145,577 |
\$ 495,117 51,026 (14,091 ) 18,135 |
\$ 4,086 166 - (709 ) |
\$ 632,410 97,654 (68,635 ) (36,161 ) |
\$ 39,676 23,108 (4,818 ) (6,897 ) |
\$ 567,790 63,245 (22,633 ) (237,252 ) |
\$ 5,778,437 701,807 (351,126 ) (18,968 ) |
| December 31, 2015 | \$ - |
\$ 1,762,901 | \$ 2,746,032 | \$ 550,187 |
\$ 3,543 |
\$ 625,268 |
\$ 51,069 |
\$ 371,150 |
\$ 6,110,150 |
| Accumulated impairment | |||||||||
| January 1, 2015 | \$ - |
\$ 5,210 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 5,210 |
| December 31, 2015 | \$ - |
\$ 5,210 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 5,210 |
| December 31, 2015, net | \$ 2,226,499 | \$ 3,118,967 | \$ 1,080,507 | \$ 106,959 |
\$ 353 |
\$ 177,409 |
\$ 20,253 |
\$ 148,376 |
\$ 6,879,323 |
The above items of property, plant and equipment were depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset:
| Buildings | 5-60 years |
|---|---|
| Machinery equipment | 2-10 years |
| Tooling equipment | 2-10 years |
| Transportation equipment | 3-10 years |
| Office equipment | 2-10 years |
| Equipment held under finance lease | 3-5 years |
| Other equipment | 2-10 years |
14. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | Patents | Software | Client Relationships |
Total | |
| January 1, 2016 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ 6,030,652 - - - |
\$ 3,408,077 800 - - |
\$ 1,120,521 155,583 (53,029) 34,914 |
\$ 163,819 - - - |
\$ 10,723,069 156,383 (53,029) 34,914 |
| December 31, 2016 | \$ 6,030,652 |
\$ 3,408,877 |
\$ 1,257,989 |
\$ 163,819 |
\$ 10,861,337 |
| Accumulated amortization | |||||
| January 1, 2016 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ 77,234 - - - |
\$ 2,839,657 227,965 - - |
\$ 900,109 190,290 (53,029) 1,192 |
\$ 163,819 - - - |
\$ 3,980,819 418,255 (53,029) 1,192 |
| December 31, 2016 | \$ 77,234 |
\$ 3,067,622 |
\$ 1,038,562 |
\$ 163,819 |
\$ 4,347,237 |
| Accumulated impairment | |||||
| January 1, 2016 Additions |
\$ - 336,210 |
\$ - - |
\$ - - |
\$ - - |
\$ - 336,210 |
| December 31, 2016 | \$ 336,210 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 336,210 |
| December 31, 2016, net | \$ 5,617,208 |
\$ 341,255 |
\$ 219,427 |
\$ - |
\$ 6,177,890 |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | Patents | Software | Client Relationships |
Total | ||
| January 1, 2015 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ 6,003,390 27,262 - - |
\$ 4,332,221 - (946,176) 22,032 |
\$ 1,045,410 103,001 (36,121) 8,231 |
\$ 163,819 - - - |
\$ 11,544,840 130,263 (982,297) 30,263 |
|
| December 31, 2015 | \$ 6,030,652 |
\$ 3,408,077 |
\$ 1,120,521 |
\$ 163,819 |
\$ 10,723,069 | |
| Accumulated amortization | ||||||
| January 1, 2015 Additions Disposals Reclassification |
\$ 77,234 - - - |
\$ 3,471,624 292,219 (946,176) 21,990 |
\$ 757,601 170,395 (36,121) 8,234 |
\$ 163,819 - - - |
\$ 4,470,278 462,614 (982,297) 30,224 |
|
| December 31, 2015 | \$ 77,234 |
\$ 2,839,657 |
\$ 900,109 |
\$ 163,819 |
\$ 3,980,819 |
|
| December 31, 2015, net | \$ 5,953,418 |
\$ 568,420 |
\$ 220,412 |
\$ - |
\$ 6,742,250 |
The above items of other intangible assets were amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset:
| Patents | 6 years |
|---|---|
| Software | 1-14 years |
| Client relationships | 4 years |
a. The Company acquired an asset group from SEEnergy Corp. in September 2015. IFRS 3 "Business Combinations" and IAS 38 "Intangible Assets" define recognized goodwill as the sum of the acquisition cost plus other direct transaction costs minus the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Thus, goodwill was calculated as follows:
| Acquisition price | \$ 30,093 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fair value of acquired identifiable net assets: | ||
| Inventories | \$ 2,420 |
|
| Property, plant and equipment | 340 | |
| Software | 71 | 2,831 |
| Goodwill | \$ 27,262 |
b. Goodwill is allocated to the Company's recoverable amount of cash-generating units. The recoverable amount of all cash-generating units has been determined based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management covering the future five-year period. In 2016, the Company examined the current conditions and future prospects of the global optical disc drives market; an amount of \$336,210 thousand was recognized as goodwill impairment after the assessment, and the discount rate used was 9.71%.
Management determined the gross margin based on past performance and future profits. The growth rate used is consistent with the forecasts included in industry reports. The discount rates used are pre-tax and reflect specific risks related to the relevant cash-generating units.
15. BORROWINGS
a. Short-term borrowings
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 2015 |
|||
| Unsecured borrowings | |||
| Line of credit borrowings | \$ 10,126,680 |
\$ 12,874,375 |
The range of interest rate on bank loans was 0.78%-6.00% and 0.70%-1.17% per annum as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
b. Long-term borrowings
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Unsecured borrowings | |||
| Syndicated loan with Citi Bank Chang Hwa Bank |
\$ 12,000,000 - 12,000,000 |
\$ 12,000,000 500,000 12,500,000 |
|
| Current portion | (4,800,000) | (2,900,000) | |
| Long-term borrowings: Non-current |
\$ 7,200,000 |
\$ 9,600,000 |
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had 2 long-term bank loans, respectively, with contract terms between September 23, 2013 and September 23, 2021. The floating interest rates are (1.5789% to 1.7895% and 1.5789% to 1.59067% as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively) payable monthly or quarterly. These loans should be repaid in 5 installments or at lump sum on loan maturity.
On September 23, 2008, the Company signed a contract for a five-year syndicated loan with Citibank and 14 other financial institutions, and on May 16, 2011, changed the contract period to seven years from 2008. The repayment period is between September 23, 2008 and September 22, 2015. The credit line is \$15 billion, consisting of (a) \$12 billion and (b) \$3 billion of the credit line of the above syndicated loan. The Company had repaid the syndicated loan in September 2015.
On September 12, 2013, the Company signed another contract for a five-year syndicated loan with Citibank and 16 other financial institutions. The credit line was \$15 billion, which was for Company to repay the former syndicated loan with Citibank signed on September 23, 2008, consisting of (a) \$12 billion and (b) \$3 billion of the credit line of the above syndicated loan. It should be used as a medium-term loan but may not be used on a revolving basis. The principal of this syndication loan should be repaid three years after September 23, 2013 in five semiannual installments with the first payment paid on September 23, 2016, and the interest rate is the 90-day Taipei Interbank Offered Rate plus 61 points. Under the syndicated loan agreement, the Company should maintain the agreed financial ratios based on the most recent semiannual or annual financial statements. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company used \$9.6 billion and \$12 billion, respectively, of the credit line of the above syndicated loan.
On June 27, 2016, the Company signed another contract for a five-year syndicated loan with Citibank and 15 other financial institutions. The credit line was \$12 billion, which was for Company to repay the former syndicated loan with Citibank signed on September 12, 2013. It should be used as a medium-term loan but may not be used on a revolving basis. The principal of this syndication loan should be repaid three years after June 27, 2016 in five semiannual installments with the first payment paid on June 27, 2019, and the interest rate is the 90-day Taipei Interbank Offered Rate plus 60 points. Under the syndicated loan agreement, the Company should maintain the agreed financial ratios based on the most recent semiannual or annual financial statements. As of December 31, 2016, the Company used \$2.4 billion of the credit line of the above syndicated loan.
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not violate the financial ratio agreement stated above.
16. PROVISIONS
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Current | |||
| Warranties | \$ 857,176 |
\$ 853,031 |
Movements in the provisions were as follows:
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Balance at January 1 | \$ 853,031 |
\$ 828,287 |
|
| Recognition of provisions | 293,421 | 263,383 | |
| Usage | (289,276) | (238,639) | |
| Balance at December 31 | \$ 857,176 |
\$ 853,031 |
The provision for warranty claims represents the present value of management's best estimate of the future outflow of economic benefits that will be required under the Company's obligations for warranties under local sale of goods legislation. The estimate had been made on the basis of historical warranty trends and may vary as a result of the entry of new materials, altered manufacturing processes or other events affecting product quality.
17. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
a. Defined contribution plans
The Company adopted a pension plan under the Labor Pension Act (the "LPA"), which is a state-managed defined contribution plan. Under the LPA, an entity makes monthly contributions to employees' individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages.
b. Defined benefit plans
The defined benefit plan adopted by the Company in accordance with the Labor Standards Law is operated by the government. Pension benefits are calculated on the basis of the length of service and average monthly salaries of the six months before retirement. The Company contributes amounts equal to 2% of total monthly salaries and wages to a pension fund administered by the pension fund monitoring committee. Pension contributions are deposited in the Bank of Taiwan in the committee's name. Before the end of each year, the Company assesses the balance in the pension fund. If the amount of the balance in the pension fund is inadequate to pay retirement benefits for employees who conform to retirement requirements in the next year, the Company is required to fund the difference in one appropriation that should be made before the end of March of the next year. The pension fund is managed by the Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor ("the Bureau"); the Company has no right to influence the investment policy and strategy.
The amounts included in the balance sheets in respect of the Company's defined benefit plans were as follows:
| December 31 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Present value of defined benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets |
\$ 1,166,870 (1,065,349) |
\$ 1,154,819 (1,090,884) |
|
| Net defined benefit liability | \$ 101,521 |
\$ 63,935 |
Movements in net defined benefit liability (asset) were as follows:
| Present Value of the Defined Benefit Obligation |
Fair Value of the Plan Assets |
Net Defined Benefit Liability (Asset) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1, 2015 | \$ 1,072,976 |
\$ (1,072,993) |
\$ (17) |
| Current service cost |
7,717 | - | 7,717 |
| Net interest expense (income) | 17,964 | (18,137) | (173) |
| Recognized in profit or loss | 25,681 | (18,137) | 7,544 |
| Remeasurement | |||
| Return on plan assets | - | (10,538) | (10,538) |
| Actuarial loss - changes in financial |
|||
| assumptions | 68,088 | - | 68,088 |
| Actuarial loss - experience adjustments |
19,076 | - | 19,076 |
| Recognized in other comprehensive income | |||
| (loss) | 87,164 | (10,538) | 76,626 |
| Contributions from the employer | - | (20,218) | (20,218) |
| Benefits paid | (31,002) | 31,002 | - |
| Balance at December 31, 2015 | \$ 1,154,819 |
\$ (1,090,884) |
\$ 63,935 |
| Balance at January 1, 2016 | \$ 1,154,819 |
\$ (1,090,884) |
\$ 63,935 |
| Current service cost |
6,356 | - | 6,356 |
| Net interest expense (income) | 12,502 | (11,909) | 593 |
| Recognized in profit or loss | 18,858 | (11,909) | 6,949 |
| Remeasurement | |||
| Return on plan assets | - | 4,312 | 4,312 |
| Actuarial gain - changes in financial |
|||
| assumptions | (17,296) | - | (17,296) |
| Actuarial loss - experience adjustments |
63,078 | - | 63,078 |
| Recognized in other comprehensive loss | 45,782 | 4,312 | 50,094 |
| Contributions from the employer | - | (19,457) | (19,457) |
| Benefits paid | (52,589) | 52,589 | - |
| Balance at December 31, 2016 | \$ 1,166,870 |
\$ (1,065,349) |
\$ 101,521 |
Through the defined benefit plans under the Labor Standards Law, the Company is exposed to the following risks:
- 1) Investment risk: The plan assets are invested in domestic and foreign equity and debt securities, bank deposits, etc. The investment is conducted at the discretion of the Bureau or under the mandated management. However, in accordance with relevant regulations, the return generated by plan assets should not be below the interest rate for a 2-year time deposit with local banks.
- 2) Interest risk: A decrease in the government bond interest rate will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation; however, this will be partially offset by an increase in the return on the plan's debt investments.
- 3) Salary risk: The present value of the defined benefit obligation is calculated by reference to the future salaries of plan participants. As such, an increase in the salary of the plan participants will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation.
The actuarial valuations of the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by qualified actuaries. The significant assumptions used for the purposes of the actuarial valuations were as follows:
| December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Discount rate | 1.25% | 1.10% |
| Expected rate of salary increase | 3.00% | 3.00% |
If possible reasonable change in each of the significant actuarial assumptions will occur and all other assumptions will remain constant, the present value of the defined benefit obligation would increase (decrease) as follows:
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Discount rate | |||
| 0.25% increase | \$ (28,018) |
\$ (29,099) |
|
| 0.25% decrease | \$ 29,034 |
\$ 30,194 |
|
| Expected rate of salary increase | |||
| 0.25% increase | \$ 27,896 |
\$ 28,997 |
|
| 0.25% decrease | \$ (27,081) |
\$ (28,114) |
The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.
| December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| The expected contributions to the plan for the next year |
\$ 19,800 |
\$ 19,920 |
| The average duration of the defined benefit obligation | 9.83 years | 10.32 years |
18. EQUITY
- a. Share capital
- 1) Ordinary shares
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Numbers of shares authorized (in thousands) Shares authorized |
3,500,000 \$ 35,000,000 |
3,500,000 \$ 35,000,000 |
|
| Number of shares issued and fully paid (in thousands) Shares issued |
2,350,867 \$ 23,508,670 |
2,334,928 \$ 23,349,283 |
Fully paid ordinary shares, which have a par value of \$10, carry one vote per share and carry a right to dividends.
Of the Company's authorized shares, 100,000 thousand shares had been reserved for the issuance of employee share options.
2) Issued global depositary receipts
On September 25, 1996, the Company issued 4,900 thousand units of global depositary receipts (GDRs) on the London Stock Exchange. These GDRs represented 49,000 thousand common shares of the Company.
On April 3, 1995, GVC Corp. issued 5,000 units of GDRs on the London Stock Exchange. These GDRs represented 25,000 thousand common shares of GVC Corp., which later issued more shares. As of November 4, 2002, the outstanding GDRs were 7,627 thousand units, or 38,136 thousand common shares of GVC Corp. For merger purposes, these GDRs were exchanged for the Company's 1,478 thousand marketable equity securities, which represented the Company's 14,781 thousand common shares.
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the outstanding marketable equity securities were 5,221 thousand units and 5,217 thousand units, representing 52,209 thousand common shares and 52,168 thousand common shares of the Company, respectively. The rights and obligation of security holders are the same as those of common shareholders, except for voting rights. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the unredeemed GDRs amounted to 890 thousand units and 816 thousand units.
b. Capital surplus
The premium from shares issued in excess of par (including share premium from issuance of common shares, conversion of bonds, and merger) and donations may be used to offset a deficit; in addition, when the Company has no deficit, such capital surplus may be distributed as cash dividends or transferred to capital limited to a certain percentage of the Company's capital surplus and once a year.
The capital surplus arising from share of changes in equities of subsidiaries, changes in equities of associates and joint ventures accounted for by the equity method and treasury share transactions from dividends according to the Company's shares holding by subsidiaries may only be used to offset a deficit.
c. Retained earnings and dividend policy
To ensure the availability of cash for the Company's present and future expansion plans and to meet shareholders' cash flow requirements, the Company prefers to distribute more stock dividends. In principle, cash dividends are no less than 10% of total dividends distributed.
In accordance with the amendments to the Company Act in May 2015, the recipients of dividends and bonuses are limited to shareholders and do not include employees. The shareholders held their regular meeting on June 24, 2016 and, in that meeting, had resolved amendments to the Company's Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles"), particularly the amendment to the policy on dividend distribution and the addition of the policy on distribution of employees' compensation.
Under the dividend policy as set forth in the amended Articles, if there is net profit after tax upon the final settlement of account of each fiscal year, the Company shall first to offset any previous accumulated losses (including unappropriated earnings adjustment if any) and set aside a legal reserve at 10% of the net profits, unless the accumulated legal reserve is equal to the total capital of the Company; then set aside special reserve in accordance with relevant laws or regulations or as requested by the authorities in charge. The remaining net profit, plus the beginning unappropriated earnings (including adjustment of unappropriated earnings if any), shall be distributed into dividends to shareholders according to the distribution plan proposed by the Board of Directors and submitted to the shareholders' meeting for approval. For the policies on distribution of employees' compensation and remuneration of directors before and after amendment, please refer to (b) Employee benefits expense in Note 20.
Appropriation of earnings to legal reserve shall be made until the legal reserve equals the Parent Company's paid-in capital. Legal reserve may be used to offset deficit. If the Parent Company has no deficit and the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Parent Company's paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.
Under Rule No. 1010012865, Rule No. 1010047490 and Rule No. 1030006415 issued by the FSC and the directive titled "Questions and Answers for Special Reserves Appropriated Following Adoption of IFRSs", the Parent Company should appropriate or reverse a special reserve. Any special reserve appropriated may be reversed to the extent that the net debit balance reverses and thereafter distributed.
Except for non-ROC resident shareholders, all shareholders receiving the dividends are allowed a tax credit equal to their proportionate share of the income tax paid by the Parent Company.
The appropriations of earnings for 2015 and 2014 had been approved in the shareholders' meetings on June 24, 2016 and 2015. The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:
| Appropriation of Earnings | (NT\$) | Dividends Per Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Legal reserve | \$ 722,290 |
\$ 646,166 |
||
| Special reserve | 166,389 | 182,544 | ||
| Share dividends | 116,746 | 117,084 | \$ 0.05 |
\$ 0.05 |
| Cash dividends | 5,113,493 | 4,613,097 | 2.19 | 1.97 |
The appropriations of earnings for 2016 had been proposed by the Company's board of directors on February 24, 2016. The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:
| Appropriation of Earnings |
Dividends Per Share (NT\$) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal reserve | \$ 941,635 |
||
| Special reserve | 940,276 | ||
| Cash dividends | 6,864,532 | 2.92 |
The appropriations of earnings for 2016 are subject to the resolution of the shareholders' meeting to be held on June 22, 2017.
d. Others equity items
Movements in others equity items were as follows:
| 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Currency Translation Reserve |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Available-for sale Financial Assets |
Total | ||
| Balance at January 1 | \$ 3,347,902 |
(\$ 152,714) |
\$ 3,195,188 (Continued) |
2016 Foreign Currency Translation Reserve Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Available-forsale Financial Assets Total Exchange differences arising on translating the financial statements of foreign operations \$ (5,056,073) \$ - \$ (5,056,073) Gain arising on changes in the fair value of available-for- sale financial assets - 53,519 53,519 Reclassification to income from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets - (3,310) (3,310) Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries and associates (330,376) ( 24,083) ( 354,459) Income tax benefit 842,863 - 842,863 Balance at December 31 \$ (1,195,684) (\$ 126,588) (\$ 1,322,272) (Concluded)
| 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Currency Translation Reserve |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Available-for sale Financial Assets |
Cash Flow Hedges Reserve |
Total | |
| Balance at January 1 | \$ 4,125,097 |
\$ 139,072 |
\$ (11,989) |
\$ 4,252,180 |
| Exchange differences arising on translating the financial statements of foreign |
||||
| operations | (818,537) | - | - | (818,537) |
| Loss arising on changes in the fair value of available-for sale financial assets |
- | (280,893) | - | (280,893) |
| Reclassification to income from disposal of available-for-sale |
||||
| financial assets Gain arising on changes in the |
- | (19,926) | - | (19,926) |
| fair value of hedging instruments |
- | - | 11,989 | 11,989 |
| Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries and |
||||
| associates | (91,013) | 9,033 | - | (81,980) |
| Income tax benefit | 132,355 | - | - | 132,355 |
| Balance at December 31 | \$ 3,347,902 |
\$ (152,714) |
\$ - |
\$ 3,195,188 |
The exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operation's net assets from its functional currency to the Company's presentation currency are recognized directly in other comprehensive income and also accumulated in the foreign currency translation reserve.
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale financial assets represents the cumulative gains or losses arising from the fair value measurement on available-for-sale financial assets that are recognized in other comprehensive income. When those available-for-sale financial assets have been disposed of or are determined to be impaired subsequently, the related cumulative gains or losses in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss.
The cash flow hedges reserve represents the cumulative effective portion of gains or losses arising on changes in fair value of the hedging instruments entered into as cash flow hedges. The cumulative gain or loss arising on changes in fair value of the hedging instruments that are recognized and accumulated in cash flow hedges reserve will be reclassified to profit or loss only when the hedge transaction affects profit or loss.
e. Treasury shares
Unit: In Thousands of Shares
| Purpose of Buyback | Number of Shares at January 1 |
Increase During the Period |
Decrease During the Period |
Number of Shares at December 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the year ended December 31, 2016 | ||||
| Shares held by its subsidiaries | 26,708 | 133 | - | 26,841 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2015 | ||||
| Shares held by its subsidiaries Shares buyback for cancellation |
26,575 - |
133 22,787 |
- 22,787 |
26,708 - |
| 26,575 | 22,920 | 22,787 | 26,708 |
The Company's shares held by its subsidiaries at the end of the reporting periods were as follows:
| Name of Subsidiary | Number of Shares Held (In Thousands) |
Carrying Amount |
Market Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2016 | |||
| Lite-On Capital Corp. | 15,116 | \$ 718,857 |
\$ 734,631 |
| LTC International Ltd. | 7,004 | 297,469 | 340,269 |
| Yet Foundate Ltd. | 2,271 | 126,881 | 110,276 |
| Lite-On Electronics Co., Ltd. | 2,450 | 105,515 | 118,984 |
| \$ 1,248,722 |
\$ 1,304,160 (Continued) |
| Name of Subsidiary | Number of Shares Held (In Thousands) |
Carrying Amount |
Market Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2015 | |||
| Lite-On Capital Corp. | 15,041 | \$ 718,857 |
\$ 479,049 |
| LTC International Ltd. | 6,969 | 297,469 | 221,759 |
| Yet Foundate Ltd. | 2,260 | 126,881 | 71,820 |
| Lite-On Electronics Co., Ltd. | 2,438 | 105,515 | 77,491 |
| \$ 1,248,722 |
\$ 850,119 (Concluded) |
On July 20, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to 100,000 thousand shares listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange between July 21, 2015 and September 20, 2015, with the buyback price ranging from \$25.34 to \$53.97. By the end of the repurchase period, the Company had bought back 22,787 thousand shares for \$706,679 thousand. The Company has already registered with the Ministry of Economic Affairs to cancel those buy-back shares.
Under the Securities and Exchange Act, the Company shall neither pledge treasury shares nor exercise shareholders' rights on these shares, such as rights to dividends and to vote. The subsidiaries holding treasury shares, however, retain shareholders' rights, except the rights to participate in any share issuance for cash and to vote.
19. REVENUE
| For the Year Ended December 31 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Revenue from the sale of goods | \$ 147,046,370 |
\$ 122,362,953 |
|
| Royalty income | 752,589 | 1,332,439 | |
| Revenue from management services | 842,448 | 830,524 | |
| Rental income from property |
84,785 | 103,332 | |
| \$ 148,726,192 |
\$ 124,629,248 |
20. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EXPENSES
Net income included the following items:
| For the Year Ended December 31 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| a. Depreciation and amortization |
|||
| Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets |
\$ 751,792 418,255 |
\$ 701,807 462,614 |
|
| \$ 1,170,047 |
\$ 1,164,421 (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Depreciation expenses summarized by function | ||||
| Recognized in operating costs | \$ 200,155 |
\$ 212,606 |
||
| Recognized in operating expenses | 551,637 | 489,201 | ||
| \$ 751,792 |
\$ 701,807 |
|||
| Amortization expenses summarized by function | ||||
| Recognized in operating costs | \$ 10,853 |
\$ 3,084 |
||
| Recognized in operating expenses | 407,402 | 459,530 | ||
| \$ 418,255 |
\$ 462,614 |
|||
| b. | Employee benefit expenses | |||
| Post-employment benefits (Note 17) | ||||
| Defined contribution plans | \$ 221,793 |
\$ 213,948 |
||
| Defined benefit plans | 6,949 | 7,544 | ||
| 228,742 | 221,492 | |||
| Termination benefits | 36,350 | 32,500 | ||
| Other employee benefits | 6,422,902 | 6,001,944 | ||
| \$ 6,687,994 |
\$ 6,255,936 |
|||
| Employee benefit expenses summarized by function | ||||
| Recognized in operating costs | \$ 825,606 |
\$ 807,678 |
||
| Recognized in operating expenses | 5,862,388 | 5,448,258 | ||
| \$ 6,687,994 |
\$ 6,255,936 |
|||
| (Concluded) |
In compliance with the Company Act as amended in May 2015 and the amended Articles as resolved in the shareholders' meeting on June 24, 2016, the Company distributed employees' compensation and remuneration of directors at the rates no less than 1% and no higher than 1.5%, respectively, of net profit before income tax, employees' compensation, and remuneration of directors. The employees' compensation and remuneration of directors for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 have been approved by the Company's board of directors on February 24, 2017 and March 25, 2016, respectively. The details were as follows:
| For the Year Ended | December 31 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||||||
| Cash | Share | Cash | Share | ||||
| Employees' compensation | \$ 1,332,414 |
\$ | - | \$ | 858,514 | \$ | 163,526 |
| Remuneration of directors | 80,039 | - | 61,395 | - |
The 4,264 thousand shares for 2015 were determined by dividing the amount of share compensation resolved in 2016 by \$38.35, the closing price of the shares on the day immediately preceding the Company's board of directors' meeting.
If there is a change in the proposed amounts after the financial statements were authorized for issue, the differences are recorded as a change in accounting estimate and adjusted in the following year.
There was no difference between the amount of the actual employees' compensation and the remuneration of directors and the amount recognized in the Company's financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The appropriations of bonuses to employees and remuneration of directors for 2014, which have been approved in the shareholders' meetings on June 24, 2015 were as follows:
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Cash Dividends | Share Dividends |
|
| Bonus to employees | \$ 768,033 |
\$ 146,292 |
| Remuneration of directors | 54,924 | - |
The 4,333 thousand shares for 2014 was determined by dividing the amount of share bonus approved in 2015 by the closing price of \$33.76 (after considering the effect of cash and stock dividends) on the day immediately preceding the shareholders' meeting.
There was no difference between the amounts of the bonus to employees and the remuneration of directors approved in the shareholders' meeting on June 24, 2015 and the amounts recognized in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Information on the employees' compensation and remuneration of directors resolved by the Company's board of directors in 2016 and bonus to employees and directors resolved by the shareholders' meeting in 2016 and 2015 are available on the Market Observation Post System website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
21. INCOME TAX
a. Income tax recognized in profit or loss
The major components of tax expense were as follows:
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Current income tax expense | |||
| Current tax expense recognized in the current year | \$ 1,328,561 |
\$ 768,721 |
|
| Adjustment for prior years' tax | (211,190) | (154,022) | |
| 1,117,371 | 614,699 | ||
| Deferred tax | |||
| The origination and reversal of temporary differences | 450,376 | 494,853 | |
| Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss | \$ 1,567,747 |
\$ 1,109,552 |
A reconciliation of income before income tax and income tax expense recognized in profit or loss was as follows:
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Income before tax | \$ 10,984,098 |
\$ 8,332,451 |
|
| Income tax expense at the statutory rate | \$ 1,867,297 |
\$ 1,416,517 |
|
| Tax effect of adjusting items: | |||
| Deductible items in determining taxable income | (640,587) | (738,895) | |
| Additional income tax on unappropriated earnings | 101,851 | 91,099 | |
| The origination and reversal of temporary differences | 450,376 | 494,853 | |
| Adjustment for prior years' tax | (211,190) | (154,022) | |
| Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss | \$ 1,567,747 |
\$ 1,109,552 |
The applicable tax rate used above is the corporate tax rate of 17% payable by the Company.
As the status of 2017 appropriations of earnings is uncertain, the potential income tax consequences of 2016 unappropriated earnings are not reliably determinable.
b. Income tax benefit recognized in other comprehensive income
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Deferred income tax benefit | |||
| Translation of foreign operations | \$ 842,863 |
\$ 132,355 |
|
| Related to actuarial loss from defined benefit plans | 8,516 | 13,026 | |
| \$ 851,379 |
\$ 145,381 |
c. Deferred income tax balance
The analysis of deferred income tax assets was as follows:
| Opening Balance |
Recognized in Profit (Loss) |
Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Closing Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||||
| Temporary differences | ||||
| Investment accounted for using equity method | \$ 1,109,952 | \$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 1,109,952 |
| Impairment loss on assets | 328,940 | - | - | 328,940 |
| Unrealized loss on inventories | 224,777 | (51,464) | - | 173,313 |
| Unrealized loss and expense | 190,948 | (64,327) | - | 126,621 |
| Accrued warranty expense | 145,015 | 705 | - | 145,720 |
| Net defined benefit liability | 47,346 | - | 8,516 | 55,862 |
| Unrealized sales profit | 38,615 | 3,072 | - | 41,687 |
| Unrealized exchange loss net | 12,699 | (12,699) | - | - |
| Others | 7,850 | (7,313) | - | 537 |
| \$ 2,106,142 | \$ (132,026) |
\$ 8,516 |
\$ 1,982,632 (Continued) |
| Opening Balance |
Recognized in Profit (Loss) |
Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Closing Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ||||
| Temporary differences | ||||
| Investment accounted for using equity method | \$ 1,266,944 | \$ (156,992) |
\$ - |
\$ 1,109,952 |
| Impairment loss on assets | 325,877 | 3,063 | - | 328,940 |
| Unrealized loss on inventories | 197,071 | 27,706 | - | 224,777 |
| Unrealized loss and expense | 117,257 | 73,691 | - | 190,948 |
| Accrued warranty expense | 113,095 | 31,920 | - | 145,015 |
| Net defined benefit liability | 36,465 | (2,145) | 13,026 | 47,346 |
| Unrealized sales profit | 40,835 | (2,220) | - | 38,615 |
| Unrealized exchange loss net | - | 12,699 | - | 12,699 |
| Others | 27,390 | (19,540) | - | 7,850 |
| \$ 2,124,934 | \$ (31,818) |
\$ 13,026 |
\$ 2,106,142 | |
| (Concluded) |
The analysis of deferred income tax liabilities was as follows:
| Opening Balance |
Recognized in (Profit) Loss |
Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss |
Closing Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||||
| Temporary differences Investment accounted for using equity method Unrealized amortization of goodwill Land value increment tax Unrealized exchange gains net |
\$ 2,698,177 353,808 230,216 - \$ 3,282,201 |
\$ 224,776 - - 93,574 \$ 318,350 |
\$ (842,863) - - - \$ (842,863) |
\$ 2,080,090 353,808 230,216 93,574 \$ 2,757,688 |
| 2015 | ||||
| Temporary differences Investment accounted for using equity method Unrealized amortization of goodwill Land value increment tax Unrealized exchange gains net |
\$ 2,355,715 353,808 230,216 11,782 \$ 2,951,521 |
\$ 474,817 - - (11,782) \$ 463,035 |
\$ (132,355) - - - \$ (132,355) |
\$ 2,698,177 353,808 230,216 - \$ 3,282,201 |
d. The aggregate amount of temporary difference associated with investments for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognized
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the aggregate deductible temporary differences for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized amounted to \$663,496 thousand for both years.
e. Integrated income tax
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Unappropriated earnings | ||||
| Unappropriated earnings generated before January 1, 1998 | \$ | 2,215 | \$ | 2,215 |
| Unappropriated earnings generated on and after January 1, 1998 |
16,249,991 | 13,008,858 | ||
| \$ | 16,252,206 | \$ | 13,011,073 | |
| Imputation credits accounts | \$ | 1,034,031 | \$ | 888,124 |
The estimated and actual creditable ratio for distribution of earnings of 2016 and 2015 were 8.72% and 8.13%, respectively.
f. Income tax assessments
The tax returns through all years by 2014 have been assessed by the tax authorities.
22. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Unit: NT\$ Per Share
| For the Year Ended | December 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Basic earnings per share | \$ 4.05 |
\$ 3.10 |
| Diluted earnings per share | \$ 4.00 |
\$ 3.05 |
The weighted average number of shares outstanding used for the earnings per share computation was adjusted retroactively for the issuance of bonus shares on August 30, 2016. The basic and diluted earnings per share adjusted retrospectively for the year ended December 31, 2015 were as follows:
Unit: NT\$ Per Share
| Before Retrospective Adjustment |
After Retrospective Adjustment |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic earnings per share | \$ 3.11 |
\$ 3.10 |
|
| Diluted earnings per share | \$ 3.07 |
\$ 3.05 |
The earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the computation of earnings per share from continuing operations were as follows:
Net Profit for the Year
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Earnings used in the computation of basic earnings per share Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares: Employees' compensation or bonus issue to employees |
\$ 9,416,351 - |
\$ 7,222,899 - |
|
| Earnings used in the computation of diluted earnings per share | \$ 9,416,351 |
\$ 7,222,899 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (in thousand shares):
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares in computation of basic | |||
| earnings per share | 2,323,048 | 2,331,882 | |
| Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares: | |||
| Employees' compensation or bonus issue to employees | 28,393 | 34,549 | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the | |||
| computation of diluted earnings per share | 2,351,441 | 2,366,431 |
If the Group offered to settle compensation or bonuses paid to employees in cash or shares, the Group assumed the entire amount of the compensation or bonus will be settled in shares and the resulting potential shares were included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share, as the effect is dilutive. Such dilutive effect of the potential shares is included in the computation of diluted earnings per share until the number of shares to be distributed to employees is resolved in the following year.
23. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.
The Company's capital management system aims to ensure that the necessary financial resources and operating plan are enough to meet the next 12 months' requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, research and development expenses, debt repayment, dividend expenses and other need.
24. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
a. Fair value of financial instruments that are not measured at fair value
For certain financial instruments-including notes receivable, trade receivables including related parties, other receivables including related parties, debt investments with no active market, short-term borrowings, notes payable, trade payables including related parties, and other payables including related parties - the Company's management considers the carrying amounts of these financial instruments recognized in the financial statements as approximating their fair values. For long-term loans (including their current portion) with floating rates, the carrying amounts of long-term loans are used as basis to estimate their fair value.
b. Fair value of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
The following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable:
- Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
- Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and
- Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
- 1) Fair value hierarchy
December 31, 2016
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets at FVTPL | ||||
| Cross-currency swap contracts | \$ - |
\$ 113,953 |
\$ - |
\$ 113,953 |
| Available-for-sale financial assets Securities listed in ROC - equity securities Securities listed in other countries - equity securities Unlisted securities - ROC - equity securities Unlisted securities - other countries - equity securities |
\$ 288,558 910 - - |
\$ - - - - |
\$ - - 4,620 20,163 |
\$ 288,558 910 4,620 20,163 |
| \$ 289,468 |
\$ - |
\$ 24,783 |
\$ 314,251 |
|
| December 31, 2015 | ||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Financial assets at FVTPL | ||||
| Cross-currency swap contracts | \$ - |
\$ 45,845 |
\$ - |
\$ 45,845 |
| Available-for-sale financial assets Securities listed in ROC - equity securities Securities listed in other countries - equity |
\$ 287,229 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 287,229 |
| securities | 9,262 | - | - | 9,262 |
| Unlisted securities - ROC - equity securities Unlisted securities - other countries - equity |
- | - | 4,620 | 4,620 |
| securities | - | - | 20,163 | 20,163 |
| \$ 296,491 |
\$ - |
\$ 24,783 |
\$ 321,274 |
There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in the current and prior periods.
2) Reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements of financial instruments
December 31, 2016: No change.
| Investments on Equity Instruments Unlisted Quotes |
|
|---|---|
| December 31, 2015 | |
| Financial assets | |
| Balance at January 1, 2015 Total gains or losses |
\$ 45,957 |
| In profit or loss Additions |
(54,801) 33,627 |
| Balance at December 31, 2015 | \$ 24,783 |
3) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for the purpose of measuring Level 2 fair value measurement
| Financial Instruments | Valuation Techniques and Inputs |
|---|---|
| Financial assets at FVTPL - Cross-currency swap contracts |
Estimation of fair value of a currency swap contract is based on its principal and interest rate on mutual agreement and the suitable discount rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties at the end of the reporting period. |
4) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for the purpose of measuring Level 3 fair value measurement
The fair values of unlisted equity securities - ROC and other countries were determined using the income approach. In this approach, the discounted cash flow method was used to capture the present value of the expected economic benefits from these investments. According to the discounted cash flow analysis and observable financial market average prices or with the same kind of tool to be estimated, the use of the discount rate and the parameters can refer to Reuters news agency or Bloomberg agency or other financial institutions with essentially the same conditions and characteristics of the interest rate swap offer financial products whose features including the remaining contract terms of fixed interest rates, the payment of principal, payment of currency, and etc. All the information can be obtained by the Company.
c. Categories of financial instruments
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Financial assets | |||
| Designated as at FVTPL | \$ 113,953 |
\$ 45,845 |
|
| Loans and receivables (1) | 51,158,028 | 38,204,420 | |
| Available-for-sale financial assets | 314,251 | 321,274 | |
| (Continued) |
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Measured at amortized cost Short-term borrowings Long-term loans (included current portion of long-term debts) Payables (2) |
\$ 10,126,680 12,000,000 51,061,272 |
\$ | 12,874,375 12,500,000 37,612,537 (Concluded) |
- 1) The balances included loans and receivables measured at amortized cost, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, debt instruments with no active market, notes receivable, trade receivables, trade receivables - inter, other receivables and other receivables - inter.
- 2) The balances included financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, which comprise notes payable, trade payables, trade payables - inter, other payables and other payables - inter.
- d. Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company's major financial instruments included equity investments, trade receivable, trade payables and borrowings. The Company's Corporate Treasury function provides services to the business, coordinates access to domestic and international financial markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.
The Company sought to minimize the effects of these risks by using derivative financial instruments to hedge risk exposures. The use of financial derivatives was governed by the Company's policies approved by the board of directors, which provided written principles on foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the use of financial derivatives and non-derivative financial instruments, and the investment of excess liquidity. Compliance with policies and exposure limits was reviewed by the internal auditors on a continuous basis. The Company did not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.
1) Market risk
The Company's activities exposed it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (see (a) below) and interest rates (see (b) below). There had been no change to the Company's exposure to market risks or the manner in which these risks were managed and measured.
a) Foreign currency risk
The Company had foreign currency sales and purchases, which exposed the Company to foreign currency risk. The Company is an international electronics manufacturing entity with stable foreign currency income that covers foreign currency expense; exchange rate exposures were managed through foreign currency loans.
The carrying amounts of the Company's foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities and of the derivatives exposing to foreign currency risk at the end of the reporting period are set out in Note 28.
Sensitivity analysis
The Company was mainly exposed to the currency USD.
The following table details the Company's sensitivity to a 5% increase and decrease in New Taiwan dollars (the functional currency) against the U.S. dollars. The sensitivity analysis included only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items. A positive number below indicates an increase in pre-tax profit and other equity associated with New Taiwan dollars strengthen 5% against the U.S. dollars. For a 5% weakening of New Taiwan dollars against the U.S. dollars, there would be an equal and opposite impact on pre-tax profit and other equity and the balances below would be negative.
| Currency USD Impact | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the Year Ended December 31 | ||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Profit or loss | \$ (81,849) |
\$ (33,750) |
b) Interest rate risk
The Company was exposed to interest rate risk because entities in the Company borrowed funds at both fixed and floating interest rates. The risk is managed by the Company by maintaining an appropriate mix of fixed and floating rate borrowings, and using interest rate swap contracts. Hedging activities are evaluated regularly to align with interest rate views and defined risk appetite, ensuring the most cost-effective hedging strategies are applied.
The carrying amount of the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities with exposure to interest rates at the end of the reporting period were as follows:
| December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Fair value interest rate risk | ||||
| Financial assets (i) | \$ 5,991,037 |
\$ 10,308 |
||
| Financial liabilities (ii) | 10,126,680 | 11,074,375 | ||
| Cash flow interest rate risk | ||||
| Financial assets (iii) | 2,126,374 | 4,187,549 | ||
| Financial liabilities (iv) | 12,000,000 | 14,300,000 |
- i. The balances included time deposits and debt instruments with no active market.
- ii. The balances included financial liabilities exposed to fair value risk from interest rate fluctuation.
- iii. The balances included demand deposits.
- iv. The balances included financial liabilities exposed to cash flow risk from interest rate fluctuation.
Sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity analyses below were determined based on the Company's exposure to interest rates for both derivatives and non-derivative instruments at the end of the reporting period. For floating rate liabilities, the analysis was prepared assuming the amount of the liability outstanding at the end of the reporting period was outstanding for the whole year.
If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher and all other variables were held constant, the Company's pre-tax profit years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 would decrease by \$24,684 thousand and \$25,281 thousand.
c) Other price risk
The Company was exposed to equity price risk through its investments in listed equity securities. Equity investments are held for strategic rather than trading purposes. The Company does not actively trade these investments.
Sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity analyses below were determined based on the exposure to equity price risks at the end of the reporting period.
If equity prices had been 10% higher, the pre-tax other comprehensive income years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 would increase by \$28,947 thousand and \$29,649 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of available-for-sale shares.
2) Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company.
The Company is exposed to credit risk from trade receivables, deposits and other financial instruments. Credit risks on business-related exposures are managed separately from that on financial-related exposures.
a) Business related credit risk
To maintain the quality of receivables, the Company has established operating procedures to manage credit risk.
For individual customers, risk factors considered include the customer's financial position, credit rating agency rating, the Company's internal credit rating, and transaction history as well as current economic conditions that may affect the customer's ability to pay. The Company also has the right to use some credit protection enhancement tools, such as requiring advance payments, to reduce the credit risks involving certain customers.
b) Financial related credit risk
Bank deposits and other financial instruments are credit risk sources required by the Company's department of finance department to be measured and monitored. However, since the Company's counter-parties are all reputable financial institutions and government agencies, there is no significant financial credit risk.
3) Liquidity risk
The Company manages liquidity risk by monitoring and maintaining a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate to finance the Company's operations.
The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Company's non-derivative financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments.
December 31, 2016
| Weighted Average Effective Interest Rate (%) |
On Demand or Less than 1 Year |
1-3 Years | 3 Years to 5 Years |
5+ Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-derivative financial liabilities | |||||
| Non-interest bearing Fixed interest rate liabilities Variable interest rate liabilities |
- 0.78-6 1.5789-1.7895 |
\$ 51,061,272 10,126,680 4,800,000 \$ 65,987,952 |
\$ 19,661 - 7,200,000 \$ 7,219,661 |
\$ - - - \$ - |
\$ - - - \$ - |
| December 31, 2015 | |||||
| Weighted Average Effective Interest Rate (%) |
On Demand or Less than 1 Year |
1-3 Years | 3 Years to 5 Years |
5+ Years | |
| Non-derivative financial liabilities | |||||
| Non-interest bearing Fixed interest rate liabilities Variable interest rate liabilities |
- 0.7-1.17 0.89-1.5907 |
\$ 37,612,537 11,074,375 4,700,000 |
\$ 21,210 - 9,600,000 |
\$ - - - |
\$ - - - |
| \$ 53,386,912 |
\$ 9,621,210 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Company's derivative financial instruments based on contractual undiscounted payments.
December 31, 2016
| On Demand or Less than 1 Year |
1-3 Years | 3 Years to 5 Years |
5+ Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency swap contracts | \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ |
| Inflows | 5,370,000 | - | - | - |
| Outflows | (5,304,775) | - | - | - |
| \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ | |
| 65,225 | - | - | - | |
| December 31, 2015 | ||||
| On Demand or Less than 1 Year |
1-3 Years | 3 Years to 5 Years |
5+ Years | |
| Currency swap contracts | \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ |
| Inflows | 3,235,000 | - | - | - |
| Outflows | (3,212,900) | - | - | - |
| \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ | |
| 22,100 | - | - | - |
25. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Significant transactions with related parties are summarized below.
a. Sales of goods
| For the Year Ended December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Subsidiaries | \$ 36,188,842 |
\$ 23,938,054 |
||
| Associates | 453 | - | ||
| Other related parties | 69 | 462 | ||
| \$ 36,189,364 |
\$ 23,938,516 |
b. Purchases of goods
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Subsidiaries | \$ 112,061,362 |
\$ 97,618,457 |
|
| Associates | 9 | - | |
| Other related parties | - | 19 | |
| \$ 112,061,371 |
\$ 97,618,476 |
The sales prices and payment terms to related parties were not significantly different from those of sales to third parties. For other related party transactions, price and terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
c. Receivables from related parties
| December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Trade receivables | |||
| Subsidiaries Other related parties |
\$ 14,667,811 4,163 |
\$ 11,028,955 2 |
|
| \$ 14,671,974 |
\$ 11,028,957 |
||
| Other receivables | |||
| Subsidiaries Associates Other related parties |
\$ 389,140 700 7 |
\$ 540,848 918 19 |
|
| \$ 389,847 |
\$ 541,785 |
The outstanding trade receivables from related parties are unsecured. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, no impairment loss was recognized for trade receivables from related parties.
d. Payables to related parties
| December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 |
| Trade payables | ||
| Subsidiaries Other related parties |
\$ 32,346,017 41,963 |
\$ 18,782,250 75,918 |
| \$ 32,387,980 |
\$ 18,858,168 |
|
| Other payables | ||
| Subsidiaries Other related parties Associates |
\$ 194,963 4,801 116 |
\$ 748,387 7,295 - |
| \$ 199,880 |
\$ 755,682 |
The outstanding trade payables from related parties are unsecured.
e. Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
| Purchase Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Subsidiaries | \$ 21,200 |
\$ 30,632 |
f. Disposal of property, plant and equipment
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | ||||
| Related Parties Categories | Proceeds | Gains | Proceeds | Gains | |
| Subsidiaries | \$ - |
\$ - |
\$ 359,680 |
\$ 36 |
|
g. Operating expense
| For the Year Ended December 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Subsidiaries Associates |
\$ | 373,153 2 |
\$ | 915,022 - |
|
| Other related parties | 61,628 | 61,107 | |||
| \$ | 434,783 | \$ | 976,129 |
h. Other revenues
| For the Year Ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 |
| Subsidiaries Associates Other related parties |
\$ | 67,123 \$ 160,635 3,172 3,748 639 648 |
| \$ | 70,934 \$ 165,031 |
i. Compensation of management personnel
| For the Year Ended December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related Parties Categories | 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Short-term employee benefits | \$ | 605,482 \$ 576,647 |
||
| Post-employment benefits | 21,413 22,062 |
|||
| Termination benefits | 231 - |
|||
| \$ | 627,126 \$ 598,709 |
The remuneration of directors and key executives was determined by the remuneration committee having regard to the performance of individuals and market trends.
26. ASSETS PLEDGED AS COLLATERAL OR FOR SECURITY
| December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Pledge-time deposits | \$310,357 | \$ 10,308 |
Pledged assets - noncurrent included the refundable deposits that had been provided for government projects.
27. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS
- a. CMP Consulting Service, Inc., KI, Inc., Aaron Wagner, The Stereo Shop, David Carney, Jr., Tina Corse, Cynthia R. Rall, Richard R. Rall, Aaron Deshaw and Don Cheung filed an antitrust group lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiaries - Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc. and other companies with related businesses - with a court in California, from October 2009 to September 2010. The Company has assigned lawyers in the United States as its representative in these lawsuits. In January 2017, the Company has reached a settlement with the plaintiff, and the contents of the settlement do not have a significant impact on the Company's operation.
-
b. In the second quarter of 2013, the Attorney General of the State of Florida filed antitrust lawsuits against the Company and its subsidiaries - Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation and Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc. - as well as other companies with related businesses with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (USDC-NDC). The Company assigned lawyers in the United States as its representative in these lawsuits. In the second quarter of 2014, the USDC-NDC allowed the plaintiff to proceed with the lawsuits but dismissed certain parts of these lawsuits. In January 2017, the Company reached a settlement with the plaintiff, and the contents of the settlement do not have a significant impact on the Company's operation.
-
c. In the second quarter of 2013, Dell Inc. and Dell Products L.P. filed a complaint with the United States District Court for Western District of Texas. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation, Gateway Inc. and Gateway U.S. Retail, Inc. filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Ingram Micro Inc., and Synnex Corporation filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the third quarter of 2015, Alfred H. Siegel, the bankruptcy trustee of Circuit City Stores, Inc., filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Peter Kravitz, the bankruptcy trustee of RadioShack Corporation, filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. All these complaints constituted an antitrust group lawsuit against the Company and other companies with related businesses. The Company assigned lawyers as its representative in these lawsuits. Although the outcome of the proceedings had not been determined, the Company already accrued a reasonable amount in case of a loss on this lawsuit and will continue to recognize losses quarterly at this reasonably estimated amount until the settlement of this lawsuit.
- d. From the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2014, petitioner Carlos Fogelman filed a motion for authorization to institute class action antitrust proceedings with the Superior Court of Quebec in the district of Montreal. The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology filed a statement of claim in Ontario court. Neil Godfrey filed a statement of claim with the Superior Court of British Columbia. Donald Woligroski filed a statement of claim in Manitoba court. Cindy Retallick filed a statement of claim in Saskatchewan court. All plaintiffs filed the antitrust group lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiaries - Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc. and other companies with related businesses. The Company assigned lawyers as its representative in these lawsuits. Although the outcome of the proceedings had not been determined, the Company accrued a reasonable amount in case of a loss on this lawsuit and will continue to recognize the losses quarterly on the basis of a reasonable estimation of the lawsuit until the settlement of this lawsuit.
28. SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES
The following information was aggregated by the foreign currencies other than functional currencies and the exchange rates between foreign currencies and respective functional currencies were disclosed. The significant assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies were as follows:
December 31, 2016
| Foreign Currencies |
Exchange Rate | Carrying Amount |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD | \$ 1,358,306 |
32.2000 (USD:NTD) | \$ 43,737,453 |
| EUR | 1,994 | 33.8358 (EUR:NTD) | 67,469 |
| HKD | 10,470 | 4.1521 (HKD:NTD) | 43,472 |
| CZK | 12,460 | 1.2536 (CZK:NTD) | 15,620 |
| JPY | 6,455 | 0.2752 (JPY:NTD) | 1,776 |
| \$ 43,865,790 |
|||
| (Continued) |
| Foreign Currencies |
Exchange Rate | Carrying Amount |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-monetary items Investments accounted for using equity |
|||
| method USD HKD EUR |
1,859,803 2,967,484 9,720 |
32.2000 (USD:NTD) 4.1521 (HKD:NTD) 33.8358 (EUR:NTD) |
\$ 59,819,632 12,321,288 328,879 |
| JPY | 1,286,006 | 0.2752 (JPY:NTD) | 353,909 \$ 72,823,708 |
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Monetary items USD JPY |
1,409,144 42,621 |
32.2000 (USD:NTD) 0.2752 (JPY:NTD) |
\$ 45,374,437 11,729 |
| EUR HKD |
368 3,944 |
33.8358 (EUR:NTD) 4.1521 (HKD:NTD) |
12,452 16,376 \$ 45,414,994 |
| Non-monetary items Investments accounted for using equity method |
|||
| USD | 2,050 | 32.2000 (USD:NTD) | \$ 66,015 (Concluded) |
| December 31, 2015 | |||
| Foreign Currencies |
Exchange Rate | Carrying Amount |
|
| Financial assets | |||
| Monetary items USD EUR HKD CZK JPY |
\$ 1,049,145 2,162 7,184 5,805 5,513 |
32.7750 (USD:NTD) 35.8034 (EUR:NTD) 4.2289 (HKD:NTD) 1.3261 (CZK:NTD) 0.2723 (JPY:NTD) |
\$ 34,385,727 77,406 30,382 7,698 1,501 |
| \$ 34,502,714 |
|||
| Non-monetary items Investments accounted for using equity method USD HKD EUR JPY |
1,866,396 2,658,071 10,398 1,315,588 |
32.7750 (USD:NTD) 4.2289 (HKD:NTD) 35.8034 (EUR:NTD) 0.2723 (JPY:NTD) |
\$ 61,171,129 11,240,716 372,284 358,235 \$ 73,142,364 |
| (Continued) |
| Foreign Currencies |
Exchange Rate | Carrying Amount |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Monetary items USD CZK JPY EUR HKD |
1,069,740 13,733 64,068 484 3,764 |
32.7750 (USD:NTD) 1.3261 (CZK:NTD) 0.2723 (JPY:NTD) 35.8034 (EUR:NTD) 4.2289 (HKD:NTD) |
\$ 35,060,726 18,211 17,446 17,338 15,917 \$ 35,129,638 |
| Non-monetary items Investments accounted for using equity method HKD USD |
67,556 2,070 |
4.2289 (HKD:NTD) 32.7750 (USD:NTD) |
\$ 285,688 67,844 \$ 353,532 (Concluded) |
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 net foreign exchange loss were \$28,322 thousand and \$27,501 thousand. It is impractical to disclose net foreign exchange gains or losses by each significant foreign currency due to the variety of the foreign currency transactions of the group entities.
29. SEPARATELY DISCLOSED ITEMS
- a. Information on significant transactions and information on investees:
- 1) Financing provided to others: None.
- 2) Endorsements/guarantees provided: See Table 1 below.
- 3) Marketable securities held (excluding investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures): See Table 2 below.
- 4) Marketable securities acquired and disposed at costs or prices at least NT\$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.
- 5) Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least NT\$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.
- 6) Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least NT\$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.
- 7) Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting to at least NT\$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: See Table 3 below.
- 8) Receivables from related parties amounting to at least NT\$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: See Table 4 below.
9) Trading in derivative instruments: Refer to Note 7 and Note 24 to the financial statements.
- 10) Information on investees: See Table 5 below.
- b. Information on investments in mainland China:
- 1) Information on any investee company in mainland China, showing the name, principal business activities, paid-in capital, method of investment, inward and outward remittance of funds, ownership percentage, net income of investees, investment income or loss, carrying amount of the investment at the end of the period, repatriations of investment income, and limit on the amount of investment in the mainland China area. See Table 6 below.
- 2) Any of the following significant transactions with investee companies in mainland China, either directly or indirectly through a third party, and their prices, payment terms, and unrealized gains or losses: See Table 3 and 4 below.
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
ENDORSEMENT/GUARANTEE PROVIDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Guaranteed Party | Ratio of | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Endorsement/ Guarantee Provider |
Name | Nature of Relationship (Note 1) |
Limits on Endorsement/ Guarantee Amount Provided to Each Guaranteed Party (Note 2) |
Maximum Balance for the Period |
Ending Balance | Amount Actually Drawn |
Amount of Endorsement/ Guarantee Collateralized by Properties |
Accumulated Endorsement/ Guarantee to Net Equity Per Latest Financial Statements (%) |
Maximum Endorsement/ Guarantee Amount Allowable (Note 2) |
Guarantee Provided by Parent Company |
Guarantee Provided by A Subsidiary |
Guarantee Provided to Subsidiaries In Mainland China |
Note |
| 0 | Lite-On Technology Corporation |
Lite-On Technology (Europe) B.V. Lite-On Mobile Pte. Ltd. Silitek Elec. (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Lite-On Mobile Electronic Components Co., Ltd. |
b b c c |
\$ 7,593,154 7,593,154 7,593,154 7,593,154 |
\$ 69,651 7,994,400 1,332,400 866,060 |
\$ 64,288 6,440,000 1,288,000 - |
\$ 64,288 6,440,000 1,288,000 - |
\$ - - - - |
0.08 8.48 1.70 - |
\$ 30,372,614 30,372,614 30,372,614 30,372,614 |
Yes Yes Yes Yes |
No No No No |
No No Yes Yes |
Note 1: Relationship between the Company and endorsee/guarantee are as follows:
- a. Business relationship.
- b. A subsidiary in which the Company holds directly over 50% of equity interest.
- c. An investee in which the Company and its subsidiaries hold over 50% of equity interest.
- Note 2: a. The aggregate amount of guarantees/endorsements by Lite-On Technology Corporation should not exceed 40% of its net worth, and the amount of guarantees/endorsements for any single entity should not exceed 10% of its net worth.
- b. Limits on endorsement/guarantee amount provided to each guaranteed party and maximum endorsement/guarantee amount allowable were calculated on the basis of the net worth of the endorsement/guarantee provider, as shown in its most recent audited financial statements.
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD DECEMBER 31, 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| December 31, 2016 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Held Company Name | Marketable Securities Type and Name | Relationship with the Company | Financial Statement Account | Units (In Thousands) |
Carrying Value | Percentage of Ownership (%) |
Fair Value | Note |
| Lite-On Technology Corporation | Common stock | |||||||
| EPISTAR Corporation | - | Available-for-sale financial assets - non-current |
5,908 | \$ 136,769 |
0.55 | \$ 136,769 |
||
| Wistron Corporation | - | 〃 | 5,130 | 127,995 | 0.20 | 127,995 | ||
| Com2B Corp. | - | 〃 | 5,000 | 19,009 | 11.11 | 19,009 | ||
| Avamax Corp. | - | 〃 | 559 | - | 6.99 | - | Note | |
| Aetas Technology, Inc. | Member of the board of directors | 〃 | 4,026 | - | 8.07 | - | Note | |
| AuriaSolar Co., Ltd. | - | 〃 | 41,400 | - | 19.71 | - | Note | |
| Z-Com, Inc. | - | 〃 | 2,974 | 23,794 | 4.10 | 23,794 | ||
| Fong Han Electronics Co., Ltd. | - | 〃 | 1,167 | - | 6.67 | - | Note | |
| Xepex Electronics Co., Ltd. | - | 〃 | - | - | - | - | Note | |
| North America Micro-Electronic & Software, Incorporated |
- | 〃 | 5 | 1,154 | 2.67 | 1,154 | ||
| Action Media Technologies, Inc. | - | 〃 | 38 | - | - | - | Note | |
| Oplink Communications, Inc. | - | 〃 | 1 | 910 | 0.01 | 910 | ||
| Taiwan Changxing Technology Co., Ltd. | - | 〃 | 462 | 4,620 | 15.40 | 4,620 | ||
| Preferred stock Arkologic Holdings Limited |
- | 11,111 | - | 7.66 | - | Note | ||
| PI-CORAL | - | 〃 | 1,139 | - | 10.65 | - | Note | |
| 〃 | ||||||||
| Convertible bond Xepex Electronics Co., Ltd. |
- | Debt investments with no active market - non-current |
150 | - | - | - | Note |
Note: The carrying value of financial instruments were all assessed for impairment.
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
TOTAL PURCHASES FROM OR SALES TO RELATED PARTIES OF AT AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT\$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| (Payable) or Receivable Company Name Related Party Relationship Purchase/ % to Amount Total Payment Terms Unit Price Payment Terms Ending Balance Sale |
Nature of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite-On Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. Note 2 Sale (1,075,660) (1) About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 414,917 China Bridge Express (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. Note 2 Sale (1,143,329) (1) About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 544,026 Lite-On Singapore Pte. Ltd. Note 1 Sale (3,528,473) (2) About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 1,159,868 Lite-On Japan Ltd. Note 1 Sale (608,388) - About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 160,262 Lite-On Trading USA, Inc. Note 2 Sale (4,399,638) (3) About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 1,462,746 Lite-On Sales & Distribution Inc. Note 2 Sale (1,943,838) (1) About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 632,684 Lite-On China Holding Co., Ltd. Note 2 Sale (152,686) - About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference 154,510 Lite-On Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. Note 2 Purchase 1,176,235 1 About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference (508,539) Lite-On Singapore Pte. Ltd. Note 1 Purchase 21,907,646 17 About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference (7,918,051) Lite-On, Inc. Note 2 Purchase 163,708 - About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference - Li Shin International Enterprise Corp. Note 1 Purchase 3,264,919 3 About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference (352,208) Lite-On Overseas Trading Co., Ltd. Note 1 Purchase 85,211,776 66 About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference (23,414,894) Lite-On Automotive Electronics (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Note 2 Purchase 481,162 - About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference (148,180) |
Note 1 Sale \$ (23,627,190) (16) About 90 days Cost-plus pricing No significant difference \$ 5,996,229 |
Philip & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp. | Lite-On Technology Corporation |
Note 1: Equity-method investee.
Note 2: Investee of the equity-method investee.
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
RECEIVABLES FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT\$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL DECEMBER 31, 2016
(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Overdue | Amounts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company Name | Related Party | Nature of Relationship |
Ending Balance of Notes Receivable-inter |
Ending Balance of Trade Receivables-inter |
Ending Balance of Other Receivables-inter |
Turnover Rate |
Amount | Action Taken | Received in Subsequent Period |
Allowance for Bad Debts |
| Lite-On Technology Corporation | Philip & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp. | Note 1 | \$ - |
\$ 5,996,229 | \$ 210 |
4.72 | \$ - |
- | \$ 1,817,358 | \$ - |
| Lite-On Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. | Note 2 | - | 414,917 | 3,341 | 2.40 | 2,330 | - | - | - | |
| China Bridge Express (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. | Note 2 | - | 544,026 | - | 2.69 | - | - | 126,502 | - | |
| Lite-On Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Note 1 | - | 1,159,868 | 223,803 | 3.40 | - | - | 1,116,170 | - | |
| Lite-On Japan Ltd. | Note 1 | - | 160,262 | 24,180 | 3.74 | 15 | - | 16,394 | - | |
| Lite-On Trading USA, Inc. | Note 2 | - | 1,462,746 | - | 3.46 | - | - | 450,209 | - | |
| Lite-On Sales & Distribution Inc. | Note 2 | - | 632,684 | 2 | 5.10 | - | - | 228,366 | - | |
| Lite-On Overseas Trading Co., Ltd. | Note 1 | - | 4,098,762 | 30,786 | - | - | - | 2,173,903 | - | |
| Lite-On China Holding Co., Ltd. | Note 2 | - | 154,510 | - | 1.03 | - | - | - | - |
Note 1: Equity-method investee.
Note 2: Investee of the equity-method investee.
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION OF INVESTEES OVER WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars or Thousands of Foreign Currencies)
| Original Investment Amount | Balance as of December 31, 2016 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | Net Income | Share of | |||||||
| Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products December 31, 2016 |
December 31, 2015 |
Shares (In Thousands) |
of Ownership |
Carrying Value | (Loss) of the Investee |
Profits/Loss of Investee |
Note | ||
| (%) | |||||||||
| Lite-On Technology Corporation Silitech Technology Corp. New Taipei City, Taiwan Manufacture and sale of modules and plastic products \$ |
324,685 \$ | 324,685 | 60,757 | 33.87 | \$ 1,334,704 \$ |
(109,202) \$ | (36,987) Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-On Integrated Service Inc. Taipei City, Taiwan Information outsourcing and system integrate |
25,886 | 25,886 | 3,400 | 100.00 | 47,155 | 6,406 | 6,406 Subsidiary | ||
| Dragonjet Corporation New Taipei City, Taiwan Manufacture and sale of computer peripherals, 1,069,080 printers, digital cameras, modules and plastic |
1,069,080 | 26,727 | 29.62 | 1,025,933 | 88,044 | 26,082 Associate | |||
| products Logah Technology Corp. Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Development, manufacture and sale of LCD TV |
402,787 | 402,787 | 31,683 | 28.10 | 199,468 | (122,188) | (34,338) Associate | ||
| inverters Lite-On Capital Corp. Taipei City, Taiwan Investment activities 4,096,367 |
4,096,367 | 209,545 | 100.00 | 1,442,800 | 43,569 | (Note 3) 10,690 Subsidiary |
|||
| Lite-On Electronics H.K. Ltd. Hong Kong Sale of LED optical products 7,339,481 |
7,339,481 | 17,865 | 100.00 | 12,293,534 HK\$ 488,442 | 1,985,446 Subsidiary | ||||
| Lite-On Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Thailand Manufacture and sale of LED optical products |
529,106 | 529,106 | 5,030 | 100.00 | 1,411,616 THB 136,745 | 124,999 Subsidiary | |||
| Lite-On Japan Ltd. Japan Sale of LED optical products and power supplies |
248,305 | 248,305 | 6,162 | 49.49 | 353,908 JPY | 75,201 | 11,138 Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-On International Holding Co., Ltd. British Virgin Islands Investment activities LTC Group Ltd. British Virgin Islands Investment activities \$ |
1,098,752 \$ | US\$ 335,825 US\$ 335,825 1,380,308 |
335,825 32,916 |
100.00 100.00 |
21,476,229 US\$ 288,603 US\$ |
(46,493) (109) |
(1,555,633) Subsidiary (15,370) Subsidiary |
||
| Lite-On Technology USA, Inc. USA Investment activities US\$ |
55,172 US\$ | 55,172 | 470 | 100.00 | 2,312,102 US\$ | 3,385 | 85,576 Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-On Electronics (Europe) Ltd. United Kingdom Manufacture and sale of power supplies \$ |
44,559 \$ | 44,559 | 300 | 100.00 | 49,011 GBP | 149 | 6,603 Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-On Technology (Europe) B.V. Netherlands Market research and after-sales service 2,543,184 |
2,543,184 | 331 | 54.00 | 273,799 EUR | 719 | 12,384 Subsidiary | |||
| Lite-On Overseas Trading Co., Ltd. British Virgin Islands Merchandising business |
168,947 | 168,947 | 5,143 | 100.00 | 329,214 US\$ | 2,833 | 92,516 Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-On Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore Manufacture and supply computer peripheral products US\$ |
63,788 US\$ | 63,788 | 51,777 | 100.00 | 18,442,116 US\$ 111,194 | 3,585,196 Subsidiary | |||
| Lite-On Semiconductor Corp. New Taipei City, Taiwan Manufacture of image sensor and rectifier |
773,618 | 773,618 | 57,204 | 18.46 | 1,406,307 \$ | 439,969 | 76,613 Associate | ||
| (Note 3) | |||||||||
| Lite-On Vietnam Co., Ltd. Vietnam Electronic contract manufacturing US\$ |
12,000 US\$ | 3,000 | - | 100.00 | 362,838 US\$ | 120 | 3,675 Subsidiary | ||
| Li Shin International Enterprise Corp. British Virgin Islands Manufacture and sale of computer and appliance \$ |
56,929 \$ | 56,929 | 1,748 | 100.00 | (66,015) US\$ | 20 | 623 Subsidiary | ||
| components | (Note 2) | ||||||||
| Eagle Rock Investment Ltd. British Virgin Islands Import and export business and investment activities |
341 | 341 | 10 | 100.00 | 1,228,407 US\$ | (2,494) | (87,204) Subsidiary | ||
| Canfield Ltd. Apia, Samoa Import and export business and investment activities |
7,142 | 7,142 | 200 | 33.33 | 5,092 US\$ | (27) | 475 Associate | ||
| Lite-On Mobile Pte. Ltd. Singapore Manufacture and sale of mobile phone modules and design for assembly line |
EUR 250,329 EUR 250,329 | 162,886 | 100.00 | 8,005,173 US\$ | (8,887) | (294,441) Subsidiary | |||
| Leotek Electronics Holding Limited Hong Kong Holding company US\$ |
- US\$ | 1,010 | - | - | - HK\$ | 2 | 9 Subsidiary (Note 1) |
||
| LET (HK) Ltd. Hong Kong Sale of optical disc drives |
251,322 | 42 | 62,060 | 100.00 | 27,754 HK\$ | 12,191 | 50,119 Subsidiary | ||
| High Yield Group Co., Ltd. British Virgin Islands Holding company 2,271,806 |
2,271,806 | 68,138 | 100.00 | 5,431,907 US\$ | 10,269 | 670,065 Subsidiary | |||
| Lite-On Information Technology B.V. Netherlands Market research and customer service 1,163,591 |
1,163,591 | 11,018 | 100.00 | 16,579 EUR | (14) | (502) Subsidiary | |||
| Philip & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp. Taipei City, Taiwan Sale of optical disc drives |
267,113 | 267,113 | 17,150 | 49.00 | 291,107 \$ | 41,824 | 20,494 Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-Space Technology Company Limited Hong Kong Sale of computer components |
149,968 | 149,968 | 5,100 | 39.23 | 55,551 US\$ | 1,127 | 14,314 Associate | ||
| Lite-On Automotive Electronics Mexico, S.A. Mexico Production, manufacture, sale, import and export of US\$ DE C.V. photovoltaic device, key electronic components, telecommunications equipment, information |
4,950 US\$ | 4,950 | 146 | 99.00 | 62,596 MXN (11,074) | (19,138) Subsidiary | |||
| technology equipment, semiconductor applications, general lighting, automotive electronics, renewable energy products and services and maintenance of |
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| automotive system Lite-On Automotive Service USA Inc. USA Sale of automotive parts and other electronic products US\$ |
- US\$ | 60 | - | - | - US\$ | 1 | 40 Subsidiary (Note 1) |
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| Lite-On Automotive Electronics (Europe) Netherlands Sale of automotive parts and other electronic products EUR B.V. |
1,090 EUR | 1,090 | 24 | 100.00 | 38,501 EUR | (63) | (2,143) Subsidiary | ||
| Lite-On Automotive International (Cayman) Cayman Investment activities Co., Ltd. |
US\$ 100,626 US\$ 100,626 | 11,967 | 100.00 | 1,948,415 US\$ | 8,382 | 218,167 Subsidiary | |||
| (Continued) |
Note 1: Dissolved after liquidation in December 2016.
Note 2: Credit balance of long-term equity investment under the equity method has been transferred to the credit balance of other liabilities - investment using the equity method.
Note 3: Information on net income (loss) of the investee has not been approved by its board of directors, so it is shown as an estimated amount. For the final amount of Net Income (Loss), refer to the financial statements published on the Market Observation Post System.
(Concluded)
INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars or Thousands of Foreign Currencies)
| Accumulated | Investment of Flows | Accumulated | Carrying | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Company | Investee Company | Main Businesses and Products | Total Amount of Paid-in Capital |
Method of | Outflow of Investment from |
Outflow of Investment from |
Net Income (Loss) of the Investee |
Percentage of |
Share of Profits/Loss |
Amount as of | Inward Remittance of |
Note | |||||||||
| (Note 2) | Investment | Taiwan as of | Outflow | Inflow | Taiwan as of | Company (Note 2) | Ownership | (Note 2) | December 31, 2016 | Earnings as of | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2016 | December 31, 2016 | (Note 2) | December 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lite-On Technology | Lite-On Computer Tech (Dongguan) Co., | Manufacture and sale of display device | \$ | 528,080 | Note 1 | \$ | 916,702 | \$ | - \$ | - \$ | 916,702 | \$ | 499 | 100.00 | \$ | 499 | \$ | 426,877 | \$ - |
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| Corporation | Ltd. | (US\$ | 16,400) | (US\$ | 28,469) | (US\$ | 28,469) | (CNY | 92) | (CNY | 92) | (HK\$ | 102,810) | ||||||||
| DongGuan G-Pro Computer Co., Ltd. | Manufacture and sale of system products | 701,572 | Note 1 | 734,192 | - | - | 734,192 | 379,507 | 100.00 | 379,507 | 1,185,371 | - | |||||||||
| Lite-On Electronics (Tianjinn) Co., Ltd. | ODM services | (HK\$ | 168,968) 2,141,300 |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 22,801) 2,141,236 |
- | - | (US\$ | 22,801) 2,141,236 |
(CNY | 77,787) 273,540 |
100.00 | (CNY | 77,787) 273,540 |
(HK\$ | 285,487) 2,937,387 |
- | |||
| (US\$ | 66,500) | (US\$ | 66,498) | (US\$ | 66,498) | (CNY | 56,067) | (CNY | 56,067) | (HK\$ | 707,446) | ||||||||||
| Lite-On Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. Manufacture of electronic components | 1,139,880 | Note 1 | 1,139,880 | - | - | 1,139,880 | 419,035 | 100.00 | 419,035 | 1,473,489 | - | ||||||||||
| (US\$ | 35,400) | (US\$ | 35,400) | (US\$ | 35,400) | (CNY | 85,889) | (CNY | 85,889) | (HK\$ | 354,878) | ||||||||||
| Silitek Elec. (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. | Manufacture and sale of keyboards | (US\$ | 154,560 4,800) |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 154,560 4,800) |
- | - | (US\$ | 154,560 4,800) |
(CNY | 693,419 142,129) |
100.00 | (CNY | 693,419 142,129) |
(HK\$ | 1,919,171 462,217) |
- | |||
| Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of printers and | 1,178,520 | Note 1 | 1,178,520 | - | - | 1,178,520 | 442,000 | 100.00 | 442,000 | 13,017,668 | - | Note 3 | |||||||||
| scanners | (US\$ | 36,600) | (US\$ | 36,600) | (US\$ | 36,600) | (CNY | 90,596) | (CNY | 90,596) | (HK\$ 3,135,201) | ||||||||||
| China Bridge (China) Co., Ltd. | Investment, sales agent | 966,000 | Note 1 | 957,789 | - | - | 957,789 | 19,862 | 100.00 | 19,862 | 1,243,720 | - | |||||||||
| (US\$ | 30,000) | (US\$ | 29,745) | (US\$ | 29,745) | (CNY | 4,071) | (CNY | 4,071) | (HK\$ | 299,540) | ||||||||||
| Lite-On Network Communication (Dongguan) Limited |
Manufacture and sale of IT products | (US\$ | 456,274 14,170) |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 456,274 14,170) |
- | - | (US\$ | 456,274 14,170) |
(CNY | 303,705 62,250) |
100.00 | (CNY | 303,705 62,250) |
(HK\$ | 1,399,083 336,958) |
- | |||
| Lite-On Communications (Guangzhou) | Manufacture and sale of mobile terminal | 790,832 | Note 1 | 790,832 | - | - | 790,832 | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | Note 3 | ||||||||
| Co., Ltd. | equipment | (US\$ | 24,560) | (US\$ | 24,560) | (US\$ | 24,560) | ||||||||||||||
| Dong Guan G-Tech Computers Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of computer case | 417,278 | Note 1 | 370,300 | - | - | 370,300 | 7,186 | 100.00 | 7,186 | 656,559 | - | ||||||||||
| Lite-On Tech (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. | Manufacture and sale of computer case | (HK\$ | 100,498) 1,069,040 |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 11,500) 1,069,040 |
- | - | (US\$ | 11,500) 1,069,040 |
(CNY | 1,473) - |
100.00 | (CNY | 1,473) - |
(HK\$ | 158,127) - |
- | Note 3 | ||
| (US\$ | 33,200) | (US\$ | 33,200) | (US\$ | 33,200) | ||||||||||||||||
| COMMIT Incorporated | Manufacture and sale of application | 1,033,169 | Note 1 | 19,320 | - | - | 19,320 | - | 1.87 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| software and multimedia product | (US\$ | 32,086) | (US\$ | 600) | (US\$ | 600) | |||||||||||||||
| Lite-On Elec and Wire (Guangzhou) Co., | design Manufacture and sale of mobile terminal |
509,082 | Note 1 | 509,082 | - | - | 509,082 | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | Note 3 | ||||||||
| Ltd. | equipment | (US\$ | 15,810) | (US\$ | 15,810) | (US\$ | 15,810) | ||||||||||||||
| Lite-On (Guangzhou) Infortech Co., Ltd. Information outsourcing | 40,894 | Note 1 | 75,477 | - | - | 75,477 | 8,026 | 100.00 | 8,026 | 164,905 | - | ||||||||||
| (US\$ | 1,270) | (US\$ | 2,344) | (US\$ | 2,344) | (CNY | 1,645) | (CNY | 1,645) | (HK\$ | 39,716) | ||||||||||
| Lite-On (Guangzhou) Precision Tooling | Manufacture and sale of modules | 586,040 | Note 1 | 392,840 | - | - | 392,840 | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | Note 3 | ||||||||
| Co., Ltd. Lite-On Digital Electronics (Dongguan) |
Manufacture and sale of computer | (US\$ | 18,200) 96,600 |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 12,200) 96,600 |
- | - | (US\$ | 12,200) 96,600 |
6,318 | 100.00 | 6,318 | 91,811 | - | ||||||
| Co., Ltd. | peripheral products | (US\$ | 3,000) | (US\$ | 3,000) | (US\$ | 3,000) | (CNY | 1,295) | (CNY | 1,295) | (HK\$ | 22,112) | ||||||||
| Lite-On Li Shin Technology (Ganzhou) | Manufacture and sale of electronic | 386,400 | Note 1 | 429,419 | - | - | 429,419 | 101,108 | 100.00 | 101,108 | 408,587 | - | |||||||||
| Co., Ltd. | components | (US\$ | 12,000) | (US\$ | 13,336) | (US\$ | 13,336) | (CNY | 20,724) | (CNY | 20,724) | (HK\$ | 98,405) | ||||||||
| Lite-On Technology (Xianging) Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of electronic | components | (US\$ | 209,300 6,500) |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 209,300 6,500) |
- | - | (US\$ | 209,300 6,500) |
(CNY | 108,290 22,196) |
100.00 | (CNY | 108,290 22,196) |
(US\$ | 224,595 6,975) |
- | |||
| Lite-On Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. | Development, manufacture, sale and | 4,862,200 | Note 1 | 4,862,200 | - | - | 4,862,200 | 299,919 | 100.00 | 299,919 | 7,210,969 | - | |||||||||
| installation of power supplies and | (US\$ | 151,000) | (US\$ | 151,000) | (US\$ | 151,000) | (CNY | 61,474) | (CNY | 61,474) | (HK\$ 1,736,704) | ||||||||||
| transformers and provision of | |||||||||||||||||||||
| technology consulting services, maintenance equipment and precision |
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| instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lite-On Technology (Guangzhou) | Investment activities | 2,576,000 | Note 1 | 2,576,000 | - | - | 2,576,000 | (420,065) | 100.00 | (420,065) | 1,795,625 | - | |||||||||
| Investment Co., Ltd. | (US\$ | 80,000) | (US\$ | 80,000) | (US\$ | 80,000) | (CNY | -86,100) | (CNY | -86,100) | (HK\$ | 432,462) | |||||||||
| Lite-On Technology (Ying Tan) Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sale of new-type | electronic components | (US\$ | 354,200 11,000) |
Note 1 | (US\$ | 354,200 11,000) |
- | - | (US\$ | 354,200 11,000) |
(CNY | 54,472 11,165) |
100.00 | (CNY | 54,472 11,165) |
(US\$ | 435,956 13,539) |
- | |||
| Lite-On Power Technology (Dongguan) | Development, manufacture and sale of | 514,298 | Note 1 | 514,298 | - | - | 514,298 | 96,922 | 100.00 | 96,922 | 774,757 | - | |||||||||
| Co., Ltd. | electronic components, power supplies | (US\$ | 15,972) | (US\$ | 15,972) | (US\$ | 15,972) | (CNY | 19,866) | (CNY | 19,866) | (HK\$ | 186,594) | ||||||||
| and provision technology consulting | |||||||||||||||||||||
| services | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Continued)
| Accumulated | Investment of Flows | Accumulated | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Company | Investee Company | Main Businesses and Products | Total Amount of Paid-in Capital (Note 2) |
Method of Investment |
Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of January 1, 2016 |
Outflow | Inflow | Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of |
December 31, 2016 | Net Income (Loss) of the Investee Company (Note 2) |
Percentage of Ownership |
Share of Profits/Loss (Note 2) |
Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2016 |
Inward Remittance of Earnings as of December 31, 2016 |
Note | ||||||||||
| Lite-On Technology Corporation |
Changzhou Leotek New Energy Trade Limited |
Wholesale, import and export and installation of street lights, signal lights, scenery lights and new-type electronic components |
\$ (US\$ |
32,200 1,000) |
Note 1 | \$ (US\$ |
32,200 1,000) |
\$ | - \$ | - \$ (US\$ |
32,200 1,000) |
\$ (CNY |
1,830 375) |
100.00 | \$ (CNY |
1,830 375) |
\$ (CNY |
14,989 3,232) |
\$ - |
||||||
| Lite-On Opto Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Lite-On Auto Electric Technology |
Manufacture and sale of optical disc drives Manufacture and sale of optical disc |
(US\$ | 1,384,600 43,000) 64,400 |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ | 1,384,600 43,000) 64,400 |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ | 1,384,600 43,000) 64,400 |
(CNY | (76,261) -15,631) 17,939 |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY | (76,261) -15,631) 17,939 |
(US\$ | 2,190,115 68,016) 135,948 |
- - |
|||||||
| (Guangzhou) Ltd. Lite-On IT Opto Tech (BH) Co., Ltd. Lite-On Automotive Electronics |
drives Manufacture and sale of optical disc drives Manufacture, sale and processing of |
(US\$ (US\$ |
2,000) 1,771,000 55,000) 199,640 |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ (US\$ |
2,000) 1,771,000 55,000) 189,018 |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ (US\$ |
2,000) 1,771,000 55,000) 189,018 |
(CNY (CNY |
3,677) 388,201 79,569) 201,372 |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY (CNY |
3,677) 388,201 79,569) 201,372 |
(US\$ (US\$ |
4,222) 3,755,100 116,618) 1,365,738 |
- - |
|||||||
| (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Lite-On Automotive (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. Huizhou Li Shin Electronic Co., Ltd. |
electronic products Manufacture, sale and processing of electronic products Manufacture of computer peripheral |
(US\$ (US\$ |
6,200) 161,000 5,000) 203,102 |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ (US\$ |
5,870) 161,000 5,000) 131,035 |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ (US\$ |
5,870) 161,000 5,000) 131,035 |
(CNY (CNY |
41,275) 66,718 13,675) 132,035 |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY (CNY |
41,275) 66,718 13,675) 132,035 |
(HK\$ (HK\$ |
328,927) 600,913 144,725) 660,647 |
- - |
|||||||
| Huizhou Fu Tai Electronic Co., Ltd. | products Manufacture of computer peripheral products |
(US\$ (US\$ |
6,308) 31,191 969) |
Note 1 | (US\$ (US\$ |
4,069) 2,093 65) |
- | - | (US\$ (US\$ |
4,069) 2,093 65) |
(CNY (CNY |
27,063) 4,454 913) |
100.00 | (CNY (CNY |
27,063) 4,454 913) |
(US\$ (US\$ |
20,517) 61,631 1,914) |
- | |||||||
| Lite-On Technology (Shanghai) Ltd. Li Shin Technology (Huizhou) Ltd. |
Manufacture and sale of energy saving equipment Manufacture and sale of electronic components and peripheral materials |
(US\$ (US\$ |
2,286,200 71,000) 193,200 6,000) |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ | 2,093,000 65,000) - |
(US\$ | 193,200 6,000) - |
- - |
(US\$ | 2,286,200 71,000) - |
(CNY (CNY |
201,465 41,294) 7,874 1,614) |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY (CNY |
201,465 41,294) 7,874 1,614) |
(US\$ (US\$ |
2,371,981 73,664) 388,557 12,067) |
- - |
||||||
| Beijing Lite-On Mobile Electronic and Telecommunication Components Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Lite-On Mobile Engineering |
Manufacture and sale of mobile phone modules and design for assembly line Manufacture and sale of mobile phone |
(US\$ | 515,200 16,000) 630,154 |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ | 1,686,121 52,364) 2,918,189 |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ | 1,686,121 52,364) 2,918,189 |
(CNY | (289,152) -59,267) 58,565 |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY | (289,152) -59,267) 58,565 |
(US\$ | 859,193 26,683) 1,810,477 |
- - |
|||||||
| Plastics Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Lite-On Mobile Electronic Components Co., Ltd. |
modules and design for assembly line Manufacture and sale of mobile phone modules and design for assembly line |
(US\$ (US\$ |
19,570) 1,291,220 40,100) |
Note 1 | (US\$ (US\$ |
90,627) 3,714,332 115,352) |
- | - | (US\$ (US\$ |
90,627) 3,714,332 115,352) |
(CNY (CNY |
12,004) 496,906 101,850) |
100.00 | (CNY (CNY |
12,004) 496,906 101,850) |
(US\$ (US\$ |
56,226) 4,485,557 139,303) |
- | |||||||
| Shenzhen Lite-On Mobile Precision Molds Co., Ltd. Zhuhai Lite-On Mobile Technology Company Ltd. |
Manufacture and sale of mobile phone modules and design for assembly line Manufacture and sale of mobile phone modules and design for assembly line |
(HK\$ (CNY |
265,734 64,000) 2,688,043 579,595) |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ (US\$ |
420,256 13,051) 500,034 15,529) |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ (US\$ |
420,256 13,051) 500,034 15,529) |
(CNY (CNY |
(104,221) -21,362) (441,312) -90,455) |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY (CNY |
(104,221) -21,362) (441,312) -90,455) |
(US\$ (CNY |
347,116 10,780) 1,159,710 250,056) |
- - |
|||||||
| Lite-On Young Fast (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. Lite-on Green Technologies (Nanjing) |
Modules of touch panels Solar energy engineering |
(US\$ | 322,000 10,000) 24,150 |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ | 209,300 6,500) 24,150 |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ | 209,300 6,500) 24,150 |
(CNY | 781 160) 50,700 |
100.00 100.00 |
(CNY | 781 160) 50,700 |
(US\$ | (16,615) -516) (5,796) |
- - |
|||||||
| Corporation Changzhou Binhu Thin Film Solar Greenhouse Co., Ltd. |
Manufacture and sale of solar energy equipment |
(US\$ (CNY |
750) 278,036 59,950) |
Note 1 | (US\$ (US\$ |
750) 96,494 2,997) |
- | - | (US\$ (US\$ |
750) 96,494 2,997) |
(CNY | 10,392) - |
19.90 | (CNY | 10,392) - |
(US\$ (US\$ |
-180) 4,508 140) |
- | |||||||
| Epricrystal (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. Dongguan Lite-On Computer Co., Ltd. |
Manufacture, design and sale of light-emitting diode products Manufacture and sale of computer hosts and components |
(US\$ (US\$ |
4,669,000 145,000) 64,400 2,000) |
Note 1 Note 1 |
(US\$ (US\$ |
869,400 27,000) 64,400 2,000) |
- - |
- - |
(US\$ (US\$ |
869,400 27,000) 64,400 2,000) |
(CNY (CNY |
4,284 878) (707) -145) |
21.55 100.00 |
(CNY (CNY |
483 99) (707) -145) |
(CNY (CNY |
881,238 190,012) 98,901 21,325) |
- - |
|||||||
| Accumulated Investment in Mainland China as of December 31, 2016 (Note 2) |
Investment Amounts Authorized by Investment Commission, MOEA (Note 2) |
Upper Limit on Investment |
|---|---|---|
| \$36,472,283 (US\$1,132,679) | \$38,316,390 (US\$1,189,950) | Note 4 |
Note 1: Indirect investment in Mainland China through holding companies.
Note 2: Amount was recognized based on the audited financial statements.
Note 3: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. merged with Lite-On Tech (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Lite-On (Guangzhou) Precision Tooling Co., Ltd., Lite-On Communications (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Lite-On Elec and Wire (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., with the Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. as the survivor entity. Because the merging process was still under way, the change in the amount of investment in Mainland China has not yet been registered with the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Note 4: Under Order No. 09704604680 and Order No. 10420404350 issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. on August 29, 2008 and February 16, 2015, respectively, the Company acquired a certification-approved by the Industrial Development Bureau and valid from February 9, 2015 to February 8, 2018 - of its status as operation headquarters in the ROC. Thus, the Company has no limitation on the amount of investing in Mainland China.
(Concluded)