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Lucky Cement Corporation Earnings Call December 26, 2022
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Disclaimer
This presentation is based on our audited or reviewed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS reporting standards. For complete details and data, please refer to the Company’s financial statements.
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The information provided in this presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from these forwardlooking statements. This presentation makes no express or implied representation or warranty as to its accuracy or completeness and does not claim to be a complete statement of subsequent material developments with respect to the Company or related industries.
The Company assumes no responsibility in updating or revising the information in this presentation.
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Table of Contents
1 Company Profile
2 Market Overview
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3 Business Performance
4 ESG
5 Project of Dai Shen Development 6 Q & A
Company Profile
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Time of Incorporation: May 7, 1974
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Time of Listing: June 6, 1990
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Chairman: Liang-Chuan Chen
Milestone
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In 1992, Puxin Plant was bought - In 1996, the blast furnace slag products were launched
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In 2000, the circular economy business was added
- In March 2020, the lands for the Shulin Plant, Luckicon Ready Mixed Concrete Factory Co.,
Ltd. were bought, and the construction commenced in November 2022
- In April 2022, the lands for Luzhu Plant, Luckicon Ready Mixed Concrete Factory Co., Ltd. were bought, and the construction permit was obtained in December 2022.
- In 2003, the Class B Waste Disposal Permit was obtained
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In 1981, Dong’ao Plant was officially operated
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On June 6, 1990, the shares were publicly listed.
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1990
- On May 7, 1974, the founder, Mr. Liang-Chuan Chen established Lucky Cement Corporation
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1976
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- In 2008, the expansion of Phase 2 of the Heren Plant was completed, and became the largest manufactured sand production 2020 plant in Taiwan. 2022
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2008
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The Story of the Logo
The founder, Mr. Chen Liang-Chuan, started his nascent career in construction, hoping that every young person who wanted to start a family could own a house and feel warm and happy in life. Therefore, to produce high quality and reasonably priced cement for sturdy houses is Mr. Chen’s lifelong ambition and goal.
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Table of Contents
1 Company Profile
2 Market Overview 3 Business Performance 4 ESG 5 Project of Dai Shen Development 6 Q & A
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Overview of Cement Supply and Demand in Taiwan Source: Taiwan Cement Manufacturers’ Associat Jan-Nov 2022 vs. Jan-Nov 2021 Domestic cement consumption increased by 7.85% YoY Per capita volume increased by 8.9% Domestically produced cement decreased by 1.16% Imported cement increased by 50.0% 15.8 16.6 14.6 13.4 12.1 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.8 11.9 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.3 12.0 12.2 12.6 11.7 10.2 10.2 10.7 11.4 12.1 12.6 516 524 536 496 435 432 453 482 514 542 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Kg(million) Domestic production volume 10.8 10.1 2.0 3.0 [值] 12.2 484 527 0 100 200 300 400 500 0 5 10 15 Jan - Nov, 2021 Jan - Nov, 2022 Kg Tons (million) |
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Source: Taiwan Cement Manufacturers’ Association
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Building Construction Licenses and Construction Commencement Total Floor Area Statistics
Construction Permit Construction Commencement Permit Construction Permit YoY(%)
Jan-Oct 2022 vs. Jan-Oct 2021 Gross floor area for building licenses increased at the annual growth rate of 11.24%
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%
Unit: million sqm Gross floor area for building
43.43
45 0.50
41.52 licenses increased at the annual
12.93
39.76
38.63
40 growth rate of 11.24%
36.93 9.12 0.40
33.98
35 32.88 32.60 32.40
9.09 0.30 Unit: million sqm
31.34 29.88 7.72 30.50
28.69 %
30 27.84
26.89
26.24 26.26 0.20
38.31
40 20%
25.35
25 23.22 34.43
21% 35 8.65
20.82 14% 0.10 9.55 15%
14% 12% 30 29.66
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9% 24.88 10%
5% 0.00 25
11.24%
15 20 5%
-4% [值] -0.10 15
0%
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10 -0.04%
-5%
5 -16% -0.20 5
-20%
0 -10%
0 -0.30 Jan - Oct, 2021 Jan - Oct, 2022
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Unit: million sqm
Source: Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior
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Table of Contents
1 Company Profile
2 Market Overview
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3 Business Performance 4 ESG
5 Project of Dai Shen Development 6 Q & A
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Cement Market Share
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Lucky Cement Corporation Imported Cement
30%
25.24%
25%
25.21%
20.74%
21.29%
20%
20.43%
19.74%
19.58%
18.42% 18.44%
Cement dumping from China
15%
14.00%
11.42% 11.26% [11.72% ] 12.34%
11.84%
10% 8.31%
9.51% 9.57% [9.68% ]
8.75% 8.16%
7.51% 8.46% [8.72% 9.65% ] 7.81%
7.35% 7.34% 6.96%
5%
5.68%
0%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Jan -
Nov,
2022
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Source: Taiwan Cement Manufacturers’ Association
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The Company’s revenue by product for the past five years
5,000
Others Stone Materials Cement Products Cement
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 Jan - Sep, 2022
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%
45
33
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Unit: NT$ million
| 2018 | % | 2019 | % | 2020 | % | 2021 | % | Jan-Sep, 2022 | % | |
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| Cement | 1,826 | 55 | 1,805 | 48 | 2,074 | 46 | 1,849 | 46 | 1,323 | 45 |
| Cement Product | 689 | 21 | 1,243 | 33 | 1,669 | 37 | 1,249 | 37 | 964 | 33 |
| Stone Materials | 328 | 10 | 282 | 8 | 323 | 7 | 300 | 7 | 349 | 12 |
| Others | 488 | 14 | 402 | 11 | 464 | 10 | 371 | 10 | 310 | 10 |
| Total 3,331 100 3,732 100 4,530 100 3,769 100 2,946 100 |
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| Unit: | NT$ million | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 800 | Gross Profit (in NT$ | million) | Operating Income | (in NT$ million) | Operating Net | Profit (in NT$ million) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income -200 0 200 400 600 |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 First three quarters |
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| -400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | % | 2019 | % | 2020 | % | 2021 | % Jan-Sep, 2022 |
% | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue (in NT$ million) | 3,331 | 100 | 3,732 | 100 | 4,530 | 100 | 3,769 | 100 | 2,946 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit (in NT$ million) | 47 | 1 | 299 | 8 | 717 | 16 | 560 | 15 | 585 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating Income (in NT$ million) | -155 | -5 | 78 | 2 | 447 | 10 | 339 | 9 | 395 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Net Profit (in NT$ million) | -202 | -6 | 46 | 1 | 392 | 9 | 262 | 7 | 305 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings Per Share (NT$) | -0.44 | 0.11 | 0.97 | 0.65 | 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance sheet of Q3, 2018 to 2022
Unit: NT$ million
| 2018 | % | 2019 | % | 2020 | % | 2021 | % | Sep.30 2022 |
% | |
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| Current Assets | 4,939 | 68% | 5,087 | 69% | 5,259 | 66% | 5,118 | 64% | 5,676 | 61% |
| Property, plant and equipment |
1,877 | 26% | 1,712 | 23% | 2,223 | 28% | 2,302 | 29% | 2,351 | 25% |
| Other Assets | 477 | 7% | 530 | 7% | 545 | 7% | 622 | 8% | 1,206 | 13% |
| Total Assets | 7,293 | 100% | 7,329 | 100% | 8,027 | 100% | 8,042 | 100% | 9,233 | 100% |
| Current Liabilities | 1,736 | 24% | 1,617 | 22% | 2,151 | 27% | 3,032 | 38% | 3,876 | 42% |
| Non-current Liabilities | 1,330 | 18% | 1,391 | 19% | 1,219 | 15% | 364 | 5% | 748 | 8% |
| Total Liabilities | 3,066 | 42% | 3,008 | 41% | 3,370 | 42% | 3,396 | 42% | 4,624 | 50% |
| Shareholders' Equity | 4,227 | 58% | 4,321 | 59% | 4,657 | 58% | 4,646 | 58% | 4,609 | 50% |
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Financial Ratios and Book Value Per Share
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Debt Ratio(%)
60
50
50
42 41 42 42
40
30
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
September 30
Book value per share (NT$)
12.5
12.0 11.5 11.5 11.4
11.5
10.7
11.0
10.4
10.5
10.0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
September 30
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Current Ratio (%)
400
315
284
244
200 169 146
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
September 30
Interest-bearing Debt Ratio (%)
40 31 33
29
26
23
20
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
September 30
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Table of Contents
1 Company Profile
2 Market Overview
3 Business Performance
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4 ESG
5 Project of Dai Shen Development 6 Q & A
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Love the Earth with Reduced Carbon ESG
Alternative raw materials/ fuel/ carbon-reduction
- Head of Corporate Governance appointed in June 2021
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替代用量 Alternative 減碳量 Carbon reduction
Year 年度 consumption
(ton)
(噸) (ton) (噸)
111年1~11月 78,458 17,599
Jan - Nov, 2022 78,458 17,599
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- Nominating Committee established in June 2021
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Cherish Resources
Business Sustainability
Friendly
Environmentally
Environment
Respect for the
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- The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee was renamed the Corporate Sustainable Development Committee, and the CSR report was renamed the sustainability report in May 2021
- Grade 2, top 6%-20% in Corporate Governance Evaluation on 2021
The reduced carbon was equivalent to 45 Da’an Park
Solar Power
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Compulsory installed capacity: 800 kw
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Location of installation: Hsing-Fu Golf Club, Linkou
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Community care
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Space of installation: 3,600 square meters
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Humanity education and culture
The construction is expected to be completed at the end of December 2023
- Care for the Indigenous Community
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Heren mine
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- Plantation and greening for
11 hectares
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Total 21 levels
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11,000 seedlings were plant
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2021 energy-saving measures and the reduced emission of greenhouse gas
| Reduction Measures | Electricity Savings (kWh) |
Electricity Discharge Coefficient |
CO2 reduction (tons) |
Coal saving (tons) |
Customized Coefficients |
CO2 reduction (tons) |
Total (tons) | |
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| Carbon-reducing measures of the equipment in plants |
Replace the lining board of the #2 rawmill, and adjust and replace the steel ball ratio. |
1,797,000 | 0.509 | 914.673 | - | - | - | 18,115.83 |
| Replace the lining board of the #1 container of the #2 cement mill, and adjust the steel ball ratio. |
961,200 | 0.509 | 489.2508 | - | - | - | ||
| Replace the lining board of the #2 coal pulverizer. | 361,350 | 0.509 | 183.92715 | - | - | - | ||
| Clinker grinder refurbishment | 267,300 | 0.509 | 136.0557 | - | - | - | ||
| Alternative clinker | grinding stone | 10,410.52 | 0.9487 | 9,876.46 | ||||
| Alternative Fuels | Organic sledge | 11,291.97 | 0.577 | 6,515.47 | ||||
| 3,386,850 | 1723.90665 | 21,702.49 | 16,391.93 |
Total 18,115.83 (ton) CO2 = the carbon absorbed by 47 Da’an Park in a year.
Calculated based on the formula of the Council of Agriculture, each hectare of forest absorbs 15 tons of carbon per year, and one Da'an Park (25.8 hectares) absorbs 384.6 hectares per year.
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ESG
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Community care
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Head of Corporate Governance appointed in June 2021
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• Nominating Committee established in June 2021 • The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee was renamed the Corporate Sustainable Development Committee, and the CSR report was renamed the sustainability report in May 2021
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• TOP6%-20% in Corporate Governance Evaluation on 2021
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Corporate
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Governance • Corporate Social Responsibility Committee established in 2017
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(1) Aid to emergencies of villagers
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(2) Canteen for elders
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(3) Repair and maintenance of roads (4) Community environment cleaning
Social Philanthropy
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(5) Beach cleaning
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Humanity education and culture
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(1) Scholarship provided
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(2) Sponsorship for various school activities (sports games and remote training for the archery team) (3) Performance of indigenous culture out of the county (indigenous dance)
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(4) Flying fish festival of Atayal
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Care for the Indigenous Community
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Employment opportunities provided
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Corporate Social Responsibility Report published since 2014
ESG - social care
》 Meal party for Mother’s Day in the Elder’s Canteen, Dong’ao
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- 》 Beach cleaning event in Fenniaolin, Dong’ao
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》 Dong’ao community cleaning and sterilization
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》 Reconstruction of parks for Dongyue community
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》 Participation in the sports game of Dong’ao Elementary School and King Young Elementary School in Nan’ao
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Table of Contents
1 Company Profile
2 Market Overview
3 Business Performance
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4 ESG
5 Project of Dai Shen Development 6 Q & A
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Legends R: residence C: commercial W: warehouse C': conservation area P: land for parking lot A: land for
governmental agencies
S: land for schools
P': land for parks W': land for tap water Land for road Scope of lands held by Dai Shen Scope of development by phases
Land development in Daganlin Area
For the lands of Phase I, the land transaction contract was entered with construction companies including Aishanlin in March 2022.
The payments will be made in three installments. The transaction will be completed within four years (March 2026), and the gains from the disposal are recognized for NT$922 million.
Please refer to the material information released on the MOPS by the Company on March 9, 2022.
Keelung City Daitian Temple Phase II Private Sponsored Urban Land Readjustment Project
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Estimated work progress Phase II in the table is the consolidation of
Phase II and III in the urban planning
project,
1 2 3 4 and the development area is 13.47 hectares 2021 5 2020 6 7 8 2022 9 10
Change of Cadastral Rezoning Pre-and Calculation Announcem Cadastral Land Application Certificate of
urban plan survey Project construction post- of costs and ent of survey and Transfer for Total
(School site implementa contracting, rezoning allocation allocation registration and Construction Rezoning Costs for
adjustment) tion plan acceptance land design results and Settlement Permit
Application
and valuation handling of
of Land
maintenance and objections
Readjustment
assessment
Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated
work work work work work work work work work work
progress progress progress progress progress progress progress progress progress progress
November
May 2020 2019 to January 2019 March 2024 January 2025 March 2025 April 2025 to May 2025 to June 2025 June 2025
to March to August to September to March June 2025 to July 2025
December to April 2025 May 2025
2023 2024 2023 2025
2023
The locations of the city government
and schools were changed several
times and thus the development
timetable was delayed.
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Land for schools
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Reversal zone for TAI LE Tourist Coach
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Lucky Cement Corporation Earnings Call December 26, 2022
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