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STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT
MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
For the convenience of readers and for information purpose only, the 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. In the event of any discrepancy between the English version and the original Chinese version or any differences in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD.
Introduction
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred herein as the “Group”) as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for the three-month periods then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” that came into effect as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these consolidated financial statements based on our reviews.
Scope of review
Except as discussed in the following paragraph, we conducted our reviews in accordance with the Standard on Review Engagements 2410, “Review of Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity” in the Republic of China. A review of consolidated financial statements consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
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Basis for Qualified Conclusion
As stated above, the consolidated financial statements included the financial statements of certain non-significant subsidiaries and investments accounted for using the equity method, the financial statements and related information disclosed in Note 13 of which for the same periods were not reviewed by independent auditors. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, total assets of these subsidiaries amounted to related $1,043,077 thousand and $1,145,891 thousand, representing 9.14% and 9.90% of the consolidated totals, and total liabilities amounted to related $140,129 thousand and $177,215 thousand, representing 4.85% and 5.03% of the consolidated totals, respectively; and total comprehensive income amounted to ($36,302) thousand and ($20,290) thousand, representing (12.45%) and (4.04%) of the consolidated totals, respectively. In addition, the investments accounted for using the equity method for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the share of income from investees in the amounts of ($2,439) thousand and $6,997 thousand, representing (0.84%) and 1.39% of the consolidated totals, respectively; and the carrying amounts of these investments were $387,600 thousand and $369,957 thousand, representing 3.40% and 3.20% of the related consolidated totals, respectively.
Qualified Conclusion
Based on our review, except for the non-significant subsidiaries and certain investments accounted for using the equity method described in the Basis for Qualified Conclusion paragraph, the financial statements for the same periods and the related information disclosed in Note 13 had they been reviewed by independent auditors, and any adjustments or disclosures that might have been determined to be necessary as a result, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not present fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial
Reporting,” as endorsed and issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission, the consolidated financial position of the Standard Chem & Pharm Group as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, and the consolidated financial performance and cash flows for the three-month periods then ended.
Yeh, Fang-Ting
Independent Accountants
Hsu, Huei-Yu
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan
Republic of China.
May 9, 2025
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. The standards, procedures and practices in the Republic of China governing the audit of such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and independent auditors’ report are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the accounting principles or auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, and their applications in practice.
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STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2025, DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND MARCH 31, 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Assets | Notes | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| 1100 | Cash and cash equivalents | 6(1) | $ 1,634,479 | 14 | $ 1,520,128 | 14 | $ 1,890,587 | 16 |
| 1110 | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current | 6(2) | 135,629 | 1 | 157,360 | 2 | 171,665 | 2 |
| 1136 | Financial assets at amortised cost - current | 6(1) and 8 | 191,105 | 2 | 134,500 | 1 | 76,500 | 1 |
| 1150 | Notes receivable, net | 6(4), 7 and 12 | 178,875 | 2 | 283,688 | 3 | 314,700 | 3 |
| 1170 | Accounts receivable, net | 6(4), 7 and 12 | 1,117,356 | 10 | 1,039,155 | 9 | 1,055,728 | 9 |
| 1200 | Other receivables | 6(5) and 7 | 11,159 | - | 16,567 | - | 171,164 | 1 |
| 1220 | Current income tax assets | 6(27) | 732 | - | 720 | - | 196 | - |
| 130X | Inventory | 6(6)(8) | 1,636,440 | 14 | 1,720,381 | 15 | 1,673,348 | 14 |
| 1410 | Prepayments | 6(3) | 225,937 | 2 | 126,905 | 1 | 110,409 | 1 |
| 1479 | Other current assets | 2,265 | - | 2,488 | - | 7,219 | - | |
| 11XX | Total current assets | 5,133,977 | 45 | 5,001,892 | 45 | 5,471,516 | 47 | |
| Non-current assets | ||||||||
| 1510 | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non-current | 6(2) | 11,289 | - | 11,267 | - | 15,869 | - |
| 1517 | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current | 6(3) | 517,626 | 5 | 508,242 | 5 | 539,813 | 5 |
| 1550 | Investments accounted for under equity method | 6(7) | 688,212 | 6 | 688,452 | 6 | 672,628 | 6 |
| 1600 | Property, plant and equipment | 6(8) and 8 | 4,241,185 | 37 | 4,128,811 | 37 | 4,070,181 | 35 |
| 1755 | Right-of-use assets | 6(8)(9) and 7 | 254,994 | 2 | 260,641 | 2 | 279,848 | 3 |
| 1780 | Intangible assets | 6(10)(11) | 205,729 | 2 | 207,731 | 2 | 211,933 | 2 |
| 1840 | Deferred income tax assets | 6(27) | 131,193 | 1 | 132,264 | 1 | 133,895 | 1 |
| 1915 | Prepayments for equipment | 6(8) | 142,103 | 1 | 159,487 | 2 | 93,144 | 1 |
| 1920 | Guarantee deposits paid | 29,681 | - | 28,783 | - | 37,165 | - | |
| 1990 | Other non-current assets | 6(15) | 57,466 | 1 | 47,975 | - | 45,629 | - |
| 15XX | Total non-current assets | 6,279,478 | 55 | 6,173,653 | 55 | 6,100,105 | 53 | |
| 1XXX | Total assets | $ 11,413,455 | 100 | $ 11,175,545 | 100 | $ 11,571,621 | 100 |
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STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2025, DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND MARCH 31, 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Liabilities and Equity | Notes | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| 2100 | Short-term borrowings | 6(12) and 8 | $ 300,000 | 3 | $ 110,000 | 1 | $ 664,476 | 6 |
| 2130 | Contract liabilities - current | 6(20) | 104,941 | 1 | 94,986 | 1 | 88,820 | 1 |
| 2150 | Notes payable | 7 | 226,819 | 2 | 360,766 | 3 | 310,093 | 3 |
| 2170 | Accounts payable | 7 | 313,503 | 3 | 242,304 | 2 | 265,863 | 2 |
| 2200 | Other payables | 6(13)(18) and 7 | 1,173,581 | 10 | 573,375 | 5 | 1,144,484 | 10 |
| 2230 | Current income tax liabilities | 6(27) | 265,825 | 2 | 195,817 | 2 | 308,372 | 3 |
| 2280 | Lease liabilities - current | 6(9) and 7 | 23,856 | - | 23,754 | - | 24,322 | - |
| 2310 | Receipts in advance | 1,692 | - | 583 | - | 810 | - | |
| 2320 | Long-term liabilities, current portion | 6(14) and 8 | 59,027 | - | 59,027 | 1 | 59,027 | - |
| 2365 | Refund liabilities - current | 6(20) | 320 | - | 320 | - | 320 | - |
| 21XX | Total current liabilities | 2,469,564 | 21 | 1,660,932 | 15 | 2,866,587 | 25 | |
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| 2540 | Long-term borrowings | 6(14) and 8 | 49,189 | - | 163,946 | 1 | 208,216 | 2 |
| 2570 | Deferred income tax liabilities | 6(27) | 85,987 | 1 | 85,494 | 1 | 88,556 | - |
| 2580 | Lease liabilities - non-current | 6(9) and 7 | 198,179 | 2 | 203,701 | 2 | 221,214 | 2 |
| 2640 | Net defined benefit liability - non-current | 6(15) | 75,322 | 1 | 76,632 | 1 | 126,497 | 1 |
| 2645 | Guarantee deposits received | 9,134 | - | 8,772 | - | 12,766 | - | |
| 25XX | Total non-current liabilities | 417,811 | 4 | 538,545 | 5 | 657,249 | 5 | |
| 2XXX | Total liabilities | 2,887,375 | 25 | 2,199,477 | 20 | 3,523,836 | 30 | |
| Equity attributable to owners of parent | ||||||||
| Share capital | ||||||||
| 3110 | Common stock | 6(16) | 1,786,961 | 16 | 1,786,961 | 16 | 1,786,961 | 15 |
| 3200 | Capital surplus | 6(7)(17) | 300,417 | 3 | 300,128 | 2 | 298,813 | 3 |
| Retained earnings | 6(3)(18)(19) | |||||||
| 3310 | Legal reserve | 964,252 | 8 | 964,252 | 9 | 878,245 | 8 | |
| 3320 | Special reserve | - | - | - | - | 115,935 | 1 | |
| 3350 | Unappropriated retained earnings | 2,439,865 | 21 | 2,745,543 | 25 | 2,057,455 | 18 | |
| 3400 | Other equity interest | 6(3)(7)(19) | 119,725 | 1 | 108,131 | 1 | 162,477 | 1) |
| 31XX | Equity attributable to owners of the parent | 5,611,220 | 49 | 5,905,015 | 53 | 5,299,886 | 46 | |
| 36XX | Non-controlling interest | 4(3) | 2,914,860 | 26 | 3,071,053 | 27 | 2,747,899 | 24 |
| 3XXX | Total equity | 8,526,080 | 75 | 8,976,068 | 80 | 8,047,785 | 70 | |
| Significant contingent liabilities and unrecognised contract commitments | 9 | |||||||
| 3X2X | Total liabilities and equity | $ 11,413,455 | 100 | $ 11,175,545 | 100 | $ 11,571,621 | 100 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except for earnings per share amount)
Three months ended March 31,
| Items | Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |||
| 4000 | Operating revenue | 6(20) and 7 | $ 1,640,034 | 100 | $ 1,613,535 | 100 |
| 5000 | Operating Costs | 6(6)(9)(10)(15)(25)(26) and 7 | ( 939,862) | ( 57) | ( 898,191) | ( 56) |
| 5900 | Net operating margin | 700,172 | 43 | 715,344 | 44 | |
| Operating expenses | 6(9)(10)(15)(25)(26) and 7 | |||||
| 6100 | Selling expenses | ( 210,824) | ( 13) | ( 202,977) | ( 12) | |
| 6200 | General and administrative expenses | ( 113,336) | ( 7) | ( 107,271) | ( 7) | |
| 6300 | Research and development expenses | ( 61,869) | ( 4) | ( 60,778) | ( 4) | |
| 6450 | Expected credit gains (losses) | 12 | 2,750 | - | 3,621 | - |
| 6000 | Total operating expenses | ( 383,279) | ( 24) | ( 374,647) | ( 23) | |
| 6900 | Operating profit | 316,893 | 19 | 340,697 | 21 | |
| Non-operating income and expenses | ||||||
| 7100 | Interest income | 6(21) | 4,899 | - | 11,527 | 1 |
| 7010 | Other income | 6(22) and 7 | 15,549 | 1 | 16,534 | 1 |
| 7020 | Other gains and losses | 6(2)(23) and 12 | 14,223 | 1 | 58,937 | 3 |
| 7050 | Finance costs | 6(8)(9)(24)(29) and 7 | ( 1,558) | - | 5,145 | - |
| 7060 | Share of (loss) profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity method | ( 638) | - | 5,734 | - | |
| 7000 | Total non-operating income and expenses | 32,475 | 2 | 87,587 | 5 | |
| 7900 | Profit before income tax | 349,368 | 21 | 428,284 | 26 | |
| 7950 | Income tax expense | 6(27) | ( 69,557) | ( 4) | ( 82,044) | ( 5) |
| 8200 | Profit for the period | $ 279,811 | 17 | $ 346,240 | 21 | |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||
| Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | ||||||
| 8316 | Unrealised gain on valuation of investments in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income | 6(3)(19) | ||||
| Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will be reclassified to profit or loss | $ 9,384 | 1 | $ 148,893 | 9 | ||
| 8361 | Financial statements translation differences of foreign operations | 2,165 | - | 6,691 | 1 | |
| 8370 | Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity method - will be reclassified to profit or loss | 109 | - | 103 | - | |
| 8300 | Total other comprehensive income for the period | $ 11,658 | 1 | $ 155,687 | 10 | |
| 8500 | Total comprehensive income for the period | $ 291,469 | 18 | $ 501,927 | 31 | |
| Profit attributable to: | ||||||
| 8610 | Owners of the parent | $ 194,671 | 12 | $ 252,704 | 15 | |
| 8620 | Non-controlling interest | 85,140 | 5 | 93,536 | 6 | |
| $ 279,811 | 17 | $ 346,240 | 21 | |||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: | ||||||
| 8710 | Owners of the parent | $ 206,265 | 13 | $ 408,422 | 25 | |
| 8720 | Non-controlling interest | 85,204 | 5 | 93,505 | 6 | |
| $ 291,469 | 18 | $ 501,927 | 31 | |||
| Earnings per share (in dollars) | 6(28) | |||||
| 9750 | Basic | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.41 | |
| 9850 | Diluted | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.41 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
EOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
| Capital Surplus | Retained Earnings | Other Equity Interest | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Difference between the price for acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries and carrying amount | Change in net equity of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity method | Others | Legal reserve |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2024 | $1,786,961 | $152,088 | $60,898 | $10,366 | |
| Profit for the period | - | - | - | - | |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period | 6(3)(19) | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | - | |
| Change in net equity of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity method | 6(7)(17) | - | - | - | 74,906 |
| Overdue cash dividends payable | 6(17) | - | - | - | - |
| Disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 6(3)(19) | - | - | - | - |
| Distribution of 2023 earnings: | |||||
| Cash dividends | 6(18) | - | - | - | - |
| Change in non-controlling interest | - | - | - | - | |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $1,786,961 | $152,088 | $60,898 | $85,272 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2025 | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $1,786,961 | $152,088 | $60,898 | $86,536 | |
| Profit for the period | - | - | - | - | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 6(3)(19) | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | - | |
| Change in net equity of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity method | 6(7)(17) | - | - | - | 289 |
| Distribution of 2024 earnings: | |||||
| Cash dividends | 6(18) | - | - | - | - |
| Change in non-controlling interest | - | - | - | - | |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $1,786,961 | $152,088 | $60,898 | $86,825 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Notes | Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Profit before tax | $ 349,368 | $ 428,284 | |
| Adjustments | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) | |||
| Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 6(2)(23) | 1,810 | ( 1,097 ) |
| Expected credit (gain) loss | 12 | ( 2,750 ) | 3,621 |
| Provision (reversal of allowance) for inventory market price decline | 6(6) | 5,859 | ( 7,907 ) |
| Share of loss (profit) of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity method | 6(7) | 638 | ( 5,734 ) |
| Depreciation | 6(8)(9)(25) | 99,608 | 90,487 |
| Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 6(23) | 5 | 275 |
| Amortisation | 6(25) | 5,095 | 4,692 |
| Interest income | 6(21) | ( 4,899 ) | ( 11,527 ) |
| Interest expense | 6(24) | 1,558 | 5,145 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||
| Changes in operating assets | |||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 19,899 | 8,458 | |
| Notes receivable | 104,787 | ( 28,325 ) | |
| Accounts receivable | ( 75,425 ) | ( 82,972 ) | |
| Other receivables | 6,092 | 5,535 | |
| Inventories | 75,604 | ( 51,566 ) | |
| Prepayments | ( 99,032 ) | ( 7,320 ) | |
| Other current assets | 223 | ( 1,656 ) | |
| Other non-current assets | ( 612 ) | ( 2,259 ) | |
| Changes in operating liabilities | |||
| Contract liabilities - current | 9,955 | 5,610 | |
| Notes payable | ( 134,737 ) | ( 37,538 ) | |
| Accounts payable | 71,199 | ( 3,285 ) | |
| Other payables | ( 152,923 ) | ( 63,144 ) | |
| Receipts in advance | 1,109 | 104 | |
| Refund liabilities - current | - | 320 | |
| Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current | ( 1,310 ) | ( 12,750 ) | |
| Cash inflow generated from operations | 281,121 | 235,451 | |
| Interest received | 4,215 | 14,499 | |
| Interest paid | ( 1,571 ) | ( 6,821 ) | |
| Income tax paid | 2,003 | 2,816 | |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 285,768 | 245,945 |
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STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Notes | Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Increase in financial assets at amortised cost -current | ($ 56,605 ) | ($ 16,000 ) | |
| Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current | - | ( 56,326 ) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current | 6(3) | - | 12,504 |
| Acquisition of investments accounted for under equity method | 6(7) | - | ( 11,856 ) |
| Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 6(29) | ( 97,558 ) | ( 109,386 ) |
| Interest paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 6(8)(24)(29) | ( 989 ) | ( 305 ) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | - | 14,763 | |
| Acquisition of intangible assets | 6(10) | ( 1,094 ) | ( 480 ) |
| Increase in prepayments for equipment | ( 72,999 ) | ( 76,083 ) | |
| (Increase) decrease in guarantee deposits paid | ( 898 ) | 7,653 | |
| Increase in other non-current assets | ( 10,878 ) | ( 1,864 ) | |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | ( 241,021 ) | ( 237,380 ) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Increase in short-term borrowings | 6(30) | 240,000 | 434,476 |
| Decrease in short-term borrowings | 6(30) | ( 50,000 ) | ( 570,000 ) |
| Payments of lease liabilities | 6(30) | ( 6,264 ) | ( 6,078 ) |
| Decrease in long-term borrowings | 6(30) | ( 114,757 ) | ( 14,757 ) |
| Increase in guarantee deposit received | 6(30) | 362 | 467 |
| Overdue cash dividends payable | 6(17) | - | 45 |
| Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities | 69,341 | ( 155,847 ) | |
| Effects of foreign exchange | 263 | 1,126 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 114,351 | ( 146,156 ) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 6(1) | 1,520,128 | 2,036,743 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 6(1) | $ 1,634,479 | $ 1,890,587 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)
1. HISTORY AND ORGANISATION
(1) Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. (the ‘Company’) was incorporated on June 30, 1967 under the provisions of the Company Act of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) and other regulations. The Company is primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sales of Chinese and western medicine, cosmetics, beverage, normal instruments and medical instruments. Refer to Note 4(3), ‘Basis of consolidation’ for the main business activities of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”).
(2) The Company has been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange starting from December 1995.
2. THE DATE OF AUTHORISATION FOR ISSUANCE OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR AUTHORISATION
These consolidated financial statements were authorised for issuance by the Board of Directors on May 9, 2025.
3. APPLICATION OF NEW STANDARDS, AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
(1) Effect of the adoption of new issuances of or amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS®”) Accounting Standards that came into effect as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (“FSC”)
New standards, interpretations and amendments endorsed by the FSC and became effective from 2025 are as follows:
| New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments | Effective date by International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) |
|---|---|
| Amendments to IAS 21, ‘Lack of exchangeability’ | January 1, 2025 |
The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Group’s financial condition and financial performance based on the Group’s assessment.
(2) Effect of new issuances of or amendments to IFRS Accounting Standards as endorsed by the FSC but not yet adopted by the Group
New standards, interpretations and amendments endorsed by the FSC effective from 2025 are as follows:
| New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments | Effective date by IASB |
|---|---|
| Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, ‘Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments’ | January 1, 2026 |
The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Group’s financial condition and financial performance based on the Group’s assessment.
(3) IFRS Accounting Standards issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC
New standards, interpretations and amendments issued by IASB but not yet included in the IFRS Accounting Standards as endorsed by the FSC are as follows:
| New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments | Effective date by IASB |
|---|---|
| Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, ‘Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments’ | January 1, 2026 |
| Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, ‘Contracts referencing nature dependent electricity’ | January 1, 2026 |
| 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 International Accounting Standards Board |
| IFRS 17, ‘Insurance contracts’ | January 1, 2023 |
| Amendments to IFRS 17, ‘Insurance contracts’ | January 1,2023 |
| Amendments to IFRS 17, ‘Initial application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 - comparative information’ | January 1,2023 |
| IFRS 18, ‘Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements’ | January 1,2027 |
| IFRS 19, ‘Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures’ | January 1,2027 |
| Annual Improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards - Volume 11 | January 1,2026 |
Except for the following, the above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Group’s financial condition and financial performance based on the Group’s assessment.
IFRS 18, ‘Presentation and disclosure in financial statements’
IFRS 18 replaces IAS 1. The standard introduces a defined structure of the statement of profit or loss, disclosure requirements related to management-defined performance measures and enhanced principles on aggregation and disaggregation which apply to the primary financial statements and notes.
- SUMMARY OF MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted are consistent with Note 4 in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, except for compliance statement, basis of preparation, basis of consolidation, additional policies and applicable policies of the interim financial statements as set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.
(1) Compliance statement
A. The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and the International Accounting Standard 34, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ that came into effect as endorsed by the FSC.
B. The consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(2) Basis of preparation
A. Except for the following items, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention:
(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.
(b) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.
(c) Defined benefit liabilities recognised based on the net amount of pension fund assets less present value of defined benefit obligation.
B. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC® Interpretations and SIC® Interpretations that came into effect as endorsed by the FSC (collectively referred herein as the “IFRSs”) requires that use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are disclosed in Note 5, ‘Critical accounting judgements, estimates and key sources of assumption uncertainty’.
(3) Basis of consolidation
A. Basis for preparation of consolidated financial statements:
The basis for preparation of these consolidated financial statements is consistent with those for the preparation of consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
B. Subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements:
| Name of investors | Name of subsidiaries | Main business activities | Ownership (%) | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Research and development, trading, investment and other business of medical products | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Chia Scheng International Co., Ltd. | Sale of various medical supplements | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Chem. & Pharm. Philippines, Inc. | Import and export of Various medical products, medicine, medical supplements and other business of medical products | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Inforight Technology Co., Ltd. | Wholesale of multifunction printers and information software | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Souriree Biotech & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing of western medicine and retail and wholesale of various medicine | 93.58 | 93.58 | — |
| Name of investors | Name of subsidiaries | Main business activities | Ownership (%) | Ownership (%) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Multipower Enterprise Corp. | Import and export of western medicine, nourishment and function food, processing, manufacturing and sale of food | 90.72 | 90.72 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Advpharma Inc. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicines | 88.71 | 88.71 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of APIs, biopesticide, fertiliser and biochemical nutrition, sale of preventive medicines | 46.68 | 46.68 | (Note 1) |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing and sale of APIs, reagent, surfactant, Chinese and western medicine and veterinary medicine | 28.43 | 28.43 | (Note 2) |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Ho Yao Biopharm Co., Ltd. | Research and development of new medicine | 84.99 | 84.99 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Standard Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. | Sale of various medicine and dietary supplement | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Chem. & Pharm. Vietnam Co., Ltd. | Import and export of various medicine | 100.00 | 100.00 | (Note 3) |
| Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Research and development, technical consulting and technical services of medicines | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Syngen Biotech International Sdn. Bhd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of APIs and biochemical nutrition, sale of preventive medicines | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
| Name of investors | Name of subsidiaries | Main business activities | Ownership (%) March 31, 2025 | Ownership (%) December 31, 2024 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Jhan Shuo Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing, wholesale and sale of western medicine | 100.00 | 100.00 | - |
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Advpharma Inc. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicine | 2.49 | 2.49 | - |
| Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Standard-Dia Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicines | 55.00 | 55.00 | (Note 4) |
| Name of investors | Name of subsidiaries | Main business activities | Ownership (%) March 31, 2024 | Description | |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Research and development, trading, investment and other business of medical products | 100.00 | - | |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Chia Scheng International Co., Ltd. | Sale of various medical supplements | 100.00 | - | |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Chem. & Pharm. Philippines, Inc. | Import and export of various medical products, medicine, medical supplements and other business of medical products | 100.00 | - | |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Inforight Technology Co., Ltd. | Wholesale of multifunction printers and information software | 100.00 | - | |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Souriree Biotech & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing of western medicine and retail and wholesale of various medicine | 93.58 | - | |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Multipower Enterprise Corp. | Import and export of western medicine, nourishment and function food, processing, manufacturing and sale of food | 90.72 | - |
| Name of investors | Name of subsidiaries | Main business activities | Ownership (%) March 31, 2024 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Advpharma Inc. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicines | 88.71 | - |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of APIs, biopesticide, fertiliser and biochemical nutrition, sale of preventive medicines | 46.68 | (Note 1) |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing and sale of APIs, reagent, surfactant, Chinese and western medicine and veterinary medicine | 28.43 | (Note 2) |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Ho Yao Biopharm Co., Ltd. | Research and development of new medicine | 84.99 | - |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Standard Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. | Sale of various medicine and dietary supplement | 100.00 | - |
| Standard Chem & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Chem. & Pharm. Vietnam Co., Ltd. | Import and export of various medicine | 100.00 | (Note 3) |
| Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Research and development, technical consulting and technical services of medicines | 100.00 | - |
| Advpharma Inc. | CNH Technologies Inc. | Research and development of various medicine | 35.60 | (Note 5) |
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Syngen Biotech International Sdn. Bhd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of APIs and biochemical nutrition, sale of preventive medicines | 100.00 | - |
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Jhan Shuo Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing, wholesale and sale of western medicine | 100.00 | - |
| Name of investors | Name of subsidiaries | Main business activities | Ownership (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2024 | Description | |||
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Advpharma Inc. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicine | 2.49 | — |
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | CNH Technologies Inc. | Research and development of various medicine | 47.62 | (Note 5) |
| Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Standard-Dia Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicines | 55.00 | — |
Note 1: The subsidiary, Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. (“Syngen Biotech”), filed for an initial public offering with the Taipei Exchange. As part of the public trading process, the Group allowed its underwriter to exercise the overallotment option. Although the Group’s ownership percentage in Syngen Biotech is below 50%, the Group is still the largest single shareholder, and thus the Group did not lose its control over Syngen Biotech.
Note 2: The Group’s shareholding ratio is lower than 50%. However, the Group is the single largest shareholder of Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. (“Syn-Tech”), the Group obtained substantial control over Syn-Tech through comprehensive assessment and reaching an agreement with another major shareholder.
Note 3: Newly established during the first quarter of 2024.
Note 4: Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has filed an application with the local court for the bankruptcy liquidation of Jiangsu Standard-Dia Biopharma Co., Ltd. The application has been formally accepted by the court, and the bankruptcy proceedings are currently ongoing.
Note 5: Liquidated during the third quarter of 2024.
C. Subsidiaries not included in the consolidated financial statements: None.
D. Adjustments for subsidiaries with different balance sheet dates: None.
E. Significant restrictions: None.
F. Subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests that are material to the Group:
(1) As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the non-controlling interest of the Group amounted to $2,914,860, $3,071,053, and $2,747,899, respectively. The information on non-controlling interest and respective subsidiaries is as follows:
| Name of subsidiaries | Principal place of business | Non-controlling interest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | Description | ||||
| Amount | Ownership (%) | Amount | Ownership (%) | |||
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | $ 1,152,396 | 53.32% | $ 1,191,888 | 53.32% | — |
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | $ 1,704,822 | 71.57% | $ 1,819,839 | 71.57% | — |
| Name of subsidiaries | Principal place of business | Non-controlling interest | ||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| March 31, 2024 | Description | |||||
| Amount | Ownership (%) | |||||
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | $ 1,095,947 | 53.32% | |||
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | $ 1,597,049 | 71.57% |
(2) Summarised financial information of the subsidiaries:
A. Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries
(a) Balance sheets
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | $ 1,136,782 | $ 1,155,042 | $ 1,215,901 |
| Non-current assets | 1,931,175 | 1,929,552 | 1,953,661 |
| Current liabilities | ( 696,889) | ( 520,155) | ( 736,522) |
| Non-current liabilities | ( 209,097) | ( 328,363) | ( 376,938) |
| Total net assets | $ 2,161,971 | $ 2,236,076 | $ 2,056,102 |
(b) Statements of comprehensive income
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenue | $ 85,910 | $ 467,561 |
| Profit before income tax | $ 75,987 | $ 71,130 |
| Income tax expense | ( 14,846) | ( 11,379) |
| Net income | $ 61,141 | $ 59,751 |
| Total comprehensive income | $ 61,399 | $ 59,941 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | $ 32,284 | $ 32,762 |
(c) Statements of cash flows
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | $ 63,596 | $ 43,411 |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | ( 30,236) | ( 22,129) |
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | ( 58,534) | ( 17,981) |
| Effect of exchange rates changes | 149 | 86 |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( 25,025) | 3,387 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 341,933 | 366,891 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 316,908 | $ 370,278 |
B. Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd.
(a) Balance sheets
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | $ 1,395,432 | $ 1,333,320 | $ 1,385,246 |
| Non-current assets | 1,499,130 | 1,518,608 | 1,455,367 |
| Current liabilities | ( 423,105) | ( 219,472) | ( 514,453) |
| Non-current liabilities | ( 71,885) | ( 72,179) | ( 77,407) |
| Total net assets | $ 2,399,572 | $ 2,560,277 | $ 2,248,753 |
(b) Statements of comprehensive income
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenue | $ 315,750 | $ 269,782 |
| Profit before income tax | $ 94,601 | $ 109,240 |
| Income tax expense | ( 18,971) | ( 21,846) |
| Net income | $ 75,630 | $ 87,394 |
| Total comprehensive income | $ 75,630 | $ 87,474 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | $ 56,150 | $ 64,987 |
(c) Statements of cash flows
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | $ 115,558 | $ 61,456 |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | ( 15,838) | ( 39,238) |
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | ( 772) | ( 100,369) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 98,948 | ( 78,151) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 656,797 | 666,922 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 755,745 | $ 588,771 |
(4) Employee benefit
Pension cost for the interim period is calculated on a year-to-date basis by using the pension cost rate derived from the actuarial valuation at the end of the prior financial year, adjusted for significant market fluctuations since that time and for significant curtailments, settlements, or other significant one-off events. Also, the related information is disclosed accordingly.
(5) Income tax
The interim period income tax expense is recognised based on the estimated average annual effective income tax rate expected for the full financial year applied to the pretax income of the interim period, and the related information is disclosed accordingly.
- CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND KEY SOURCES OF ASSUMPTION UNCERTAINTY
There have been no significant changes during the period. For the detailed information, refer to Note 5 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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6. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTS
(1) Cash and cash equivalents
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash: | |||
| Revolving funds and petty cash | $ 11,721 | $ 28,230 | $ 10,110 |
| Checking deposits and demand deposits | 935,755 | 894,992 | 857,353 |
| 947,476 | 923,222 | 867,463 | |
| Cash equivalents: | |||
| Time deposits | 381,084 | 566,906 | 635,085 |
| Repurchase bonds | 305,919 | 30,000 | 388,039 |
| 687,003 | 596,906 | 1,023,124 | |
| $ 1,634,479 | $ 1,520,128 | $ 1,890,587 |
A. The Group transacts with a variety of financial institutions all with high credit quality to disperse credit risk, so it expects that the probability of counterparty default is remote.
B. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of more than 3-month time deposits (listed as “Financial assets at amortised cost - current”) was $191,105, $134,500 and $76,500, respectively.
C. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Group has no cash and cash equivalents pledged to others.
D. Details of the Group’s more than 3-month time deposits (listed as “Financial assets at amortised cost – current”) pledged to others as collateral are provided in Note 8, ‘PLEDGED ASSETS’.
(2) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current items: | |||
| Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss | |||
| Beneficiary certificates | $ 84,328 | $ 96,029 | $ 144,721 |
| Listed stocks | 59,376 | 61,471 | 21,505 |
| Unlisted stocks | 2,939 | 12,820 | 12,000 |
| 146,643 | 170,320 | 178,226 | |
| Valuation adjustment | ( 11,014) | ( 12,960) | ( 6,561) |
| $ 135,629 | $ 157,360 | $ 171,665 |
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current items: | |||
| Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss | |||
| Emerging stocks | $ 157 | $ 157 | $ 1,759 |
| Unlisted stocks | 17,800 | 17,800 | 18,567 |
| 17,957 | 17,957 | 20,326 | |
| Valuation adjustment | (6,668) | (6,690) | (4,457) |
| $ 11,289 | $ 11,267 | $ 15,869 |
A. The Group recognised net (loss) gain (listed as "Other gains and losses") of ($1,810) and $1,097 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
B. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Group has no financial assets at fair value through profit or loss pledged to others.
(3) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity instruments | |||
| Listed stocks | $ 186,442 | $ 186,442 | $ 179,713 |
| Unlisted stocks | 216,997 | 216,997 | 196,997 |
| 403,439 | 403,439 | 376,710 | |
| Valuation adjustment | 114,187 | 104,803 | 163,103 |
| $ 517,626 | $ 508,242 | $ 539,813 |
A. The Group has elected to classify equity instruments that are considered to be strategic investments as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. Without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements, the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income held by the Group was its book value.
B. The Group disposed financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income in the amount of $ — and $12,504 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. This resulted in cumulative gain on disposal amounting to $ — and $6,418, which was reclassified to retained earnings for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
C. The Group recognised $9,384 and $148,893 in other comprehensive income in relation to fair value change for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
D. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Group has no financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income pledged to others.
E. In March 2025, the Company's Board of Directors resolved to subscribe for 1,700,000 common shares of Easywell Biomedicals, INC. through a private placement, in accordance with the
"Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers." The total subscription amount was $99,212, and the related payment has been fully settled (listed as "Prepayments").
(4) Notes and accounts receivable
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes receivable | $ 179,329 | $ 286,116 | $ 315,106 |
| Less: Allowance for uncollectible accounts | ( 454) | ( 428) | ( 406) |
| $ 178,875 | $ 283,688 | $ 314,700 | |
| Accounts receivable | $ 1,139,464 | $ 1,065,543 | $ 1,074,548 |
| Less: Allowance for uncollectible accounts | ( 22,108) | ( 26,388) | ( 18,820) |
| $ 1,117,356 | $ 1,039,155 | $ 1,055,728 |
A. The ageing analysis of notes and accounts receivable is as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes receivable: | |||
| Within the credit period | $ 178,808 | $ 283,785 | $ 312,743 |
| Overdue up to 90 days | 521 | 327 | 2,363 |
| Overdue 91 to 180 days | - | 4 | - |
| $ 179,329 | $ 284,116 | $ 315,106 | |
| Accounts receivable: | |||
| Within the credit period | $ 977,283 | $ 935,243 | $ 972,363 |
| Overdue up to 90 days | 71,865 | 66,981 | 91,285 |
| Overdue 91 to 180 days | 61,501 | 63,230 | 10,500 |
| Overdue 181 to 270 days | 28,736 | - | 242 |
| Overdue over 271 days | 79 | 89 | 158 |
| $ 1,139,464 | $ 1,065,543 | $ 1,074,548 |
The above aging analysis was based on days overdue.
B. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, notes and accounts receivable were all from contracts with customers. As of January 1, 2024, the balance of receivables from contracts with customers amounted to $1,278,357.
C. Without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements, the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the Group's notes and accounts receivable was its book value.
D. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Group has no notes and accounts receivable pledged to others.
E. Information about the credit risk of notes and accounts receivable is provided in Note 12(2), 'Financial instruments'.
(5) Other receivables
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claims receivable (Note) | $ - | $ - | $ 136, 156 |
| Dividends receivable | - | - | 24, 000 |
| Others | 11, 159 | 16, 567 | 11, 008 |
| $ 11, 159 | $ 16, 567 | $ 171, 164 |
(Note) The subsidiary, Syn-Tech suffered from a fire incident on May 20, 2021, which resulted in the damage of certain property, plant and equipment and inventories and therefore interrupting part of the operations.
Syn-Tech had obtained property insurance for its property, plant and equipment and has inspected some purchasing contract of the assets and after consideration of Consumer Price Index, calculated the replacement cost that could be covered by the insurance based on the document made by a third-party notary through on-site investigation and accessible information. Syn-Tech recognised indemnity income at $171,191 limited to the loss of each property for the year ended December 31, 2021. The insurance company had checked the damaged property in September 2024 and paid insurance claims in the amount of $246,393. Syn-Tech recognised the difference of $75,202 between the actual indemnity income and original estimated insurance claims as fire claims income in 2024.
(6) Inventories
| March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Allowance for valuation loss | Book value | |
| Merchandise | $ 118,725 | ($ 5,161) | $ 113,564 |
| Raw materials | 466,418 | ( 20,604) | 445,814 |
| Supplies | 111,028 | ( 15,223) | 95,805 |
| Work in process | 290,071 | ( 3,541) | 286,530 |
| Finished goods | 736,398 | ( 41,671) | 694,727 |
| $ 1,722,640 | ($ 86,200) | $ 1,636,440 | |
| December 31, 2024 | |||
| Cost | Allowance for valuation loss | Book value | |
| Merchandise | $ 127,548 | ($ 4,636) | $ 122,912 |
| Raw materials | 445,177 | ( 22,827) | 422,350 |
| Supplies | 103,561 | ( 15,040) | 88,521 |
| Work in process | 298,784 | ( 9,769) | 289,015 |
| Finished goods | 825,652 | ( 28,069) | 797,583 |
| $ 1,800,722 | ($ 80,341) | $ 1,720,381 |
March 31, 2024
| Cost | Allowance for valuation loss | Book value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merchandise | $ 114,011 | ($ 3,579) | $ 110,432 |
| Raw materials | 512,949 | ( 33,946) | 479,003 |
| Supplies | 113,865 | ( 10,243) | 103,622 |
| Work in process | 282,754 | ( 3,552) | 279,202 |
| Finished goods | 729,104 | ( 28,015) | 701,089 |
| $ 1,752,683 | ($ 79,335) | $ 1,673,348 |
The cost of inventories recognised as expenses for the period:
For the three-month periods ended March 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of goods sold | $ 921,142 | $ 897,921 |
| Loss on scrapped inventories | 12,585 | 7,674 |
| Provision (reversal of allowance) for inventory market price decline (Note) | 5,859 | ( 7,907) |
| Underapplied fixed manufacturing overhead | 416 | 414 |
| Gain on physical inventory | ( 238) | ( 187) |
| $ 939,764 | $ 897,915 |
(Note) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Group reversed a previous inventory write-down as a result of the subsequent sales and scrap of inventories which were previously provided with allowance.
(7) Investments accounted for under equity method
A. Movements of investments accounted for under equity method:
For the three-month periods ended March 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| At January 1 | $ 688,452 | $ 604,029 |
| Acquisition of investments accounted for under equity method | - | 11,856 |
| Share of profit or loss of investments accounted for under equity method | ( 638) | 5,734 |
| Earnings distribution of investments accounted for under equity method | - | ( 24,000) |
| Capital surplus—Changes in net equity of associates and joint ventures accounted for under equity | 289 | 74,906 |
| Other equity interest—Financial statements translation differences of foreign operations | 109 | 103 |
| At March 31 | $ 688,212 | $ 672,628 |
B. Details of investments accounted for under equity method are as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneferm Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | $ 300,612 | $ 298,703 | $ 302,671 |
| We Can Medicines Co., Ltd. | 320,819 | 324,130 | 334,194 |
| Taiwan Biosim Co., Ltd. | 66,781 | 65,619 | 35,763 |
| $ 688,212 | $ 688,452 | $ 672,628 |
C. Associates:
(a) The basic information of the associates that are material to the Group is as follows:
| Company name | Principal place of business | Shareholding ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | ||
| We Can Medicines Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | 29.89% | 29.93% | 30.04% |
| Geneferm Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries | Taiwan | 28.94% | 28.94% | 28.94% |
(b) The summarised financial information of the associates that are material to the Group is as follows:
i. Balance sheets
(i) We Can Medicines Co., Ltd.
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | $ 1,396,193 | $ 1,464,623 | $ 1,628,325 |
| Non-current assets | 1,656,323 | 1,620,971 | 1,681,855 |
| Current liabilities | ( 865,961) | ( 921,387) | ( 1,068,951) |
| Non-current liabilities | ( 1,080,360) | ( 1,048,049) | ( 1,072,238) |
| Total net assets | $ 1,106,195 | $ 1,116,158 | $ 1,168,991 |
| Share in associate's net assets | $ 330,642 | $ 334,066 | $ 351,165 |
| Goodwill | 15,279 | 15,279 | 8,115 |
| Unrealised gain from transactions with associates | ( 25,102) | ( 25,215) | ( 25,086) |
| Carrying amount of the associate | $ 320,819 | $ 324,130 | $ 334,194 |
(ii) Geneferm Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | $ 531,307 | $ 411,971 | $ 435,296 |
| Non-current assets | 717,924 | 734,524 | 770,487 |
| Current liabilities | ( 126,701) | ( 134,260) | ( 217,170) |
| Non-current liabilities | ( 327,500) | ( 224,051) | ( 186,650) |
| Total net assets | $ 795,030 | $ 788,184 | $ 801,963 |
| Share in associate's net assets | $ 230,082 | $ 228,057 | $ 232,089 |
| Goodwill | 70,651 | 70,651 | 70,651 |
| Unrealised gain from transactions with associates | ( 121) | ( 5) | ( 69) |
| Carrying amount of the associate | $ 300,612 | $ 298,703 | $ 302,671 |
(i) We Can Medicines Co., Ltd.
ii. Statements of comprehensive income
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenue | $ 797,872 | $ 815,429 |
| Net (loss) income | ($ 12,426) | $ 12,079 |
| Total comprehensive (loss) income | ($ 12,426) | $ 12,079 |
(ii) Geneferm Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenue | $ 166,427 | $ 118,386 |
| Net income (loss) | $ 6,471 | ($ 8,310) |
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ 6,846 | ($ 7,954) |
(c) As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of the Group's individually immaterial associates amounted to $66,781, $65,619 and $35,763, respectively. The share in associates' financial performance is as follows:
For the three-month periods ended March 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit | $ 1,162 | $ 2,987 |
| Total comprehensive income | $ 1,162 | $ 2,987 |
(d) The fair value of the Group's associates with quoted market prices is as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneferm Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | $ 586,200 | $ 564,000 | $ 776,400 |
| We Can Medicines Co., Ltd. | 527,040 | 519,646 | 1,062,423 |
| $ 1,113,240 | $ 1,083,646 | $ 1,838,823 |
(e) The subsidiary of the Company, Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd., is Geneferm’s single largest corporate shareholder. However, the Group does not hold more than 50 percent of voting rights during shareholders’ meetings and has no agreement with other shareholders to negotiate or jointly make decisions, which indicates that the Group does not have the ability to direct the relevant activities. Therefore, the Group concluded that it has no control or significant influence over Geneferm.
D. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Group has no investments accounted for under the equity method pledged to others.
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(8) Property, plant and equipment
| Land | Buildings | Machinery | Utility equipment | Transportation equipment | Office equipment | Other equipment | Construction in progress and equipment to be inspected | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1, 2025 | |||||||||
| Cost | $ 898,539 | $ 2,420,764 | $ 2,252,048 | $ 343,547 | $ 25,877 | $ 45,262 | $ 1,273,358 | $ 206,522 | $ 7,465,917 |
| Accumulated depreciation | - | ( 926,519) | ( 1,469,951) | ( 221,129) | ( 19,961) | ( 32,963) | ( 666,583) | - | ( 3,337,106) |
| $ 898,539 | $ 1,494,245 | $ 782,097 | $ 122,418 | $ 5,916 | $ 12,299 | $ 606,775 | $ 206,522 | $ 4,128,811 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| At January 1 | $ 898,539 | $ 1,494,245 | $ 782,097 | $ 122,418 | $ 5,916 | $ 12,299 | $ 606,775 | $ 206,522 | $ 4,128,811 |
| Additions - cost | - | 25,113 | 14,002 | 1,083 | 732 | - | 9,932 | 59,871 | 110,733 |
| Transfers (Note 1) | - | 107,820 | 32,158 | 479 | 345 | - | 27,116 | ( 74,712) | 93,206 |
| Depreciation | - | ( 18,705) | ( 39,582) | ( 4,974) | ( 484) | ( 1,370) | ( 27,723) | - | ( 92,838) |
| Disposals - cost | - | - | ( 2,085) | ( 2,736) | ( 78) | ( 1,517) | ( 706) | - | ( 7,122) |
| -accumulated depreciation | - | - | 2,085 | 2,736 | 78 | 1,512 | 706 | - | 7,117 |
| Net exchange differences | - | 1,218 | 38 | - | 2 | 10 | 10 | - | 1,278 |
| At March 31 | $ 898,539 | $ 1,609,691 | $ 788,713 | $ 119,006 | $ 6,511 | $ 10,934 | $ 616,110 | $ 191,681 | $ 4,241,185 |
| At March 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Cost | $ 898,539 | $ 2,555,913 | $ 2,296,750 | $ 342,373 | $ 26,904 | $ 43,788 | $ 1,309,831 | $ 191,681 | $ 7,665,779 |
| Accumulated depreciation | - | ( 946,222) | ( 1,508,037) | ( 223,367) | ( 20,393) | ( 32,854) | ( 693,721) | - | ( 3,424,594) |
| $ 898,539 | $ 1,609,691 | $ 788,713 | $ 119,006 | $ 6,511 | $ 10,934 | $ 616,110 | $ 191,681 | $ 4,241,185 |
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| At January 1, 2024 | Land | Buildings | Machinery | Utility equipment | Transportation equipment | Office equipment | Other equipment | Construction in progress and equipment to be inspected | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | $ 770,539 | $ 2,189,911 | $ 2,170,248 | $ 313,507 | $ 24,367 | $ 46,006 | $ 1,184,136 | $ 345,846 | $ 7,044,560 |
| Accumulated depreciation | – | ( 853,621) | ( 1,327,828) | ( 204,185) | ( 18,574) | ( 35,019) | ( 583,807) | – | ( 3,023,034) |
| | $ 770,539 | $ 1,336,290 | $ 842,420 | $ 109,322 | $ 5,793 | $ 10,987 | $ 600,329 | $ 345,846 | $ 4,021,526 |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | |
| At January 1 | $ 770,539 | $ 1,336,290 | $ 842,420 | $ 109,322 | $ 5,793 | $ 10,987 | $ 600,329 | $ 345,846 | $ 4,021,526 |
| Additions - cost | – | 17,314 | 20,103 | 774 | – | 445 | 4,898 | 57,231 | 100,765 |
| Transfers (Note 2) | – | 52,003 | 39,400 | 3,730 | 1,807 | – | 36,819 | ( 90,830) | 42,929 |
| Depreciation | – | ( 15,512) | ( 36,841) | ( 4,065) | ( 449) | ( 821) | ( 26,160) | – | ( 83,848) |
| Disposals - cost | – | – | ( 18,657) | ( 285) | – | ( 137) | ( 13,747) | – | ( 32,826) |
| -accumulated depreciation | – | – | 4,073 | 285 | – | 137 | 13,293 | – | 17,788 |
| Net exchange differences | – | 3,434 | 107 | – | 3 | 9 | 294 | – | 3,847 |
| At March 31 | $ 770,539 | $ 1,393,529 | $ 850,605 | $ 109,761 | $ 7,154 | $ 10,620 | $ 615,726 | $ 312,247 | $ 4,070,181 |
| At March 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cost | $ 770,539 | $ 2,265,159 | $ 2,213,577 | $ 317,726 | $ 26,246 | $ 46,411 | $ 1,212,695 | $ 312,247 | $ 7,164,600 |
| Accumulated depreciation | – | ( 871,630) | ( 1,362,972) | ( 207,965) | ( 19,092) | ( 35,791) | ( 596,969) | – | ( 3,094,419) |
| | $ 770,539 | $ 1,393,529 | $ 850,605 | $ 109,761 | $ 7,154 | $ 10,620 | $ 615,726 | $ 312,247 | $ 4,070,181 |
(Note 1) Including transfer of $2,478 from ‘Inventories’, transfer of $90,383 from ‘Prepayment for equipment’ and transfer of $345 from ‘Right-of-use assets’.
(Note 2) Including transfer of $1,101 from ‘Inventories’ and transfer of $41,828 from ‘Prepayment for equipment’.
A. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of land, buildings and other equipment held for operating leases are as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land | $ 5,264 | $ 5,264 | $ 5,264 |
| Buildings | $ 10,130 | $ 10,227 | $ 10,521 |
| Other equipment | $ 1,640 | $ 1,738 | $ 2,405 |
B. Amount of borrowing costs capitalised as part of property, plant and equipment and the range of the interest rates for such capitalisation are as follows:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Amount capitalised | $ 989 | $ 305 |
| Interest rate range | 0.60%~1.68% | 0.84%~1.44% |
C. Information about the property, plant and equipment that were pledged to others as collateral as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 is provided in Note 8, 'PLEDGED ASSETS'.
(9) Leasing arrangements—lessee
A. The Group leases various assets including land, buildings and transportation equipments. Rental contracts are typically made for periods of 2 ~ 50 years. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions. The lease agreements do not impose covenants.
B. The carrying amount of right-of-use assets and the depreciation are as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount | Carrying amount | Carrying amount | |
| Land | $ 234,165 | $ 237,379 | $ 248,831 |
| Buildings | 12,872 | 14,575 | 21,178 |
| Transportation equipment | 7,957 | 8,687 | 9,839 |
| $ 254,994 | $ 260,641 | $ 279,848 | |
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Depreciation | Depreciation | ||
| Land | $ 4,047 | $ 3,996 | |
| Buildings | 2,339 | 2,276 | |
| Transportation equipment | 384 | 367 | |
| $ 6,770 | $ 6,639 |
C. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the additions to right-of-use assets were $825 and $5,664, respectively.
D. The information on profit and loss accounts relating to lease contracts is as follows:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Items affecting profit or loss | ||
| Interest expense on lease liabilities | $ 947 | $ 1,035 |
| Expense on short-term lease contract | 1,633 | 2,428 |
| Expense on leases of low-value assets | 491 | 46 |
E. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Group's total cash outflow for leases was $9,335 and $9,587, respectively.
(10) Intangible assets
| Goodwill | Software | Patents | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1, 2025 | |||||
| Cost | $ 174,159 | $ 16,665 | $ 66,533 | $ 86,658 | $ 344,015 |
| Accumulated amortisation | ( 248) | ( 12,306) | ( 45,682) | ( 62,520) | ( 120,756) |
| Accumulated impairment | - | - | - | ( 15,734) | ( 15,734) |
| Net exchange differences | - | ( 13) | 219 | - | 206 |
| $ 173,911 | $ 4,346 | $ 21,070 | $ 8,404 | $ 207,731 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | |||||
| At January 1 | $ 173,911 | $ 4,346 | $ 21,070 | $ 8,404 | $ 207,731 |
| Additions – acquired separately | - | 1,094 | - | - | 1,094 |
| Amortisation | - | ( 566) | ( 2,398) | ( 132) | ( 3,096) |
| Disposals – cost | - | ( 3,286) | - | - | ( 3,286) |
| -accumulated amortisation | - | 3,286 | - | - | 3,286 |
| At March 31 | $ 173,911 | $ 4,874 | $ 18,672 | $ 8,272 | $ 205,729 |
| At March 31, 2025 | |||||
| Cost | $ 174,159 | $ 14,473 | $ 66,533 | $ 86,658 | $ 341,823 |
| Accumulated amortisation | ( 248) | ( 9,586) | ( 48,080) | ( 62,652) | ( 120,566) |
| Accumulated impairment | - | - | - | ( 15,734) | ( 15,734) |
| Net exchange differences | - | ( 13) | 219 | - | 206 |
| $ 173,911 | $ 4,874 | $ 18,672 | $ 8,272 | $ 205,729 |
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| Goodwill | Software | Patents | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1, 2024 | |||||
| Cost | $ 174,159 | $ 42,684 | $ 65,903 | $ 84,058 | $ 366,804 |
| Accumulated amortisation | ( 248) | ( 37,904) | ( 36,081) | ( 62,503) | ( 136,736) |
| Accumulated impairment | - | - | - | ( 15,734) | ( 15,734) |
| Net exchange differences | - | ( 15) | 219 | - | 204 |
| $ 173,911 | $ 4,765 | $ 30,041 | $ 5,821 | $ 214,538 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 | |||||
| At January 1 | $ 173,911 | $ 4,765 | $ 30,041 | $ 5,821 | $ 214,538 |
| Additions – acquired separately | - | 480 | - | - | 480 |
| Amortisation | - | ( 684) | ( 2,392) | ( 9) | ( 3,085) |
| At March 31 | $ 173,911 | $ 4,561 | $ 27,649 | $ 5,812 | $ 211,933 |
| At March 31, 2024 | |||||
| Cost | $ 174,159 | $ 43,164 | $ 65,903 | $ 84,058 | $ 367,284 |
| Accumulated amortisation | ( 248) | ( 38,588) | ( 38,473) | ( 62,512) | ( 139,821) |
| Accumulated impairment | - | - | - | ( 15,734) | ( 15,734) |
| Net exchange differences | - | ( 15) | 219 | - | 204 |
| $ 173,911 | $ 4,561 | $ 27,649 | $ 5,812 | $ 211,933 |
A. No borrowing costs were capitalised as part of intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31,2025 and 2024.
B. Details of amortisation on intangible assets are as follows:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating costs | $ 1,540 | $ 1,542 |
| Selling expenses | 3 | 10 |
| General and administrative expenses | 848 | 991 |
| Research and development expenses | 705 | 542 |
| $ 3,096 | $ 3,085 |
C. The Group applied value in use method when calculating recoverable amount of goodwill and determined the recoverable amount to be greater than the carrying amount; thus, no impairment was identified. Goodwill distributed to cash generating unit according to operating segment is shown below:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multipower Enterprise Corp. | $ 70,265 | $ 70,265 | $ 70,265 |
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | $ 91,972 | $ 91,972 | $ 91,972 |
| Ho Yao Biopharm Co., Ltd. | $ 11,674 | $ 11,674 | $ 11,674 |
D. Impairment information about the intangible assets is provided in Note 6(11), "Impairment of non-financial assets".
E. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Group has no intangible assets pledged to others.
(11) Impairment of non-financial assets
A. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment. Goodwill is allocated to the Group’s cash-generating unit identified according to operating segment. The recoverable amount of all cash-generating units has been determined based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations use cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by the cash-generating unit. Cash flow of financial budgets is prepared based on forecasts of growth of future annual revenue, profit and capital expenditure. Management determined budgeted gross margin based on past performance and its expectation of market development. The weighted average growth rates used are consistent with the forecasts included in industry reports. The discount rates used are pre-tax and reflect specific risks relating to the relevant operating segments.
B. The recoverable amount of all cash-generating units calculated using the value-in-use exceeded their carrying amount, so goodwill was not impaired for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
C. As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of accumulated impairment of non-financial assets was $15,734.
(12) Short-term borrowings
| Type of borrowings | March 31, 2025 | Interest rate range | Collateral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsecured bank borrowings | $ 300,000 | 1.77%~1.81% | None |
| Type of borrowings | December 31, 2024 | Interest rate range | Collateral |
| Unsecured bank borrowings | $ 110,000 | 1.80% | None |
| Type of borrowings | March 31, 2024 | Interest rate range | Collateral |
| Unsecured bank borrowings | $ 664,476 | 1.58%~3.18% | None |
For more information about the interest expenses recognised in profit or loss by the Group for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, refer to Note 6(24), 'Finance costs'.
(13) Other payables
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividends payable | $ 741,746 | $ - | $ 666,430 |
| Accrued salaries and bonuses | 156,031 | 281,687 | 166,668 |
| Accrued employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration | 49,055 | 50,741 | 34,823 |
| Equipment payable | 18,044 | 6,648 | 25,418 |
| Others | 208,705 | 234,299 | 251,145 |
| $ 1,173,581 | $ 573,375 | $ 1,144,484 |
(14) Long-term borrowings
| Type of borrowings | Maturity date | March 31, 2025 | Interest rate | Collateral | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank secured borrowings | 2027.1.15 | $ 108,216 | 1.92% | Buildings and other equipment | (Note 1) |
| Less: Current portion of long-term borrowings | ( 59,027) | ||||
| $ 49,189 | |||||
| Type of borrowings | Maturity date | December 31, 2024 | Interest rate | Collateral | Note |
| Bank secured borrowings | 2027.1.15 | $ 122,973 | 2.02% | Construction in progress | (Note 1) |
| Bank secured borrowings | 2043.10.26 | 100,000 | 1.94% | Buildings | (Note 2) |
| $ 222,973 | |||||
| Less: Current portion of long-term borrowings | ( 59,027) | ||||
| $ 163,946 | |||||
| Type of borrowings | Maturity date | March 31, 2024 | Interest rate | Collateral | Note |
| Bank secured borrowings | 2027.1.15 | $ 167,243 | 1.90% | Construction in progress | (Note 1) |
| Bank secured borrowings | 2043.10.26 | 100,000 | 1.82% | Buildings | (Note 2) |
| $ 267,243 | |||||
| Less: Current portion of long-term borrowings | ( 59,027) | ||||
| $ 208,216 |
(Note 1) The principal has a grace period of 18~35 months. After the grace period expires, the principal and interest are payable in 25 installments.
(Note 2) The principal has a grace period of 36 months. After the grace period expires, the principal and interest are payable in 204 installments.
For more information about interest expenses recognised in profit or loss by the Group for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, refer to Note 6(24), 'Finance costs'.
(15) Pensions
A. The Company and its domestic subsidiaries have a defined benefit pension plan in accordance with the Labour Standards Law, covering all regular employees' service years prior to the enforcement of the Labour Pension Act on July 1, 2005 and service years thereafter of employees who chose to continue to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Law. Under the defined benefit pension plan, two units are accrued for each year of service for the first 15 years and one unit for each additional year thereafter, subject to a maximum of 45 units. Pension benefits are based on the number of units accrued and the average monthly salaries and wages of the last 6 months prior to retirement. The Company and its domestic subsidiaries contribute monthly an amount equal to $2\% \sim 5\%$ of the employees' monthly salaries and wages to the retirement fund deposited with Bank of Taiwan, the trustee, under the name of the independent retirement fund committee. Also, the Company and its domestic subsidiaries would assess the balance in the
aforementioned labour pension reserve account by December 31, every year. If the account balances are insufficient to pay the pension calculated by the aforementioned method to the employees expected to qualify for retirement in the following year, the Company and its domestic subsidiaries will make contribution for the deficit by next March. In accordance with defined benefit pension plan, the Company and its domestic subsidiaries disclose the related information as follows:
(a) For the aforementioned pension plan, the Group recognised pension costs of $704 and $873 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(b) Expected contributions to the defined benefit pension plans of the Group for the next year is $7,764.
B. Effective July 1, 2005, the Company and its domestic subsidiaries have established a defined contribution pension plan (the "New Plan") under the Labour Pension Act (the "Act"), covering all regular employees with R.O.C. nationality. Under the New Plan, the Company and its domestic subsidiaries contribute monthly an amount based on 6% of the employees' monthly salaries and wages to the employees' individual pension accounts at the Bureau of Labour Insurance. The benefits accrued are paid monthly or in lump sum upon termination of employment. The Group's subsidiaries in Mainland China are subject to the government sponsored defined contribution plan. Monthly contributions to an independent fund administered by the government in accordance with the pension regulations in the People's Republic of China (PRC) are based on a certain percentage of employees' monthly salaries and wages. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the contribution rates are both from 16%. Other than the monthly contributions, the Group has no further obligations. The pension costs under the defined contribution pension plans of the Group for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $14,966 and $14,069, respectively.
(16) Share capital – common stock
A. Movements in the number of the Company's ordinary shares outstanding are as follows (in thousands of shares):
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Beginning and ending balance | 178,696 | 178,696 |
B. As of March 31, 2025, the Company's authorised capital was $2,000,000, and the paid-in capital was $1,786,961, consisting of 178,696 thousand shares of ordinary share, with a par value of $10 (in dollars) per share. Shares can be issued several times. All proceeds from shares issued have been collected.
(17) Capital surplus
A. Pursuant to the R.O.C. Company Act, capital surplus arising from paid-in capital in excess of par value on issuance of common stocks and donations can be used to cover accumulated deficit or to issue new stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership, provided that
the Company has no accumulated deficit. Further, the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Act requires that the amount of capital surplus to be capitalised mentioned above should not exceed 10% of the paid-in capital each year. Capital surplus should not be used to cover accumulated deficit unless the legal reserve is insufficient.
B. As the Company’s associate, We Can Medicines Co., Ltd., issued and converted employee stock options resulting in changes in net equity, the Company recognised the change in net equity proportionately to its ownership amounting to $289 and $515 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
C. Due to the initial public offering on the Taipei Exchange in the first quarter of 2024, the Company’s associate, We Can Medicines Co., Ltd., issued new shares through cash capital increase, and the Group did not subscribe the shares proportionately to its ownership, resulting in an increase in capital surplus by $74,391.
D. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, pursuant to the Business Letter No. 10602420200 issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the subsidiary of the Company, Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd., and the Company reclassified dividends payable of $— and $45, respectively, which was expired and not collected by the shareholders, to capital surplus.
(18) Retained earnings
A. Within the limit, except for covering accumulated deficit or issuing new stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership, the legal reserve shall not be used for any other purpose. The use of legal reserve for the issuance of stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership is permitted, provided that the distribution of the reserve is limited to the portion in excess of 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital.
B. Under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as the Company operates in a volatile business environment and is in the stable growth stage, the Board of Directors takes into consideration the Company’s future capital needs, long-term financial planning and shareholders’ needs for cash inflow. The Company’s earnings, if any, are distributed in the following order:
(a) Pay all taxes.
(b) Cover accumulated deficit.
(c) Appropriate 10% as legal reserve, until such legal reserve amounts to the total paid-in capital.
(d) Appropriate or reverse special reserve in accordance with regulations.
(e) At least 10% of the remainder and previous unappropriated retained earnings as stockholders’ bonus and cash dividends shall account for at least 20% of total dividends distributed. If the cash dividend is below $0.5 (in dollars) per share, the Company can distribute stock dividends instead of cash dividends upon resolution of the shareholders.
When the shareholders bonus is distributed in stock dividend, it shall be allocated according to the resolutions of the shareholders during their meeting. The Company authorised the Board of Directors to process resolution resolved by a majority vote at the meeting attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors: all or part of distributed dividends and bonus, and capital
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reserve/legal surplus reserve shall be distributed by cash. The result shall be reported to the shareholders' meeting.
C. In accordance with the regulations, the Company shall set aside special reserve from the debit balance on other equity items at the balance sheet date before distributing earnings. When debit balance on other equity items is reversed subsequently, the reversed amount could be included in the distributable earnings.
D. On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors resolved to distribute cash dividends of $482,479 ($2.7 (in dollars) per share) form 2023 earnings. On February 25, 2025, the Board of Directors resolved to distribute cash dividends of $500,349 ($2.8 (in dollars) per share) form 2024 earnings; however, the distribution had not yet been made as of the reporting date (listed as “Other payables”). Information about the distribution of dividends by the Company as proposed by the Board of Directors will be posted in the “Market Observation Post System” at the website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
(19) Other equity
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency translation | Unrealised gain on valuation of financial assets | Total | |
| At January 1 | $ 4,489 | $ 103,642 | $ 181,131 |
| Currency translation differences | |||
| - Group | 2,101 | - | 2,101 |
| - Associates | 109 | - | 109 |
| Valuation adjustment | |||
| - Group | - | 9,384 | 9,384 |
| At March 31 | $ 6,699 | $ 113,026 | $ 119,725 |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 | |||
| Currency translation | Unrealised gain on valuation of financial assets | Total | |
| At January 1 | ($ 7,452) | $ 20,629 | $ 13,177 |
| Currency translation differences | |||
| - Group | 6,722 | - | 6,722 |
| - Associates | 103 | - | 103 |
| Valuation adjustment | |||
| - Group | - | 148,893 | 148,893 |
| Valuation adjustment transferred to retained earnings | |||
| - Group | - | ( 6,418) | ( 6,418) |
| At March 31 | ($ 627) | $ 163,104 | $ 162,477 |
(20) Operating revenue
A. The Group derives revenue from the transfer of goods at a point in time and of services over time in the following major product categories and geographical regions:
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | International | Total | |
| Revenue from sales of medicine | $ 702,642 | $ 63,944 | $ 766,586 |
| Revenue from sales of dietary supplement | 477,566 | 10,637 | 488,203 |
| Revenue from sales of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients | 57,709 | 264,508 | 322,217 |
| Revenue from rendering of services | 250 | - | 250 |
| Others | 61,562 | 1,216 | 62,778 |
| $ 1,299,729 | $ 340,305 | $ 1,640,034 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 | |||
| Domestic | International | Total | |
| Revenue from sales of medicine | $ 679,301 | $ 102,540 | $ 781,841 |
| Revenue from sales of dietary supplement | 457,024 | 23,359 | 480,383 |
| Revenue from sales of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients | 87,288 | 201,399 | 288,687 |
| Revenue from rendering of services | 593 | - | 563 |
| Others | 58,057 | 4,004 | 62,061 |
| $ 1,282,233 | $ 331,302 | $ 1,613,535 |
B. The Group has recognised the following revenue-related contract liabilities:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | January 1, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract liabilities –current | ||||
| Sales of medicine | $ 43,639 | $ 43,587 | $ 34,628 | $ 34,899 |
| Sales of dietary supplement | 57,113 | 45,531 | 49,430 | 44,943 |
| Sales of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients | 3,360 | 4,754 | 184 | 31 |
| Others | 829 | 1,114 | 4,578 | 3,337 |
| $ 104,941 | $ 94,986 | $ 88,820 | $ 83,210 | |
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | January 1, 2024 | |
| Refund liabilities - current | $ 320 | $ 320 | $ 320 | $ - |
Revenue recognised that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $51,600 and $35,674, respectively.
(21) Interest income
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Interest income from bank deposits | $ 4,899 | $ 11,527 |
| (22) Other income | ||
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Rental income | $ 1,697 | $ 653 |
| Research income | 7,188 | - |
| Royalty income | 2,949 | 2,727 |
| Technology transfer income | - | 8,734 |
| Government grants income | 171 | 564 |
| Compensation income | 368 | - |
| Other income | 3,176 | 3,856 |
| $ 15,549 | $ 16,534 | |
| (23) Other gains and losses | ||
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | ($ 1,810) | $ 1,097 |
| Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | ( 5) | ( 275) |
| Net currency exchange gain | 18,389 | 60,483 |
| Other losses | ( 2,351) | ( 2,368) |
| $ 14,223 | $ 58,937 | |
| (24) Finance costs | ||
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Interest expense | ||
| Bank borrowings | $ 1,600 | $ 4,415 |
| Lease liabilities | 947 | 1,035 |
| 2,547 | 5,450 | |
| Less: Capitalisation of qualifying assets | ( 989) | ( 305) |
| $ 1,558 | $ 5,145 |
(25) Expenses by nature
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised in operating costs | Recognised in operating expenses | Total | |
| Employee benefit expenses | $ 211,601 | $ 210,796 | $ 422,397 |
| Depreciation | 74,894 | 24,714 | 99,608 |
| Amortisation | 2,881 | 2,214 | 5,095 |
| $ 289,376 | $ 237,724 | $ 527,100 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2024 | |||
| Recognised in operating costs | Recognised in operating expenses | Total | |
| Employee benefit expenses | $ 202,583 | $ 203,914 | $ 406,497 |
| Depreciation | 69,120 | 21,367 | 90,487 |
| Amortisation | 2,078 | 2,614 | 4,692 |
| $ 273,781 | $ 227,895 | $ 501,676 |
(26) Employee benefit expenses
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised in operating costs | Recognised in operating expenses | Total | |
| Wages and salaries | $ 173,953 | $ 176,690 | $ 350,643 |
| Labour and health insurance expenses | 19,920 | 16,299 | 36,219 |
| Pension costs | 7,871 | 7,799 | 15,670 |
| Other personnel expenses | 9,857 | 10,008 | 19,865 |
| $ 211,601 | $ 210,796 | $ 422,397 | |
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2024 | |||
| Recognised in operating costs | Recognised in operating expenses | Total | |
| Wages and salaries | $ 167,079 | $ 173,468 | $ 340,547 |
| Labour and health insurance expenses | 18,466 | 15,077 | 33,543 |
| Pension costs | 7,664 | 7,278 | 14,942 |
| Other personnel expenses | 9,374 | 8,091 | 17,465 |
| $ 202,583 | $ 203,914 | $ 406,497 |
A. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, a ratio of distributable profit of the current year (pre-tax profit before deducting employees' compensation and directors' remuneration), after covering accumulated losses, shall be distributed as employees' compensation and directors' remuneration. The ratio shall be $1\% \sim 10\%$ for employees'
compensation and shall not be higher than 3% for directors’ remuneration. Employees’ compensation will be distributed in the form of shares or cash. Qualification requirements of employees, including the employees of subsidiaries of the company meeting certain specific requirements, are entitled to receive aforementioned stock or cash. The Company may, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of board of directors attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors, have the profit distributable as employees’ compensation distributed in the form of shares or in cash; and in addition thereto a report of such distribution shall be submitted to the shareholders during their meeting.
B. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, employees’ compensation was accrued at $2,404 and $2,425, respectively; while directors’ remuneration was accrued at $1,125 and $850, respectively. The aforementioned amounts were recognised in salary expenses. The expenses recognised for the period were accrued based on the earnings of current period and the percentage specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Total of the employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration for 2024 as resolved by the Board of Directors was $15,277, and the employees’ compensation was distributed in the form of cash. The difference between the aforementioned amount and the amount of $15,270 recognised in the 2024 financial statements by $7, mainly caused by estimation differences, had been adjusted in the profit or loss for 2025. Information about employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration of the Company as resolved by the Board of Directors will be posted in the “Market Observation Post System” at the website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
(27) Income tax
A. Income tax expense:
Components of income tax expense:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Current tax: | ||
| Current tax on profits for the period | $ 70,265 | $ 73,958 |
| Income tax overestimates for prior years | ( 2,272) | ( 3,618) |
| 67,993 | 70,340 | |
| Deferred tax: | ||
| Origination and reversal of temporary differences | 1,564 | 11,704 |
| Total income tax expense | $ 69,557 | $ 82,044 |
B. The Company’s income tax returns through 2023 have been assessed and approved by the Tax Authority, and there were no disputes existing between the Company and the Authority as of May 9, 2025.
(28) Earnings per share
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount after tax | Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (shares in thousands) | Earnings per share (in dollars) | |
| Basic earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent | $ 194,671 | 178,696 | $ 1.09 |
| Diluted earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent | $ 194,671 | 178,696 | |
| Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares | |||
| Employees’ compensation | - | 154 | |
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent plus assumed conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares | $ 194,671 | 178,850 | $ 1.09 |
| For the three-month period ended March 31,2024 | |||
| Amount after tax | Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (shares in thousands) | Earnings per share (in dollars) | |
| Basic earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent | $ 252,704 | 178,696 | $ 1.41 |
| Diluted earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent | $ 252,704 | 178,696 | |
| Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares | |||
| Employees’ compensation | - | 203 | |
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent plus assumed conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares | $ 252,704 | 178,899 | $ 1.41 |
(29) Supplemental cash flow information
A. Investing activities with partial cash payments:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (a) Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | $ 110,733 | $ 100,765 |
| Add: Beginning balance of notes payable | 18,509 | 37,206 |
| Beginning balance of payable on equipment (listed as “Other payables”) | 6,648 | 8,135 |
| Less: Ending balance of notes payable | ( 19,299) | ( 10,997) |
| Ending balance of payable on equipment (listed as “Other payables”) | ( 18,044) | ( 25,418) |
| Capitalised interest | ( 989) | ( 305) |
| Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment | $ 97,558 | $ 109,386 |
B. Operating and investing activities with no cash flow effects:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (1) Write-off of accounts receivable | $ 1,504 | $ - |
| (2) Inventories transferred to property, plant and equipment | $ 2,478 | $ 1,101 |
| (3) Prepayments for equipment transferred to property, plant and equipment | $ 90,383 | $ 41,828 |
| (4) Right-of-use assets reclassified to property, plant and equipment | $ 345 | $ - |
| (5) Undistributed earnings from equity-method investments. | $ - | $ 24,000 |
| (6) Cash dividends declared but not yet distributed (listed as “Other payables”) | $ 741,746 | $ 666,430 |
(30) Changes in liabilities from financing activities
| Short-term borrowings | Lease liabilities | Long-term borrowings (including current portion) | Guarantee deposits received | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1, 2025 | $ 110,000 | $ 227,455 | $ 222,973 | $ 8,772 | $ 569,200 |
| Changes in cash flow from financing activities | 190,000 | ( 6,264) | ( 114,757) | 362 | 69,341 |
| Changes in other non-cash items | - | 844 | - | - | 844 |
| At March 31, 2025 | $ 300,000 | $ 222,035 | $ 108,216 | $ 9,134 | $ 639,385 |
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| Short-term borrowings | Lease liabilities | Long-term borrowings (including current portion) | Guarantee deposits received | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1, 2024 | $ 800,000 | $ 245,886 | $ 282,000 | $ 12,299 | $ 1,340,185 |
| Changes in cash flow from financing activities | ( 135,524) | ( 6,078) | ( 14,757) | 467 | ( 155,892) |
| Changes in other non-cash items | – | 5,728 | – | – | 5,728 |
| At March 31, 2024 | $ 664,476 | $ 245,536 | $ 267,243 | $ 12,766 | $ 1,190,021 |
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(1) Names of related parties and relationship
| Names of related parties | Relationship with the Group |
|---|---|
| We Can Medicines Co., Ltd. (We Can) | Associate |
| Taiwan Biosim Co., Ltd. (Biosim) | Associate |
| Geneferm Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Geneferm) | Associate |
| Sun You Biotech Pharm Co., Ltd. (Sun You) | Other related party (The manager of the Company is Sun You's director) |
| Fan Dao Nan Foundation (Fan Dao Nan) | Other related party (The corporate director of the Company) |
(2) Significant related party transactions
A. Sales of goods
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Associates | $ 18,836 | $ 25,254 |
| Other related parties | 5,698 | 7,021 |
| $ 24,534 | $ 32,275 |
Prices of goods sold to related parties are determined each time when delivering goods. Terms of transactions are similar with those to third parties, which is cash payment in 2 months after billing, or to obtain cheques with a maturity of 4~6 months upon billing.
B. Purchases of goods
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Associates | $ 8,608 | $ 13,608 |
| Other related parties | 606 | 1,677 |
| $ 9,214 | $ 15,285 |
Goods are purchased based on the price lists in force and terms that would be available to regular suppliers. Payment terms are 1~4 months after monthly billing.
C. Other expenses
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Advertisement expenses: | ||
| Associates | $ 2 | $ 206 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: | ||
| Associates | $ 5,002 | $ 4,970 |
| Other related parties | - | 6 |
| $ 5,002 | $ 4,976 |
D. Other income
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Associates | $ 1,008 | $ 84 |
| Other related parties | 1,482 | 1,327 |
| $ 2,490 | $ 1,411 |
E. Ending balance of goods sold
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from related parties: | |||
| Associates | $ 16,774 | $ 29,893 | $ 22,826 |
| Other related parties | 9,922 | 7,606 | 11,501 |
| $ 26,696 | $ 37,499 | $ 34,327 |
The receivables from related parties arise mainly from sales transactions. The receivables are unsecured in nature and bear no interest. There are no provisions held against receivables from related parties.
F. Other receivables
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associates | $ 190 | $ 285 | $ 2,798 |
| Other related parties | - | 2 | 24,001 |
| $ 190 | $ 287 | $ 26,799 |
G. Ending balance of goods purchased
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payables to related parties: | |||
| Associates | $ 11,926 | $ 30,349 | $ 15,367 |
| Other related parties | 606 | 2,940 | 2,426 |
| $ 12,532 | $ 33,289 | $ 17,793 |
The payables to related parties arise mainly from purchase transactions. The payables bear no interest.
H. Other payables
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associates | $ 1,513 | $ 9,806 | $ 13,983 |
I. Lease transactions—lessee
(a) The Group leases land and buildings from Fan Dao Nan and We Can. Rental contracts are made for the periods from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2027 and April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026, respectively. Rents are paid quarterly and monthly.
(b) As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of right-of-use assets were $2,656, $3,095 and $4,412, respectively.
(c) As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of lease liability were $2,746, $3,194 and $4,529, respectively. The Group recognised interest expense amounting to $9 and $16 (listed as 'Finance costs') for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(3) Key management compensation
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Salaries and other short-term employee benefits | $ 19,413 | $ 13,120 |
| Post-employment benefits | 19 | - |
| $ 19,432 | $ 13,120 |
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8. PLEDGED ASSETS
The Group’s assets pledged as collateral are as follows:
Book value
| Pledged asset | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time deposits (Note 1) | $ 8,000 | $ 8,000 | $ - | Performance guarantees |
| Land (Note 2) | 297,406 | 297,406 | 296,940 | Short-term and long-term borrowings |
| Buildings-net (Note 2) | 409,615 | 327,836 | 333,778 | Short-term and long-term borrowings |
| Machinery-net (Note 2) | 24,482 | 8,993 | 10,800 | Long-term borrowings |
| Utility equipment-net (Note 2) | 21,282 | - | - | Long-term borrowings |
| Other equipment-net (Note 2) | 110 | 110 | 110 | Long-term borrowings |
| Construction in progress (Note 2) | - | 71,179 | 110,519 | Long-term borrowings |
| $ 760,895 | $ 713,524 | $ 752,147 |
(Note 1) Listed as ‘Financial assets at amortised cost - current’.
(Note 2) Listed as ‘Property, plant and equipment’.
9. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNISED CONTRACT COMMITMENTS
As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the balances for contracts that the Group entered into for the purchase of property, plant and equipment, but not yet due were $248,364, $338,609 and $373,727, respectively.
10. SIGNIFICANT DISASTER LOSS
None.
11. SIGNIFICANT EVENT AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE
None.
12. OTHERS
(1) Capital management
The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.
(2) Financial instruments
A. Financial instruments by category
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | |||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | |||
| Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss | $ 146,918 | $ 168,627 | $ 187,534 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | |||
| Designation of equity instruments | $ 517,626 | $ 508,242 | $ 539,813 |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,634,479 | $ 1,520,128 | $ 1,890,587 |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | 191,105 | 134,500 | 76,500 |
| Notes receivable | 178,875 | 283,668 | 314,700 |
| Accounts receivable | 1,117,356 | 1,039,155 | 1,055,728 |
| Other receivables | 11,159 | 16,567 | 171,164 |
| Guarantee deposits paid | 29,681 | 28,783 | 37,165 |
| $ 3,162,655 | $ 3,022,801 | $ 3,545,844 | |
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Financial liabilities at amortised cost | |||
| Short-term borrowings | $ 300,000 | $ 110,000 | $ 664,476 |
| Notes payable | 226,819 | 360,766 | 310,093 |
| Accounts payable | 313,503 | 242,304 | 265,863 |
| Other payables | 1,173,581 | 573,375 | 1,144,484 |
| Long-term borrowings (including current portion) | 108,216 | 222,973 | 267,243 |
| Guarantee deposits received | 9,134 | 8,772 | 12,766 |
| $ 2,131,573 | $ 1,518,510 | $ 2,665,245 | |
| Lease liabilities | $ 222,035 | $ 227,455 | $ 245,536 |
B. Risk management policies
(a) The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign exchange risk, price risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. To minimise any adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group, derivative financial instruments may be used to hedge certain risk.
(b) Risk management is carried out by a central treasury department (Group treasury) under policies approved by the Board of Directors. Group treasury identifies, evaluates and hedges
financial risks in close cooperation with the Group's operating units. The Board provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as written policies covering specific areas and matters, such as foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of derivative financial instruments and non-derivative financial instruments.
C. Significant financial risks and degrees of financial risks
(a) Market risk
Foreign exchange risk
i. The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from the transactions of the Group used in various functional currencies, primarily with respect to the USD, EUR, JPY and RMB. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities.
ii. The Group has certain sales and purchases denominated in USD and other foreign currencies. Changes in market exchange rates would affect the fair value. However, the payment and collection periods of asset and liability positions in foreign currencies are close, market risk can be offset. The Group does not expect significant interest rate risk.
iii. The Group has certain investments in foreign operations, whose net assets are exposed to foreign currency translation risk. However, the net investments of foreign operations are strategic investments, thus the Group does not hedge the investments.
iv. The Group's businesses involve some non-functional currency operations (the Company's and certain subsidiaries' functional currency: NTD; other certain subsidiaries' functional currency: USD, PHP, VND and RMB). The information on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies whose values would be materially affected by the exchange rate fluctuations is as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency amount (In thousands) | Exchange rate | Book value | |
| (Foreign currency: functional currency) | |||
| Financial assets | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD: NTD | $ 22,257 | 33.21 | $ 739,155 |
| EUR: NTD | 1,007 | 35.97 | 36,222 |
| JPY: NTD | 463,684 | 0.2227 | 103,262 |
| RMB: NTD | 4,989 | 4.573 | 22,815 |
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD: NTD | 626 | 32.21 | 20,789 |
| December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency amount (In thousands) | Exchange rate | Book value | |
| (Foreign currency: functional currency) | |||
| Financial assets | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD: NTD | $ 20,330 | 32.79 | $ 666,621 |
| EUR: NTD | 938 | 34.14 | 32,023 |
| JPY: NTD | 321,818 | 0.2099 | 67,550 |
| RMB: NTD | 5,005 | 4.478 | 22,412 |
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD: NTD | 382 | 32.79 | 12,526 |
| March 31, 2024 | |||
| Foreign currency amount (In thousands) | Exchange rate | Book value | |
| (Foreign currency: functional currency) | |||
| Financial assets | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD: NTD | $ 37,837 | 32.00 | $ 1,210,784 |
| EUR: NTD | 118 | 34.46 | 4,066 |
| JPY: NTD | 307,904 | 0.2120 | 65,276 |
| RMB: NTD | 16,410 | 4.408 | 72,335 |
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Monetary items | |||
| USD: NTD | 333 | 32.00 | 10,656 |
With regard to sensitivity analysis of foreign currency exchange rate risk, if the exchange rates of NTD to all foreign currencies had appreciated/depreciated by 1%, with all other factors remaining constant, the Group's net income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 would have increased/decreased by $7,045 and $10,734, respectively.
v. Total net exchange gain, including realised and unrealised, arising from significant foreign exchange variation on the monetary items held by the Group for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 amounted to $18,389 and $60,483, respectively.
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Price risk
i. The Group’s equity securities, which are exposed to price risk, are the held financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. To manage its price risk arising from investments in equity securities, the Group diversifies its portfolio. Diversification of the portfolio is done in accordance with the limits set by the Group.
ii. The Group’s investments in equity securities comprise shares and open-end funds issued by the domestic companies. The prices of equity securities would change due to the change of the future value of investee companies. If the prices of these equity securities had increased/decreased by 1% with all other variables held constant, post-tax profit for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 would have increased/decreased by $1,646 and $1,986, respectively, as a result of gains/losses on equity securities classified as at fair value through profit or loss. Other components of equity would have increased/decreased by $4,034 and $3,767, respectively, as a result of other comprehensive income on equity investment classified as at fair value through other comprehensive income.
Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk
i. The Group’s main interest rate risk arises from long-term and short-term borrowings with variable rates, which expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Group’s borrowings at variable rate were denominated in the NTD and EUR.
ii. With regard to sensitivity analysis of interest rate risk, if interest rates on borrowings at that date had been 1% higher/lower with all other variables held constant, post-tax profit for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 would have been $12 and $41 lower/higher, respectively, mainly as a result of higher/lower interest expense on floating rate borrowings.
(b) Credit risk
i. Credit risk refers to the risk of financial loss to the Group arising from default by the clients or counterparties of financial instruments on the contract obligations. The main factor is that counterparties could not repay in full the accounts receivable based on the agreed terms.
ii. The Group manages its credit risk taking into consideration the entire company’s concern. According to the Group’s credit policy, each local entity in the Group is responsible for managing and analysing the credit risk for each of their new clients before standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. Internal risk control assesses the credit quality of the customers, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. Individual risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the Board of Directors. The utilisation of credit limits is regularly monitored.
iii. In line with credit risk management procedure, payment reminders are sent as the contract payments are past due, whereby the default occurs when the contract payments are past due over certain period of time, and recourse procedures are initiated. However, the Group will continue executing the recourse procedures to secure their rights.
iv. The Group classifies customer's notes and accounts receivable in accordance with credit rating of customer. The Group applies the modified approach using provision matrix to estimate expected credit loss under the provision matrix basis. The Group used the forecastability of conditions to adjust historical and timely information to assess the default possibility of notes and accounts receivable, whereby rate ranging from 0.01% to 100% are applied to the provision matrix. Movements in relation to the Group applying the modified approach to provide loss allowance for notes and accounts receivable are as follows:
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes receivable | Accounts receivable | Total | |
| Beginning balance | $ 428 | $ 26,388 | $ 26,816 |
| Provision for (reversal of) impairment | 26 | ( 2,776 ) | ( 2,750 ) |
| Write-offs | - | ( 1,504 ) | ( 1,504 ) |
| Ending balance | $ 454 | $ 22,108 | $ 22,562 |
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 | |||
| Notes receivable | Accounts receivable | Total | |
| Beginning balance | $ 237 | $ 15,368 | $ 15,605 |
| Provision for impairment | 169 | 3,452 | 3,621 |
| Ending balance | $ 406 | $ 18,820 | $ 19,226 |
(c) Liquidity risk
i. Cash flow forecasting is performed in the operating entities of the Group and aggregated by Group treasury. Group treasury monitors rolling forecasts of the Group's liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs while maintaining sufficient headroom on its undrawn committed borrowing facilities at all times so that the Group does not breach borrowing limits or covenants on any of its borrowing facilities.
ii. Surplus cash held by the Group over and above balance required for working capital management are transferred to the Group treasury. Group treasury invests surplus cash in interest bearing current accounts, time deposits and marketable securities, choosing instruments with appropriate maturities or sufficient liquidity to provide sufficient headroom as determined by the abovementioned forecasts.
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iii. The Group has the following undrawn borrowing facilities:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floating rate: | |||
| Expiring within one year | $ 2,761,150 | $ 3,153,210 | $ 3,581,524 |
| Expiring beyond one year | 80,000 | 127,000 | 47,000 |
| $ 2,841,150 | $ 3,280,210 | $ 3,628,524 |
iv. The table below analyses the Group's non-derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date:
| March 31, 2025 | Within 1 year | Between 1 and 2 years | Between 2 and 5 years | Over 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term borrowings | $ 301,177 | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Notes payable | 226,819 | - | - | - |
| Accounts payable | 313,503 | - | - | - |
| Other payables | 1,173,581 | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | 27,411 | 21,649 | 52,725 | 145,315 |
| Long-term borrowings | 60,284 | 49,625 | - | - |
| Guarante deposits received | 8,533 | 601 | - | - |
| December 31, 2025 | Within 1 year | Between 1 and 2 years | Between 2 and 5 years | Over 5 years |
| Short-term borrowings | $ 111,227 | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Notes payable | 360,766 | - | - | - |
| Accounts payable | 242,304 | - | - | - |
| Other payables | 573,375 | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | 27,393 | 23,186 | 53,298 | 149,567 |
| Long-term borrowings | 62,853 | 62,821 | 26,169 | 97,945 |
| Guarantee deposits received | 8,535 | 237 | - | - |
| March 31, 2024 | Within 1 year | Between 1 and 2 years | Between 2 and 5 years | Over 5 years |
| Short-term borrowings | $ 666,051 | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Notes payable | 310,093 | - | - | - |
| Accounts payable | 265,863 | - | - | - |
| Other payables | 1,144,484 | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | 28,616 | 27,690 | 57,691 | 162,325 |
| Long-term borrowings | 63,505 | 62,563 | 68,039 | 103,255 |
| Guarantee deposits received | - | 4,236 | 8,530 | - |
v. For non-derivative financial liabilities, the Group does not expect the timing of occurrence of the cash flows estimated through the maturity date analysis will be significantly earlier, nor expect the actual cash flow amount will be significantly different.
(3) Fair value information
A. The different levels that the inputs to valuation techniques are used to measure fair value of financial and non-financial instruments have been defined as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. A market is regarded as active where a market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The fair value of the Group’s investment in beneficiary certificates and listed stocks is included.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Group’s investment in partial equity instruments without active market is included.
B. The carrying amounts of the Group’s financial instruments not measured at fair value (including cash and cash equivalents, financial assets at amortised cost, notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables, guarantee deposits paid, short-term borrowings, notes payable, accounts payable, other payables, long-term borrowings (including current portion) and guarantee deposits received) are approximate to their fair values.
C. The related information on financial and non-financial instruments measured at fair value by level on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the assets is as follows:
(a) The related information on the nature of the assets is as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring fair value measurements | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | ||||
| Equity securities and beneficiary certificates | $ 134,554 | $ - | $ 12,364 | $ 146,918 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Equity securities | 399,411 | - | 118,215 | 517,626 |
| $ 533,965 | $ - | $ 130,579 | $ 664,544 |
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| December 31, 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring fair value measurements | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | ||||
| Equity securities and beneficiary certificates | $ 156,277 | $ - | $ 12,350 | $ 168,627 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Equity securities | 390,027 | - | 118,215 | 508,242 |
| $ 546,304 | $ - | $ 130,565 | $ 676,869 | |
| March 31, 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Recurring fair value measurements | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | ||||
| Equity securities and beneficiary certificates | $ 171,665 | $ - | $ 15,869 | $ 187,534 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Equity securities | 436,685 | - | 103,128 | 539,813 |
| $ 608,350 | $ - | $ 118,997 | $ 727,347 |
(b) The methods and assumptions the Group used to measure fair value are as follows:
i. The instruments that the Group used market quoted prices as their fair values (that is, Level 1) are listed below by characteristics:
| Listed stocks | Open-end fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Market quoted price | Closing price | Net asset value |
ii. Except for financial instruments with active markets, the fair value of other financial instruments is measured by using valuation techniques or by reference to counterparty quotes. The fair value of financial instruments measured by using valuation techniques can be referred to current fair value of instruments with similar terms and characteristics in substance, discounted cash flow method or other valuation methods, including calculated by applying model using market information available at the consolidated balance sheet date.
iii. The output of valuation model is an estimated value and the valuation technique may not be able to capture all relevant factors of the Group's financial and non-financial instruments. Therefore, the estimated value derived using valuation model is adjusted accordingly with additional inputs, for example, model risk or liquidity risk and etc. In accordance with the Group's management policies and relevant control procedures relating to the valuation models used for fair value measurement, management believes
adjustment to valuation is necessary in order to reasonably represent the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments at the consolidated balance sheet. The inputs and pricing information used during valuation are carefully assessed and adjusted based on current market conditions.
D. For the three-months periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there was no transfer between level 1 and level 2.
E. The following table presents the changes in Level 3 instruments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| At January 1 | $ 130,565 | $ 120,696 |
| Disposal | ( 9,882) | - |
| Recognised in profit or loss | 9,896 | ( 736) |
| Recognised in other comprehensive income (loss) | - | ( 963) |
| At March 31 | $ 130,579 | $ 118,997 |
F. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there was no transfer from or to Level 3.
G. Financial segment is in charge of valuation procedures for fair value measurements being categorised within Level 3, which is to verify independent fair value of financial instruments. Such assessment is to ensure the valuation results are reasonable by applying independent information to make results close to current market conditions, confirming the resource of information is independent, reliable and in line with other resources and represented as the exercisable price, and frequently calibrating valuation model, performing back-testing, updating inputs used to the valuation model and making any other necessary adjustments to the fair value.
H. The following is the qualitative information of significant unobservable inputs and sensitivity analysis of changes in significant unobservable inputs to valuation model used in Level 3 fair value measurement:
| Fair value at March 31, 2025 | Valuation technique | Significant unobservable input | Range (weighted average) | Relationship of inputs to fair value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-derivative equity instrument: | |||||
| Unlisted stocks | $ 92,887 | Market comparable companies | Discount for lack of marketability | 30% | The higher the discount for lack of marketability, the lower the fair value |
| Unlisted stocks | 22,180 | Discounted cash flow | Weighted-average cost of capital | 15% | The higher the weighted-average cost of capital, the lower the fair value |
| Unlisted stocks | 15,512 | Net asset value | Not applicable | — | Not applicable |
| Fair value at December 31, 2024 | Valuation technique | Significant unobservable input | Range (weighted average) | Relationship of inputs to fair value | |
| Non-derivative equity instrument: | |||||
| Unlisted stocks | $ 92,873 | Market comparable companies | Discount for lack of marketability | 30% | The higher the discount for lack of marketability, the lower the fair value |
| Unlisted stocks | 22,180 | Discounted cash flow | Weighted-average cost of capital | 15% | The higher the weighted-average cost of capital, the lower the fair value |
| Unlisted stocks | 15,512 | Net asset value | Not applicable | — | Not applicable |
| Fair value at March 31, 2024 | Valuation technique | Significant unobservable input | Range (weighted average) | Relationship of inputs to fair value | |
| Non-derivative equity instrument: | |||||
| Unlisted stocks | $ 102,659 | Market comparable companies | Discount for lack of marketability | 30% | The higher the discount for lack of marketability, the lower the fair value |
| Unlisted stocks | 16,338 | Net asset value | Not applicable | — | Not applicable |
I. The Group has carefully assessed the valuation models and assumptions used to measure fair value; therefore, the fair value measurement is reasonable. However, use of different valuation models or assumptions may result in different measurement. The following is the effect on profit or loss or on other comprehensive income from financial assets categorised within Level 3 if the inputs used to valuation models have changed:
| Input | Change | March 31, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised in profit or loss | Recognised in other comprehensive comprehensive income | |||||
| Favourable change | Unfavourable change | Favourable change | Unfavourable change | |||
| Financial assets | ||||||
| Equity instrument | Discount for lack of marketability | ± 3% | $ 56 | ($ 56) | $ 3,925 | ($ 3,925) |
| Equity instrument | Weighted-average cost of capital | ± 0.5% | $ - | $ - | $ 1,060 | ($ 960) |
| Input | Change | December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Recognised in profit or loss | Recognised in other comprehensive comprehensive income | |||||
| Favourable change | Unfavourable change | Favourable change | Unfavourable change | |||
| Financial assets | ||||||
| Equity instrument | Discount for lack of marketability | ± 3% | $ 55 | ($ 55) | $ 3,925 | ($ 3,925) |
| Equity instrument | Weighted-average cost of capital | ± 0.5% | $ - | $ - | $ 1,060 | ($ 960) |
| Input | Change | March 31, 2024 | ||||
| Recognised in profit or loss | Recognised in other comprehensive comprehensive income | |||||
| Favourable change | Unfavourable change | Favourable change | Unfavourable change | |||
| Financial assets | ||||||
| Equity instrument | Discount for lack of marketability | ± 3% | $ 166 | ($ 166) | $ 4,233 | ($ 4,233) |
13. SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES
(According to the current regulatory requirements, the Group is only required to disclose the information for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.)
(1) Significant transactions information
A. Loans to others: Refer to table 1.
B. Provision of endorsements and guarantees to others: None.
C. Holding of marketable securities at the end of the year (not including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures): Refer to table 2.
D. Purchases or sales of goods from or to related parties reaching $100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: None.
E. Receivables from related parties reaching $100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: None.
F. Significant inter-company transactions during the reporting periods: Refer to table 3.
(2) Information on investees
Names, locations and other information of investee companies (not including investees in Mainland China): Refer to table 4.
(3) Information on investments in Mainland China
A. Basic information: Refer to table 5.
B. Significant transactions, either directly or indirectly through a third area, with investee companies in the Mainland Area: None.
- SEGMENT INFORMATION
(1) General information
Management has determined the reportable operating segments based on the reports reviewed by the chief operating decision-maker that are used to make strategic decisions. There is change in the basis for formation of entities and division of segments in the Group or in the measurement basis for segment information during this year in accordance with global marketing expansion of the Group.
(2) Information about segment profit or loss, assets and liabilities
The segment information provided to the chief operating decision-maker for the reportable segments is as follows:
| For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Pharmaceutical | |||||
| Medicine | Dietary supplement | Ingredients | Others | Total | |
| Segment revenue | $ 790,965 | $ 506,985 | $ 341,227 | $ 71,932 | $ 1,711,109 |
| Revenue from internal customers | ( 24,379) | ( 18,782) | ( 19,010) | ( 8,904) | ( 71,075) |
| Revenue from external customers | 766,586 | 488,203 | 322,217 | 63,028 | 1,640,034 |
| Segment profit before income tax | 221,792 | 69,492 | 98,744 | ( 7,083) | 382,945 |
| Segment assets | 4,329,262 | 3,182,529 | 3,158,116 | 743,548 | 11,413,455 |
| Segment liabilities | 1,500,097 | 823,286 | 458,847 | 105,145 | 2,887,375 |
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024
| Active Pharmaceutical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Dietary supplement | Ingredients | Others | Total | |
| Segment revenue | $ 804,248 | $ 509,905 | $ 302,077 | $ 73,691 | $ 1,689,921 |
| Revenue from internal customers | ( 22,407) | ( 29,522) | ( 13,390) | ( 11,067) | ( 76,386) |
| Revenue from external customers | 781,841 | 480,383 | 288,687 | 62,624 | 1,613,535 |
| Segment profit before income tax | 293,375 | 62,707 | 114,441 | 9,042 | 479,565 |
| Segment assets | 4,304,961 | 3,256,848 | 3,180,442 | 829,370 | 11,571,621 |
| Segment liabilities | 1,733,795 | 1,112,222 | 609,040 | 68,779 | 3,523,836 |
(4) Reconciliation for segment income (loss), assets and liabilities
A. Sales between segments are carried out at arm's length. The revenue from external customers reported to the chief operating decision-maker is measured in a manner consistent with that in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. A reconciliation of reportable segment income before income tax to the profit before income tax is provided as follows:
| For the three-month periods ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Reportable segment income before income tax | $ 390,028 | $ 470,523 |
| Other segments profit before income tax | ( 7,083) | 9,042 |
| Inter-segment transactions | ( 33,577) | ( 51,281) |
| Profit before income tax | $ 349,368 | $ 428,284 |
B. The amounts provided to the chief operating decision maker with respect to total assets and total liabilities are measured in a manner consistent with that of the financial statements. No reconciliation is needed.
STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Loans to others
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025
Table 1
Expressed in thousands of NTD
| Number | Creditor | Borrower | General ledger account | Is a related party | Maximum outstanding balance | Ending balance (Note 2) | Actual amount drawn down | Interest rate | Nature of loan (Note 1) | Amount of transactions with the borrower | Reason for short-term financing | Allowance for doubtful accounts | Collateral Item | Value | Limit on loans granted to a single party | Ceiling on total loans granted | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Standard Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Other receivables | Yes | $ 9,375 | $ 9,375 | $ 9,375 | 1.20% | 2 | $ - | Operating capital | $ 9,375 | -- | -- | $ 6,702 | $ 8,042 | (Notes 3) |
Note 1: The code represents the nature of financing activities as follows:
(1) Trading partner.
(2) Short-term financing
Note 2: The ending balance is the credit limit approved by the Board of Directors.
Note 3: Calculation of limit on loans granted to a single party and ceiling on total loans granted:
(1) Limit on loans granted to a single party:
(a) For the companies having business relationship with the Company, limit on loans granted to a single party is the higher value of purchasing and selling during current or latest year on the year of financing.
(b) For short-term financing, limit on loans granted to a single party is $5\%$ of the Company's net assets based on the latest audited consolidated financial statements.
(c) Limit on loans granted by Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical to a single party is $25\%$ of the creditor's net assets based on the latest audited or reviewed consolidated financial statements.
(2) Ceiling on total loans granted to a single party:
Ceiling on total loans granted by Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical to single party is $30\%$ of the creditor's net assets.
(3) For short-term financing, ceiling on total loans granted to all direct or indirect wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries of the Company is not limited to $40\%$ of the creditors' net assets.
Note 4: As certain ending balance of loans from Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to Jiangsu Standard-Dia Biopharma Co., Ltd. ("Jiangsu Standard-Dia") has exceeded the original maturity date and it is
expected that Jiangsu Standard-Dia will be unable to repay the remaining amounts. Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has applied to the court to initiate bankruptcy liquidation proceedings against Jiangsu Standard-Dia and fully recognised allowance for doubtful accounts and established an improvement plan for regular follow-up. Before the completion of the improvement plan, the implementation status will be disclosed quarterly and reported to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis for supervision, and the implementation status will be reported at the next shareholders' meeting.
Note 5: Foreign currencies are translated into New Taiwan Dollars. Exchange rates of foreign currencies indicated as of report date were as follows: RMB:NTD 1:4.5730.
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Holding of marketable securities at the end of the period (not including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025
Table 2
Expressed in thousands of NTD
| Securities held by | Marketable securities (Note 1) | Relationship with the securities issuer | General ledger account (Note 2) | As of March 31, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of shares | Book value | Ownership (%) | Fair value | Note | ||||
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Stocks: | |||||||
| HER-SING CO., LTD. | The Company is HER-SING Co., Ltd.'s corporate director | 2 | 3,055,000 | $ 44,359 | 17.71% | $ 44,359 | - | |
| Sun You Biotech Pharm Co., Ltd. | The manager of the Company is Sun You Biotech Pharm Co., Ltd.'s director | 2 | 3,378,006 | 42,597 | 18.13% | 42,597 | - | |
| Rossmax International Ltd. | — | 2 | 3,548,000 | 55,526 | 4.15% | 55,526 | - | |
| EASYWELL BIOMEDICALS, INC. | — | 2 | 5,094,600 | 343,886 | 4.18% | 343,886 | - | |
| Advpharma Inc. | Beneficiary certificates: | |||||||
| Taishin 1699 Money Market Fund | — | 1 | 977,966 | 13,890 | - | 13,890 | - | |
| UPAMC James Bond Money Market Fund | — | 1 | 1,185,178 | 20,694 | - | 20,694 | - | |
| Capital Money Market Fund | — | 1 | 1,227,024 | 20,718 | - | 20,718 | - | |
| Stocks: | ||||||||
| GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. | — | 1 | 36,000 | 11,484 | 0.01% | 11,484 | - | |
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Stocks: | |||||||
| Leeuwenhoek Laboratories Co. Ltd. | — | 2 | 2,000,000 | 22,180 | 5.98% | 22,180 | - |
Note 1: Marketable securities in the table refer to stocks, beneficiary certificates and other related derivative securities as defined within the scope of International Financial Reporting Standard 9 'Financial Instruments'. Only transactions amounting to more than $10,000 are disclosed.
Note 2: The general ledger account is classified into the following four categories:
1. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current
2. Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current
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STANDARD CHEM. & PHARM. CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Significant inter-company transactions during the reporting periods
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025
Table 3
Expressed in thousands of NTD
| Number (Note 2) | Company name | Counterparty | Relationship (Note 3) | General ledger account | Amount | Transaction terms | Percentage of consolidated total operating revenues or total assets (Note 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | 1 | Purchases | $ 13,433 | 1 ~ 4 month(s) after monthly billings. | 1% |
| 1 | Accounts payable | ( 18,539) | - | - | |||
| Souriree Biotech & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | 1 | Purchases | 19,419 | 1 ~ 4 month(s) after monthly billings. | 1% | ||
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | 1 | Purchases | 14,857 | 1 ~ 4 month(s) after monthly billings. | 1% | ||
| 1 | Accounts payable | ( 15,070) | - | - | |||
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Philippines, Inc. | 1 | Prepayments | 16,137 | - | - | ||
| 2 | Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | 2 | Lease liabilities | 14,139 | - | - |
Note 1: As the amounts and counterparties of significant inter-company transactions are the same from the opposite transaction sides, no disclosure is required. Only transactions amounting to more than $10,000 are disclosed.
Note 2: The numbers filled in for the transaction company in respect of inter-company transactions are as follows:
(1) Parent company is '0'.
(2) The subsidiaries are numbered in order starting from '1'.
Note 3: Relationship between transaction company and counterparty is classified into the following three categories:
(1) Parent company to subsidiary.
(2) Subsidiary to parent company.
(3) Subsidiary to subsidiary.
Note 4: Regarding percentage of transaction amount to consolidated total operating revenues or total assets, it is computed based on ending balance of transaction to consolidated total assets for balance sheet accounts and based on accumulated transaction amount for the year to consolidated total operating revenues for statement of comprehensive income accounts.
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Information on investees
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025
Table 4
Expressed in thousands of NTD
| Investor | Investee | Location | Main business activities | Initial investment amount | Shares held as at March 31, 2025 | Net profit (loss) of the investee for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Investment income (loss) recognised for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at March 31, 2025 | Balance as at December 31, 2024 | Number of shares | Ownership (%) | Book value | |||||||
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Samoa | Research and development, trading, investment and other business of medical products | $ 396,953 | $ 396,953 | 13,000,000 | 100.00 | $ 168,961 | ($ 1,632) | ($ 1,412) | Subsidiary |
| Chia Scheng International Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Sale of various medical supplements | 161,356 | 161,356 | 14,553,000 | 100.00 | 15,767 | 820 | 838 | Subsidiary | |
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | Import and export of Various medical products, medicine, supplements | 12,340 | 12,340 | 392,014 | 100.00 | ( 3,222) | ( 1,640) | ( 1,640) | Subsidiary | |
| Inforight Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Wholesale of multi-function printers and information software | 5,000 | 5,000 | 500,000 | 100.00 | 5,956 | 302 | 302 | Subsidiary | |
| Souriree Biotech & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Manufacturing of western medicine and retail and wholesale of various medicines | 41,871 | 41,871 | 5,673,903 | 93.58 | 49,768 | 240 | 714 | Subsidiary | |
| Multipower Enterprise Corp. | Taiwan | Import and export of western medicine, nourishment and function food, processing, manufacturing and sale of food | 293,063 | 293,063 | 19,840,600 | 90.72 | 315,313 | ( 7,472) | ( 6,463) | Subsidiary | |
| Advpharma Inc. | Taiwan | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicine | 525,933 | 525,933 | 53,226,806 | 88.71 | 266,452 | ( 4,834) | ( 4,272) | Subsidiary | |
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of APIs, biopesticide, fertiliser and biochemical nutrition, sale of preventive medicine | 330,203 | 330,203 | 12,651,146 | 46.68 | 989,722 | 61,141 | 28,995 | Subsidiary (Note 1) | |
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Manufacturing and sale of APIs, reagent, surfactant, Chinese, western, and veterinary medicinal products | 720,491 | 720,491 | 12,675,959 | 28.43 | 798,001 | 75,630 | 19,480 | Subsidiary (Note 2) |
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| Investor | Investor | Location | Main business activities | Initial investment amount | Shares held as at March 31, 2025 | Net profit (loss) of the investee for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Investment income (loss) recognised for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at March 31, 2025 | Balance as at December 31, 2024 | Number of shares | Ownership (%) | Book value | |||||||
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd | Ho Yao Biopharm Co., LTD. | Taiwan | Research and development of new medicine | $ 46,800 | $ 46,800 | 3,680,000 | 84.99 | $ 30,663 | ($ 3,066) | ($ 2,605) | Subsidiary |
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Vietnam Co., Ltd. | Vietnam | Import and export of various medicine | 6,414 | 6,414 | - | 100.00 | 4,616 | ( 618) | ( 618) | Subsidiary (Note 3) | |
| We Can Medicines Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Wholesale of various medicine | 299,915 | 299,915 | 13,444,909 | 29.89 | 320,819 | ( 12,426) | ( 3,601) | Associate | |
| Taiwan Biosim Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Research and development of various medicine | 74,850 | 74,850 | 7,485,000 | 49.90 | 66,781 | 4,321 | 1,162 | Associate | |
| Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd | Syngen Biotech International Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of APIs and biochemical nutrition, sale of preventive medicine | 14,064 | 14,064 | 2,000,000 | 100.00 | 6,703 | ( 50) | - | Subsidiary (Note 4) |
| Jhan Shuo Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Manufacturing, wholesale and sale of western medicine | 100 | 100 | 10,000 | 100.00 | 101 | - | - | Subsidiary (Note 4) | |
| GENEFERM BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Taiwan | Research and development, design, quantification, manufacturing and sale of microbial and edible mushroom medicine fermentation, herbal and vegetal functional products, fruit and vegetable fermentation concentrates and protein products, management of the aforementioned trade business, technological consultancy, etc. | 273,840 | 273,840 | 12,000,000 | 28.94 | 300,612 | 6,470 | - | Associate (Note 4) | |
| Syn-Tech Chem. & Advpharma Inc. Pharm. Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicine | 9,626 | 9,626 | 1,495,414 | 2.49 | 7,673 | ( 4,834) | - | - | (Note 4) |
Note 1: In September 2016, the subsidiary, Syngen Biotech Co., Ltd. ("Syngen"), filed for the initial public offering on Taipei Exchange. As part of the public trading process, the Company allowed its underwriter to exercise the overallotment option, which decreased the Company's ownership percentage in Syngen to below $50\%$ . However, the Company did not lose control over Syngen.
Note 2: The company participated in the cash capital increase of Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd., which results in becoming Syn-Tech's single largest corporate shareholder and having substantial control over it.
Note 3: The subsidiary was newly established during the first quarter of 2024.
Note 4: Not required to disclose income (loss) recognised.
Note 5: Foreign currencies were translated into New Taiwan Dollars using the following exchange rates.
Initial investment amount, ending balances and carrying value were translated using the exchange rate as at March 31, 2025 (USD: NTD 1:33.21; PHP : NTD 1 : 0.5801; VND : NTD 1 : 0.00128; MYR : NTD 1 : 7.4932);
Profit and loss were translated using the weighted-average exchange rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 (USD : NTD 1 : 32.90 ; PHP : NTD 1 : 0.5680 ; VND : NTD 1 : 0.00130 ; MYR : NTD 1 : 7.3933).
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Information on investments in Mainland China
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025
Table 5
Expressed in thousands of NTD
| Investee in Mainland China | Main business activities | Paid-in capital | Investment method | Accumulated amount of remittance from Taiwan to Mainland China as of January 1, 2025 | Amount remitted from Taiwan to Mainland China/ Amount remitted back to Taiwan for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Accumulated amount of remittance from Taiwan to Mainland China as of March 31, 2025 | Net income (loss) of investee for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Ownership held by the Company (direct or indirect) | Investment income (loss) recognised for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 | Book value of investments in Mainland China as of March 31, 2025 | Accumulated amount of investment income remitted back to Taiwan as of March 31, 2025 | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remitted to Mainland China | Remitted Back to Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Research and development, technical consulting and technical services of medicine | $ 398,520 | (Note 1) | $ 298,559 | $ - | $ - | $ 298,559 | ($ 1,823) | 100.00 | ($ 1,823) | $ 124,834 | $ - | (Note 4) (Note 5) |
| Jiangsu Standard-Dia Biopharma Co., Ltd. | Research and development, manufacturing and sale of various medicine | 193,873 | (Note 2) | - | - | - | - | 14,636 | 55.00 | 8,048 | ( 9,296) | - | (Note 4) |
| Shanghai Standard Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. | Sale of various medicine and dietary supplement | 13,284 | (Note 3) | 6,642 | 6,642 | - | 13,284 | ( 590) | 100.00 | ( 590) | 7,210 | - | (Note 4) |
| Company name | Accumulated amount of remittance from Taiwan to Mainland China as of March 31, 2025 | Investment amount approved by the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) | Ceiling on investments in Mainland China imposed by the Investment Commission of MOEA (Note 5) | ||||||||||
| Standard Chem. & Pharm. Co.,Ltd. | $ 311,843 | $ 411,804 | $ 5,115,648 |
Note 1: Indirect investment in Mainland China through an existing company (Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) located in the third area.
Note 2: Indirect investment in Mainland China through an existing company (Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) located in Mainland China.
Note 3: Direct investment in Mainland China from Taiwan.
Note 4: Recognition is based on investees' financial statements audited and attested by independent accountants.
Note 5: The Company obtained approval from the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, in the first quarter of 2025 to convert claims totaling USD 3,000,000—held jointly with Standard Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.—into equity in Jiangsu Standard Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for reinvestment.
Note 6: Ceiling is the higher of net assets or $60\%$ of consolidated equity.
Note 7: Foreign currencies were translated into New Taiwan Dollars using the following exchange rates: Ending investment balances were translated using the exchange rate as at March 31, 2025 (USD:NTD 1:33.21; RMB:NTD 1:4.5730); Investment gains or losses were translated using the weighted-average exchange rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 (USD:NTD 1:32.90; RMB:NTD 1:4.5136).