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T.S.M.C. Interim / Quarterly Report 2019

Nov 1, 2019

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements

With Independent Auditors' Review Report for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

Address: 8F.-1, No.6, Sec.1, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City Telephone: $(02)2396 - 6007$

The independent auditors' review report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements are the English translation of the Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between, or any difference in the interpretation of the English and Chinese language independent auditors' review report and consolidated financial statements, the Chinese version shall prevail.

Table of contents

Contents Page
1. Cover Page $\mathbf{1}$
2. Table of Contents 2
3. Independent Auditors' Review Report 3
4. Consolidated Balance Sheets 4
5. Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 5
6. Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 6
7. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 7
8. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(1)
Company history
8
(2)
Approval date and procedures of the consolidated financial statements
8
(3)
New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted
$8 - 11$
(4)
Summary of significant accounting policies
$11 - 15$
(5)
Significant accounting assumptions and judgments, and major sources
of estimation uncertainty
16
Explanation of significant accounts
(6)
$16 - 42$
Related-party transactions
(7)
$42 - 43$
Pledged assets
(8)
43
(9) Commitments and contingencies 44
(10) Losses due to major disasters 44
(11) Subsequent events 44
$(12)$ Others 44
(13) Other disclosures items
(a) Information on significant transactions $45 - 47$
(b) Information on investees 47
(c) Information on investment in mainland China 48
(14) Segment information 49

要保建業群合會計師事務府

KPMG 台北市11049信義路5段7號68樓(台北101大樓) 68F., TAIPEI 101 TOWER, No. 7, Sec. 5, Xinyi Road, Taipei City 11049, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Telephone 電話 + 886 2 8101 6666 傳真 + 886 2 8101 6667 Fax Internet 網址 kpmg.com/tw

Independent Auditors' Review Report

To the Board of Directors of Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation:

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting" endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the consolidated financial statements based on our review.

Scope of Review

Except as explained in the Basis for Qualified Conclusion paragraph, we conducted our review in accordance with Statement of Auditing Standard 65, "Review of Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". A review of the 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 conducted in accordance with the generally accepted auditing standards 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.

Basis for Qualified Conclusion

As stated in note 4(b), the consolidated financial statements included the financial statements of certain nonsignificant subsidiaries, which were not reviewed by independent auditors. These financial statements reflect total assets amounting to \$480,921 thousand, constituting 4.67% of consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2019, total liabilities amounting to \$22,717 thousand, constituting 0.96% of consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2019, and total comprehensive income (loss) amounting to \$(113) thousand, constituting, 0.04% of consolidated total comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Furthermore, as stated in note 6(h), the equity accounted investments of Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation and its subsidiaries in its investee companies of \$1,485,760 thousand as of March 31, 2019, and its equity in net earnings on these investee companies of \$39,412 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2019, were recognized solely on the financial statements prepared by these investee companies, but not reviewed by independent auditors.

Qualified Conclusion

Except for the adjustments, if any, as might have been determined to be necessary had the financial statements of certain consolidated subsidiaries and equity accounted investee companies described in the Basis for Qualified Conclusion paragraph above been reviewed by independent auditors, based on our review, 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, the consolidated financial position of Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019, and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting" endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Other Matter

The financial statements of Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2018, were reviewed by another auditor, who expressed a qualified conclusion on those statements on May 14, 2018, due to the financial statements of certain non-significant subsidiaries and the equity accounted investments of Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation and its subsidiaries were not reviewed by independent auditors.

The engagement partners on the reviews resulting in this independent auditors' review report are Lin Wu and Yuan-Sheng Yin.

KPMG

Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) May 7, 2019

Notes to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with the accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to review such consolidated financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

The independent auditors' review report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements are the English translation of the Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between, or any difference in the interpretation of the English and Chinese language independent auditors' review report and consolidated financial statements, the Chinese version shall prevail.

(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese)
Reviewed only, not audited in accordance with the generally accepted auditing standards as of March 31, 2019 and 2018

TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2019, December 31 and March 31, 2018

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2018
Assets Amount % Amount % Amount % Liabilities and Equity Amount % Amount % Amount %
Current assets: Current liabilities:
1100 Cash and cash equivalents (note 6(a)) 1.980.461
ŝ.
19 2,122,960 -20 1,201,261 11 2100 Short-term borrowings (notes 6(o) and 8) 342,500 $_{3}$ 312,885 3 337,500
1110 Current financial assets at fair value through profit 141.830 2130 Current contract liabilities (note 6(w)) 31,185 128,851 49,540
or $loss$ (notes $6(b)$ and $8)$ ) 181,127 3 303,924 -3 2150 Notes payable 5,924 - 27 9.678 17,232
1140 Current contract assets (note $6(w)$ ) 3,796 2170 Accounts payable (note 7) 985,085 -10 1,229,326 - 12 996,709
1150 Notes receivable, net (note 6(c)) 28 -9 21 198 - 12 2200 Other payables (note $6(p)$ ) 287,336 $_{3}$ 344,116 4 240,948
1170 Accounts receivable, net (notes 6(c) and 7) 974,202 947,584 -9 1,337,961 2230 Current tax liabilities 317,305 $\overline{\mathbf{3}}$ 243,073 $\overline{\mathbf{2}}$ 290,881
1200 Other receivables 7,869 $\sim$ 35,647 19,560 2280 Current lease liabilities (note 6(r)) 18,226 $\sim$ ж.
1220 Current tax assets 207 $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ 181 G. 193 2320 Long-term liabilities, current portion (note 6(q)) 26,284 $\sim$ 115,164 284,559
130X Inventories (note 6(d)) 554,618 5 709,853 -7 627,541 -6 2399 Other current liabilities 14,263 10,270 14,948 $\sim$
1410 Prepayments (note 6(e)) 206,122 3 154,522 -2 824 754 7 Total current liabilities 2,028,108 19 2,393,363 23 2,232,317 20
1470 Other current assets 427 308 1,937 Non-Current liabilities:
1476 Other current financial assets (notes 6(f) and 8) 13,671 $\sim$ 16,937 50,129 222 2540 Long-term borrowings (note $6(q)$ ) 23,231 $\sim$ 140,902 657,507 6
Total current assets 3.918,732 39 4,129,843 $-39$ 4,371.254 39 2570 Deferred tax liabilities 173.509 $\overline{2}$ 173,509 $\overline{2}$ 173,509
Non-current assets: 2581 Non-current lease liabilities (note 6(r)) 43,867 Page
1510 Non-current financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss (notes 6(b) and 8)
19.035 œ 17,144 $\sim$ 27,607 2640 Net defined benefit liability, non-current 74,497 74,126 93,447
1517 Non-current financial assets at fair value through 2600 Other non-current liabilities 11,014 10,732 $-+$ 10,803
other comprehensive income (note $6(g)$ ) 293,802 3 304,917 - 3 299,836 -3 Total non-current liabilities 326,118 399,269 935,266
1550 Investments accounted for using equity method Total liabilities 2,354,226 - 23 2,792,632 27 3,167,583 29
(note(6(h)) 1,485,760 14 1,587,855 -15 1,757,229 -17 Equity attributable to owners of parent: (note 6(u))
1600 Property, plant and equipment (notes 6(i) and 8) 4,160,892 40 4,133,895 40 4,147,442 38 3100 Common stock 5,278,698 - 51 5,278,698 50 5,278,698 48
1755 Right-of-use assets, net (note 6(j)) 65,475 $\mathbf{1}$ 3200 Capital surplus 56.198 60,415 68,142
1760 Investment property, net (notes $6(k)$ and 8) 144,376 2 144.361 $\mathbf{2}$ 231,180 $\overline{\mathbf{2}}$ Retained earnings:
1780 Intangible assets (note $6(f)$ ) 15,566 $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ 16,099 $\rightarrow$ 17,750 12 3310 Legal reserve 409,609 409,609 4 307,466
1840 Deferred tax assets 36,111 33,172 $\overline{a}$ 38,942 $\sim$ 3320 Special reserve 8,811 ÷ 8,811 $\sim$ 157,923
1915 Prepayments for equipment 7,585 20.439 $\sim$ 19,675 3350 Unappropriated retained earnings 2,341,739 $-23$ 2,127,643 - 20 2,055,111 19
1970 Other long-term investments, net (note $6(m)$ ) 39,311 $-7.7$ 38.436 $\blacksquare$ $42,152 - -$ 2,760,159 27 2,546,063 24 2,520,500 23
1920 Refundable deposits 7,832 OK. 7,670 $\overline{a}$ $29,671 -$ 3400 Other equity (407.911) (4) $(421,857)$ (4) $(244, 794)$ (2)
1990 Other non-current assets (note $6(n)$ ) 97,093 76,215 85,014 Total equity attributable to owners of parent 7,687,144 - 75 7,463,319 71 7,622,546 69
Total non-current assets 6,372,838 61 6,380,203 - 61 6,696,498 61 36XX Non-controlling interests 250,200 $\mathbf{r}$ 254,095 $_{-2}$ $277,623$ 2
Total equity 7,937,344 - 77 7,717,414 73 7,900,169 71
Total assets 10,291,570 100 10,510,046 100 11,067,752 100 Total liabilities and equity 10,291,570 100 10,510,046 100 11,067,752 100

(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese) Reviewed only, not audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards

TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except for Earnings Per Share)

For the three months ended March 31
2019 2018
Amount % Amount
4000 Operating revenue (notes $6(h)$ , $6(w)$ and $7)$ \$ 2,937,390 100 4,004,442 100
5000 Operating costs (notes 6(d), 6(i), 6(l), 6(r), 6(s), 7 and 12) 2,489,262 85 3,458,303 86
Gross profit from operations 448,128 15 546, 39 14
Operating expenses (notes 6(c), 6(i), 6(l), 6(r), 6(s), 7, and 12):
6100 Selling expenses 10,757 ٠ 12.495
6200 Administrative expenses 84,050 3 94,079 3
6300 Research and development expenses 6.049 ä, 14,270
6450 Expected credit loss 711 15
101.567 3 120,859 3
Operating income 346,561 12 425,280 11
Non-operating income and expenses:
7010 Other income (note $6(x)$ ) 4,748 11,979
7020 Other gains and losses (notes $6(h)$ and $6(x)$ ) 12,322 23,888
7050 Finance costs (notes $6(r)$ and $6(x)$ ) (2, 499) (6, 461)
7060 Share of profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method (note 6(h)) 39,073 30,016
53,644 1 59,422
9900 Profit before tax 400,205 13 484,702 12
7950 Less. Income tax expenses (note 6(t)) 71,707 $\overline{2}$ 97,688 $\overline{2}$
Net income 328,498 11 387,014 10
8300 Other comprehensive income (loss):
8310 Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
8316 Urrealized gains (losses) from investments in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (11, 405) $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ 2.880
8320 Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method, components of other
comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (note 6(u))
(20, 380) (1)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (31,785) (1) 2,880
8360 Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will be reclassified to profit or loss
8361 Exchange differences on translation 5,458 433
8370 Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method, components of
other comprehensive income (losses) that will be reclassified to profit or loss
(52, 284) (1)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will be reclassified to profit or loss 5.459 (51, 851) (1)
8300 Other comprehensive income, net (26, 326) (1) (48, 971) (1)
8500 Comprehensive income 302,172 10 338,043 $\overline{6}$
Profit attributable to:
8610 Owners of parent 334,329 11 394,591 10
8620 Non-controlling interests (5, 831) (7, 577)
328,498 11 387,014 10
Comprehensive income attributable to:
8710 Owners of parent \$ 306,067 10 344,774 9
8720 Non-controlling interests (3,895) (6, 731)
302,172 10 338,043
Earnings per share (note $6(v)$ )
Basic earnings per share 0.63 0.75
Diluted earnings per share S 0.63 0.75

(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese) Reviewed only, not audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards

TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Equity attributable to owners of parent
Other equity interest
Retained earnings Exchange
differences on
translation of
Unrealized gains
(losses) on
financial assets
measured at fair
value through
Unrealized
gains (losses)
Total equity
Common Capital Legal Unappropriated
retained
foreign
financial
other
comprehensive
on available-
for-sale
attributable to
owners of
Non-
controlling
atock surplus reserve Special reserve earnings Total statements income financial assets Total parent interests Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2018 5,278,698 68,142 307,466 157,923 1,378,191 1,843,580 (3,754) 101.265 97,511 7,287,931 284,331 7,572,262
Effects of retrospective application 281,392 281,392 (190, 286) (101, 265) (291, 551) (10, 159) -23 (10, 136)
Equity at beginning of period after adjustments 5,278,698 68,142 307,466 157,923 .659.583 2,124,972 (3,754) (190, 286) (194.040) 7.277,772 284,354 7,562,126
Net income 394,591 394,591 394,591 (7,577) 387,014
Other comprehensive income on with a time throwing an time boother a little bears will not even recovery to 937 937 (400) (50, 354) (50, 754) (49, 817) 846 (48, 971)
Total comprehensive income 395,528 395,528 (400) (50, 354) (50, 754) 344,774 (6, 731) 338,043
Balance at March 31, 2018 5,278,698 68,142 307,466 157,923 2,055,111 2,520,500 (4, 154) (240, 640) ------ (244, 794) 7,622,546 277,623 7,900,169
Balance at January 1, 2019 5,278,698 60,415 409,609 8.811 2,127,643 2,546,063 (2, 298) (419, 559) 7421,857 7, 163, 319 254,095 7,717,414
Net income 334,329 334,329 334,329 (5, 831) 328,498
Other comprehensive income 3,509 (31,771) (28.262) (28, 262) 1,936 (26, 326)
Total comprehensive income 334.329 334,329 3,509 (31, 771) (28.262) 306,067 (3,895) 302,172
Disposal of investment accounted for using equity
method
$\sim$ (27, 278) (27, 278) 27,278 27,278 $\mathbb{R}^n$ ۰
Disposal of investments in equity instruments
measured at fair value through other comprehensive
income 896 896 (896) (896)
Changes in ownership interests in associates (4.217) (93, 851) (93, 851) 15,826 $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ 15,826 (82, 242) (82, 242)
Balance at March 31, 2019 5,278,698 56,198 409,609 8.811 2,341,739 2,760,159 1,211 (409, 122) (407.911) 7,687,144 250,200 7,937,344

(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese)
Reviewed only, not audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit before tax \$
400.205
484,702
Adjustments:
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)
Depreciation expense 72,187 68,754
Amortization expense 533 24,016
Expected credit loss 711 15
Interest expense 2.499 6.461
Interest income (1, 455) (1,096)
Share of profit of associates accounted for using equity method (39, 412) (28, 635)
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (54) 18
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method (2,682)
Total adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) 32,327 69,533
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in operating assets:
Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss (41, 188) (19, 228)
Contract assets ۳ (861)
Notes receivable (7) 2,110
Accounts receivable (27.329) (8,739)
Other receivables 27,736 (15, 713)
Inventories 155,235 47,179
Prepayments (76,048) (64, 785)
Other current assets (119) (481)
Other financial assets 3,266 8,456
Total changes in operating assets 41,546 (52,062)
Changes in operating liabilities:
Current contract liabilities (97,666) 3,960
Notes payable (3, 754) (4,945)
Accounts payable (244, 241) (149, 509)
Other payables (56, 280) (51,306)
Other current liabilities 3,993 1,360
Net defined benefit liability 371 525
Total changes in operating liabilities (397,577) (199, 915)
Total changes in operating assets and liabilities (356, 031)
Cash inflow generated from operations 76,501 (251, 977)
Interest received 1,497 302,258
Interest paid 1,089
Dividends paid (2,969) (6, 481)
Income taxes (paid) received (30) (20)
Net cash flows from operating activities (440) 24
Cash flows from investing activities: 74,559 296,870
Proceeds from disposal of investments accounted for using equity method
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 41,568
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment (93, 329) (24,212)
Increase in refundable deposits 571
(162) (1,900)
Acquisition of intangible assets (1,905)
Decrease (increase) in prepayments for equipment 12,854 (6, 743)
Increase in other investing activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities
(3,910)
(38, 498) (38, 670)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 29,615 (20,000)
Repayments of long-term borrowings (206, 551) (68, 298)
Payment of lease liabilities (4, 406)
Increase in other non-current liabilities 282 115
Net cash flows used in financing activities (181,060) (88, 183)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 2,500 900
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (142, 499) 170,917
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,122,960 1,030,344
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1,980,461 1,201,261
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese) Reviewed only, not audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards

TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

(1) Company history

Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corp. (the "Company") was incorporated on November 16, 1979, under the approval of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of China (ROC). Registered address is 8F.-1, No.6, Sec.1, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City. Please refer to note 4(b) for the major business activities of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group").

(2) Approval date and procedures of the consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on May 7, 2019.

(3) New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted

The impact of the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs") endorsed by the Financial $(a)$ Supervisory Commission, R.O.C. ("FSC") which have already been adopted.

The following new standards, interpretations and amendments have been endorsed by the FSC and are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations Lifecuve date
per IASB
IFRS 16 "Leases" January 1, 2019
IFRIC 23 "Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments" January 1, 2019
Amendments to IFRS 9 "Prepayment features with negative compensation" January 1, 2019
Amendments to IAS 19 "Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement" January 1, 2019
Amendments to IAS 28 "Long-term interests in associates and joint ventures" January 1, 2019
Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2015-2017 Cycle January 1, 2019

Except for the following items, the Group believes that the adoption of the above IFRSs would not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The extent and impact of signification changes are as follows:

$(i)$ IFRS 16 "Leases"

IFRS 16 replaces the existing leases guidance, including IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-15 Operating Leases - Incentives and SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease.

13.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

The Group applied IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach, under which the cumulative effect of initial application is recognized in retained earnings on January 1, 2019. The details of the changes in accounting policies are disclosed below,

$1)$ Definition of a lease

Previously, the Group determined at contract inception whether an arrangement is or contains a lease under IFRIC 4. Under IFRS 16, the Group assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease based on the definition of a lease, as explained in note 4(c).

On transition to IFRS 16, the Group elected to apply the practical expedient to grandfather the assessment of which transactions are leases. The Group applied IFRS 16 only to contracts that were previously identified as leases. Contracts that were not identified as leases under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4 were not reassessed for whether there is a lease. Therefore, the definition of a lease under IFRS 16 was applied only to contracts entered into or changed on or after January 1, 2019.

$2)$ As a lessee

As a lessee, the Group previously classified leases as operating or finance leases based on its assessment of whether the lease transferred significantly all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset to the Group. Under IFRS 16, the Group recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most leases $-$ i.e. these leases are on-balance sheet.

The Group decided to apply recognition exemptions to short-term leases of transportation and office equipment as well as leases for which the underlying asset is of low value. At transition of the leases classified as operating leases under IAS 17, lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted at the Group's incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019. Right-of-use assets are measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments.

In addition, the Group used the following practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases.

  • Applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics.
  • Adjusted the right-of-use assets by the amount of IAS 37 onerous contract provision immediately before the date of initial application, as an alternative to an impairment review.
  • Applied the exemption not to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term.

  • Excluded initial direct costs from measuring the right-of-use asset at the date of initial application.

  • Used hindsight when determining the lease term if the contract contains options to extend or terminate the lease.
  • $3)$ As a lessor

The Group is not required to make any adjustments on transition to IFRS 16 for leases in which it acts as a lessor, except for a sub-lease. The Group accounted for its leases in accordance with IFRS 16 from the date of initial application.

Under IFRS 16, the Group is required to assess the classification of a sub-lease by reference to the right-of-use asset, not the underlying asset. On transition, the Group reassessed the classification of a sub-lease contract previously classified as an operating lease under IAS 17. The Group concluded that the sub-lease is a finance lease under IFRS 16.

4) Impacts on financial statements

On transition to IFRS 16, the Group recognized additional \$70,045 thousands of right-ofuse assets and \$66,475 thousands of lease liabilities, the difference amounted to \$3,570 thousands was a decrease in rental prepayments. When measuring lease liabilities, the Group discounted lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate at January 1, 2019. The weighted-average rate applied is 1.76%.

The explanation of differences between operating lease commitments disclosed at the end of the annual reporting period immediately preceding the date of initial application. and lease liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application disclosed as follows:

January 1, 2019
Operating lease commitment at December 31, 2018 as disclosed in
the Group's consolidated financial statements
S
51,725
Immaterial lease payment not disclosed in financial statements 25,865
Recognition exemption for:
short-term leases (7,229)
lease of low-value assets (2, 456)
67,905
Discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at January 1, 2019
(lease liabilities recognized at January 1, 2019)
66,475

(b) The impact of IFRS issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC

As of the date, the following IFRSs that have been issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), but have yet to be endorsed by the FSC:

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations Effective date
per IASB
Amendments to IFRS 3 "Definition of a Business" January 1, 2020
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 "Sale or Contribution of Assets Between
an Investor and Its Associate or Joint Venture"
Effective date to
be determined
by IASB
IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts" January 1, 2021
Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 "Definition of Material" January 1, 2020

The above IFRSs are not relevant to the Group.

(4) Summary of significant accounting policies

$(a)$ Statement of Compliance

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers (the "Regulations") and IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" which are endorsed and issued into effect by FSC, and do not include all of the information required by the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations and SIC Interpretations endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC (hereinafter referred to IFRS endorsed by the FSC) for a complete set of the annual consolidated financial statements.

Except for the following accounting policies, the significant accounting policies adopted in the consolidated financial statements are the same as those in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. For the related information, please refer to note 4 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Basis of consolidation $(b)$

List of subsidiaries in the consolidated financial statements:

Shareholding (%)
Name of
investor
Name of
subsidiary
Principal
activity
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
March 31.
2018
Note
The Company Zung-Fu Co.,
Ltd.
Building cleaning and
maintenance, sewage
treatment, air conditioning
equipment maintenance
89.16 89.16 89.16 Note 1
The Company Lei-Ting
Construction
Corporation
Civil and construction
engineering
75.27 75.27 75.27 Note 2
The Company YSIC Ltd. Residential building and
industrial plant development
rental business
99.99 99.99 99.99 ÷.

$\sim$

Shareholding (%)
Name of
investor
Name of
subsidiary
Principal
activity
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
March 31,
2018
Note
The Company Yuan-Shin
Materials
Technology Co. manufacturing
Ltd.
Basic chemical materials
and plastic raw material
100.00 100.00 100.00 Note 3
The Company Yangmingshan Hotel
Tien Lai Resort
& SPA
65.07 65.07 65.07 Note 4
The Company Gvision-USA,
Inc.
Sales and distribution of
LCD monitor
66.67 66.67 66.67 Note 3
The Company Taiwan United
Medical Inc.
Wholesale and retail of
precision instruments and
information software
64.79 64.79 64.79
The Company Jing-Shou
Engineering
Co., Ltd.
Bridge and building
engineering
100.00 100.00 100,00 Note 3
The Company Technology Inc. manufacturing Asia Carbons & Electronic component 34.76 34.76 34.76 Note 5
YSIC Ltd. Grand Capital
Co., Ltd.
Investment 97.22 97.22 97.22 Notes 3 and 6
YSIC Ltd. Tien Lai Co.,
Ltd.
Piping engineering 50.00 50.00 50.00 Notes 3 and 7
YSIC Ltd. Kun Shan
International
Ltd.
Investment 62.03 62.03 62.03 Note 3
Kun Shan
International
Ltd.
Kun Shan Yu-
Fu Technology
Education
Consulting Co., consultation
Ltd.
Educational consulting,
information consulting,
software and data storage
100.00 100.00 100.00 Note 3
Kun Shan
International
Ltd.
Technology
Education
Consulting Co., consultation
Ltd.
Kun Shan Jia-an Educational consulting,
information consulting,
software and data storage
100.00 100.00 100.00 Note 3
Asia Carbons
& Technology Co., Ltd.
Inc.
Asia Graphene Sales of electronic
components
100.00 100.00 100.00 Note 3
n Tien Lai
Resort & SPA Village
Yangmingsha Yangmingshan
Tien Lai Art
Development
Co., Ltd.
Arts and leisure 100.00 100.00 100.00 Notes 3 and 8

Note 1: The Company and Lei-Ting Construction Corporation (holding 9.84% of common shares) totally hold 99.00% of common shares of Zung-Fu Co., Ltd.

Note 2: The Company and YSIC Ltd. (holding 24.73% of common shares) totally hold 100.00% of common shares of Lei-Ting Construction Corporation

  • Note 3: Non-significant subsidiary for which the financial statements have not been reviewed by independent auditors.
  • Note 4: The Company and YSIC Ltd. (holding 12.10% of common shares) totally hold 77.17% of common shares of Yangmingshan Tien Lai Resort & SPA.
  • Note 5: The Company, Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. (holding 16.19% of common shares), YSIC Ltd. (holding 10.57% of common shares), and Jing-Shou Engineering Co., Ltd. (holding 3.07% of common shares) hold 64.59% of common shares of Asia Carbons & Technology Inc.
  • Note 6: YSIC Ltd. and Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. (holding 2.78% of common shares) totally hold 100.00% of common shares of Grand Capital Co., Ltd.
  • Note 7: The Group does not directly or indirectly hold more than half of the total shares of Tien Lai Co., Ltd., but because the chairman of the company is designated by the Group and the Group has control over the company, it is incorporated into consolidation.
  • Note 8: On March 29, 2019, the Board of Directors determined to dissolve Yangmingshan Tien Lai Art Village Development Co., Ltd. on behalf of the shareholder.
  • $(c)$ Leases (applicable from January 1, 2019)
  • (i) Identifying a lease

At inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease, A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Group assesses whether:

  • $1)$ the contract involves the use of an identified asset $-$ this may be specified explicitly or implicitly, and should be physically distinct or represent substantially all of the capacity of a physically distinct asset. If the supplier has a substantive substitution right, then the asset is not identified; and
  • $2)$ the Group has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the asset throughout the period of use; and
  • 3) the Group has the right to direct the use of the asset when it has the decision-making rights that are most relevant to changing how and for what purpose the asset is used. In rare cases where the decision about how and for what purpose the asset is used is predetermined, the Group has the right to direct the use of an asset if either:
  • the Group has the right to operate the asset; or
  • the Group designed the asset in a way that predetermines how and for what purpose it will be used.

At inception or on reassessment of a contract that contains a lease component, the Group allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of their relative stand-alone prices. However, for the leases of land and buildings in which it is a lessee, the Group has elected not to separate non-lease components and account for the lease and nonlease components as a single lease component.

(ii) As a leasee

The Group recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus anv initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be reliably determined, the Group's incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:

  • fixed payments;
  • variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date;
  • amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee; and
  • payments for purchase or termination options that are reasonably certain to be exercised.

The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when:

  • there is a change in future lease payments arising from the change in an index or rate; or
  • there is a change in the Group's estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee; or
  • there is a change of its assessment on whether it will exercise a purchase option; or
  • there is a change of its assessment on whether it will exercise an extension or termination option; or
  • there is any lease modifications

When the lease liability is remeasured, other than lease modifications, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or in profit and loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

When the lease liability is remeasured to reflect the partial or full termination of the lease for lease modifications that decrease the scope of the lease, the Group accounts for the remeasurement of the lease liability by decreasing the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset to reflect the partial or full termination of the lease, and recognize in profit or loss any gain or loss relating to the partial or full termination of the lease.

The Group presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment and lease liabilities as a separate line item respectively in the statement of financial position.

The Group has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of transportation and office equipment that have a lease term of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. The Group recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(iii) As a leasor

When the Group acts as a lessor, it determines at lease commencement whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating lease. To classify each lease, the Group makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers to the lessee substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If this is the case, then the lease is a finance lease; if not, then the lease is an operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Group considers certain indicators such as whether the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.

(d) Employee benefits

The pension cost in the interim period was calculated and disclosed on a year-to-date basis by using the actuarially determined pension cost rate at the end of the prior fiscal year.

(e) Income tax

The income tax expenses have been prepared and disclosed in accordance with paragraph B12 of International Financial Reporting Standards 34, Interim Reporting.

Income tax expenses for the period are best estimated by multiplying pre-tax income for the interim reporting period by the effective annual tax rate as forecasted by the management. This should be recognized fully as tax expense for the current period (and allocated to current and deferred taxes based on its proportionate size).

Temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their respective tax bases shall be measured based on the tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the time of the asset or liability is recovered or settled, and be recognized directly in equity or other comprehensive income as tax expense.

Significant accounting assumptions and judgments, and major sources of estimation uncertainty $(5)$

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with the Regulations and IFRSs (in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" and endorsed by the FSC) requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The preparation of the consolidated interim financial statements, estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis which is in conformity with the consolidated financial statements for the vear ended December 31, 2018. For the related information, please refer to note 5 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

(6) Explanation of significant accounts

Except for the following disclosures, there is no significant difference as compared with those disclosed in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Please refer to notes 6 to 35 of the 2018 annual consolidated financial statements.

(a) Cash and cash equivalents

March 31, 2019 December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
Cash on hand \$ 996 1,441 485
Petty cash 1,284 1,233 1,254
Deposits in bank 667,062 944,399 738,723
Cash equivalents
Bonds under resell agreements 1,100,000 850,000 928
Time deposits due within one year 211,119 325,887 460,799
S 1,980.461 2,122,960 1.201.261

(b) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

March 31, 2019 December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
Mandatorily measured at fair value
through profit or loss:
Current:
Listed stocks \$
181,127
141,830 303.924
Non-current:
Listed stocks 19,035 17,144 27,607
Total 200,162 158,974 331,531

The above financial assets had been pledged as collateral for bank loans; please refer to note 8.

(c) Accounts receivable

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Accounts receivable 977,000 949.671 1,339,834
Less: Loss allowance (2.798) (2,087) (1, 873)
974,202 947,584 1,337,961

The Group applies the simplified approach to provide for its expected credit losses, i.e. the use of lifetime expected loss provision for all receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics and the days past due, as well as incorporated forward looking information. The loss allowance provision was determined as follows:

March 31, 2019
Gross carrying
amount
Weighted-
average loss rate
Loss allowance
provision
Current \$
968,423
0.005% 48
1 to 90 days past due 3,606 1% 36
91 to 180 days past due 2,022 2% 40
181 to 365 days past due 149 2% 3
More than 1 year past due 2,828 50%~100% 2,671
977,028 2,798
December 31, 2018
Gross carrying
amount
Weighted-
average loss rate
Loss allowance
provision
Current \$
938,601
0.005% 47
1 to 90 days past due 8,500 1% 41
91 to 180 days past due 251 2% 3
181 to 365 days past due 227 2% $\overline{2}$
More than 1 year past due 2,113 50%~100% 1,994
949,692 2,087
March 31, 2018
Gross carrying
amount
Weighted-
average loss rate
Loss allowance
provision
Current \$
1,336,166
0.005% 67
1 to 90 days past due 1,310 1% 13
91 to 180 days past due 316 2% 6
181 to 365 days past due 197 2% 4
More than 1 year past due 2,043 50%~100% 1,783
1,340,032 1,873

The movement in the allowance for notes and accounts receivable was as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Beginning balance 2,087 1,858
Impairment losses recognized
Ending balance 2,798 1,873

(d) Inventories

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Merchandise inventory \$
31,928
22,752 30,676
Finished goods 92,910 174,811 110,666
By-product 12,675 6,320 4,318
Semi-finished products 77,624 227,927 45,079
Work in progress 75,288 51,916 65,046
Raw materials 263,281 184,074 326,852
Supplies 912 42,053 44,904
554,618 709,853 627,541

None of the inventories of the Group was pledged as collateral on March 31, 2019, December 31 and March 31, 2018.

Except for the transfer of inventory to operating costs from sales, other losses (gain) directly included in operating costs are as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Gain from recovery of inventories S (441) (71, 168)
Loss on inventory scrapping 70,616
Unallocated fixed manufacturing overhead expenses 21,072 12,288
20,631 11,736

(e) Prepayments

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Prepayment for purchases 22,569 23,360 661,183
Office supplies 98,027 93,992 97,088
Overpaid sales tax 19,793 19,173 44,735
Others 65,733 17,997 21,748
206,122 154,522 824,754

$(1)$ Other current financial assets

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Restricted deposits in bank 10,259 13,525 20,129
Refundable deposits 3,412 3.412 30,000
13,671 16,937 50,129

The above assets of the Group had been pledged as collateral for long-term and short-term bank loans; please refer to note 8.

Non-current financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income $(g)$

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Equity investmensts:
Domestic non-listed stocks 171,753 174,915 198,585
Foreign non-listed equity
investments 122,049 130,002 101,251
293,802 304,917 299,836

The Group designated the investments shown above at fair value through other comprehensive $(i)$ income because these equity securities represent those investments that the Group intends to hold for long-term strategic purposes not for trading purposes.

  • $(ii)$ There were no disposals of strategic investments and transfers of any cumulative gain or loss within equity relating to these investments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018.
  • (iii) For market risk; please refer to note $6(z)$ .
  • (iv) None of the above-mentioned financial assets had been pledged as collateral as of March 31, 2019, December 31 and March 31, 2018.

$(h)$ Investments accounted for using equity method

$(i)$ Associates

Associates of the Group consisted of the following:

March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2018
Amount Share-
holding
(%)
Amount Share-
holding
(%)
Amount Share-
holding
(%)
Grand Cathay Venture Capital Co., Ltd. S. 334,980 25.00 318,400 25.00 320,339 25.00
Wonderland Enterprise Co., Ltd. 540,316 37.04 626,867 49.38 647.915 49.38
Yuan-Jie Investment Co., Ltd. 246,757 32.46 225,127 32.46 258,645 42.20
Yu-Jie Investment Co., Ltd. 283,565 32.96 301,166 32.96 380,476 41.60
Yuan-Yao Development Co., Ltd. ÷ ÷. 36,336 33.22 64.499 33.22
Globaltop Technology Inc. 80,142 37.92 79,959 37.92 85,355 37.92
\$1,485,760 1,587,855 1,757,229

On March 8, 2019, the Group had sold all of its shares of Yuan-Yao Development Co. Ltd., at the price of \$41,568 thousand, and the gain on disposal of investments amounted to \$2,682 thousand, which was accounted for under the other gains and losses of the consolidated comprehensive income statements; meanwhile, the unrealized losses of \$27,278 thousand from investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income which shall not be reclassified to profit and loss, had been reclassified to retained earnings at the time of disposal.

Wonderland Enterprise Co., Ltd. conducted a capital increase by cash of \$200,000 thousand on January 15, 2019. The Group did not participate in the capital increase proportionally, and its shares of the Company dropped to 37.04%. The Group reduced the capital surplus of \$4,217 thousand and retained earnings of \$78,025 thousand, respectively, due to the decrease of its ownership. Meanwhile, the unrealized losses of \$15,826 thousand from investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income which shall not be reclassified to profit and loss, had been reclassified to retain earnings proportionally.

The Group's financial information for investments accounted for using equity method that are individually insignificant was as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Attributable to the Group:
Net income \$
39,412
28,635
Other comprehensive income (20, 379) (52, 284)
Total comprehensive income 19,033 (23, 649)

(ii) Pledge to secure

None of the investments using equity method of the Group was pledged as collateral.

(iii) The unreviewed financial statements of investments accounted for using the equity method

The investments accounted for using equity method and the share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income were calculated based on the financial statements that had not been reviewed.

$(i)$ Property, plant and equipment

The movements of the property, plant and equipment of the Group were as follows:

$\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$

$\mathbf{L}$ and $\mathbf{L}$

Land Land
improvements
DUKBINGS
and
structures
масшвегу
and
equipment
Transportation
equipment
Leased
ussets
Other
equipment
Construction
in progress
Total
Cost:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 S 1,612,235 8,462 707,736 7,755,943 21,823 121,150 905,004 74,648 11,207,001
Additions 20,957 440 1,585 70,347 93,329
Disposals (37, 775) (3, 401) (20) (41, 196)
Effect of exchange rate changes 1,220 6 26 $\overline{\mathbf{2}}$ 274 1,528
Balance as of March 31, 2019 S 1,612,235 8,462 708,956 7,739,131 18,448 121,592 906,843 144,995 11,260,662
Balance as of January 1, 2018 \$ 1,612,235 8,462 780,112 7,835,691 21,071 96,523 882,076 9,408 11,245,578
Additions 3.749 2,108 20,044 25,901
Disposals (1,692) (1,692)
Effect of exchange rate changes (6, 279) (37, 892) 19 2,989 3,933 (4, 356) (41, 586)
Balance as of March 31, 2018 s 1,612,235 8,462 773,833 7,801,548 21,090 99,512 886,425 25,096 11,228,201
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment losses:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 s 8.341 232,845 6,113,795 17,805 80,068 620,252 7,073,106
Depreciation 5 4,431 45,556 362 2,384 13,824 66,562
Disposals × (37, 775) (2, 885) (19) (40, 679)
Effect of exchange rate changes 503 24 4 245 781
Balance as of March 31, 2019 S 8,346 237,779 6,121,581 15,306 82,456 634,302 7,099,770
Balance as of January 1, 2018 s 8,318 285,098 6,098,890 16,522 73,739 577,160 7,059,727
Depreciation 7 6,773 46,311 324 1,118 12,809 ×. 57,342
Disposals (1,674) (1,674)
Effect of exchange rate changes (6, 837) (37, 892) 17 (7) 83 (44, 636)
Balance as of March 31, 2018 s 8,325 285,034 6,107,309 16,863 74,850 588,378 7,080,759
Carrying value:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 s 1,612,235 121 474,891 1,642,148 4,018 41,082 284,752 74,648 4,133,895
Balance as of March 31, 2019 S 1,612,235 116 471,177 1,517,550 3,142 39,136 272,541 144,995 4,160,892
Balance as of January 1, 2018 1,612,235 144 495,014 1,736,801 4,549 22,784 304,916 9,408 4,185,851
Balance as of March 31, 2018 1,612,235 137 488,799 1,694,239 4,227 24,662 298,047 25,096 4,147,442

As of March 31, 2019, December 31 and March 31, 2018, the accumulated impairment losses of property, plant and equipment were amounted to \$332,973 thousand, \$332,973 thousand, and \$344,455 thousand respectively.

As of March 31, 2019, December 31 and March 31, 2018, the property, plant and equipment of the Group had been pledged as collateral for loans; please refer to note 8.

$(j)$ Right-of-use assets

The cost and accumulated depreciation of leased land, buildings and structures, and transportation equipment of the Group were as follows:

Land Buildings and
structures
Transportation
equipment
Total
Cost:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 S × ÷
Effects of retrospective application (IFRS 16) 4,194 58,956 6.895 70,045
Balance as of January 1, 2019 after adjustments 4.194 58,956 6.895 70,045
Effects of exchange rate changes 82 23 105
Balance as of March 31, 2019 4,276 58,979 6,895 70,150
Accumulated depreciation:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 S
Depreciation 94 3,766 815 4,675
Balance as of March 31, 2019 94 3,766 815 4,675
Carrying amount;
Balance as of March 31, 2019 4,182 55,213 6,080 65,475

Some of the above-mentioned property, plant and equipment had been pledged as collateral for loans; please refer to note 8.

(k) Investment property

ī

Land Buildings and
structures
Total
Cost:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 S 90,030 92,634 182,664
Effects of exchange rate changes 1,707 1,707
Balance as of March 31, 2019 90,030 94,341 184,371
Balance as of January 1, 2018 \$ 140,780 161,867 302,647
Effects of exchange rate changes 1,241 1,241
Balance as of March 31, 2018 140,780 163,108 303,888
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment losses:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 S 38,303 38,303
Depreciation 950 950
Effects of exchange rate changes 742 742
Balance as of March 31, 2019 39,995 39,995
Balance as of January 1, 2018 \$ 4,467 66,341 70,808
Depreciation 1,412 1.412
Effects of exchange rate changes 488 488
Balance as of March 31, 2018 4,467 68,241 72,708
Land Buildings and
structures
Total
Carrying value:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 90,030 54,331 144,361
Balance as of March 31, 2019 90,030 54,346 144,376
Balance as of January 1, 2018 136,313 95,526 231,839
Balance as of March 31, 2018 136,313 94,867 231,180

The fair value of the investment property was not significantly different from those disclosed in note 18 of the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. For other relevant information, please refer to note 18 of the consolidated financial statements of 2018.

The above-mentioned investment property had been pledged as collateral for loans; please refer to note 8.

Intangible assets $(1)$

The movements of intangible assets of the Group were as follows:

Technical
royalty
Computer
software
Total
Cost:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 S 22,242 1,243 23,485
Balance as of March 31, 2019 \$ 22,242 1,243 23,485
Balance as of January 1, 2018 $\mathbf S$ 20,338 4,478 24,816
Acquisition 1,905 1,905
Balance as of March 31, 2018 \$. 22,243 4,478 26,721
Accumulated amortization:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 \$ 6,408 978 7,386
Amortization 405 128 533
Balance as of March 31, 2019 6,813 1,106 7,919
Balance as of January 1, 2018 \$ 4,787 3,511 8,298
Amortization 405 268 673
Balance as of March 31, 2018 5,192 3,779 8,971
Carrying value:
Balance as of January 1, 2019 \$ 15,834 265 16,099
Balance as of March 31, 2019 ς 15,429 137 15,566
Balance as of January 1, 2018 S 15,551 967 16,518
Balance as of March 31, 2018 S 17,051 699 17,750

(m) Other long-term investment, net

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Construction and operation of
student dormitory 39.311 38,436 42,152

The period of rights of investment in construction and operation of student dormitory is 30 years. The subsidy and management income will be recovered annually according to the agreement to July 31, 2035.

(n) Other non-current assets, net

December 31,
March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Long-term prepaid rents - 3,570 3,770
Long-term prepaid expenses 95,436 70,988 79,551
Others 1,657 1,657 1,693
97,093 76,215 85,014

Long-term prepaid rents is paid for acquisition of the right of land use in China.

(o) Short-term borrowings

Short-term borrowings of the Group were as follows:

March 31, 2019 December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
Bank overdraft 5,505
Secured bank loans 167,500 172,380 147,500
Unsecured bank loans 175,000 135,000 190,000
Total 342,500 312,885 337,500
Range of interest rate $1.45\%$ ~2.22% $1.45\% - 3.73\%$ 1.48%~3.50%
Unused short-term credit lines 125,000 179,495 160,000

For the collateral for short-term borrowings, please refer to note 8.

(p) Other payables

Other current liabilities of the Group were as follows:

March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Accrued payroll \$
58,318
135,831 36,420
Employee bonus payable 42,410 33,351 37,466
Compensation payable to directors
and supervisor
50,198 41,073 46,414
Compensated absences 20,659 20,065 17,187
Other accrued expenses payable 46,493 47,531 62,198
Payables on equipment 16,525 14,863 1,183
Other payables—other 52,733 51,402 40,080
Total 287,336 344,116 240,948

(q) Long-term borrowings

Long-term borrowings of the Group were as follows:

March 31, 2019 December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
77,493
Unsecured bank loans S
Secured bank loans 49,515 256,066 862,778
Other loans 1.795
Less: current portion (26, 284) (115, 164) (284, 559)
Total 23,231 140,902 657,507
Due year 2023 2021-2023 2019-2028
Range of interest rate 1.72%-1.95% 1.30%-1.87% 1.72%-3.50%

On March 31, 2019, unused long-term credit lines of the Group was amounted to \$250,000 thousand.

$(r)$ Lease liabilities

Lease liabilities of the Group were as follows

March 31, 2019
Future minimum
lease payments
Interest Present value of
minimum lease
payments
Less than one year 19,163 937 18,226
Between one and five years 44,901 1,034 43,867
64,064 1, 971 62,093
Current 19,163 937 18,226
Non-current 44,901 1,034 43,867

There were no significant issues, repurchases and repayments of lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The amounts recognized in profit or loss were as follows:

For the three
months ended
March 31,
2019
Interest on lease liabilities 285
Expenses relating to short-term leases 96
Expenses relating to leases of low-value assets, excluding short-term leases of
low-value assets
The amounts recognized in the statement of cash flows was as follows:
For the three
months ended
March 31,
2019
Total cash outflow for leases 4,789

Employee benefits $(s)$

    • Defined benefit plans $(i)$

Management believes that there was no material volatility of the market, no material reimbursement and settlement or other material one time events since prior fiscal year. As a result, the pension cost in the accompanying interim period was measured and disclosed according to the actuarial report as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

The expenses recognized in profit or loss for the Group were as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Operating cost S 530 517
Operating expenses 158 192.
688 709

(ii) Defined contribution plans

The Group's expenses under the pension plan cost to Bureau of Labor Insurance for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Operating cost \$
2,957
3,769
Operating expenses 1,280 1,278
Total 4,237 5,047

The Group allocates 6% of each employee's monthly wages to the labor pension personal account at the Bureau of Labor Insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Pension Act. Under these defined contribution plans, the Group allocates a fixed amount to the Bureau of Labor Insurance without additional legal or constructive obligation.

Income tax $(t)$

The components of income tax for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Current income tax expense
Current period S 74,305 102,807
Adjustment for prior periods 341
Current income tax expense 74,646 102,807
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
Origination and reversal of temporary difference (2,939) (5,119)
Income tax expense 71,707 97,688

The Company's income tax return for the year 2017 had been examined by the tax authorities.

(u) Capital and other equity

Except for the following disclosure, there was no significant change for capital and other equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Please refer to note 27 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Capital surplus $(i)$

The balances of capital surplus of the Company were as follows:

December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
3 24,015 24,015 30,669
32,183 32,183 32,183
investments in associates using
4,217 5,290
56,198 60,415 68,142
March 31, 2019

(ii) Retained earnings

The Company's Article of Incorporation stipulates that Company's net earnings should first be used to offset the prior years' deficits, if any, before paying any income taxes. Of the remaining balance, 10% is to be appropriated as legal reserve, and then any remaining profit together with any undistributed retained earnings shall be distributed according to the distribution plan proposed by the Board of Directors and submitted to the stockholders' meeting for approval.

In general, cash dividends shall not be less than 30% of total dividends. However, based on the need to respond to changes in the industry, major investment plans and improve the financial structure, or in the case of sudden major capital needs, the cash dividend payout rate could be adjusted to 10% to 30%. If the cash dividend is less than \$0.1 per share, it will not be issued, and the stock dividend will be paid instead.

On March 11, 2019, the Company's board of directors resolved to appropriate the 2018 earnings. On June 26, 2018, the shareholder's meetings resolved to distribute the 2017 earnings. These earnings were appropriated as follows and the related information is available on the Market Observation Post System website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

2018 (proposed) 2017
Ratio of
allotment of
shares (NTD)
Amount Ratio of
allotment of
shares (NTD)
Amount
Dividends distributed to ordinary
shareholders:
Cash $2.00$ \$ 1,055,740 1.60 844,592

(iii) Other equity

Changes of other equity of the Group were as follows:

Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign
financial
statements
Unrealized gains
(losses) from
financial assets
measured at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
Total
Balance as of January 1, 2019 \$ (2, 298) (419, 559) (421, 857)
Exchange differences on foreign operations 3,508 3,508
Exchange differences on associates accounted for using
equity method
1 1
Unrealized losses from financial assets measured at fair
value through other comprehensive income
(11, 391) (11, 391)
Disposal of investments accounted for using equity
method
27,278 27,278
Changes in ownership interests in associates 15,826 15,826
Disposal of investments in equity instruments designated
at fair value through other comprehensive income
Unrealized losses from financial assets measured at fair
value through other comprehensive income, associates
(896) (896)
accounted for using equity method (20, 380) (20, 380)
Balance as of March 31, 2019 S 1,211 (409, 122) (407, 911)
Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign
financial
statements
Unrealized gains
(losses) from
financial assets
measured at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
Unrealized
gains (losses)
on available-
for-sale
investments
Total
Balance as of January 1, 2018 S (3,754) 101,265 97,511
Effects of retrospective application (190, 286) (101, 265) (291, 551)
Balance as of January 1, 2018 after
adjustments
(3,754) (190, 286) (194, 040)
Exchange differences on foreign
operations
(395) (395)
Unrealized gains from financial assets
measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
1,925 1,925
Exchange differences on associates
accounted for using equity method
Unrealized losses from financial assets
measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income, associates
(5) (5)
accounted for using equity method (52, 279) (52, 279)
Balance as of March 31, 2018 S (4, 154) (240, 640) (244, 794)

(v) Earning per share

The Group's basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:

$(i)$ Basic earnings per share

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Profit attributable to the Company 334,329 394,591
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares
outstanding 527,870 527,870
Earnings per share (NTD) 0.63 0.75

(ii) Diluted earnings per share

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Profit attributable to the Company (diluted) 334,329 394,591
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares
outstanding
527,870 527,870
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares
Employee remuneration in stock 1,724 1,759
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares
outstanding (diluted) 529,594 529,629
Diluted earnings per share (NTD) 0.63 0.75

(w) Revenue from contracts with customers

Disaggregation of revenue $(i)$

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Primary geographical markets:
Asia \$ 2,904,779 3,978,859
America 32,611 25,583
2,937,390 4,004,442
Major products/services lines:
Commodity sales revenue S 2,814,241 3,903,301
Travel service revenue 56,186 53,322
Construction project revenue 379 861
Service revenue 36,636 45,053
Other operating revenue 29,948 1,905
2,937,390 4,004,442

(ii) Contract balances

Contract assets-construction March 31, 2019 December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
contract 3,796
Contract liabilities-unearned
sales revenue
S 8,804 97,882 26,041
Contract liabilities-travel
service contract
22,381 30,969 23,499
Total 31,185 128,851 49,540

For details on accounts receivable and allowance for impairment, please refer to note 6(c).

The major change in the balance of contract assets and contract liabilities is the difference between the time frame in the performance obligation to be satisfied and the payment to be received.

$(x)$ Non-operating income and expenses

$(i)$ Other income

Details of other income of the Group were as follows:

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Interest income S 1,455 1,096
Rent income 562 943
Write-off of overdue payables ÷. 625
Others 2,731 9,315
Total 4,748 11,979

(ii) Other gains and losses

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Foreign exchange gains (losses) \$
(1, 387)
20,833
Gains on disposals of investments 2,682
Gains on financial assets at fair value through profit
or loss
10.986 3.083
Gains (losses) on disposals of property, plant and
equipment
54 (18)
Miscellaneous disbursements (13) (10)
Other gains and losses (net) 12,322 23,888

(iii) Finance costs

For the three months ended
March 31
2019 2018
Interest expense 2.499 6,461

(y) Employee compensation and directors and supervisors' remuneration

According to the Article of Incorporation, once the Company has annual profit, it should appropriate 1%~5% of the profit to its employees and 2.5% or less to its directors and supervisors as remuneration(since January 31, 2019, the Audit Committee has been set up to replace the supervisors' authority). However, if the Company still has accumulated deficit, the profit should be reserved to offset the deficit.

The amounts of the remunerations to employees, directors and supervisors for the three-months period ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were calculated using the Company's net income before tax without the remunerations to employees, directors and supervisors for each period, multiplied by the proposed percentage which is stated under the Company's proposed Article of Incorporation. These remunerations were expensed under operating costs or expenses for each period.

If there are any subsequent adjustments to the actual remuneration amounts after the annual shareholder' meeting, the adjustment will be regarded as changes in accounting estimates and will be reflected in profit or loss in the following year. Shares distributed to employees as employees' remuneration are calculated based on the closing price of the Company's shares one day before the approval by the Board of Directors.

Details of accrued remunerations to employees, directors and supervisors were as follows:

For the three months
ended March 31
2019 2018
Employees compensation 9,186 10,310
Directors' and supervisors' remuneration 8,999 12,887
18.185 23.197

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the renumerations to employees amounted to \$33,086 thousand and \$27,440 thousand, respectively, and the remuneration to directors and supervisors amounted to \$41,073 thousand and \$34,300 thousand, respectively. The amounts as stated in the consolidated financial statements are identical to those of the actual distributions. Related information would be available at the Market Observation Post System website.

(z) Financial instruments

Except for the contention mentioned below, there was no significant change in the fair value of the Group's financial instruments and degree of exposure to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk arising from financial instruments. For the related information, please refer to note 44 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

  • Credit risk $(i)$
  • $1)$ Credit risk exposure

The carrying amount of financial assets and contract assets represents the maximum amount exposed to credit risk.

Concentration of credit risk $2)$

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31 and March 31, 2018, the Group reviewed the concentrations of credit risk arising from the major top ten customers, and it was 84%, 78% and 91%, respectively, of the total accounts receivable. The concentrations of credit risk of the remaining accounts receivable is relatively small.

Credit risk of receivables 3)

For credit risk exposure of note and trade receivables, please refer to note 6(c). Other financial assets at amortized cost include time deposits, other receivables, etc. The allowance for the receivables in the financial assets is measured by the amount of lifetime expected credit losses. The remaining financial assets are measured by the amount of 12-month expected credit losses.

(ii) Liquidity risk

The following table shows the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments.

Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flows
Within 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years Over 5 years
March 31, 2019
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Short-term borrowings S 342.500 346.543 346,543 Ξ $\sim$ $\sim$
Accounts payable 1,088,347 1.088.347 1.078.293 10.054 m.
Long-term borrowings 49.515 50,322 26.936 23,386 29
Deposit received 7.428 7.428 6.468 960 ÷. $\sim$
Lease liabilities 62,093 64,064 19,163 17,506 27,395
1,549,883 1,556,704 1,477,403 41,852 37,449
Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flows
Within 1 year $1-2$ years 2-5 years Over 5 years
December 31, 2018
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Short-term borrowings \$ 312,885 317,678 317,678 ×.
Accounts payable 1,350.797 1,350,797 1,340,743 × 10.054
Long-term borrowings 256,066 265,075 118,451 ۰ 146,624 ÷,
Deposit received 7,497 7,497 6,819 678
s 1,927,245 1,941,047 1,783,691 157,356
March 31, 2018
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Short-term borrowings \$ 337,500 343,001 343,001 ×
Accounts payable 1,117,790 1,117,790 1,108,238 ÷. 9,552
Long-term borrowings 942,066 949,550 267,423 $\sim$ 670,811 11.316
Deposit received 11.972 11.972 11,147 ÷. 825 ۰
Others 426 426 - 426
s 2,409,754 2,422,739 1,729,809 681,188 11,742

The Group does not expect the cash flows included in the maturity analysis to occur significantly earlier or at significantly different amounts.

(iii) Market risk

$1)$ Currency risk

The Group's significant exposure to foreign currency risk was as follows:

March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2018
Foreign
currency
Exchange
rate
NTD Foreign
currency
Exchange
rate
NTD Foreign
currency
Exchange
rate
NTD
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD \$
1.622
30.820 49.990 4,671 30 715 143.483 3.768 29.105 109,668
CNY 24.526 4.587 112,498 541 4.475 2,422 509 4.629 2,355
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USD 13,261 30.820 408.704 20,127 30.715 618,203 29.210 29.105 850.157
CNY 1.719 4.586 7.885 ٠ ÷ V20 Œ. $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ ÷

The Group's exposure to foreign currency risk arises from the translation of the foreign currency exchange gains and losses on cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable. other receivables, accounts payable and other payables that are denominated in foreign currency. A strengthening (weakening) of 1% of the NTD against the USD and CNY as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, would have increased (decreased) net profit after tax by \$2,033 thousand and \$5,905 thousand for the three month ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The analysis is performed on the same basis.

Since the Group has many kinds of functional currency, the information on foreign exchange gain (loss) on monetary items is disclosed by total amount. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, foreign exchange gain (loss) (including realized and unrealized portions) amounted to \$1,387 thousand and \$20,833 thousand, respectively.

$2)$ Interest rate risk

Please refer to the notes on liquidity risk management and interest rate exposure of the Group's financial assets and liabilities.

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the exposure to the interest rate risk of derivative and non derivative financial instruments on the reporting date. Regarding assets with variable interest rates, the analysis is based on the assumption that the amount of assets outstanding at the reporting date was outstanding through the year. The rate of change is expressed as the interest rate increases or decreases by 1% when reporting to management internally, which also represents the management's assessment of the reasonably possible interest rate change.

If the interest rate had increased / decreased by 1%, the Group's net income would have increased / decreased by \$688 thousand and \$200 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 with all other variable factors remaining constant. This is mainly due to the Group's loan at variable rates.

$3)$ Other market price risk

If the securities price at the reporting date changes the analysis is performed on the same basis and all other variable factors remaining constant), the effect for the profit and loss is illustrated below:

For the three months ended March 31
2019 2018
Prices of securities Other comprehensive Other comprehensive
at the reporting date income after tax Net income income after tax Net income
Increasing 1% 2,938 2,002 2,999 3,315
Decreasing 1% (2,938) (2,002) (2,999) (3,315)
  • (iv) Fair value information
  • 1) Types and fair value of financial instruments

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss and financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are measured at fair value on the basis of repeatability. The carrying amount and fair value of the financial assets and liabilities. including the information on fair value hierarchy were as follows; however, except as described in the following paragraphs, for financial instruments not measured at fair value whose carrying amount is reasonably close to the fair value, and lease liabilities, disclosure of fair value information is not required :

March 31, 2019
Fair value
Book value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss:
Financial assets mandatorily at
fair value through profit or loss
\$
200,162
181,127 19,035 200,162
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income:
Domestic and foreign non-
listed stocks
293,802 293,802 293,802
Financial assets measured at
amortized cost:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,980,461
Notes and accounts receivable 974,230
Other receivables 7,869
Other financial assets-current 13,671
Refundable deposits 7,832
Subtotal 2,984,063
Total \$_3,478,027 181,127 19,035 293,802 493,964
Financial liabilities measured at
amortized cost:
Short-term borrowings \$
342,500
Notes and accounts payable 991,009
Other payables 87,284
Other current liabilities 6,468
Long-term borrowings 49,515
Other non-current liabilities 11,014 ÷
Lease liabilities 62,093
Total 1,549,883
December 31, 2018
Fair value
Book value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss:
Financial assets mandatorily at
fair value through profit or
loss
S
158,974
141,830 17,144 158,974
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income:
Domestic and foreign non-
listed stocks
304,917 304,917 304,917
Financial assets measured at
amortized cost:
Cash and cash equivalents 2,122,960
Notes and accounts receivable 947,605
Other receivables 35,647
Other financial assets-current 16,937
Other financial assets-
noncurrent
7,670
Subtotal 3,130,819
Total \$_3,594,710 141,830 17,144 304,917 463,891
Financial liabilities measured at
amortized cost:
Short-term borrowings \$
312,885
Notes and accounts payable 1,239,004
Other payables 101,739
Other current liabilities 6,819
Long-term borrowings 256,066
Other non-current liabilities 10,732
Total 1,927,245
March 31, 2018
Fair value
Financial assets at fair value Book value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
through profit or loss:
Financial assets mandatorily at
fair value through profit or
loss
\$
331,531
303,924 27,607 331,531
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income:
Domestic and foreign non-
listed stocks
299,836 ÷. 299,836 299,836
Financial assets measured at
amortized cost:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,201,261
Notes and accounts receivable 1,338,159
Other receivables 19,560
Other financial assets-current 50,129 51
Other financial assets-
noncurrent
29,671
Subtotal 2,638,780
Total \$ 3,270,147 303,924 27,607 299,836 631,367
Financial liabilities measured at
amortized cost:
Short-term borrowings \$
337,500
Notes and accounts payable 1,013,941
Other payables 94,297
Other current liabilities 11,147
Long-term borrowings 942,066
Other non-current liabilities 10,803
Total 2,409,754
S

$2)$ Valuation techniques for financial instruments measured at fair value

A financial instrument is regarded as being quoted in an active market if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's-length basis. Whether transactions are taking place 'regularly' is a matter of judgment and depends on the facts and circumstances of the market for the instrument.

Quoted market prices may not be indicative of the fair value of an instrument if the activity in the market is infrequent, the market is not well-established, only small volumes are traded, or bid-ask spreads are very wide. Determining whether a market is active involves judgment.

Measurements of fair value of financial instruments without an active market are based on valuation technique or quoted price from a competitor. Fair value, measured by using valuation technique that can be extrapolated from either similar financial instruments or discounted cash flow method or other valuation techniques, including models, is calculated based on available market data at the reporting date. For example, yield curve of Taipei Exchange and average interest rate of commercial paper quoted by Reuters.

$\mathbf{r}$

Contract Contract Contract Contract

$3)$ Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2

There is no transfer for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

$4)$ Reconciliation of Level 3 fair values

Unquoted equity
instruments
\$
Opening balance, January 1, 2019
Total gains and losses recognized
Other comprehensive income
Effect of exchange rate changes
Ending Balance, March 31, 2019
S
Opening balance, January 1, 2018
Total gains and losses recognized
Other comprehensive income
Adjustments due to IFRS9
Effect of exchange rate changes
S
Fair value through
other comprehensive
income
304,917
(11, 405)
290
293,802
304,956
1,943
(5.553)
(1, 510)
Ending Balance, March 31, 2018 299,836

Above-mentioned total gains and losses were included in unrealized gains and losses from financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. Among those related to the assets still held on March 31, 2019 were as follows:

For the three months
ended March 31
2019 2018
Total gains and losses recognized:
In other comprehensive income, and presented
in "unrealized gains and losses from
financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income"
(11, 405) 1,943

5) Quantified information on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in fair value measurement

The Group's financial instruments that use Level 3 inputs to measure fair value include financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss-equity investments.

The Group's equity investments without an active market which are classified as Level 3 have numerous unobservable inputs. The significant unobservable inputs of equity instrument investments are not correlated to each other.

Quantified information of significant unobservable inputs was as follows:

Item Valuation
technique
Significant unobservable
inputs
Inter-relationship between
significant unobservable
inputs and fair value
measurement
Financial assets at fair
value through other
comprehensive income -
Market method
company method)
· Price to book ratio
(Comparable listed $\cdot$ Lack of market liquidity
discount
$\cdot$ The
fair
would
value
increase if price to book
ratio increase
equity investments
without an active market
fair
value
would
$\pm$ The
decrease if lack of market
liquidity discount increase

$6)$ Fair value measurements in Level $3$ – sensitivity analysis of reasonably possible alternative assumptions

The fair value measurement of financial instruments by the consolidated company is reasonable, but the use of different evaluation models or evaluation parameters may result in different evaluation results. For financial instruments classified as Level 3, if the price to book ratio or liquidity discount changes by 10%, the other comprehensive gains and losses for the period will increase or decrease by \$512 thousand and \$710 thousand respectively.

The favorable and unfavorable changes of the Group refer to the fluctuation of fair value, and the fair value is calculated by valuation techniques based on the unobservable input parameters of different degrees.

(aa) Financial risk management

There were no significant changes in the Group's financial risk management and policies as disclosed in note 44(3) of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

(ab) Capital management

Management believes that the objectives, policies and processes of capital management of the Group has been applied consistently with those described in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Please refer to note 43 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 for further details.

(ac) Investing and financing activities not affecting current cashflow

There is no non-cash investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities were as follows:

January 1,
2019
Cash flows Non-cash
changes
Exchange
rate
changes
March 31,
2019
Long-term borrowings S 256,066 (206, 551) Ξ 49,515
Short-term borrowings 312,885 29,615 342,500
Lease liabilities 66,475 (4, 406) 24 62,093
Total liabilities from financial activities 635,426 (181, 342) 24 454,108
Non-cash
changes
January 1, Exchange
rate
March 31.
2018 Cash flows changes 2018
Long-term borrowings 1,010,364 (68, 298) 942,066
Short-term borrowings 357,500 (20,000) 337,500
Total liabilities from financial activities 1,367,864 (88, 298) 1,279,566

(ad) Operating lease

$(i)$ Leases as lessee

Non-cancellable operating lease rentals payable were as follows:

December 31,
2018 March 31, 2018
Less than one year 12,000 12,000
Between one and five years 39,275 48.725
51.275 60,725

$\blacksquare$

(7) Related-party transactions

(a) Names and relationship with related parties

Name of related party Relationship with the Group
Wonderland Enterprise Co., Ltd. An associate
Kunshan Globaltop Trading Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of an associate
Thrutek Applied Materials Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of an associate
Sun Trend Co., Ltd Subsidiary of an associate

$(b)$ Significant transactions with related parties

  1. Sales

The amounts of significant sales (returns) by the Group to related parties were as follows:

For the three months
ended March 31
2019 2018
Other related parties (3,156) 8,594

There were no comparable transactions with non-related parties.

$2.$ Receivable from related parties

Receivables from the related parties were as follows:

Types of December 31.
Accounts related parties March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Accounts receivable Other related parties \$ 5,887 3.351 8,949

The credit terms of sales ranged from 30 to 90 days which were not significantly different from those of non-related parties.

$31$ Payables to Related Parties

Types of related December 31,
Accounts parties March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Accounts payable Other related parties 1,819 2,789 334

The purchase credit terms is 60 days, which is the same as non-related parties transactions.

$4.$ Property transactions

The Group sold all its shares of Yuan-Yao Development Co., Ltd. to Wonderland Enterprise Co., Ltd. on March 8, 2019, with a selling price of \$41,568 thousand and a disposal gains of \$2,682 thousand.

Key management personnel compensation $(c)$

For the three months
ended March 31
2019 2018
Short-term employee benefits 14,603 15,745
Post-employment benefits 130 241
Other long-term benefits 197 158
14,930 16,144

Short-term employee benefits include the estimated employee compensation. Please refer to note 6(u) for the estimated method.

(8) Pledged assets

The carrying amounts of pledged assets were as follows:

December 31,
Pledged assets Object March 31, 2019 2018 March 31, 2018
Cash in banks (other financial Performance guarantee \$
assets)
10,259 13,525 20,129
Property, plant and equipment Borrowings 684,424 2,471,173 3,048,816
Investment property Borrowings - $\blacksquare$ 82.490
Financial assets measured at
fair value through profit or
Borrowings
loss 27,005
694,683 2,511,703 3,151,435

(9) Commitments and contingencies:

(a) Letter of credit issued but not expired

March 31, 2019 December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
Letter of credit outstanding for the
import of raw materials
S 990,760 1,067,148 977
(including USD) (including USD (including USD 34)
$2,143$ thousand) 117 thousand and
EUR 2 thousand)
thousand)

(10) Losses due to major disasters: None.

(11) Subsequent events: None.

$(12)$ Others:

(a) A summary of employee benefits, depreciation, and amortization, by function, is as follows:

For the three months ended March 31
By Function 2019 2018
By item Operating
cost
Operating
expense
Total Operating
cost
Operating
expense
Total
Employee benefits
Salary 94,491 50,395 144,886 74,180 58,960 133,140
Labor and health insurance 7,513 1,880 9,393 6,930 2,961 9,891
Pension 3,487 1,438 4,925 4,286 1,470 5,756
Remuneration of directors 9,049 9,049 ۰ 12,887 12,887
Others 2,451 3,788 6,239 2,655 5,048 7,703
Depreciation 62,753 9,434 72,187 64,391 4,363 68,754
Amortization 297 236 533 23,648 368 24,016

(13) Other disclosures items:

$(a)$ Information on significant transactions

The following is the information on significant transactions required by the "Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers" for the Group:

$(i)$ Lending to other parties:

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Number
(Nate I)
Name of
lender
Name of
borrower
Account
латое
Related
party
Highest
balance
during the
period
Ending
balance
Actual
usage
amount
during the
period
Range of
interest rates Purposes of
during the
period
financing
(Note2)
Transaction
amount for
business
between two
parties
Reasons
for
short-term
financing
Allowance
for bad debt
Collateral
Item
Value Individual
funding loan limit of fund
limits
(Note 3)
Maximum
financing
(Note 3)
$\mathbf{u}$ The Company Asia Carbons Other
& Technologyreceivables
linc.
Yes 24,140 24,140 23,649 3% 2 ۰ Working
capital
$\overline{\phantom{a}}$ Promissory 24,140 768,714 1,537,429
0 The Company Asia Carbons Other
& Technologyreceivables
IInс.
Yes 35,000 35,000 35,000 2% $\mathbf{2}$ ٠ Working
capital
۰ Promissory 35,000 768,714 1,537,429
Kun Shan Yu-Kun Shan
Technology
Education
Consulting
Co., Ltd.
Globa.top
Trading Co.,
Ltd
Other
receivables
Yes 13,731 13,731 ٠ 3.3% $\mathbf{2}$ ۰ Working
capital
٠ Promissory 13,731 43,272 86,544
2 YSIC Ltd. Asia Carbons Other
& Technologyreceivables
Пnс.
Yes 30,000 30,000 29,545 3% 2 Working
capital
٠ ۰ 188,568 377,136

Note 1: The description of the number column is as follows:

Note 1: The description of the number column is as follows:

(2) Is user fills in 0.

(2) The invested company is numbered sequentially by the Arabic number 1,

(2) The invested company is numbered sequentially by the Ara the individual lending amount shall not exceed 20% of the andited or reviewed net worth of YSIC 1xd, and the aggregate lending amount shall not exceed 40% of the aforementioned net

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worth

  • (ii) Guarantees and endorsements for other parties: None.
  • (iii) Information regarding securities held at the reporting day (excluding investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures):
Category and Ending balance
Name of holder name of
security
Relationship
with the
security issuer
Account Shares Carrying value Percentage of
ownership (%)]
Fair value Note
The Company E Ink Holdings Inc. Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
1,000,000 34,500 0.09% 34,500
The Company China Steel
Chemical
Corporation
Current financial assets at fair
walue through profit or loss
300,000 40,350 0.13% 40,350
The Company Test Research, Inc. Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
600,000 33,480 0.25% 33.480
The Company Career Technology
(Mfg.) Co., Ltd.
Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
200,000 6,370 0.05% 5,370
The Company Euroc Venture
Capital Corp.
÷. Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
501,600 6,361 2.38 % 6,361
The Company Global Investment
Holding Co., Ltd
ä. Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
10,901,520 83,397 5.75 % 83,397
The Company Faith Alliance
Corporation
$\blacksquare$ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
25,720 155 0.06% 155
The Company Multilayer P. C. B.
& Assembly
Manufacturer
Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
912 18 0.01% 18
The Company Leadwell Cnc
Machines
Mfg.,Corp.
Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
37,352 754 0.06% 754
The Company Crownpo
Technology Inc.
- Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
709 11 0.01% 11
The Company Vxis Technology
Corp.
Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
72.480 347 0.61% 347
The Company Infomedia Inc. Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
200,000 205 0.11% 205
Category and Ending balance
Name of holder name of
security
Relationship
with the
security issuer
Account Shares Carrying value Percentage of
ownership (%)
Fair value Note
The Company Taiwan Insulation
Material Industrial
Ccompany Ltd.
Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
293,333 1.779 18.33 % 1.779
The Company Euroc III Venture
Capical Corp.
÷. Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
742,500 7,444 5.00% 7.444
The Company Universal Venture
Capital Investment
Corporation
Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
8,400,000 52,113 6.98% 52.113
The Company Asia Global
Venture Capital II
CO., Ltd
Non-current financial assets at
FVTPL
1,000,000 24,573 10.00 % 24,573
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. Lidien Inc. ٠ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
760,000 10.161 19.00 % 10.161
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. Deng Yun Co., Ltd ۰ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
591,945 15,703 3.09% 15,703
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. YuChie Inc. $\sim$ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
589.000 7.307 19.00 % 7.307
YSIC Ltd. E Ink Holdings Inc. ٠ Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
700,000 24,150 0.06% 24.150
YSIC Ltd. Jetbest Corporation $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
490,000 20,457 1.49% 20,457
YSIC Ltd. Foci Fiber Optic
Communications,
Inc.
÷. Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
220,000 11,000 0.28 % 11,000
YSIC Ltd. Ventec Electronics
Corporation
$\overline{\phantom{a}}$ Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
60,000 5,340 0.09% 5,340
YSIC Ltd. Episil Holding Inc. ÷. Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
200,000 4,130 0.07% 4,130
YSIC LTD. Taiwan Mask
Corporation
Current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
50,000 1,350 0.02% 1,350
lYSIC Ltd. Ciw International
Co., Ltd.
$\blacksquare$ Non-current financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss
1,000,000 19,035 0.72% 19,035
NSIC Ltd. Vxis Technology
Corp.
$\sim$ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
72,480 348 0.61% 348
YSIC Ltd. Mcm Stamping
lCo Ltd.
Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
200,000 684 0.63% 684
YSIC Ltd. Infomedia Inc. $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
650,000 669 0.35 % 669
CO., Ltd GRAND CAPITAL Deng Yun Co., Ltd ٠ Non-current financial assets at
FVOCI
3,082,453 81,773 16.10 % 81,773
  • (iv) Information regarding purchase or sale of securities for the period exceeding NTD300 million or 20% of the Company's paid-in capital: None
  • (v) Information on acquisition of real estate with purchase amount exceeding NTD300 million or 20% of the Company's paid-in capital: None
  • (vi) Information regarding receivables from disposal of real estate exceeding NTD300 million or 20% of the Company's paid-in capital: None
  • (vii) Information regarding related-parties purchases and/or sales exceeding NTD100 million or 20% of the Company's paid-in capital: None

  • (viii) Information regarding receivables from related-parties exceeding NTD100 million or 20% of the Company's paid-in capital: None

  • (ix) Information regarding trading in derivative financial instruments: None
  • Significant transactions and business relationship between the parent company and its subsidiaries for the three months $(x)$ ended March 31, 2019: None

(b) Information on investees:

The following is the information on investees for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (excluding information on investees in Mainland China):

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Name of investor Name of investee Location Main
businesses and products
March 31, Original investment amount
December 31,
Balance as of March 31, 2019
Percentage of
Carrying Net income Share of
2019 2018 Shares ownership value (losses)
of invested
profits/loases of
investee
Note
The Company Grand Carhay Venture
Capital Co., Ltd.
Teiwar. Investment business 400,000 400,000 40,000,000 25,00% 334,980 27,951 6,987
The Company Wonderland Enterprise Co.,
لى:
-
Taiwan Ganaral investment business 325,230 325,230 29,629,597 37.04 % 540,316 (10, 554) (4, 310)
The Company Yuan-Jie Investment Co.,
7.dd
Taiwan General investment business 209,896 209,896 21,000,000 32.31 % 245,588 60,514 19,552
The Company Yu-Jie Investment Co., Ltd. Taiwan General investment business 223,539 223,539 21,320,000 32,80% 282,202 52,966 17.373
The Company Yuan-Yao Development Co.,
.1d
Taiwan General investment business 55,305 (1,653) (549)
The Company Taiwan United Medical Inc. Taiwan Wholesale and Retail of
Precision Instruments and
Information Software
229,364 229,364 14,409,651 64.79% 65,159 (442) (286) Subsidiary
The Company Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. Taiwan Building cleaning and
mairtenance, Sewage
treatment, Air conditioning
equipment maintenance
522,032 522,032 22,289,256 89.16% 110,218 (8, 297) (7, 398) Subsidiary
The Company YSIC Ltd. Taiwan Residential building and
industrial plant development
rental business
1,638,164 1,638,164 103,975,894 99.99% 938,281 8,532 8,596 Subsidiary
The Company Yuan-Shin Materia is
Technology Corp. Ltd.
Taiwan Basic precision chemical
materials and plastic raw
msterial manufacturing
i45,900 145,900 5,000,000 100,00% 42,581 (71) (71) Subsidiary
The Company Yangmingshan Tien Lai
Resort & SPA
Taiwan General hotel industry 630,555 630,555 25,865,618 65.07% 688,797 12,131 7,315 Subsidiary
The Company Gvision-USA, Inc. USA Sale and distribution of liquid
crystal displays
56,266 56,266 666,667 66,67% 44,737 198 132 Note
The Company Jing-Shou Engineering Co.,
.td
Taiwan Bridge and building
engineering
187,000 187,000 4,500,000 100.00 % 28,947 (1,041) (1,041) Subsidiary
The Company Lei-Ting Construction
Corporation
Taiwan Operating civil and
construction engineering
business
41,060 41,060 4,064,400 75.27% 12,069 (2,069) (1, 558) Subsidiary
The Company Asia Carbon & Technology Taiwan Electronic component
manufacturing
192,400 192,400 15,640,000 34.76% (24, 571) (26, 063) (13, 442) Subsidiary
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. Grand Captial Co., Ltd. Seychelles Transfer to invest in other
bus:nessea
2,500 2,500 à. 2.78 % 2,340 35 Subsidiary
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd YuChen Tech. Inc. Taiwan GPS 20,000 20,000 876,554 4.17% 8,822 483 20
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. Asia Carbon & Technology
loc.
Taiwan Electronic component
manufacturing
115,850 115,850 7,285,000 16.19% (26, 063) (4, 145) Subsidiary
YSIC Ltd Kun Shan Internationi Ltd. Seychelies General investment business 122,572 122,572 3,702,718 62,03 9 139,713 1,426 885 Subsidiary
YSIC Ltd. Grand Captial Co., Ltd. Ssychelles Transfer to invest in other
businesses
88,090 88,090 2,622,904 97.22 % 81,743 35 34 Subsidiary
YSIC Ltd. Yangningshan Tien Lai
Resort & SPA
Taiwan General hotel industry 110,836 110,836 4,807,774 12.10% 117,502 12,131 1,376 Subsidiary
YSIC Ltd. Globaltop Technology Inc. Taiwan GPS Module, GPS Handheld
System And GPS Antenna
155,449 155,449 7,086,249 33.74 % 71,320 483 163
YSIC Ltd. Lei-Ting Construction
Corporation
Taiwan Operating civil and
construction engineering
business
99,380 99,380 1,335,600 24.73 % 3,966 (2,069) (512) Subridiary
YSIC Ltd Tien Lai Co., Ltd. Taiwar: Piping engineering 5,000 5,000 500,000 50.00% 2,237 (603) (302) Subsidiary
YSIC Ltd. Yuan-Jie Investment Co., Taiwan Investment business 1,000 1,000 100,000 0.15% 1,169 60,514 92
YSIC Ltd. Yu-Jie Investment Co., Ltd. Taiwan Investment business 1,000 1,000 103,000 0.16% 1,363 52,966 84
YSIC Ltd. Asia Carbon & Technology Tarwan Eiectronic component
manufacturing
77,917 77,917 4,756,110 10.57% (5,097) (26, 063) (2,706) Subsidiary
Lei-Ting Construction
Corporation
Zung-Fu Co., Ltd. Taiwan Building cleaning and
maintenance, Sewage
reatment, Air conditioning
equipment mainterance
59,670 59,670 2,461,351 9.85% 12,171 (8, 297) (817) Subsidiary
Jing-Shuo Engineering
Co., Ltd
Asia Carbon & Technology
nc
Taiwan Electronic component
manufacturing
13,855 13,855 1,385,527 3,08 % (1, 485) (26,063) (788) Subsidiary
Yangmingshan Tien Lai
Resort & SPA
Yangmingshan Tien Lai Art
Village Development Co.,
1d.
Taiwan Arts and cultural services and
other leisure services
1,680 1,680 200,000 100.00 % 1,537 (56) (56) Subsidiary
Asia Carbon &
Technology Inc.
ASIA GRAPHENE
COMPANY
Taiwan Graphene and MCMB 1,000 1,000 100,000 100.00% 292 Subsidiary

(c) Information on investment in mainland China:

$(i)$ The names of investees in Mainland China, the main businesses and products, and other information:

Main Total Accumulated
outflow of
Investment flows Accumulated
outflow of
Net
income
Accumulated
Name of
investee
businesses
and
products
amount
of paid-in
capital
Method
оſ
(Note 1)
investment from
Taiwan as of
investment January 1, 2018 Outflow
Inflow investment from
Taiwan as of
March 31, 2019
of the
investee l
(Note 2)
of
l ownershin l
(losses) Percentage Investment
income
(losses)
Book remittance of
earnings in
value tcurrent neriod
Kun Shan Yu-Fu
technology Education
Consumng Co., Ltd.
Educational Consulting.
Information operation
consulting, Software and data
storage consultation
706,897
(USD 3.468)
(2) 112.493
(USD 3.650)
112,493
(USD 3,650) (USD 64)
1.980 62.03% 1.222 93.643
Kun Shan Jia-An
technology Education
Consuring Co., Ltd.
Educational Consulting.
Information operation
consulting, Software and data
storage consultation
74,941
(USD 2.432)
(2) (Note 4) (554)
KUSD-181
62.03% $(344)$ 44,511

Note1: The investment methods are divided into the following three types: (1) Direct investment in Mainland China. (2) Indirect investment in Mainland China through a holding company established in other countries. (3) Others.

Note2: The investment income (losses) recognized in the current period were calculated based on the financial statements that have not been reviewed.

Note3: The foreign currency transactions have been translated into New Taiwan Dollar at the exchange rate at the end of the financial reporting date and the average exchange rate (USD1-: NTD30.82, USD1-NTD30.7775).

Note4: Kun Shan Yu-Fu technology Education Consulting Co., Ltd. had been spinned-off as Kun Shan Yu-Fu technology Education Consulting Co., Ltd. and Kun Shan Jia-An technology Education Consulting Co., Ltd. and Kun Shan

(ii) Upper limit on investment in Mainland China:

Accumulated Investment in Mainland China
as of March 31, 2019
Investment Amounts Authorized by
Investment Commission, MOEA
Upper Limit on Investment
(Note)
112.493 112.493 4,612,286
(USD 3,650) (USD 3, 650)

Note: The investment limit was calculated based on the official document 09704604680 announced by the MOEAIC on August 29, 2008.

(iii) Significant inter-company transactions with the subsidiary in Mainland China: None.

(14) Segment information:

  • (a)Plasticization segment: manufacturing and domestic/international sales of styrene monomer, manufacturing and sales of chemical materials and plastic materials.
  • (b)Investment segment: investment business.
  • (c)Other segments: the revenues of the segments that have not reached the quantitative threshold are hotel, general service business, medical equipment wholesale and electronic sales.
  • The Group's operating segment information and reconciliation are as follows:
For the three months ended March 31, 2019
Revenue Plasticization
segment
Investment
segment
Other
segments
Reconciliati
on and
elimination
Total
Revenue from external customers
Intersegments revenues
S 2,794,035 16,367
7,544
126,988
1,074
(8,618) 2,937,390
Total revenue 2,794,035 23,911 128,062 (8,618) 2,937,390
Reportable segment profit or loss 402,887 20,573 (23, 255) 400,205
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
Plasticization
segment
Investment
segment
Other
segments
Reconciliati
on and
elimination
Total
Revenue
Revenue from external customers S 3,866,440 4.619 133,383 4,004,442
Intersegments revenues 1,601 8.027 (9,628)
Total revenue 3,866,440 6,220 141,410 (9,628) 4,004,442
Reportable segment profit or loss 490,373 (8,551) (44, 107) 46,987 484,702