MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FINE SEMITECH CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

180-3, Yeongcheon-ri, Dongtan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, GYEONGGI-DO - 445-813

 

 

Country :

Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09/29/1987

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Semiconductor- Making Machinery

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

 

 


Basic

 

Company Name

FINE SEMITECH CORPORATION

Registered Address

180-3, Yeongcheon-ri, Dongtan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Zip Code

445-813

Tel

+82-31-370-0700

Fax

+82-31-370-0805

E-mail

sales@fst.co.kr

Website

www.fstc.co.kr

Trading Address

180-3, Yeongcheon-ri, Dongtan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-31-370-0700

Fax

+82-31-370-0805

Type

Export

Industry

Manufacture of Semiconductor- Making Machinery

  Main Business

Pellicle, Chiller, IPA Dryer

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

09/29/1987

 

The Subject owns the premises of registered address, but as of 04/11/2007, the premise(3,732) is supposed to acquired by Korea Land Corporation for the construction of road. Its price is 5,230,409,477 KRW and It should be completed by 05/31/2007.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Air dryers(23201202)

Sell

Laboratory chillers(41103023)

Sell

Semiconductor devices(32111700)

Sell

Pellicles

Buy

Computer chassis(43201601)

Buy

Power supply units(39121004)

Buy

Resistors(32121600)

Buy

Switches and controls and relays and accessories(39121500)

Buy

Capacitors(32121500)

Buy

Expansion valves(40141612)

Buy

Solenoid valves(40141605)

Buy

Compressors(40151600)

Buy

Filters(40161500)

Buy

Level sensors or transmitters(41111938)

Buy

Earth leakage circuit breakers(39121614)

Buy

Photoelectric sensors(39121528)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Chang Myung-Shik

Date of Birth

12/18/1953

Title

President & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital

6,512,720,000 KRW

Employees

167

Formation

Listed Company (KOSDAQ : 036810) as of 01/18/2000

Venture Business, Foreign Direct Investment Corporations

Bank Details

Citi Bank, Korea,-Suwon Jongro Branch

Corporate Registered No.

110111-0546006

Business Registered No.

124-81-23841

Permit & Licenses

12/1994 ISO 9001

02/2000 CE (Chiller)

02/2006 ISO 14001

 

Int’l Trade No.: 982093

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

Chang Myung-Shik

2,286,746

17.56

Treasury Stock

200,000

0.02

Others

10,538,694

82.42

Total

13,025,440

100.00

Company History

09/1987 Established as Fine Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.

04/1994 Awarded the Minister of Science & Technology Award in the 9th Venture Company Grand Prize

01/2000 Listed at KOSDAQ Market

09/2000 Awarded Venture Company Committee Social Prize

08/2001 Changed company name to the present name

02/2002 Acquired Gigatron

03/23/2007 Changed English company name to the present name from FST INC.

 

The Subject Company is a Korea-based company engaged in the manufacturing of pellicles and chillers. The Company provides two main products: pellicles, which protect mask and reticle surfaces from atmospheric particles and other types of pollution, and chillers, including dual-compressor chillers, thermoelectric chillers, heat exchangers and temperature and humidity controllers (THCs). During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company had a production capacity of 150,000 pellicles and its actual output was 75,717 pellicles. In 2005, pellicles and chillers accounted for approximately 34% and 56% of total sales, respectively. The Company's headquarters and factory are located in Gyeonggi Province.

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education

President & CEO

Mr.

Chang Myung-Shik

Korean

53.12.18

Seogang University

Director

Mr.

Kim Doo-Won

Korean

56.01.23

Hanyang University

Director

Mr.

Paik Jong-Sung

Korean

55.12.07

Yonsei University

Director

Mr.

Hwang Chung-Ho

Korean

60.03.20

Yonsei University

Director

Mr.

Chang In-Jae

Korean

66.12.15

Hanvat University

Auditor

Mr.

Kim Dong-Soo

Korean

52.10.01

Seogang University

 

 


Financials                                               

 

Unit: KRW

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2006

45,605,317,467

58,898,961,402

1,358,485,744

2005

34,241,218,745

60,766,497,753

(-)434,429,050

2004

 29,941,444,776

 52,736,497,390

 1,218,851,480

 

 

Financial Description

 

                                                                                                                                         Unit: KRW

Authorized Capital

2,500,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

6,512,720,000

Total Issues Shares

13,025,440

 

Balance Sheet

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

As of 12/31/2004

Total Assets

58,898,961,402

60,766,497,753

 52,736,497,390

Current Assets

26,108,888,472

27,105,296,734

 22,894,062,006

-Quick Assets

11,954,256,074

13,191,499,674

 9,837,322,890

-Inventories

14,154,632,398

13,913,797,060

 13,056,739,116

Fixed Assets

32,790,072,930

33,661,201,019

 29,842,435,384

-Investment

5,525,423,771

5,983,343,817

 6,521,302,872

-Tangibles

22,916,138,382

23,277,552,477

 19,155,459,815

-Intangibles

4,348,510,777

4,400,304,725

 4,165,672,697

Total Liabilities

34,696,077,405

37,884,668,379

 30,170,639,436

Current Liabilities

22,475,073,911

25,591,093,019

 21,780,357,240

Fixed Liabilities

12,221,003,494

12,293,575,360

 8,390,282,196

Capital Stock

6,512,720,000

6,512,720,000

 6,512,720,000

Capital Surplus

17,228,252,495

17,128,421,630

 16,841,829,130

Profit Surplus

2,217,757,112

859,271,368

 1,293,700,418

Capital Adjustment

(-)1,755,845,610

(-)1,618,583,624

(-)2,082,391,594

Total Equity

24,202,883,997

22,881,829,374

 22,565,857,954

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

58,898,961,402

60,766,497,753

 52,736,497,390

 

Current Liabilities

22,475,073,911

25,591,093,019

 21,780,357,240

Trade Payables

8,203,173,993

9,850,454,464

 7,308,406,316

Short-Term Borrowings

10,989,247,189

11,714,877,170

 5,270,000,000

Account Payables

269,754,035

391,873,302

 1,357,987,126

Advance Receipts

-

517,000,000

 90,200,000

Withholdings

19,930,948

21,461,767

 37,537,322

Accrued Income Tax

-

155,715,481

 54,472,719

Accrued Expenses

33,574,097

43,804,061

 15,290,070

Current Portion of Long -Term Debts

2,959,393,649

2,895,906,774

 7,646,463,687

Fixed Liabilities

12,221,003,494

12,293,575,360

 8,390,282,196

Long-Term Borrowings

5,601,067,261

7,858,308,811

 7,058,298,158

Long-Term Account payables

248,904,258

90,309,715

 922,802,221

Convertible Debentures

1,942,799,604

-

-

Debentures with Stock Warrants

3,364,273,430

3,608,346,953

-

Provision for Severance & Retirement

1,006,937,700

652,464,700

 366,758,885

Others

57,021,241

84,145,181

 42,422,932

 

Income Statement

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

As of 12/31/2004

Sales

45,605,317,467

34,241,218,745

 29,941,444,776

Cost of Sold Goods

35,092,599,954

25,846,325,198

 21,806,209,758

Gross Profit

10,512,717,513

8,394,893,547

 8,135,235,018

Selling & Admin. Expenses

7,344,710,465

7,167,676,678

 5,273,910,542

Operating Income

3,168,007,048

1,227,216,869

 2,861,324,476

Non-Operating Income

990,200,328

1,080,162,233

 706,544,225

Non-Operating expenses

2,811,308,479

2,879,969,847

 2,746,937,379

Ordinary Income

1,346,898,897

(-)572,590,745

 820,931,322

Special Income

-

-

 -

Income Before Taxes

1,346,898,897

(-)572,590,745

 820,931,322

Income Taxes Expenses

(-)11,586,847

(-)138,161,695

(-)397,920,158

Net Income

1,358,485,744

(-)434,429,050

 1,218,851,480

 

Cash Flows

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

As of 12/31/2004

Cash Flows from Operating

2,752,237,261

2,829,229,470

(-)1,563,056,250

-Net Income

1,358,485,744

(-)434,429,050

 1,218,851,480

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

5,685,806,085

5,635,264,125

 3,459,285,709

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)489,702,794

(-)576,413,641

(-)299,063,148

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

(-)3,802,351,774

(-)1,795,191,964

(-)5,942,130,291

Cash Flows from Investing

(-)1,672,993,475

(-)8,290,990,359

(-)9,591,768,869

-Cash Inflow from Investing

3,062,500,090

258,776,340

 827,818,406

-Cash Outflows for

Investing

(-)4,735,493,565

(-)8,549,766,699

(-)10,419,587,275

Cash Flows from Financing

(-)968,835,764

6,054,384,527

 12,352,680,641

-Cash Inflows from

Financing

13,192,877,170

12,771,851,000

 20,993,576,255

-Cash Outflows from

Financing

(-)14,161,712,934

(-)6,717,466,473

(-)8,640,895,614

Increase/Decrease in Cash

110,408,022

592,623,638

 1,197,855,522

Cash at the Beginning of

Year

2,320,969,620

1,728,345,982

 530,490,460

Cash at the End of Year

2,431,377,642

2,320,969,620

 1,728,345,982

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services

Description

 

Main Products & Services

Pellicle

Chiller

IPA Dryer

Production Capacity

(Unit ; EA)

Products

2006

2005

2004

Pellicle

150,000

150,000

150,000

Chiller

500

500

500

 

 

Trade Partners

 

Customers

Samsung Electronics

 

-Sales Channel

Domestic: Direct Sales (Pellicle-VMI System / Chiller-The Subject Brand or OEM System)

Export: Direct Sales or Sales through Agents

 

-Payment Condition

Domestic: Credit or Cash]

Export: T/T

Competitors

Asahi-Kasei-Japan

LASEMTECH.INC.(130111-0023349)

UNION SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT CO., LTD(134811-0024878)

 

The Subject’s Pellicle and the Subject’s Chiller account for 70% and 65% respectively in domestic Market Share.

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-

Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

BITECH CO., LTD.        

PS PLASMA

AMP Engineering

Subsidiary

GIGATRON.CO.,LTD.(120111-0157679)

The Subject has 100% shares of GIGATRON.CO.,LTD.

 

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit : Thousand KRW

2006

2005

2004

Export

9,995,785

5,119,663

2,370,471

Domestic

35,609,533

29,121,555

27,570,974

Total

45,605,318

34,241,218

29,941,445

 

The Subject exports its products to Taiwan, USA and Japan.

 

 

Court Action

 

Case No.

Court

Plaintiff(s)/ Creditor(s)/ Applicant(s)

Defendant(s)/ Debtor(s)/ Respondent(s)

Cause

Amount (Million KRW)

Status

 

Supreme Court

The Subject

 

Payment on

Sales Commission

424

 

 

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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