MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.06.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

141, Lane 351, Tai Ping Rd Section 1 Tsaotun Chen Nantou Hsien 542

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.02.1974

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

61781463

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Research and Development of technologies related to computer product, communication product, consuming electronic product and automotive electronic product

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 15,000,000

 

 

Status :

Excellent

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

name & address

 

UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

141, LANE 351, TAI PING RD SECTION 1

TSAOTUN CHEN NANTOU HSIEN 542, TAIWAN

TEL: 886-4-92325876   FAX: 886-4-92391272

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : FEBRUARY 1, 1974

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 61781463

LEGAL FORM                           : PUBLIC LISTED COMPANY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. RICHARD HUNG-PENG CHANG (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 3,300

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 431,177,446

BUSINESS LINE                        : MANUFACTURER

TURNOVER                              : NTD 35,410,114,000 (AS OF 2007)

EQUITIES                                 : NTD 15,697,478,000 (AS OF 2007)

PAYMENT                                : EXCELLENT

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO USD 15,000,000

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : STRONG

OPERATIONAL TREND              : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : WELL KNOWN

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 30.42520 = US$1

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

TWD –Taiwan New Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


*Company History*

===============

1977                           - USI commenced R & D on solid-state relays.

1978                           - First Taiwan company to offer Hybrid IC.

1979                           - USI manufactures on a small-scale basis for local sales.

                                   - Commenced production of automotive electronics, including service parts for regulator modules.

1984                           - Commenced production of frequency devices, including full size clock oscillators.

October 1984            - Began mass production.

1985                           - Started to cover a larger market.

1989                           - Commenced motherboard assembly and systems assembly operations.

1993                           - Commenced production of communications products, including wireless local area network access points and interface cards.

23 April, 1996           - Became a listed company in Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker code 2350.

November 1998        - Established its first manufacturing operations in Ayrshire, Scotland

2001                           - Commenced production of notebook PC motherboards.

10 December, 2007  - Introduced world's first 8-inch digital photo frame printer

7 April, 2008             - Revealed the latest strategic focus on LED Lighting and Voltage Regulator technology for JDM and ODM.

 

*Licenses & Permits*

================

(1)

License number    : 9965235000

Date issued           : 22 August, 1977

Issuing authority : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

Type of license    : Factory license

 

(2)

License number    : 9965202502

Date issued           : 25 February, 1998

Issuing authority : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

Type of license    : Factory license

 

(3)

License number    : 99652031

Date issued           : 27 July 1998

Issuing authority : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

Type of license    : Factory license

 

 

(4)

License number    : 9965203101

Date issued           : 17 August, 2000

Issuing authority : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

Type of license    : Factory license

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Capital Details*

=============

Authorized capital       : NTD 13,000,000,000.00

Initial paid-up capital  : NTD 10,000,000.00

Paid-up capital increases as follows :

Year                            Increase (NTD)

-------                           ---------------------

1986                               180,000,000.00

1990                               198,000,000.00

1991                               800,000,000.00

1994                               920,000,000.00

1995                            1,120,870,000.00

1996                            1,736,820,000.00

1997                            2,300,526,000.00

1998                            2,988,594,200.00

2000                            5,703,158,570.00

2001                            6,885,000,000.00

2004                            7,284,110,000.00

2005                            7,613,255,600.00

2006                            9,782,861,330.00

2007                          10,309,764,460.00

   --                            10,318,494,460.00

 

*Office & Facilities*

================

Size                           : 97,074 sq.meter (Approx.)

Location                  : Nantou Hsien

Type of building    : Industrial building

Property status      : Owned by UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

Comment                 : Serves as office and factory 1.

 

Other Contact Details

------------------------------

Tel. no.                   : 4-92350876

Fax nos                   : 4-9350491/ 4-2337360 / 4-92329561 / 92262135

Email address        : stanley@ms.usi.com.tw / louis@ms.usi.com.tw / robato@ms.usi.com.tw /

                                  ted_c@ms.usi.com.tw / ir@ms.usi.com.tw  / cd_bd@ms.usi.com.tw

 

Previous address: 135, Lane 351, Taiping Rd Section 1 Nantou City Nantou Hsien 540 

 

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

=======================

Address : Nan Kang Industrial Park 330 Kung Yeh Rd

Other fax nos      : 4-92254630 / 92262263 / 92262169

 

  *Corporate & Organization Structure*

=============================

A large specialized company operated and managed by an experienced team of professionals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organization & Management Team

-----------------------------------------------

                                                                        Chairman

                                                                                |

                                                                            CEO

                                                                            COO

                                                                                |------CEO/COO Office

                                                                                |

            |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            |               |                |                  |        |          |          |                   |       |          |         |                 |    |         |

Computing BG   |  Mobility Solution    |  EMS BG  | Automotive BU   |  U-ABIT  |  Storage/Server  |    |  Wireless

                            |              BG               |                   |                             |                  |           BU          |    |   Product

                            |                              GOM     Central Eng              Global          FIN &                    IT  |      BU

                  Global Sales                                                                   Procurement   Legal                         CSG

 

Organization and management of the company is divided into the following departments:

- Boards Division

- Box systems Division

- Components Division

- Mother Board Division

 

*Industry Ranking*

================

Generally regarded as one of the Top 1,000 Companies in Manufacturing Industry of Taiwan.

Details of rank are as follows:

Year            Rank

-------          -------

2004             657

2005             726

2006             641

 

 

*Sales Ranking*

============

Details of rank are as follows:

Year           Rank

------        -------

1996         106   

1997          84

1998          41

2000          28

2001          34

2002          44

 

Ranked among Taiwan's largest manufacturers as follows :

Year          Rank                  

------          -------                 

1984           816                   

1985           757                  

1986           926                  

1987           711                 

1988           735                 

 

 

 

 

*Auditors*

=========

- DELOITTE & TOUCHE

- TN SOONG & CO

 

*Registrar*

=========

PRESIDENT SECURITIES CO LTD

 

*Awards*

========

(1)

Award          : Q1 Preferred Quality Award

Awarded by : Ford

Year               : 1988

 

(2)

Award           : Quality Excellence Award

Awarded by : Chrysler

Year               : 1991-1992

 

(3)

Award           : Certificate of Honor

Awarded by : Siemens

Year               : 1992

 

 

(4)

Award           : Excellence Performance Award

Awarded by : IBM

Year               : 1993

 

(5)

Award           : No 1 Supplier / Partner

Awarded by : AT&T

Year               : 1994

 

 (6)

Award           : Gold Pentastar Award

Awarded by : Chrysler

Year               : 1995

 

(7)

Award           : "Favor Supplier"

Awarded by : BABT Approval Lucent

Year               : 1996

 

(8)

Award           : Best Supplier Award Overseas Supplier Category

Awarded by : IBM

Year               : 1997-1998

 

(9)

Award            : Supplier Appreciation Award

Awarded by  : Micro Networks

Year                : 2000

 

(10)

Award            : Service Excellence Awards

Awarded by  : TECHNOLOGY FORECASTERS INC

                          Circuits Assembly Magazine

Year                : 2001

Details            : For "Dependability/Timely Delivery and Responsiveness" 

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


www.usi.com.tw The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in English version.

 

E-mail: usi@ms.usi.com.tw

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

===============

Total number of shareholders: N/A

Total number of shares: N/A

 

Shareholders                                         Country             Number                         Amount     %

-------------------                                         ----------- -------------                       ---------       ----

Mr. Chang-yi Chen                                 Taiwan              n/a                                n/a            n/a 

ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR             Taiwan              170,832,720.00              n/a            n/a 

ENGINEERING INC 

CHUNG HUA DEVELOPMENT               Taiwan              41,405,527.00                n/a             n/a

INDUSTRIAL BANK CO LTD   

Mr. John Hung Ho                                  Taiwan              864,884.00                    n/a             n/a 

Mr. Yung Tsui                                        Taiwan              237,164.00                    n/a             n/a 

Mr. Pi-li Liu                                            Taiwan              15,888.00                      n/a             n/a 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management:    Mr. Liang-liang Lai, Supervisor

                        Mr. Sam Hsiao-ming Liu, Chief Officer

                        Mr. Gilbert Chen-yen Wei, General Manager

 

Name                                        Nationality         Job Description              Dept. / Division

Mr. Liang-liang Lai                      Taiwanese         Supervisor                     Account

Mr. Sam Hsiao-ming Liu             Taiwanese         Chief Officer                   Administrative

Mr. Gilbert Chen-yen Wei           Taiwanese         General Manager           -

Mr. Brian Meng-kuo Shih            Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Chen-lung Wei                     Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Cheng-chun Yu                    Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Chia-hsing Husng                 Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Chueh Hou                          Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Feng-ta Chen                       Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Frank Fu-hui Wu                  Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Hung-chi Liu                        Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. John Hung Ho                      Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Luke Shu-hua Chu                Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Ta-yi Lin                              Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Yuan-hsin Sheng                  Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Ms. Li-hua Chen                        Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

======================

Specializes in the following areas of work:

1. Research and Development of technologies related to computer product, communication product, consuming electronic product and automotive electronic product.

2. Manufacturing of various types of electronic products.

3. Selling to both domestic and international market.

 

Product applications includes:

1. Manufacture of computer product for use to the following :

    - Desk-top computer motherboard

    - Notebook motherboard

    - Multi-Functional Handheld Device

    - UMPC

    - Array System

    - Server

    - Network Attached Storage

2. Manufacture of communication product for use to the following:

    - Wi-Fi (NIC,AP/RG)

    - Bluetooth

    - WinMAX

    - UWB

    - WI-FI ADSL

    - Skype Phone

3. Manufacture of consuming electronic product for use to the following:

    - DCS printer

    - Digital writing pad

    - Flat Panel Device Control Board

4. Manufacture of automotive electronic product for use to the following:

    - Car Electronics & Applied Devices

    - Telematics

    - LED Lighting

    - Power & Thick Film Hybrid

 

*Brand*

======

USC

 

*Payment Terms*

=============

Sales

-------

Local   : Cash

               30-90 days credit

Export  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

               Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

--------------

Local    : 30-90 days credit

Import  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

                Open account /DA terms with settlement using Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Machinery & Equipment*

=====================

Machinery/ Equipment include:

- CNC laser trimmer and testing equipment

- Thermal shock and burn-in equipment.

 

 

*Production Capacity*

==================

Product                     : Resistor network

Current capacity     : 5.5 million/month

Maximum capacity  : 7 million/month 

 

*Long Term Investments*

=====================

Date of investment  : November, 1998

Investment amount : USD24 million

Details                       : The site spans 26 acres and will employ 700 workforce. 

 

*Quality Certification*

==================

(1)

Type of certification : ISO 9002

Issuing authority      :  UL

Year of certification   : 1992

Approved number     : 3577

Certification Items     : Electric-Engineering Equipment and Information Products

 

(2)

Type of certification : ISO 9000

Year of certification   : 1999

Place issued                : Mexico

 

(3)

Typeof certification : QS9000

Year of certification : 1997

 

(4)

Type of certification : ISO 9001

Year of certification  : 1994

 

(5)

Type of certification : ISO 9001:2000

Year of certification  : 2001 (China, Shenzhen)

                                      2002 (Taiwan)

                                      2003 (UK, GNK)

                                      2003 (Mexico, Guadalajara)

                                      2003 (USA, California)

                                      2004 (China, Shanghai)

                                      2005 (USA, RTP)

 

 

(6)

Type of certification : TL 9000

Year of certification  : 2001 (Taiwan)

                                      2002 (China, Shenzhen)

                                      2005 (China, Shanghai)

 

(7)

Type of certification : TS 16949

Year of certification  : 2003 (Taiwan)

                                       2003 (China, Shenzhen)

                                       2005 (Mexico, Guadalajara)

                                       2007 (China, Shanghai)

 

(8)

Type of certification : BABT

Year of certification  : 1996 (Taiwan)

 

(9)

Type of certification : IECQ QC080000

Year of certification  : 2006 (Taiwan)

                                      2007 (Mexico, Guadalajara)

                                      2006 (China, Shenzhen)

                                      2007 (China, Shanghai)

 

(10)

Type of certification : ISO 14001

Year of certification  : 1997 (Taiwan)

 

(11)

Type of certification : ISO 14000

Year of certification  : 2001(China)

 

(12)

Type of certification :TIPS

Year of certification  : 2005 (Taiwan)

 

(13)

Type of certification :IECQ QC080000

Year of certification  : 2006 (Taiwan)

 

(14)

Type of certification : ISO 17025

Year of certification  : 2007(Taiwan)

 

Products also obtained approval from the following certification bodies:

- IECQ

- CSA

- TUV Rheiland

- NOM

 

*Exhibition Participation*

====================

Participated in the following local exhibitions:

(1)

Exhibition fair  :    Computex Taipei '98

Date attended :    2-6 June, 1998

Location          :    Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

                               Taipei International Convention Center

 

(2)

Exhibition fair   : Taipei International Electronics Show

Date attended  :  8-12 October, 1999

Location         : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(3)

Exhibition fair  : Computex Taipei ' 99

Date attended  : 1-5 June, 1999

Location           : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(4)

Exhibition fair : Taipei International Computer Show

Date attended : 5-9 June, 2000

Location          : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(5)

Exhibition fair  : Taipei International Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show

Date attended : 17-20 May, 2000

Location          : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(6)

Exhibition fair    : Taipei International Computer Show 2001

Date attended   : 4-8 June, 2001

Location            : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(7)

Exhibition fair     : Taipei International Computer Show 2002

Date attended    : 3-7 June, 2002

Location             : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(8)

Exhibition fair    : TAITRONICS - Components & Equipment Show

Date attended   : 9-13 October, 2002

Location            : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

 

 

(9)

Exhibition fair    : Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics)

Dates attended : 2-5 April, 2007

Location            : Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) - Exhibition Hall

 

*Associations*

============

Member of the following associations:

- Taiwan Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA)

- Taiwan Electrical Appliance Manufacturing Association

- Taipei Computer Association

 

*Competitors*

===========

The following locally based companies supply similar range of products:

- BIN TERNG ENTERPRISE CO LTD

- LONG WELL ELECTRONICS CORP

- FORTUNA ELECTRONIC CORP

- DOUBLE WIN ENTERPRISE CO LTD

- CMC MAGNETICS CORPORATION 

 

*Domestic Customers*

==================

Customers who have purchased solid-state relays from USI on an OEM base are as follows:

- TATUNG CO LTD

- TII

- GTE

 

*Imports*

=========

Import products from the following countries:

Product                        Countries

----------                         -------------

Pins                               USA, Finland, France and Japan

Epoxy                            USA and Japan 

 

  *Local Distribution Network*

=======================

15% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales, composition as follows:

Composition                    % of  Sales                      

-----------------                    ---------------                       

Customer Orders                    60

Standard models                    40

 

Note: 70% of the total production outputs of thick film hybrid ICs are sold locally.

 

 

 

*International Trade Activity*

=======================

Note: At the time of performing this report, the 2007 export figures had not yet been released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs which monitors exports and imports.

 

*Export Markets*

==============

85% of the annual turnover is attributed to export to the following countries:

Country                                       % of Export

----------                                        ----------------

USA                                                      70

Germany, France,

United Kingdom & Japan                    30

 

Breakdown of exports per product is as follows:

Product                               Country                   % of Export

------------                             -----------                   ----------------

Relays                                  USA                            70.00

                                             Europe                        15.00

                                             Others                         15.00

 

ICs                                       USA                            60.00

                                             Europe                        10.00

                                             Asia                              5.00

                                             Australia                      5.00

                                             Others                        20.00

 

 

Semiconductors                   USA                            60.00

                                             Europe                        10.00

                                             Asia                              5.00

                                             Australia                      5.00

                                             Others                        20.00

 

Microprocessors                 USA                            60.00

                                            Europe                        10.00

                                            Asia                              5.00

                                            Australia                      5.00

                                            Others                        20.00

 

Resistors/Rheostats            USA                            70.00

                                            Europe                        20.00

                                            Others                        10.00

 

 

*International Trade Ranking*

=======================

The firm has been ranked among Taiwan's Top Importers/Exporters based on the standard measured by the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT)

 

Details of rank are as follows:

Year               Rank

------               --------

2006                 58

2005                 49

2004                 42

2003                 31

2002                 32

2001                 25

1997                 16

 

*International Exhibition Participation*

=============================

Exhibition fair    : Auto Shanghai 2005

Dates attended : 22-28 April, 2005

Location            : Shanghai New Int'l Expo Center, China 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


*LOCAL BRANCHES & MANAGEMENT* 

=================================

Branch : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD - TAIPEI CITY

Branch Address : 6Fl, 22, Lane 407, Ti Ting Ta Tao Section 2 Chungshan Dist, Taipei City, 104

Branch Tel : [+886] 2-26597288

Branch Fax : [+886] 2-26597218

Branch Email : tphr@ms.usi.com.tw

 

Branch : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD - TAICHUNG HSIEN

Branch Address : 5Fl, 27-29 Ke Ya Rd Taya Hsiang, Taichung Hsien 428

Branch Employees : 580

 

 

 

 

 

Branch : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD - HSINCHU CITY

Branch Address : 5Fl, 18 Chan Yeh 2nd Rd Hsinchu City, 300

Branch Tel : [+886] 3-5780568

Branch Fax : [+886] 3-5781060

Branch Employees : 500

 

*(Subsidiaries , Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

================================

Company Name : ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC

Address : Nantze Export Processing Zone (NEPZ) 26 Ching 3rd Rd Nantzu Dist Kaohsiung City 811 Taiwan

Country : Taiwan

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Public Listed Company

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : CHAN YI INVESTMENT CO LTD

Address : 141, Lane 351, Tai Ping Rd Section 1 Tsaotun Chen 542 Nantou Hsien Taiwan

Country : Taiwan

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : HUNTINGTON HOLDINGS INT'L CO LTD

Address : Drake Chambers Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : REAL TECH HOLDINGS LTD

Address : PO Box 3444 Road Town Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : TA CHI INVESTMENT CO LTD

Address : 141, Lane 351, Tai Ping Rd Section 1 Tsaotun Chen 542 Nantou Hsien Taiwan

Country : Taiwan

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : UNITECH HOLDINGS INT'L CO LTD

Address : PO Box 3321 Road Town Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

 

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT (HK) CO LTD

Address : 31Fl The Center 99 Queen's Rd Central Hong Kong Hong Kong

Country : Hong Kong

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Address : Rm 1301 An Tai Bldg 107 Zun Yi Rd Changning Dist Shanghai 200051 China

Country : China

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT AUSTRIA COMPUTER GMBH

Address : Schma Ibachsreasse 5 Gerasdorf bei Wien 2201 Lower Austria Austria

Country : Austria

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT CO LTD

Address : 11Fl, 8 Tun Hua North Rd Sungshan Dist Taipei City 105 Taiwan

Country : Taiwan

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT HOLDING (CAYMAN) CO LTD

Address : PO Box 30691 Seven Mile Beach Georgetown Grand Cayman Cayman Islands

Country : Cayman Islands

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT NL BV

Address : Jan van Riebeeckweg 15 Venlo 5928RH Netherlands

Country : Netherlands

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT UK CO LTD

Address : Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Rd Stevenage Herts SGI3LL United Kingdom

Country : United Kingdom

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

 

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ABIT USA CORP

Address : 2901 Bayview Drive Fremont 94538 California USA

Country : USA

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS HOLDING CO LTD

Country : USA

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL (KUN SHAN) CO LTD

Address : Huang Pu Jiang Qian Deng Town Kushan 215816 Jiangsu China

Country : China

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Address : Zhang Jiang High-Park 1558 Zhang Dong Rd Shanghai 201203 China

Country : China

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Address : USI Electronics Park North of High-Tech Park Nanshan Dist Shenzhen 518057 Guangdong China

Country : China

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO (UK) LTD

Address : Steadman Place Riverside Business Park Irvine KA128JG Scotland United Kingdom

Country : United Kingdom

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL DE MEXICO SA DE CV

Address : Residential Santa Isabel 656 Anillo Periferico Manuel Gomez Morin Guadalajara 44290 Jalisco Mexico

Country : Mexico

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

 

 

 

Company Name : USI ELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Address : Bldg H1 - East Industry Park Overseas Chinese Town Shenzhen 518053 Guangdong China

Country : China

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : USI INT'L LTD

Address : 6Fl United Chinese Bank Bldg 31 -37 Des Voeux Rd Central Hong Kong Hong Kong

Country : Hong Kong

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : USI JAPAN CO LTD

Address : 12Fl Yokohama Business Park East Tower 134 Godo-Cho Hodogaya-ku Yokohama-shi 2400005 Kanagawa Japan

Country : Japan

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : USI MFG SERVICE INC

Address : 685A Jarvis Drive Morgan Hill Morgan Hill 95037 California USA

Country : USA

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : USI UK LTD

Address : 1 Steadman Place Ayrshire Irvine KA115DN United Kingdom

Country : United Kingdom

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : USI@WORK INC

Address : Suite 420, 2000 Regency Parkway Cary 27518 North Carolina USA

Country : USA

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

*Strategic Partners & Alliances*

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Group Name               : ASE GROUP

Founder                      : ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC

Country                      : Taiwan

Management center : Taiwan

Group members         : ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC

                                       ASE TECHNOLOGIES INC

                                       ASE TEST INC

                                       ASE MATERIALS TAIWAN LTD

                                       ASE CHUNGLI  INC

                                       ASE ELECTRONICS (M) SDN BHD - Malaysia

                                       ASE TRADING CORP - South Korea

                                       ADVANCE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS - Philippines

                                       ISE LABS INC - USA 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       : 1                OBTAINED SCORES         : 89

Rating Key

Implication

Implications

1

Scores 85–100

Excellent

2

Scores 75 – 84

Above Average

3

Scores 50 – 74

Average

4

Scores 35 – 49

Fair

5

Scores 15 – 34

Below Average

6

Scores 01 – 14

Poor

NR

No Data

No Data

 

The rating indicates the payment pattern of SC based upon our Payment Database, comments from suppliers of SC, information from banks (if available), as well as industrial sources.

 

Dealings on open terms may be possible for LARGE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


*BANK DETAILS*

================

Bank Name                               : CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD

Branch                                      : Central Dist, Taichung City 

Branch Address                         : 38 Tzu Yu Rd Section 2 

SWIFT Code                              : CCBCTWTP

 

Bank Name                               : FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK CO LTD

Branch                                      : Chungcheng Dist, Taipei City 

Branch Address                         : 10Fl, 30 Chungking South Rd Section 1 

SWIFT Code                              : FCBKTWTP

 

 

Balance Sheet

Currency          : NTD

Denomination : In Thousands

                                                                               2006               2007

                                                                             -----------         -----------

Current Assets                                                 11,090,506       11,960,598

Funds & long-term investments                        9,264,805       11,080,370

Property                                                             2,949,025         2,536,926

Other Assets                                                         469,932            248,689

Current Liabilities (Before)                               9,294,343         9,288,904

                                (After)                              10,123,739                      --

Long-term Liabilities                                            500,000            500,000

Other Liabilities                                                    418,810            348,148

Common stock                                                   9,482,861       10,309,764

Capital Reserve                                                  1,950,661         2,099,218

Retained Earnings (Before)                                2,700,633         3,307,295

                                 (After)                                1,438,943                      --

Total Assets                                                               23,784,126       25,834,530

Total Liabilities (Before)                                  10,213,153       10,137,052

                            (After)                                   11,042,549                      --

Total Shareholder's Equity (Before)                 13,570,973       15,697,478

                                                (After)               12,741,577                      --

 

 

Income Statement

Currency          : NTD

Denomination : In Thousands

                                                                               2006               2007

                                                                            -----------         -----------

Operating revenue                                         37,063,708     35,410,114

Gross Profit                                                     3,149,507       3,379,007

Operating Income                                              462,170          602,946

Non-operating income                                    1,462,754       1,719,615

Non-operating expense                                       402,171          233,319

Net Income                                                      1,376,952       1,868,353

Earnings (losses) per share (After)                           1.69                 1.91

 

 

*Financial Ratios*

===============

                                                                          2006               2007

                                                                    -----------         -----------

Ratio of liabilities to Assets (%)                     42.94               39.24

Current ratio (%)                                             119.33             128.76

Quick ratio (%)                                                  92.07             106.12

Interest coverage                                                 8.60               33.27

Turnover of receivable (times)                                5                 5.06

Average collection period of receivable           70.00               72.00

Turnover of inventories (times)                        13.00               14.00

Turnover of expense (times)                               6.08                 5.44

Average days of sales                                        28.00               26.00

Turnover of fixed assets (times)                        12.57               13.96

Turnover of total assets (times)                           1.56                 1.37

Return on total assets (%)                                  5.79                 7.23

Return on shareholder's Equity (%)                  11.15               11.90

Operating Income                                                     5                  5.85

Net Income before tax                                       16.02               20.26

Profit margin (%)                                                 3.72                 5.28

Retroactive                                                           1.69                 1.91

Cash flows ratio (%)                                          31.97                 8.23

Cash flows adequacy (%)                                187.56             151.50

Cash reinvestment ratio (%)                              15.29                 0.39

Degree of operating leverage                              2.38                 1.79

Degree of financial leverage                               1.76                 1.12

 

 

*Financial Summary (Currency: U.S. $'s)

================================

Year     Sales                            Assets                          Net Income

1997     $370,000,000.00            n/a                                n/a  

2000     $1,222,173,937.50         $656,128,312.50            $41,833,968.75 

2001     $837,666,860.13            $507,486,941.38            -$4,730,121.88 

2002     $813,739,580.34            $511,468,812.88            $7,933,314.17 

2003     $1,003,870,732.41         $593,841,089.97            $22,384,227.22 

2004     $1,385,954,947.37         $678,667,037.59            $31,407,187.97 

2005     $1,321,319,241.71         $734,722,148.50            $21,551,690.36 

2006     $1,120,426,481.26         $718,988,089.48            $41,624,909.31 

2007     $1,068,500,724.20         $779,557,332.53            $56,377,579.96 

 

 

Int´l Trade Activity (Currency: U.S. $'s)

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Year     Imports                         Exports                         Total

1997     $164,600,000.00            $346,300,000.00            $510,900,000.00

1998     $400,700,000.00            $563,600,000.00            $964,300,000.00

1999     $464,000,000.00            $699,900,000.00            $1,163,900,000.00

2004     $299,937,627.46            $418,045,112.78            $717,982,740.24

2005     $321,327,014.22            $524,486,571.88            $845,813,586.10

2006     $361,850,060.46            $563,180,169.29            $925,030,229.75

 

 

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SC is considered large-sized in its line with a long development history. Credit dealings with SC in favorable terms can be considered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code    Product/Service Description

Exporting          3679     Electronic components,

Exporting          3714     Motor vehicle parts and accessories,

Importing           3676     Resistors, for electronic applications

Manufacturing    3577     Computer peripheral equipment, and parts,

Manufacturing    3613     Switchgear and switchboard apparatus, and parts,

Manufacturing    3625     Relays and industrial controls

Manufacturing    3651     Radio & tv receiving sets; phonographs; recorders; microphones; loudspeakers; audio amplifiers; & oth audio equip

Manufacturing    3674     Semiconductors and related devices, and parts,

Trading              5065     Electronic Parts/Equip, NEC

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          3926901000       Buckets & pails of plastic

Exporting          4819502000       Sanitary food and beverage containers of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers

Exporting          7318                 Screws, bolts, nuts, washers etc, iron or steel

Exporting          7318152000       Bolts and bolts and their nuts or washers exported in the same shipment

Exporting          7320                 Springs & leaves for springs, iron or steel

Exporting          7320100060       Leaf springs and leaves therefor, iron or steel wire, with individual leaves less than 1.6 mm thick

Exporting          7326                 Articles of iron or steel

Exporting          7326901000       Other articles of tinplate (not household)

Exporting          8007                 Articles of tin

Exporting          8428330000       Continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, belt type

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Importer            Resistors & rheostats 

Importer            Fan motors 

Importer            Resistors 

Importer            Capacitors 

Importer            Chip capacitors 

Importer            Resistors SMD 

Manufacturer     Notebook PC 

Manufacturer     Automotive electronics 

Manufacturer     Passive components 

Manufacturer     Power supplies 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Exporting to Argentina

Exporting to Asia

Exporting to Australia

Exporting to Austria

Exporting to Belgium

Exporting to Brazil

Exporting to Bulgaria

Exporting to Canada

Exporting to China

Exporting to Costa Rica

Exporting to Czech Republic

Exporting to Denmark

Exporting to Estonia

Exporting to Europe

Exporting to Finland

Exporting to France

Exporting to Germany

Exporting to Hong Kong

Exporting to Hungary

Exporting to India

Exporting to Ireland

Exporting to Israel

Exporting to Italy

Exporting to Japan

Exporting to Macau

Exporting to Malaysia

Exporting to Mexico

Exporting to Netherlands

Exporting to New Zealand

Exporting to North America

Exporting to Norway

Exporting to Philippines

Exporting to Poland

Exporting to Portugal

Exporting to Puerto Rico

Exporting to Romania

Exporting to Singapore

Exporting to South Africa

Exporting to South Korea

Exporting to Spain

Exporting to Swaziland

Exporting to Sweden

Exporting to Switzerland

Exporting to Thailand

Exporting to Turkey

Exporting to USA

Exporting to United Arab Emirates

Exporting to United Kingdom

Importing from Argentina

Importing from Asia

Importing from Australia

Importing from Austria

Importing from Belgium

Importing from Brazil

Importing from Bulgaria

Importing from Cameroon

Importing from Canada

Importing from Chile

Importing from China

Importing from Costa Rica

Importing from Czech Republic

Importing from Denmark

Importing from Europe

Importing from Finland

Importing from France

Importing from Germany

Importing from Hong Kong

Importing from Hungary

Importing from India

Importing from Indonesia

Importing from Iran

Importing from Ireland

Importing from Israel

Importing from Italy

Importing from Japan

Importing from Macau

Importing from Malaysia

Importing from Mali

Importing from Malta

Importing from Mexico

Importing from Morocco

Importing from Netherlands

Importing from Panama

Importing from Philippines

Importing from Poland

Importing from Portugal

Importing from Puerto Rico

Importing from Singapore

Importing from South Korea

Importing from Spain

Importing from Sweden

Importing from Switzerland

Importing from Thailand

Importing from USA

Importing from United Kingdom

Importing from Vietnam

 

 

 


 

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.

 

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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