MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

20.08.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FORMOSA EPITAXY INCORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

No.99, Lun Yuan 1st Rd., Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu Science Park

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.11.1999

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

70754136

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and sales of InGaN LED wafer and chip, etc

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 200,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2011)

Taiwan

a2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 Bottom of Form

Contact Points

 

Company Name:

Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation

Supplied Name:

Formosa Epitaxy Inc

Trading Address:

No.99, Lun Yuan 1st Rd., Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Supplied Address:

Formosa Epitaxi Incorporated (FOREPI)

Telephone Number:

+886-3-499-4555

Fax Number:

+886-3-499-4548

E-mail:

grath@forepi.com.tw ; aden@forepi.com.tw

Notes: Subject’s exact name and address are as above.

 

 

Credit Summary

 

Credit Rating:

Maximum credit USD 200,000

Credit Opinion:

Business connections are permissible.

 

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation

Registered Address:

No.99, Lun Yuan 1st Rd., Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Date of Foundation:

1999-11-4

Registration Number:

70754136

Registry:

Science Park Administration of Taiwan

Registered Capital:

NTD 8,000,000,000 (USD 276,000,000)

(As of 2011.08, 1 NTD = 0.0345 USD)

Paid-up Capital:

NTD 4,806,226,800 (USD 165,814,825)

Legal Representatives:

Fen-Ren Chien

Legal Form:

Joint Stock Company

Principal Activities:

Manufacture and sales of InGaN LED wafer and chip, etc

Staff:

About 950 employees

Listed at Stock Exchange:

Yes, TPE:3061

Date of Last Annual Return:

2011-5-10

 

 

History

 

1999.11

Company-Incorporated

2000.04

Finished in collaboration with ITRI( Industry Taiwan Research Institute) on Blue GaN wafer

2000.04

Blue wafer was developed in-house

2001.01

Blue Wafer was approved and mass-production

2001.04

Green Wafer was approved and mass-production

2001.06

Near-UV Wafer was approved and mass-production

2001.08

Blue, Green and near-UV chips were approved and mass-production

2002.06

Funding award from Next Generation Lighting Plan supported by Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs

2002.08

The National Enterprise Golden Award

2003.01

ROC Outstanding Award( Enterprise Item)

2003.04

IPO, 2003/April, 11th Taiwan Weighted Index Stock Market, High Technology Item (3061)

2003.09

Super high brightness- Digital Penetration ITO blue chip mass production ( 60-80% brightness is enhanced)

 

Awards

Year

Awards

2007

Blue chip importer and exporter

2008

Blue chip importer and exporter

2009

Blue chip importer and exporter

 


Standard of Blue chip importer and exporter

Unit: USD

Year

Amount

2007

18,000,000

2008

19,000,000

2009

15,000,000

 

 

Shareholders

 

Name

Subscription Shares

Fen-Ren Chien

6,308,783         

 

Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan), Ltd

 

74,693,000

 

San Chih Semiconductor Co.

17,920,329

Yujia Construction Co, Ltd

(Literal Translation)

5,469,378

Huifeng Development Co., Ltd (Literal Translation)

2,037,109

Rongdi Construction Co, Ltd

51,185

 

The information above is that of subject’s major shareholders.

 

 

Subsidiaries & Branches

 

Related Companies

Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan), Ltd

San Chih Semiconductor Co.

Yujia Construction Co, Ltd

(Literal Translation)

Huifeng Development Co., Ltd (Literal Translation)

Rongdi Construction Co, Ltd

Tekcore Co., Ltd

Coherent, Inc

Cree, Inc

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc.

EPSTAR Corporation

Avago Technologies Limited

 

 

Personnel Information

 

Core Management

Directors

1

Name

Fen-Ren Chien

Position

Board Chairman

2

Name

Ichikawa, Makoto

Position

Director

3

Name

Suzuki kojiro

Position

Director

4

Name

Longda Li

Position

Director

5

Name

Yujia Construction Co, Ltd (Literal Translation)

Position

Director

6

Name

Jinhuang Huang

Position

Independent

7

Name

Manxiang Li

Position

Independent

8

Name

Hanzhang Liu

Position

Supervisor

9

Name

Rongdi Construction Co, Ltd

Position

Supervisor

Personnel Structure

Total Employees

About 950 employees

 

 

Operation Information

 

Offices & Factories

 

Headquarters

Add

No.99, Lun Yuan 1st Rd., Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

Production Information

l         Subject is engaged in research, development, manufacture and distribution of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) wafers and chips.

Purchase Information

l         The major registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

CC01080 

Manufacture of electronic component

CC01040 

Manufacture of lighting equipment

F401010 

International Trading Business

E601010 

electrical equipment installation

I501010 

Product design industry

 

l         Subject purchases both at home and abroad and subject’s purchasing all depends on the specific conditions and customers’ demands.

 

Sales Information

l         Subject is engaged in distribution of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) wafers and chips.

l         Subject mainly supplies blue InGaN wafers, green InGaN wafers and ultraviolet InGaN wafers, which are primarily applied in manufacture of consumer electronic products, display panels, automobile parts, industrial instruments and lamps, such as handheld consumer electronics, notebook computers, liquid crystal display (LCD) television backlight products, traffic lamps, instrument backlight products, fog lamps, program controllers, medical equipment and road lamps, among others.

l         Subject’s products are both sold in domestic and overseas market and it is introduced that subject’s sales mainly focus Asia and America such as South Korea, Taiwan, US, HK and China, etc

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

 

 

Settlements

 

Purchase

Domestic Purchase

Product

Payment Terms

Proportion

Raw materials

COD, etc

100%

 

Foreign Purchase

Product

Payment Terms

Proportion

Raw materials

CBD, etc

100%

 


Sales

Domestic Markets

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Indium gallium nitride (InGaN) wafers and chips, etc

 

CBD, etc

100%

Export

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Indium gallium nitride (InGaN) wafers and chips, etc

CBD, etc

100%

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit: NTD/000

 

2011-3-31

2010-3-31

Assets

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

5,532,731.00

1,588,251.00

Available-for-sale financial assets - current

200,185.00

0.00

Notes receivable - net

30,276.00

23,671.00

Accounts receivable - net

1,490,834.00

855,696.00

Accounts receivable - related parties - net

343,626.00

68,918.00

Other receivables

45,555.00

14,249.00

Inventories

842,963.00

304,926.00

Other prepayments

16,089.00

27,867.00

Other current assets

107,257.00

133,953.00

Current assets

8,609,516.00

3,017,531.00

Funds and Investments

 

 

Available-for-sale financial assets - non current

59,220.00

36,866.00

Financial assets carried at cost - non current

30,152.00

9,000.00

Equity investments under equity method

1,287,644.00

727,920.00

Prepayments for long-term investments

37,802.00

0.00

Investments

1,325,446.00

727,920.00

Funds and long-term investments

1,414,818.00

773,786.00

Fixed Assets

 

 

Cost

 

 

Land

69,534.00

69,534.00

Buildings and structures

1,610,740.00

1,183,407.00

Machinery and equipment

5,634,435.00

3,922,786.00

Transportation equipment

3,858.00

4,054.00

Office equipment

24,197.00

22,906.00

Leased assets

357,906.00

214,411.00

Fixed assets cost

7,700,670.00

5,417,098.00

Accumulated depreciation

-2,959,128.00

-2,218,938.00

Construction in process and prepayment for equipments

559,387.00

807,874.00

Fixed assets

5,300,929.00

4,006,034.00

Intangible Assets

 

 

Patents

8,143.00

7,462.00

Franchise

5,575.00

7,670.00

Deferred pension cost

152.00

0.00

Intangible assets

13,870.00

15,132.00

OtherAssets

 

 

Guarantee deposits paid

5,484.00

2,393.00

Deferred income tax assets - non current

148,222.00

58,036.00

Other assets - other

37,806.00

40,271.00

Other assets

191,512.00

100,700.00

Assets

15,530,645.00

7,913,183.00

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

Short-term borrowings

58,800.00

0.00

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss - current

2,081.00

0.00

Notes payable

5,479.00

3,668.00

Accounts payable

886,557.00

342,591.00

Accounts payable - related parties

305.00

1,467.00

Income tax payable

138,727.00

39,495.00

Accrued expenses

338,740.00

166,739.00

Other payables

75,690.00

79,351.00

Long-term liabilities - current portion

302,497.00

283,888.00

Other current liabilities

151,315.00

47,328.00

Current liabilities

1,960,191.00

964,527.00

Long term Liabilities

 

 

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss - non current

0.00

0.00

Bonds payable

0.00

0.00

Long-term borrowings

632,711.00

635,206.00

Long-term notes and accounts payable

234,641.00

179,435.00

Long-term deferred revenues

130,352.00

0.00

Long-term liabilities

997,704.00

814,641.00

Reserves

 

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

Pension reserve / accrued pension liability

688.00

0.00

Guarantee deposits received

8.00

16.00

Other liabilities

696.00

16.00

Liabilities

2,958,591.00

1,779,184.00

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Capital

 

 

Common stock

4,806,227.00

3,286,507.00

Advance receipts for common stock

0.00

946.00

Capital Surplus

 

 

Capital surplus - additional paid-in capital

6,547,152.00

2,384,328.00

Capital surplus - treasury stock transactions

10,626.00

2,438.00

Capital surplus - employee stock option

3,115.00

8,212.00

Capital surplus - stock option

86,025.00

39,105.00

Capital surplus

6,646,918.00

2,434,083.00

Retained Earnings

 

 

Legal reserve

38,620.00

16,542.00

Special reserve

0.00

0.00

Unappropriated retained earnings

1,170,852.00

418,925.00

Retained earnings

1,209,472.00

435,467.00

Stockholders' Equity and Other adjustmen

 

 

Cumulative translation adjustments

-79,495.00

-15,081.00

Net loss not recognized as pension cost

-1,805.00

0.00

Unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments

-3,795.00

2,996.00

 

-5,468.00

-10,919.00

Equity adjustments

-90,563.00

-23,004.00

Stockholdersˉ equity

12,572,054.00

(USD 433,735,863)

6,133,999.00

(USD 211,622,966)

Number of treasury stock acquired by the company and subsidiaries (unit: share)

209,000.00

418,000.00

 

0.00

35,000.00

(As of 2011.08, 1 NTD = 0.0345 USD)

 


Income Statements

 

Unit: NTD/000

 

2010-4-1

~2011-3-31

2009-4-1

~2010-3-31

Sales

1,110,314.00

(USD 38,305,833)

738,872.00

(USD 25,491,084)

Sales returns

6,889.00

7,959.00

Sales

1,103,425.00

730,913.00

Construction and engineering revenue

2,066.00

4,966.00

Operating income

1,105,491.00

735,879.00

Cost of sales

933,423.00

448,939.00

Cost of construction and engineering service

1,990.00

4,596.00

Operating costs

935,413.00

453,535.00

Gross profit (loss) from operations

170,078.00

282,344.00

Unrealized gains on intercompany transactions

2,560.00

2,787.00

Selling expense

30,463.00

21,376.00

General and administrative expenses

44,205.00

35,430.00

Research and development expenses

34,217.00

29,324.00

Operating expenses

108,885.00

86,130.00

Operating income (loss)

58,633.00

193,427.00

Non-Operating Income

 

 

Interest income

6,533.00

1,796.00

Inome from long-term equity investments under the equity method

0.00

0.00

Investment income

0.00

0.00

Gains on disposal of fixed assets

0.00

867.00

Gains on sale of investments

16,393.00

685.00

Foreign exchange gains

26,233.00

0.00

Reversal of provision for bad debts

0.00

11,057.00

Revaluation gain on financial assets

0.00

0.00

Revaluation gain on financial liabilities

0.00

0.00

Miscellaneous income

21,764.00

5,894.00

Non-operating revenues and gains

70,923.00

20,299.00

Non-Operating Expenses

 

 

Interest expense

6,337.00

1,575.00

Losses from long-term equity investments under the equity method

23,766.00

6,537.00

Investment loss

23,766.00

6,537.00

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

81.00

0.00

Foreign exchange losses

0.00

5,548.00

Revaluation loss on financial liabilities

5,510.00

0.00

Miscellaneous disbursements

0.00

0.00

Non-operating expenses and losses

35,694.00

13,660.00

Income from continuing operations before income tax

93,862.00

200,066.00

Income tax expense (benefit)

-744.00

2,825.00

Income from continuing operations

94,606.00

197,241.00

Net income (loss)

94,606.00

(USD 3,263,907)

 

197,241.00

(USD 6,804,815)

Primary Earnings per Share

 

 

Primary earnings per share

0.20

0.61

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

0.20

0.60

(As of 2011.08, 1 NTD = 0.0345 USD)

 


Cash Flows

Unit: NTD/000

 

2010-4-1

~2011-3-31

2009-4-1

~2010-3-31

Cash Flows from Operating Activities - Indirect Method

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

94,606

197,241

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

 

 

Depreciation Expense-Operating

236,000

47,361

Amortization Expense-Operating

13,697

9,993

Provision (Reversal of Provision) for Bad Debts Losses

3,188

-11,057

Loss (Gain) of Inventory Valuation Obsolescence or Recoveries

26,320

-1,269

Investment Loss/(Income) Recognized under Equity Method

23,766

6,537

Loss (Gain) on Disposal of Fixed Assets

81

-867

Loss/(Gain) on Sale of Investments

-16,393

-685

Unrealized Revaluation Loss/(Gain) on Financial Assets and Liabilities

5,510

0

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Inter-affiliate Accounts

2,560

2,787

Loss (Gain) on Deferred Income Tax

-13,095

-15,010

Other Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activitie

-5,961

-3

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Decrease (Increase) in Financial Assets Held for Trading

0

10,685

Decrease (Increase) in Notes Receivable

44,262

-5,703

Decrease (Increase) in Accounts receivable

-272,476

-11,388

Decrease (Increase) in Accounts Receivable - Related Parties

-75,562

9,943

Decrease (Increase) in Other Receivables

34,130

3,478

Decrease (Increase) in Inventories

-182,934

-55,634

Decrease (Increase) in Other Prepayments

-11,772

-34,627

Increase (Decrease) in Financial Liabilities Held for Trading

-3,859

0

Increase (Decrease) in Notes Payable

-1,090

-3,680

Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable

134,150

39,386

Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable - Related Parties

-2,039

597

Increase (Decrease) in Income Tax Payable

11,865

17,648

Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Expenses

34,143

38,797

Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Liabilities

1,246

-36,270

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

80,343

308,260

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

Acquisition of Available-for-sale Financial Assets

-200,000

0

Acquisition of Financial Assets Carried at Cost

-1,238

0

Proceeds from Disposal of Financial Assets Carried at Cost

25,079

0

Decrease (Increase) in Prepayments for Long-term Investments

-37,802

0

Acquisition of Property, Plant and Equipment

-407,961

-469,011

Proceeds from Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment

0

1,300

Decrease (Increase) in Refundable Deposits

-1,933

-72

Increase in Deferred Charges

-18,908

-13,841

Decrease (Increase) in Other Receivables - Related Parties

-147,000

0

Decrease (Increase) in Restricted Assets

141

45

Other Investing Activities

-319

-265

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

-789,941

-481,844

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Short-term Loans

58,800

0

Proceeds from Long-term Debt

300,000

71,320

Repayment of Long-term Debt

-72,846

-88,352

Capital Addition

3,277,443

0

Employee Stock Options Exercised

36,815

2,407

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

3,600,212

-14,625

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

2,890,614

-188,209

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of year

2,642,117

1,776,460

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of year

5,532,731

1,588,251

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

Interest Paid

2,975

3,547

Capitalized Interest

-1,187

-1,927

Interest Paid- Excluding Capitalized Interest

1,788

1,620

Income Tax Paid

486

187

Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities

 

 

Current Portion of Long-term Liability

302,497

283,888

Capitalize Lease Acquisition of Leased Assets

0

214,411

Other

27,892

8,596

Investing Activities Affecting Both Cash and Non-cash Items

 

 

Cash Paid for Acquisition of Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

Increase in Property, Plant and Equipment

381,099

490,481

Increase/(Decrease) in Payable for Equipment Purchased

26,862

-21,470

Cash Paid for Acquisition of Property, Plant and Equipment

407,961

469,011

 


Bankers

 

Subject declined to disclose its bank details; from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

No chattel mortgage record of subject has been found within the recent 3 months.

 

Lawsuit

Trial Number: 

98,,87

Trial Date:

980121

Reason:

Payment For Goods

 

 

Interview Details

 

Department

Sales department

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.61

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.32

Euro

1

Rs.65.68

 

 

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

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

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NB

New Business

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

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

 

 

 

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