Advantech

207.00 TWD
+4.00
+1.97%

Taiwan
Apr 25, 2018
Ticker
TAI(2395)
Prev. close
203.00
Market cap (TWD)
141,548.34M
Market cap (USD)
4,778.89M
Shares
697.28M

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Company Background

Advantech is a leading Taiwanese maker of industrial computers, with assets totaling about $10 billion. It provides clients with comprehensive system integration, hardware, software and consumer-focused design services, as well as global logistics support.

Its products range from motherboards to industrial automation devices to applied computers. Advantech employs over 7,000 people and has sales and marketing networks in around 20 countries.

The company has promoted group restructuring to improve efficiency. It merged with Advantech Investment and Management Service in 2009, and with Netstar Technology in 2014. It is seeking to diversify its revenue sources by entering the fields of smart cities and solutions related to the Internet of Things.

K.C. Liu, chairman and CEO, established Advantech in 1983. Before founding the company, he served as an R&D engineer and later as a sales engineer in the instrument department of Hewlett-Packard's Taiwan unit. Asustek Computer, a major Taiwanese PC maker, holds a stake of about 14% in the company.

Business Summary

Advantech Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of system integration solutions. Its products include industrial control and control products; industrial computer and workstations; embedded computer card; and ultra-thin liquid crystal display computer. The company was founded by Tienchung Chen, Chunsheng Ho, and Kochen Liu on September 7, 1981 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2017	TWD	USD
Revenue	44,374.75M	1,458.60M
Gross Profit	16,718.77M	549.54M
Operating income	6,778.47M	222.80M
Income before tax	7,314.89M	240.44M
Net income	6,156.51M	202.36M
EBITDA	7,593.83M	249.61M
Diluted EPS	8.77	0.28
Dividends Per Share	6.60	0.21
Total Assets	40,703.76M	1,367.80M
Total liabilities	12,943.32M	434.94M
Total equity	27,581.07M	926.83M
Operating cash flow	5,953.00M	195.67M
	Currency in TWD	Currency in USD

Historical Data

TWD | USD

	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017
Revenue	30,660.03M	35,731.69M	38,000.58M	42,002.19M	44,374.75M
Gross Profit	12,219.86M	13,925.85M	14,816.64M	16,435.54M	16,718.77M
Operating income	4,668.15M	5,508.48M	5,928.50M	6,631.49M	6,778.47M
Income before tax	5,094.86M	5,954.84M	6,179.30M	7,031.80M	7,314.89M
Net income	4,106.39M	4,907.78M	5,104.34M	5,666.86M	6,156.51M
EBITDA	5,152.03M	6,103.40M	6,594.70M	7,451.58M	7,593.83M
Diluted EPS	5.95	7.06	7.31	8.09	8.77
Dividends Per Share	4.36	5.45	5.45	5.72	6.60
Total Assets	27,536.08M	31,543.82M	33,979.13M	38,538.95M	40,703.76M
Total liabilities	8,115.89M	9,005.75M	10,525.35M	13,152.05M	12,943.32M
Total equity	19,258.29M	22,351.06M	23,307.50M	25,213.58M	27,581.07M
Operating cash flow	5,116.12M	5,107.22M	5,945.45M	7,927.99M	5,953.00M

	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017
Revenue	1,032.97M	1,179.13M	1,196.71M	1,302.36M	1,458.60M
Gross Profit	411.70M	459.55M	466.60M	509.61M	549.54M
Operating income	157.27M	181.77M	186.70M	205.62M	222.80M
Income before tax	171.65M	196.50M	194.59M	218.03M	240.44M
Net income	138.34M	161.95M	160.74M	175.71M	202.36M
EBITDA	173.57M	201.41M	207.68M	231.05M	249.61M
Diluted EPS	0.20	0.23	0.23	0.25	0.28
Dividends Per Share	0.14	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.21
Total Assets	923.92M	998.15M	1,034.46M	1,195.78M	1,367.80M
Total liabilities	272.31M	284.97M	320.43M	408.08M	434.94M
Total equity	646.17M	707.26M	709.57M	782.32M	926.83M
Operating cash flow	172.36M	168.53M	187.23M	245.82M	195.67M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2017
PER	23.81
ROA	15.53%
ROE	23.32%
Operating margin	15.27%
Profit margin	13.87%

Key executives

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer: Ko Chen Liu
General Manager: Chun Sheng Ho
Head-Finance & General Manager: Ching Hsi Chen
General Manager: Chia Hao Chang
General Manager: Shu Yan Tsai

Shareholders

ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (14.4%)
AIDC Investment Co. Ltd. (11.7%)
Ke Chen Investment Co. Ltd. (11.7%)
LIU KO CHEN (3.6%)
Yuan Wang Partners Fund Ltd. (3.3%)
Advantech Foundation (2.8%)
First State Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd. (2.8%)
Tran Fei Development Co. Ltd. (2.6%)
ZHUANG YONG SHUN (2.2%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.8%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.advantech.tw
Address: Alley 20, Lane 26, No. 1 Rueiguang Road, Taipei, 114 66, Taiwan
Phone: +886.2.2792.7818

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