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Compal Electronics, Inc.
- 17.40 TWD
- -0.10
- -0.57%
Taiwan
Dec 18, 2018Ticker
TAI(2324)Prev. close
17.50Market cap (TWD)
77,125.06MMarket cap (USD)
2,498.66MShares
4,407.14M
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Company Background
Compal Electronics is a leading Taiwanese computer maker, with assets totaling over $11 billion. It manufactures notebooks, mobile devices and liquid crystal display products.
The company supplies PCs to such big-name clients as Dell and Lenovo Group. It has a business presence in mainland China, the U.S., Vietnam, Brazil, Poland and Mexico, and has more than 6,000 employees.
As part of Compal's efforts to expand, the company has been shifting away from its core PC business and venturing into the industrial computer and mobile device sectors. Compal reportedly helps produce Apple's iPads, as well as smartphones for such companies as HTC and Sony.
It has also tried to diversify into other fields through takeovers. In 2014, it acquired a minority stake in Taiwanese industrial and embedded PC-maker Avalue Technology to tap into the health care and connected-device sectors.
The company was established by the Hsu family in 1984. Chairman Rock Hsu also serves as chairman of more than 30 technology companies in Taiwan, including Kinpo Electronics, AcBel Polytech and Vibo Telecom.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
| Dec 2017 | TWD | USD |
| Revenue | 887,656.95M | 29,177.44M |
| Gross Profit | 31,127.84M | 1,023.17M |
| Operating income | 9,208.42M | 302.68M |
| Income before tax | 7,507.71M | 246.77M |
| Net income | 5,749.52M | 188.98M |
| EBITDA | 14,393.10M | 473.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.31 | 0.04 |
| Dividends Per Share | 1.20 | 0.03 |
| Total Assets | 363,356.42M | 12,210.17M |
| Total liabilities | 254,708.44M | 8,559.18M |
| Total equity | 101,895.58M | 3,424.08M |
| Operating cash flow | -2,226.73M | -73.19M |
| Currency in TWD | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | 692,748.29M | 845,700.75M | 847,305.69M | 766,810.03M | 887,656.95M |
| Gross Profit | 27,034.40M | 31,169.26M | 32,288.94M | 31,867.08M | 31,127.84M |
| Operating income | 9,234.04M | 11,674.54M | 11,312.45M | 11,063.64M | 9,208.42M |
| Income before tax | 5,468.08M | 8,759.01M | 11,424.93M | 10,741.36M | 7,507.71M |
| Net income | 2,467.21M | 7,034.08M | 8,684.61M | 8,130.89M | 5,749.52M |
| EBITDA | 14,789.77M | 17,728.09M | 17,237.06M | 16,731.75M | 14,393.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.57 | 1.61 | 1.97 | 1.84 | 1.31 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.99 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Total Assets | 336,102.81M | 378,750.71M | 327,925.57M | 347,016.11M | 363,356.42M |
| Total liabilities | 236,140.54M | 272,743.56M | 218,327.45M | 234,732.29M | 254,708.44M |
| Total equity | 94,873.14M | 101,174.13M | 103,775.79M | 105,804.38M | 101,895.58M |
| Operating cash flow | 551.96M | 33,898.54M | 9,375.57M | 1,348.69M | -2,226.73M |
| Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | 23,339.59M | 27,907.95M | 26,683.37M | 23,776.46M | 29,177.44M |
| Gross Profit | 910.82M | 1,028.57M | 1,016.84M | 988.10M | 1,023.17M |
| Operating income | 311.10M | 385.25M | 356.25M | 343.05M | 302.68M |
| Income before tax | 184.22M | 289.04M | 359.79M | 333.05M | 246.77M |
| Net income | 83.12M | 232.12M | 273.49M | 252.11M | 188.98M |
| EBITDA | 498.28M | 585.02M | 542.82M | 518.80M | 473.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Total Assets | 11,277.29M | 11,985.02M | 9,983.42M | 10,767.20M | 12,210.17M |
| Total liabilities | 7,923.24M | 8,630.57M | 6,646.80M | 7,283.26M | 8,559.18M |
| Total equity | 3,183.28M | 3,201.51M | 3,159.36M | 3,282.89M | 3,424.08M |
| Operating cash flow | 18.59M | 1,118.64M | 295.25M | 41.81M | -73.19M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2017 | |
| PER | 16.13 |
| ROA | 1.61% |
| ROE | 5.53% |
| Operating margin | 1.03% |
| Profit margin | 0.64% |
Key executives
- President, Chief Executive Officer & Director: Jui-Tsung Chen
- General Manager & Director: Chung-Pin Wong
- Chief Finance Officer & Vice President: Ching Hsiung Lue
- Deputy General Manager: Chih Chuan Chen
- Deputy General Manager: Wei Chang Chen
Shareholders
- Kinpo Electronics, Inc. (3.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (3.3%)
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.6%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.5%)
- Fidelity Management & Research Co. (1.6%)
- HSIEH YUNG SHEN (1.4%)
- Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
- Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (Investment Management) (1.2%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (1.2%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.compal.com
- Address: No. 581 & 582, Lane 1, Ruiguang Road, Neihu District, Taipei, 114 92, Taiwan
- Phone: +886.2.87978588
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Competitors
- Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Class A
- Aerospace Communications Holdings Co., Ltd. Class A
- Sunrex Technology Corporation
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