Siliconware Precision Industries Reports a 1.3% Quarter-over-Quarter decline in Revenues Resulting in Earnings per Share of NT$ 1.04 or Earnings per ADS of US$ 0.17 for Third Quarter 2014

TAICHUNG, October 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. ("SPIL" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2325, NASDAQ: SPIL) today announced that its consolidated sales revenues for the third quarter of 2014 were NT$ 21,652 million, which represented a 1.3% decline in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2014 and a 13.4% growth in revenues compared to the third quarter of 2013. SPIL reported a net income of NT$ 3,257 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared with a net income of NT$ 3,371 million and a net income of NT$ 2,184 million for the second quarter of 2014 and the third quarter of 2013, respectively.

Diluted earnings per ordinary share for this quarter was NT$ 1.04, and diluted earnings per ADS was US$ 0.17.

All figures were prepared in accordance with T-IFRS on a consolidated basis.

Operating results review:

• For the third quarter of 2014, net revenues from IC packaging were NT$ 19,053 million and represented 88% of total net revenues. Net revenues from testing operations were NT$ 2,599 million and represented 12% of total net revenues.
• Cost of goods sold was NT$ 16,103 million, representing a decrease of 1.0% compared to the second quarter of 2014 and an increase of 9.7% compared to the third quarter of 2013.
  • Raw materials costs were NT$ 7,208 million for the third quarter of 2014 and represented 33.3% of total net revenues, whereas raw materials costs were NT$ 7,521 million and represented 34.3% of total net revenues for the second quarter of 2014.
  • The accrued expenses of bonuses to employees accounted for under cost of goods sold totaled NT$ 235 million.
• Gross profit was NT$ 5,549 million for the third quarter of 2014, representing a gross margin of 25.6%, which decreased from a gross margin of 25.8% for the second quarter of 2014 and was up from 23.1% for the third quarter of 2013.
• Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2014 were NT$ 1,925 million, which included selling expenses of NT$ 251 million, administrative expenses of NT$ 709 million and R&D expenses of NT$ 965 million. Total operating expenses represented 8.9% of total net revenues for the third quarter of 2014.
  • The accrued expenses of bonuses to employees, directors accounted for under operating expenses totaled NT$ 128 million.
• Operating income was NT$ 3,624 million for the third quarter of 2014, representing an operating margin of 16.7%, which decreased from 18.0% for the second quarter of 2014 and increased from 14.4% for the third quarter of 2013.
• Non-operating items:
  • Our non-operating income was NT$ 970 million, including disposal gains of NT$ 636 million from ChipMos Bermuda and foreign currency exchange gains of NT$ 216 million.
  • Our non-operating expense was NT$ 629 million, including an impairment loss of NT$ 442 million from Microcircuit Technologies (S) Pte. Ltd.
• Net income before tax was NT$ 3,965 million for the third quarter of 2014, which decreased from a net income before tax of NT$ 4,058 million for the second quarter of 2014 and increased from a net income before tax of NT$ 2,715 million for the third quarter of 2013.
• Income tax expense was NT$ 708 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared with income tax expense of NT$ 687 million for the second quarter of 2014 and income tax expense of NT$ 531 million for the third quarter of 2013.
• Net income was NT$ 3,257 million for the third quarter of 2014, which decreased from a net income of NT$ 3,371 million for the second quarter of 2014 and increased from a net income of NT$ 2,184 million for the third quarter of 2013.
• Total number of shares outstanding was 3,125 million shares as of Sept 30, 2014. Diluted earnings per ordinary share for this quarter was NT$ 1.04, or US$ 0.17 per ADS.

Capital expenditure and balance sheet highlight:

• Our cash balances totaled NT$ 20,139 million as of Sept 30, 2014 from NT$ 18,651 million as of Jun 30, 2014, and NT$ 13,817 million as of Sept 30, 2013.
• Capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2014 totaled NT$ 4,394 million, which included NT$ 3,080 million for packaging equipment and NT$ 1,314 million for testing equipment.
• Total depreciation expenses for the third quarter of 2014 totaled NT$ 3,037 million, which included NT$ 2,264 million was from packaging operations and NT$ 773 million from testing operations.

IC packaging service:

• Net revenues from IC packaging operations were NT$ 19,053 million for the third quarter of 2014, which represented a decrease of NT$ 384 million or 2.0% compared to the second quarter of 2014.
• Substrate-based packaging, leadframe-based packaging and wafer bumping & Flip Chip accounted for 30%, 19% and 39%, respectively, of total net revenues for the third quarter of 2014.
• Capital expenditures for IC packaging operations totaled NT$ 3,080 million for the third quarter of 2014, which included NT$ 2,708 million for packaging and building construction and NT$ 372 million for wafer bumping operations.
• As of Sept 30, 2014 we had 7,390 wirebonders installed, of which 42 were disposed in the third quarter of 2014.

IC testing service:

• Net revenues from testing operations were NT$ 2,599 million for the third quarter of 2014, which represented an increase of NT$ 108 million or 4.3% compared to the second quarter of 2014.
• Capital expenditures for testing operations totaled NT$ 1,314 million for the third quarter of 2014.
• As of Sept 30, 2014 we had 483 testers installed, of which 26 were added and 4 were disposed in the third quarter of 2014.

Revenue Analysis

• Breakdown by end applications:

• Breakdown by packaging type:

About SPIL

Siliconware Precision Industries Ltd. ("SPIL")(NASDAQ:SPIL, Taiwan Stock Exchange:2325) is a leading provider of comprehensive semiconductor assembly and test services. SPIL is dedicated to meeting all of its customers' integrated circuit packaging and testing requirements, with turnkey solutions that range from design consultations, modeling and simulations, wafer bumping, wafer probe and sort, package assembly, final test, burn-in, to shipment. Products include advanced leadframe, substrate packages, wafer bumping and FCBGA, which are widely used in personal computers, communications, Internet appliances, cellular phones, digital cameras, cable modems, personal digital assistants and LCD monitors. SPIL supplies services and support to fabless design houses, integrated device manufacturers and wafer foundries globally. For further information, visit SPIL's web site at www.spil.com.tw.

Safe Harbor Statement

The information herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectation and projections about future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions about us and other factors that may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of SPIL to be materially different from what may be implied by such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ materially from those statements as a result of a number of factors, including, among other things:

• the intensely competitive personal computer, communications, consumer ICs and non-commodity memory semiconductor industries and markets;
• cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry;
• risks associated with global business activities;
• non-operating losses due to poor financial performance of some of our investments;
• our dependence on key personnel;
• general economic and political conditions;
• possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural and human induced disaster, including terrorist activities and armed conflicts and contagious disease, such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;
• fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and
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All financial figures discussed herein are prepared pursuant to TIFRS on a consolidated basis. The investment gains or losses of our company for the three months ended Sept 30, 2014 reflect our gains or losses attributable to the third quarter of 2014 unaudited financial results of several of our investees which are evaluated under the equity method. Neither the consolidated financial data for our company for the three months ended Sept 30, 2014, nor the consolidated financial data for our company for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2014 is necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period thereafter.

Contact:

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
No.45, Jieh Show Rd.
Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu
Taiwan, 30056
www.spil.com.tw

Janet Chen, IR Director
janet@spil.com.tw
+886-3-5795678#3675

Byron Chiang, Spokesperson
byronc@spil.com.tw
+886-3-5795678#3671

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