GlobalWafers financial report will be optimistic about driving power, 5G, AI, HPC, power semiconductor and other driving forces

  GlobalWafers was invited to hold a telephone financial report on the 19th. According to the financial report data, last year's operation delivered a bright transcript. The single-quarter revenue grew for 12 consecutive quarters. The annual revenue reached 59.063 billion Taiwan dollars (the same unit), increasing annually. 28%. Looking ahead, GlobalWafers said that most of the company's production capacity has been booked by long-term (LTA) customers this year, coupled with the rapid development of emerging areas such as 5G, AI, IoT, and high-performance computing, it is responsible for the first quarter revenue performance. Confidence, but also expect the environment to be gradually improved after the second season.

GlobalWafers said that although the Sino-US trade war and the global economic environment are unclear, the demand for the semiconductor market has slowed slightly in the near future. However, most of the GlobalWafers' capacity has been booked by LTA customers who have prepaid for this year, so the impact is not big. In addition, according to the financial report briefing data, GlobalWafers is currently cooperating with Korean customers for a new plan, has signed LTA with customers for more than 5 years, and estimates that the plan will contribute to revenue in 2020.

In addition, GlobalWafers is watching the rapid development of emerging fields such as automotive electronics, 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), high-performance computing, and power semiconductors. It is believed to be the main driving force for market demand growth and also become GlobalWafers. The next wave of growth momentum.

GlobalWafers consolidated revenue last year was 59.063 billion yuan, an annual increase of 28%, gross profit margin of 37.8%, annual increase of 12.2%, net profit after tax of 13.633 billion yuan, the net profit attributable to owners of the parent company was 13.63 billion yuan, and the after-tax earnings per share was 31.18 yuan. Revenue, gross profit margin, net profit after tax and earnings per share were all record highs. The board of directors also approved the distribution of a cash dividend of 25 yuan per share on the 19th, with a cash yield of 8.1%.

GlobalWafers consolidated revenue of 15.624 billion yuan in the fourth quarter of last year, 3.05% increase, 25.51% annual increase, gross margin 38.52%, quarterly decrease of 0.51 percentage points, annual increase of 8.14 percentage points; net profit after tax of 3.72 billion yuan, quarterly increase of 2.45% , an annual increase of 87.78%, net profit per share of 8.52 yuan.