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VIA Announces 4Q'03 and 1Q'04 Results

Taipei, Taiwan, 30 April 2004 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced financial results for fourth quarter 2003 and first quarter 2004.

Net sales for 4Q'03 and 1Q'04 were NT$5,044 million and NT$4,409 million respectively. Net income for the two quarters was NT$66 million and NT$51 million respectively; based on the current 1,270.447 million shares outstanding, earnings per share were reported as NT$0.05 and NT$0.04 for 4Q'03 and 1Q'04 respectively.

For the whole year 2003, net sales totaled NT$20,256 million and net loss for the year was NT$1,650 million; based on 1,270.447 million shares outstanding, earnings per share for the year were reported at negative NT$1.30.

Table 1: Quarterly Income Statements

 

 

4Q03

 

4Q02

(in NT$1,000, except EPS)

 

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

Net Revenue

 

5,044,466

100.0%

 

6,642,501

100.0%

Cost of Goods Sold

 

(3,676,566)

-72.9%

 

(4,923,057)

-74.1%

   Gross Profit

 

1,367,900

27.1%

 

1,719,444

25.9%

Operating Expenses

 

(1,286,258)

-25.5%

 

(1,407,227)

-21.2%

   Operating Profit

 

81,642

1.6%

 

312,217

4.7%

Non-Operating Income

 

456,764

9.1%

 

123,840

1.9%

Non-Operating Expenses

 

(474,444)

-9.4%

 

(1,212,217)

-18.2%

   Income Before Tax

 

63,963

1.3%

 

(776,160)

-11.7%

Income Tax Credit (Expense)

 

1,640

0.0%

 

55,092

0.8%

Net Income

 

65,603

1.3%

 

(721,068)

-10.9%

EPS (1,270,447K shares)

 

$0.05

 

 

-$0.57

 


 

 

1Q04

 

1Q03

(in NT$1,000, except EPS)

 

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

Net Revenue

 

4,408,874

100.0%

 

5,702,357

100.0%

Cost of Goods Sold

 

(3,001,165)

-68.1%

 

(4,426,608)

-77.6%

   Gross Profit

 

1,407,709

31.9%

 

1,275,749

22.4%

Operating Expenses

 

(1,192,499)

-27.0%

 

(1,523,233)

-26.7%

   Operating Profit

 

215,210

4.9%

 

(247,484)

-4.3%

Non-Operating Income

 

264,861

6.0%

 

154,720

2.7%

Non-Operating Expenses

 

(430,751)

-9.8%

 

(614,539)

-10.8%

   Income Before Tax

 

49,320

1.1%

 

(707,303)

-12.4%

Income Tax Credit (Expense)

 

1,898

0.0%

 

61,741

1.1%

Net Income

 

51,218

1.2%

 

(645,562)

-11.3%

EPS (1,270,447K shares)