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VIA Announces 4Q’04 and 1Q’05 Results

Taipei, Taiwan, 29 April 2005 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced financial results for fourth quarter 2004 and first quarter 2005.

Net sales for 4Q’04 and 1Q’05 were NT$ 4,964 million and NT$ 3,899 million respectively, while net income was negative NT$ 3,308 million in 4Q’04 rising to NT$ 63 million in 1Q’05. Based on the quarter weighted average shares outstanding of 1,296.95 million and 1,278.22 million, earnings per share were reported as negative NT$2.55 for 4Q’04 and NT$0.05 for 1Q’05.

For the whole year 2004, net sales totaled NT$ 19,449 million and net income for the year was negative NT$ 4,981 million; based on 1,296.95 million weighted average shares outstanding, earnings per share for the year was reported at negative NT$3.84.

The decision by the VIA Board of Directors on the early implementation of SFAS No.35 in 4Q’04 required that NT$1,210 million of the asset impairment deficit was posted as equity-based long-term investment loss; this was in addition to the NT$461 million posted as permanent devaluation of cost-based long-term investment.

Table 1: Quarterly Income Statements

 

 

4Q04

 

4Q03

(in NTD millions, except EPS)

 

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

Net Revenue

 

4,964

100.0%

 

5,045

100.0%

Cost of Goods Sold

 

(3,782)

-76.2%

 

(3,677)

-72.9%

   Gross Profit

 

1,182

23.8%

 

1,368

27.1%

Operating Expenses

 

(1,152)

-23.2%

 

(1,286)

-25.5%

   Operating Profit

 

30

0.6%

 

82

1.6%

Non-Operating Income

 

88

1.8%

 

456

9.0%

Non-Operating Expenses

 

(3,288)

-66.2%

 

(475)

-9.4%

   Income Before Tax

 

(3,170)

-63.8%

 

63

1.2%

Income Tax Credit (Expense)

 

(138)

-2.8%

 

1

0.0%

Net Income

 

(3,308)

-66.6%

 

64

1.2%

EPS (1,296.95M shares)

 

-$2.55

 

 

$0.05

 


 

 

1Q05

 

1Q04

(in NTD millions, except EPS)

 

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

Net Revenue

 

3,899

100.0%

 

4,409

100.0%

Cost of Goods Sold

 

(3,062)

-78.5%

 

(3,001)

-68.1%

   Gross Profit

 

837

21.5%

 

1,408

31.9%

Operating Expenses

 

(1,075)

-27.6%

 

(1,193)

-27.0%

   Operating Profit

 

(238)

-6.1%

 

215

4.9%

Non-Operating Income

 

768

19.7%

 

265

6.0%

Non-Operating Expenses

 

(467)

-12.0%

 

(431)

-9.8%

   Income Before Tax

 

63

1.6%

 

49

1.1%

Income Tax Credit (Expense)

 

0

0.0%

 

2

0.0%

Net Income

 

63

1.6%

 

51

1.2%

EPS (1,278.22M shares)

 

$0.05

 

 

$0.04

 

Table 2: Annual Income Statements

 

 

2004 Full Year

 

2003 Full Year

(in NTD millions, except EPS)

 

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

Net Revenue

 

19,449

100.0%

 

20,256

100.0%

Cost of Goods Sold

 

(14,061)

-72.3%

 

(14,813)

-73.1%

   Gross Profit

 

5,388

27.7%

 

5,443

26.9%

Operating Expenses

 

(4,820)

-24.8%

 

(5,198)

-25.7%

   Operating Profit

 

568

2.9%

 

245

1.2%

Non-Operating Income

 

880

4.5%

 

823

4.1%

Non-Operating Expenses

 

(6,351)

-32.7%

 

(2,749)

-13.6%