v3.24.1
Profit Before Income Tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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Summary of Other Operating Income and Expenses, Net
  a.
Other operating income and expenses, net
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Rental income
  $ 175,373     $ 656,745     $ 692,010     $ 22,600  
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
    71,770       113,356       161,761       5,283  
Royalty income
    135,400       638,867       674,859       22,040  
Impairment loss on
non-financial
assets (Notes 15 and 19)
    (126,766     (327,569     (146,570     (4,787
Others
    934,052       (67,071     (60,290     (1,969
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $   1,189,829     $   1,014,328     $   1,321,770     $     43,167  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Other Income
  b.
Other income
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Interest income
       
Bank deposits
  $ 529,132     $ 646,407     $ 1,510,422     $ 49,328  
Contracts with customers
    13,197       8,340       2,985       97  
Government subsidies
    767,918        797,612        940,127        30,703   
Dividends income
    289,852       278,381       256,160       8,366  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $   1,600,099      $   1,730,740      $   2,709,694     $     88,494  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Other Gains, net
  c.
Other gains and losses
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Net gain on financial assets mandatorily at FVTPL
  $ 1,199,065     $ 10,244,928     $ 6,155,995     $ 201,045  
Net loss arising on financial instruments held for trading
    (2,689,070     (6,137,183     (4,295,484     (140,284
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries (Note 30)
    17,340,418       —        529,721       17,300  
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net
    1,395,054       (2,459,474     998,111       32,597  
Gain recognized in bargain purchase transaction (Note 29)
    33,114       —        —        —   
Impairment loss on investments accounted for using the equity method (Note 14)
    —        (61,206     —        —   
Gain (loss) on disposal of investments accounted for using the equity method
    (67,482     80,317       55,795       1,822  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $  17,211,099     $   1,667,382     $   3,444,138     $    112,480  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Finance Costs
  d.
Finance costs
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Interest on lease liabilities
  $ 105,159     $ 134,871     $ 148,916     $ 4,864  
Interest on borrowings and bonds payable
    2,790,368       3,912,526       6,197,706       202,407  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total interest expense for financial liabilities measured at amortized cost
    2,895,527       4,047,397       6,346,622       207,271  
Less: Amounts included in the cost of qualifying assets
       
 Inventories related to real estate business
    (71,011     —        —        —   
 Property, plant and equipment
    (25,581     (58,263     (107,712     (3,518
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    2,798,935       3,989,134       6,238,910       203,753  
Other finance costs
    32,372       20,648       33,176       1,083  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $   2,831,307     $   4,009,782     $   6,272,086     $    204,836  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Capitalized Borrowing Costs
Information relating to the capitalized borrowing costs was as follows:
 
    
For the Year Ended December 31
 
    
2021
    
2022
    
2023
 
Annual interest capitalization rates
        
Inventories related to real estate business (%)
    
4.20-4.35
       —         —   
Property, plant and equipment (%)
    
0.48-1.08
      
0.59-4.22
      
1.46-6.82
 
Summary of Depreciation and Amortization
  e.
Depreciation and amortization
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Property, plant and equipment
  $ 48,604,160     $ 48,945,756     $ 51,799,481     $ 1,691,688  
Right-of-use
assets
    1,114,950       1,468,040       1,304,020       42,587  
Investment properties
    751,047       1,107,014       1,091,879       35,659  
Other intangible assets
    4,054,120       3,931,079       3,906,483       127,579  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  $ 54,524,277     $ 55,451,889     $ 58,101,863     $ 1,897,513  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of depreciation by function
       
Operating costs
  $ 46,880,267      $ 47,894,701      $ 49,701,740      $ 1,623,179   
Operating expenses
    3,589,890       3,626,109       4,493,640       146,755  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $ 50,470,157     $ 51,520,810     $ 54,195,380     $ 1,769,934  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of amortization by function
       
Operating costs
  $ 2,443,870     $ 2,465,837     $ 2,433,492     $ 79,474  
Operating expenses
    1,610,250       1,465,242       1,472,991       48,105  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $   4,054,120     $   3,931,079     $   3,906,483     $    127,579  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Operating Expenses Directly Related to Investment Properties
  f.
Operating expenses directly related to investment properties
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Direct operating expenses of investment properties that generated rental income
  $   1,422,463     $   1,616,197     $   1,593,819     $     52,052  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Employee Benefits Expense
  g.
Employee benefits expense
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31
 
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
 
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
NT$
   
US$ (Note 4)
 
Post-employment benefits
       
Defined contribution plans
  $ 3,489,642     $ 3,590,439     $ 3,671,057     $ 119,891  
Defined benefit plans
    214,599       188,141       209,978       6,857  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    3,704,241       3,778,580       3,881,035       126,748  
Equity-settled share-based payments
    699,211       989,843       742,890       24,262  
Other employee benefits
    90,412,118       98,404,937       86,893,030       2,837,787  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $ 94,815,570     $ 103,173,360     $ 91,516,955     $ 2,988,797  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of employee benefits expense by function
       
Operating costs
  $ 61,555,563     $ 65,063,705     $ 58,390,785     $ 1,906,949  
Operating expenses
    33,260,007       38,109,655       33,126,170       1,081,848  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $  94,815,570     $ 103,173,360     $  91,516,955     $  2,988,797  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Employees' Compensation and Remuneration to Directors
  h.
Employees’ compensation and the remuneration to directors
The Articles stipulates to distribute employees’ compensation and remuneration to directors at the rates of
0.01%-1.00%
and no higher than 0.75%, respectively, of net profit before income tax, employees’ compensation and remuneration to directors.
 
                                  
  
For the Year Ended December 31
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2023
 
 
  
Accrual
Rate (%)
  
Accrual
Amount
 
  
Accrual

Rate (%)
  
Accrual Amount
 
 
  
 
  
NT$
 
  
 
  
NT$
 
  
US$ (Note 4)
 
Employees’ compensation
   0.25   $ 155,398      0.25
 
$ 79,385      $ 2,593  
Remuneration to directors
   0.40     248,637      0.40     127,016        4,148  
Summary of Appropriations of Employees' Compensation (Settled by Cash) and Remuneration to Directors
In March 2022 and March 2023, the board of directors resolved the appropriations of employees’ compensation and remuneration to directors in cash for 2021 and 2022, respectively. The differences between the resolved amounts and the accrued amounts reflected in the annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 were deemed changes in estimates. The differences were NT$1,030 thousand and NT$1,572 thousand
(US$51 thousand)
and were adjusted in net profit for each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
 
                                  
  
For Year 2021
    
For Year 2022
 
    
Employees’
compensation
    
Remuneration
to directors
    
Employees’
compensation
    
Remuneration
to directors
 
    
NT$
    
NT$
    
NT$
    
NT$
 
Resolved by the board of directors
   $ 122,000      $ 194,000      $ 155,463      $ 247,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Recognized in the consolidated financial statements
   $ 121,935      $ 195,095      $ 155,398      $ 248,637