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Profile - ASE Test Limited (NasdaqNM:ASTSF)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
10 West Fifth Street
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan
Phone: (212) 495-1784
Fax: (212) 495-2413
Employees (last reported count): 5,707
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Electronic Instruments & Controls
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 58%
·Institutional: 21% (50% of float)
(101 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 4.38M shares (+17.76%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
ASE Test Limited is an independent semiconductor testing company that provides a complete range of testing services, including: front-end engineering testing; final testing of complex, high-performance logic/mixed-signal semiconductors; and turnkey services such as drop shipment of tested and packaged semiconductors to end users designated by the Company's customers. In addition, the Company provides a broad range of leadframe and laminate-based semiconductor packaging services, including ball grid array, also called BGA, quad flat packages, also called QFP, and thin quad flat packages, also called TQFP.
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Financial Summary
ASE Test Limited is an independent integrated circuit (``IC'') testing company. The Company provides IC packaging and testing services to leading semiconductor companies. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 12% to $170.5 million. Net loss from continuing operations totaled $9.6 million vs. an income of $46.6 million. Revenues reflect improved performance for both testing and assembly segments. Net loss reflects a lower gross margin due to higher depreciation expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Jason Chang, 55Chairman
Leonard Liu, Ph.D., 58CEO, Director
David Pan, Ph.D., 55Pres
Richard Chang, 51Vice Chairman
Jeffrey Chen, 36CFO
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:ASTSFAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Jan-2001
$8.00 
Recent Price$11.04 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$24.938
Beta1.50 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)229.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)236.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-55.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-40.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.06B
Shares Outstanding96.2M
Float40.4M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 6-Apr-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$6.61 
Earnings (ttm)$0.54 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.20 
Sales (ttm)$4.29 
Cash (mrq)$1.74 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.67 
Price/Earnings (ttm)20.60 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.57 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$416.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$67.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$51.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)12.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)16.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.22%
Return on Equity (ttm)8.86%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.96 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.44 
Total Cash (mrq)$167.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short876.0K
Percent of Float2.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
587.0K
Short Ratio4.51 
Daily Volume194.0K
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