GCS Holdings, Inc. · TPEX:4991

GCS — Q4 2017 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from GCS's earnings presentation, Feb 27, 2018

  1. Slide 1: Q4 2017 Quarterly Online Investor Conference

    環宇 芯系天下 March 3, 2016 Q4 2017 Quarterly Online Investor Conference (線上法說會) Feb 27, 2018

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer Statement

    Disclaimer Statement This presentation includes forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that GCS Holdings, Inc. expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including but not limited to projecti

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda Opening: Brian Ann, CEO & President Financial Section: Grace Li, Director & Special Assistant to CEO Market Overview: Simon Yu, Senior VP and General Manager, Worldwide Sales & Marketing and Component Business Q&A: All 2

  4. Slide 4: Financial Section

    FINANCIAL SECTION 3

  5. Slide 5: Statements of Comprehensive Income - QoQ

    Statements of Comprehensive Income - QoQ (in NT$ thousands except EPS) 4Q17 4Q17 4Q17 3Q17 4Q16 Over Over 3Q17 4Q16 Net Operating Revenue 526,812 529,100 418,921 -0.4% 25.8% Gross Profit 236,957 223,559 150,061 6.0% 57.9% Gross Margin 45.0% 42.3% 35.8% Operating Expenses (104,199) (122,873) (119,749

  6. Slide 6: Non-operating Income and Expenses - QoQ

    Non-operating Income and Expenses- QoQ (in NT$ thousands) 4Q17 4Q17 4Q17 3Q17 4Q16 Over Over 3Q17 4Q16 Other Income 1,257 771 1,190 63.0% 5.6% Other Gains and Losses Net Gain or (losses) on financial liabilities at fair value (19,196) 2,400 29,283 -899.8% -165.6% through profit or loss Net currency

  7. Slide 7: Statements of Comprehensive Income - YoY

    Statements of Comprehensive Income – YoY (in NT$ thousands except EPS) 2017 2016 % % Change (%) Net Operating Revenue 1,925,832 100.0% 1,819,706 100.0% 5.8% Operating Cost (1,029,929) -53.5% (1,002,470) -55.1% 2.7% Gross Profit 895,903 46.5% 817,236 44.9% 9.6% Operating Expenses (446,320) -23.2% (51

  8. Slide 8: Non-operating Income and Expenses - YoY

    Non-operating Income and Expenses- YoY (in NT$ thousands) 2017 2016 Change (%) Other Income 4,202 3,466 21.2% Other Gains and Losses Net Gain or (losses) on financial liabilities at fair value (8,985) 5,348 -268.0% through profit or loss Net currency exchange gain or (loss) (28,043) (6,553) 327.9% G

  9. Slide 9: Balance Sheet Highlight & Key Indices

    Balance Sheet Highlight & Key Indices (in NT$ thousands) 4Q17 3Q17 4Q16 Amount % Amount % Amount % Cash and Cash Equivalent 1,119,712 38% 1,102,027 36% 1,381,894 47% Accounts Receivable and Notes Receivable 297,515 10% 317,107 10% 197,245 7% Inventory 329,834 11% 371,005 12% 348,402 12% Available-fo

  10. Slide 10: Cash Flows

    Cash Flows (in NT$ thousands) 4Q17 3Q17 4Q16 Beginning Balance 1,102,027 1,288,575 1,355,827 Cash from Operating Activities 139,933 233,361 159,222 Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (36,105) (60,898) (62,433) Decrease (Increase) in non-current assets - 260 - Proceeds from the sale of avai

  11. Slide 11: Revenue Mix % vs Gross Margin - QoQ

    Revenue Mix % vs Gross Margin - QoQ 10

  12. Slide 12: KGD Revenue Mix - QoQ

    KGD Revenue Mix - QoQ KGD Revenue Analysis-By Application 70% 59% 60% 51% 50% 40% 3% 24% 3095 26% 15% 3: 20% 16% 10% 0% a4 Ql Q2 Q3 a4 note oie oie 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 ™DC/AOC =m PON MLTE/Ethernet and Other 11

  13. Slide 13: Market Overview

    MARKET OVERVIEW 12

  14. Slide 14: GCS Products

    GCS Products Brand Name Opto Wafer Foundry Chip Products RF PD/MPD Power APD Electronics KGD Opto VCSEL electronics LD 13

  15. Slide 15: GCS Brand Name Products: Applications & Markets

    GCS Brand Name Products: Applications & Markets PD, MPD, APD, VCSEL, LD Consumer LTE Data & BASE PON Centers IoT STATION 40G AOC LTE FTTx 100G HDMI 4G 2.5G 200G Mobile 4.5G 10G 400G Wearable 5G 25G 14

  16. Slide 16: RF Foundry Products: Applications & Markets

    RF Foundry Products: Applications & Markets RF Wafer Foundry GaAs (HBT, PHEMT), InP HBT, GaN/Si、GaN/SiC HEMT Wireless (Mobile & Infrastructure Base Station Wifi Mobile Phones 802.11AC 4/4.5/5G 802.11AX

  17. Slide 17: Power Electronics Foundry Products: Applications & Markets

    Power Electronics Foundry Products: Applications & Markets Power Electronics Wafer Foundry GaN/Si、GaN/SiC, SiC

  18. Slide 18: Optoelectronics Foundry: Applications & Markets

    Optoelectronics Foundry: Applications & Markets Optoelectronics Wafer Foundry APD, VCSEL, FP/DFB LD, EML, 2D Image Sensors Photonic Integrated Circuits…… Optical Fiber Industrial Medical Consumer Networks VCSEL/DFB VCSEL/APD VCSEL VCSEL EML/PIC LD Imager (3D Sensing) LD 17

  19. Slide 19: GCS Processes for 5G

    GCS Processes for 5G  Sub-6 GHz  0.25um – 0.4um GaN HEMT for BTS PA  P3 InGaP HBT for handset PA  If phased array is needed, HBT-PIN switch for single-chip PA-Phase Shifter  BAW for >2GHz RF filters  mmW (28 – 40 GHz)  0.15um GaN HEMT for BTS wide band PA  InP HBT for handset PA  InP HBT-PI

  20. Slide 20: 400G optical transceiver market

    400G 400G optical transceiver  $22.6B (2023) (Wintergreen Research, Inc) 400G CFP8 FR8 and LR8 with pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) technology GCS Confidential

  21. Slide 21: GCS Is Ready for 5G and 400G

    GCS IS READY FOR 5G AND 400G 5G: • Super High Linearity HBT Processes • High Frequency PHEMT and 6” InP HBT Processes FAB • High Frequency Filters Process 400G: 100G/200G in production • Super Fast Photodiodes • VCSEL coming soon 20

  22. Slide 22: Other Technologies For High Volume Products

    Other Technologies For High Volume Products • High PCE VCSEL for 3D Sensing (on 6” wafer) • Advanced APD array for LiDAR • Advanced Micro-LED process • VCSEL with integrated micro-lens for ADAS and LiDAR • GaAs high power laser for commercial cooking 21

  23. Slide 23: 5G in Winter Olympics

    5G in Winter Olympics 黑科技: 5G技术、AR导航、VR直播、机器人火炬手齐上阵 28GHz 5G无线网络 (20Gbps, 40x of 4G) 韩国电信运营商KT、三星以及英特尔等 在平昌、江陵一带铺设了逾1.1万公里的通信及电视转播线路, 搭建了完整的5G网络环境,实现各种视频和移动设备的成功接入 5G的网络速度将比4G快20倍,观赛体验必然有极大的提高。此外 还首推UHD(超高清)电视服务,韩国三家电视台从2017年5月 开始提供地面电视塔发送的地面波UHD电视节目,采用数字压缩 技术,拥有4K/8K画质。这次冬奥会开幕式、重要比赛都将在UHD 频道提供转播,在现

  24. Slide 24: Market Outlook

    Market Outlook • LTE Infrastructure - 5G is coming FAST! - Drive RF PA and Optical Modules • PON - 2.5G GPON recovers - 10G PON fast grows • Data Center - 100G major in 2018 - 200G/400G start production in 2018 23

  25. Slide 25: Growth Cycle

    Growth Cycle 10G/40G » 100G » 200G/400G 100G » 200G » 400G Data Center Long Metro Haul 10G/40G » 100G » 200G Access 5G 2.5G » 10G » 25G 3G » 4G » 5G 24

  26. Slide 26: Q&A

    Qk&A 25

  27. Slide 27: For further inquiry

    環宇芯系天下 For further inquiry investors@gcsincorp.com 26

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