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Bhavin Shah<br />

(852) 2800-8538<br />

bhavin.a.shah@jpmorgan.com<br />

Company Description:<br />

Epistar Corporation<br />

Country: Taiwan<br />

Epistar Corporation manufactures and markets high brightness light emitting diode (LED) chips and epitaxial Ticker: 2448.TW<br />

wafers. The company’s products include AlGaInP, InGaN and AlGaAs LED chips and wafers. Epistar sells its Analyst: Liang-Chun Lin<br />

products in Taiwan and exports worldwide.<br />

Rating: Neutral<br />

Price (NT$): 49.9<br />

Market Cap (US$MM): 917<br />

No. of Shares (MM): 633<br />

Founded: 1996; Listed: 2001 Fiscal Year End: December<br />

Key Management: Lee Biing-Jye; Yeh Yin-Fu; Chou Ming-Chun No. of Employees: 3,118<br />

Business Alliances/Partnerships (NT$ in millions) FY06 FY07 FY08E FY09E<br />

Revenues 6,290 10,206 10,321 8,008<br />

Gross Profit 1,919 3,259 1,698 1,130<br />

Operating Profit 1,151 2,111 352 (129)<br />

Net Profit 1,240 2,094 79 (128)<br />

Earnings per Share (NT$) 3.4 3.8 0.1 (0.2)<br />

Return on Equity (%) 15.5 13.0 0.3 (0.6)<br />

Capital Spending (1,620) (2,007) (1,745) (1,333)<br />

Research & Development Expenses 211 357 (484) (433)<br />

Cash & Cash Equivalents 1,900 8,291 7,768 8,359<br />

Gross Debt 2,340 2,092 3,003 2,763<br />

Owners’ Equity 8,645 23,652 22,084 21,900<br />

Book Value per Share (NT$) 23.9 43.2 35.1 34.6<br />

Geographical Mix (2008)<br />

Taiwan<br />

48%<br />

Key Suppliers<br />

Mitsubishi Chemical Dowa<br />

Kyocera<br />

Other<br />

3%<br />

Asia<br />

50%<br />

Source: Company, J.P. Morgan estimates. Share price is as of 12 March 2009.<br />

Asia Pacific Equity Research<br />

20 April 2009<br />

Product Mix (2008)<br />

Epistar Corporation<br />

Epi Wafers<br />

3%<br />

LED Chips<br />

97%<br />

Key Customers<br />

Everlight Lite-On<br />

Sharp Citizen<br />

COMPANY WEBSITE LED<br />

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