United Microelectronics UMC
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United Microelectronics (UMC) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2017)

United Microelectronics (UMC) posted Asset Writedowns and Impairment of -$23.2 million for Q4 2017, down 333.82% on a QoQ basis from $9.9 million in Q3 2017, and down 33.13% year-over-year from -$34.6 million in Q4 2016.

Analysis

United Microelectronics (UMC) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

United Microelectronics has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 9 years, with the latest figure at -$23.2 million in Q4 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, Asset Writedowns and Impairment fell 33.13% year-over-year to -$23.2 million in Q4 2017; TTM through Dec 2017 was -$13.2 million, a 26972.38% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2019 full-year figure at $21.0 million, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment was -$23.2 million for Q4 2017 at United Microelectronics, down from $9.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Asset Writedowns and Impairment was $43.8 million in Q3 2015, with the low at -$23.2 million in Q4 2017.
  • Average Asset Writedowns and Impairment over 5 years is $4.7 million, with a median of $3.0 million recorded in 2014.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2016: Asset Writedowns and Impairment jumped 604.43% in 2015, then slumped 2601.72% in 2016.
  • Over 5 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at $21.2 million in 2013, then sank by 91.72% to $1.8 million in 2014, then tumbled by 60.33% to $695666.2 in 2015, then plunged by 2601.72% to -$17.4 million in 2016, then tumbled by 33.13% to -$23.2 million in 2017.
  • The last three Asset Writedowns and Impairment figures came in at -$23.2 million (Q4 2017), $9.9 million (Q3 2017), and -$17.4 million (Q4 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2,246.74 Bn 2,142.69 Bn 27.22 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,101.07 Bn 1,075.05 Bn 35.06 Bn
3 Intel 519.13 Bn 505.00 Bn 6.51 Bn
4 Texas Instruments 245.39 Bn 238.39 Bn 3.35 Bn
5 Analog Devices 183.54 Bn 181.22 Bn 2.71 Bn
6 NXP Semiconductors 59.67 Bn 56.81 Bn 2.00 Bn
7 United Microelectronics 57.00 Bn 53.04 Bn 706.26 Mn
8 STMicroelectronics 45.78 Bn 41.92 Bn 1.22 Bn
9 Microchip Technology 40.29 Bn 40.02 Bn 938.90 Mn
10 On Semiconductor 29.64 Bn 25.80 Bn 616.30 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 -23.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 9.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -17.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 17.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -3,221.21
Dec 31, 2015 695,666.20
Sep 30, 2015 43.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -5.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -333,471.21
Dec 31, 2014 1.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 6.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 3.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -602,991.13
Dec 31, 2013 21.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 9.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 7.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 5.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 3.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 14.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.51 Mn