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I need help with what I attached, I need exactly what is asking. thanks I. General data Identify two companies from the NAICS industry code

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image text in transcribed I. General data Identify two companies from the NAICS industry code 334111 - Electronic Computer Manufacturing or http://sirsiaut.inter.edu:8008/login?url=http://bi.galegroup.com/global/? userGroupName=metropolitano o Identify the data source and the internet addresses of the data if it is different than the University data base. YOU CAN USE ANOTHER DATA BASE o Describe the market share of these companies. This by searching the Webpage of the companies - Describe the types of services offered to the public o For example the main products and/or services. - Identify the goals and strategies of the companies sample (e.g. included in annual reports) o General strategies o Financial objectives II. Specific Data - Share prices o Obtain the monthly adjusted share prices at least for the last five years o Calculate returns o Find average, variance, and standard deviation of returns - Financial and accounting data (yearly and at least for the last five years) o Total sales o Interest paid o Operating profit o Net income o Cash dividends o Earnings per share o Current assets o Current liabilities o Long term assets o Total assets o Long term liabilities o Total liabilities o Total stockholders' equity - Use \"Excel\" format to organize your data. RESEARCH PART II FIN II From the data obtained in Research I. Trend Analysis o Risk analysis Business risk: type of industry, the variability of the firm's operating income over time (sales variability, and operating leverage) o Financial risk Uncertainty of acquiring debt, the acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends on its business risk Debt ratios: debt-equity ratio, long-term debt/total capital ratio, total debt ratio Interest coverage Cash flow coverage ratio, cash flow-long term debt ratio, cash flow/total debt ratio o External liquidity risk (determinants of market liquidity) Comparing the market data with the companies data Share calculations o Risk analysis Business risk: type of industry, the variability of the firm's operating income over time (sales variability, and operating leverage) o Financial risk Uncertainty of acquiring debt, the acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends on its business risk Debt ratios: debt-equity ratio, long-term debt/total capital ratio, total debt ratio Interest coverage Cash flow coverage ratio, cash flow-long term debt ratio, cash flow/total debt ratio o External liquidity risk (determinants of market liquidity) Comparing the market data with the companies data Ratios o Risk analysis Business risk: type of industry, the variability of the firm's operating income over time (sales variability, and operating leverage) o Financial risk Uncertainty of acquiring debt, the acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends on its business risk Debt ratios: debt-equity ratio, long-term debt/total capital ratio, total debt ratio Interest coverage Cash flow coverage ratio, cash flow-long term debt ratio, cash flow/total debt ratio o External liquidity risk (determinants of market liquidity) Comparing the market data with the companies data ASUSTEK COMPUTER CORPORATION TAIPEI (TAIWAN) BvD ID number TW23638777 Status Publicly quoted company Active This company is the GUO of the Corporate Group ASUSTek Computer Inc. (hereinafter referred as \"The Firm\") is a multinational computer hardware and electronics corporation headquartered in Taiwan. Its main product lines include desktops, graphics cards, laptops, tablets, wearables, projectors, and smart home devices. As of April 2015, the Firm employs over 6,000 personnel scattered across its operations in Taiwan, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa. The Firm's key markets are Asia Pacific and Europe, jointly accounting for over 70% of the Firm's total sales. The Americas, Taiwan, and Africa trail with 22.33%, 6.06%, and 0.50% shares respectively. Last 2014, the Firm sold 22 million motherboards and estimated total shipments of notebooks to reach 20.3 million notebooks, accounting for approximately 11% of global market share. According to Gartner Inc., Asus ranked as the world's 5th largest PC vendor by 2014 unit sales. Also in the same year, the Firm was named by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies. With increasing emphasis on cloud computing, the Firm is embarking on a strategy that focuses on this development by providing a series of cloud computing products that feature portability, ease-of-use and connectivity. Products will be bundled with in-depth services to provide a full range of solutions for its main product lines such as smartphones, desktops, laptops, and tablets. Simultaneously, the Firm is also implementing a strategy focused on product differentiation (i.e. designing compact, thin, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly devices) and segmentation to counter lagging laptop computer shipments due to competition. Monthly Pricing Series Closing Prices (TWD) January February March April May June July August September October November December Monthly returns (%) January February March April May June July August September October November December Descriptive Statistics Average Monthly Returns Variance of Monthly Returns Standard Deviation of Monthly Returns 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 332.50 326.50 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 282.00 338.00 234.00 262.00 291.50 360.00 276.00 269.00 413.33 201.67 550.67 580.00 633.33 521.21 438.02 310.99 837.47 377.33 223.00 578.67 586.67 558.18 576.97 482.09 288.95 315.00 301.50 357.50 278.50 832.57 254.50 368.67 237.67 593.33 520.00 533.33 527.27 435.26 325.68 754.21 614.63 325.50 312.00 343.50 295.00 258.00 406.67 292.33 658.67 509.33 535.15 507.88 391.18 333.03 302.00 331.00 330.50 299.00 300.00 48.30 305.33 584.67 543.33 458.79 524.85 449.04 396.69 553.41 300.50 333.00 258.00 271.50 285.00 239.50 284.00 550.67 602.67 481.82 541.82 421.49 428.53 492.19 285.00 320.00 262.00 278.50 232.00 241.50 346.67 536.00 624.67 446.06 536.97 413.22 548.52 457.91 296.00 313.00 238.50 299.00 245.00 213.50 349.33 487.33 656.67 492.00 481.82 460.61 506.89 404.04 401.59 282.50 290.00 235.50 318.50 231.00 224.00 368.00 414.00 658.67 518.00 539.39 451.52 471.07 291.00 310.00 225.00 313.00 210.50 248.50 406.67 317.33 760.00 538.67 532.12 448.48 446.28 352.62 n.a. 337.00 260.50 320.50 204.50 263.50 426.00 253.00 673.33 592.67 575.76 451.52 418.73 347.72 n.a. 346.50 268.00 326.50 215.50 277.00 412.00 245.33 649.33 594.67 612.12 512.12 413.22 298.75 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -4.04% 5.22% 3.52% 8.58% -5.42% 0.32% -17.80% -15.20% -2.47% 3.47% 1.78% 6.00% 4.10% n.a. -1.80% 3.37% 6.51% 17.95% 2.67% -8.71% 10.58% 5.08% 1.15% -11.87% 10.70% 10.06% -7.09% -0.58% -3.52% 3.43% -0.69% 0.91% -5.39% -2.30% 6.58% 2.53% -11.36% -4.45% -8.61% -9.71% 12.71% -9.41% 3.33% 3.48% -3.92% 5.92% 1.38% 10.31% 23.00% 11.01% -2.05% 0.34% -3.68% -10.13% 2.26% -18.51% -7.22% 6.09% -3.78% 1.36% 16.28% -88.12% 4.45% -11.23% 6.68% -14.27% 3.34% 14.79% 19.12% -9.96% -0.50% 0.60% -21.94% -9.20% -5.00% 395.86% -6.99% -5.82% 10.92% 5.02% 3.23% -6.13% 8.02% -11.06% -5.16% -3.90% 1.55% 2.58% -18.60% 0.84% 22.07% -2.66% 3.65% -7.42% -0.89% -1.96% 28.00% -6.97% 3.86% -2.19% -8.97% 7.36% 5.60% -11.59% 0.77% -9.08% 5.12% 10.30% -10.27% 11.47% -7.59% -11.76% -4.56% -7.35% -1.26% 6.52% -5.71% 4.92% 5.34% -15.05% 0.30% 5.28% 11.95% -1.97% -7.07% -0.61% 3.01% 6.90% -4.46% -1.73% -8.87% 10.94% 10.51% -23.35% 15.38% 3.99% -1.35% -0.67% -5.26% -12.20% n.a. 8.71% 15.78% 2.40% -2.85% 6.04% 4.75% -20.27% -11.40% 10.02% 8.20% 0.68% -6.17% -1.39% n.a. 2.82% 2.88% 1.87% 5.38% 5.12% -3.29% -3.03% -3.56% 0.34% 6.32% 13.42% -1.32% -14.08% 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -1.66% 2.27% -1.23% 3.71% -1.71% 26.97% 5.00% -7.25% 1.03% 0.06% 1.73% 2.15% 3.31% -8.78% 0.0015474 0.0022163 0.0082678 0.0042599 0.0077089 1.4206542 0.0129977 0.0108564 0.0064629 0.0064283 0.0049931 0.0077746 0.0135562 0.0034221 3.93% 4.71% 9.09% 6.53% 8.78% 119.19% 11.40% 10.42% 8.04% 8.02% 7.07% 8.82% 11.64% 5.85% Income Statement Sales Operating Profit/(Loss) Net Income/(Loss) Interest Paid Earnings per Share 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Cash Flow Cash Dividends 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 n.a. (14,483,825) (14,302,445) (10,915,024) (8,638,233) (8,918,232) (8,439,852) (9,351,630) (5,118,124) (3,040,064) Balance Sheet Current Assets Non Current Assets Total Assets 2015 Financial Data Current Liabilities Non Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Total Shareholders' Equity n.a. 477,408,049 463,286,507 448,684,621 384,112,294 429,802,853 610,120,403 667,619,683 755,360,724 560,234,582 357,839,521 250,041,947 195,889,136 n.a. n.a. 25,897,491 23,331,455 25,292,095 19,043,936 22,497,029 21,075,977 24,027,275 34,740,646 24,319,645 22,055,368 15,860,690 11,448,453 n.a. n.a. 19,470,409 21,449,895 22,463,572 16,578,159 16,488,357 12,479,066 16,456,567 27,623,280 19,221,335 17,274,958 15,098,926 11,570,336 n.a. n.a. (268,265) (352,266) (87,587) (128,960) (207,620) (334,067) (784,603) (804,140) (448,546) (45,644) (18,607) (36,610) n.a. n.a. 26.21 28.88 29.84 22.02 26.30 19.59 25.84 49.66 37.61 36.59 35.85 27.94 n.a. 2005 2004 2003 2002 (3,951,056) (3,422,610) n.a. 2014 274,913,727 2013 238,864,019 2012 214,271,675 2011 172,131,073 2010 161,237,870 2009 278,287,739 2008 270,276,158 2007 301,734,225 2006 295,847,530 2005 177,516,295 2004 122,978,311 n.a. 2003 n.a. 2002 90,765,430 n.a. n.a. 77,507,786 57,208,736 53,761,702 45,738,877 41,656,013 91,719,363 90,663,027 84,007,817 67,895,355 44,470,596 34,385,288 30,345,776 n.a. n.a. 352,421,513 296,072,755 268,033,377 217,869,950 202,893,883 370,007,102 360,939,185 385,742,042 363,742,885 221,986,891 157,363,599 121,111,206 n.a. n.a. 178,987,351 151,095,249 134,303,079 97,808,048 93,054,296 160,753,370 160,784,258 185,994,288 206,141,822 101,411,483 63,478,439 46,286,939 n.a. n.a. 7,911,099 9,778,004 7,732,824 5,113,652 3,795,927 36,069,755 32,868,309 38,798,536 25,134,168 16,543,557 10,814,691 297,135 n.a. n.a. 186,898,450 160,873,253 142,035,903 102,921,700 96,850,223 196,823,125 193,652,567 224,792,824 231,275,990 117,955,040 74,293,130 46,584,074 n.a. n.a. 165,523,063 135,199,502 125,997,474 114,948,250 106,043,660 173,183,977 167,286,618 160,949,218 132,466,895 104,031,851 83,070,469 74,527,132 n.a. ACER INC. 10479 TAIPEI (TAIWAN) BvD ID number TW20828393 Status Publicly quoted company Active This company is the GUO of the Corporate Group Acer Inc. is a multinational hardware and electronics corporation based in Taiwan. Its core business includes marketing, research and development, design, and sales of personal computers, tablets, smartphones, monitors, servers, projectors, and ICT devices. With over 7,000 employees worldwide, the Acer Group (hereinafter referred as \"The Firm\") is operating in more than 100 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Pan America, and the Pan Asia Pacific regions. The Firm's key market is in Europe, the Middle East, Africa followed by the Pan Asia Pacific regions and Pan America. The Firm derived 43% of its total revenue from the EMEA region, 24% from Pan America, and 35% from the Pan Asia Pacific Region. Last 2014, Acer ranked No. 4 in terms of the total number of worldwide shipments of personal computers (including shipments of portable personal computers), accounting for 7.8% of the global market. Simultaneously, Acer ranked No. 4 in terms of the total number of worldwide shipments of portable personal computers with a 10.4% market share. In the EMEA regions, Acer ranked No. 4 for both total personal computers and portable personal computers; in the US market, it ranked No. 6 for both total PCs and portable PCs. The Firm plans to focus its business on creating value with consumer-focused product strategies, and exploiting opportunities in cloud technology through the Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform while upholding its social responsibility. To achieve this longterm plan, it has set goals which include increasing shipments of key products, combining cloud technology with its current product offerings, developing new applications and services, and strengthening the transition into a hardware + software + services company. To achieve these goals, it has embarked on various strategies. On the marketing side, the Firm is espousing a consumer-centric research and development strategy. On the financial side, it merely aims to improve its operating income. On more a general note, the Firm is embarking on a strategy that focuses on enhancing the added value of key products and brand positioning, fostering innovation, and upholding social responsibilities. Monthly Pricing Series Closing Prices (TWD) January February March April May June July August September October November December Monthly returns (%) January February March April May June July August September October November December Descriptive Statistics Average Monthly Returns Variance of Monthly Returns Standard Deviation of Monthly Returns 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 20.65 17.95 20.55 18.05 20.20 17.95 20.10 18.35 2010 26.05 41.35 79.30 89.70 26.45 45.00 71.80 90.00 26.05 39.15 60.00 93.80 18.65 23.85 33.50 53.60 19.50 24.20 30.55 56.10 14.95 21.35 21.50 30.80 50.00 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 41.75 49.45 46.40 57.70 62.00 71.57 46.24 46.66 27.79 46.31 63.00 70.59 49.94 46.22 24.59 51.00 41.52 54.40 63.50 58.53 45.78 44.90 25.39 43.52 86.20 80.10 63.30 66.00 63.60 60.59 47.35 41.38 25.31 38.89 58.80 63.10 61.00 51.37 55.03 41.64 27.95 31.30 75.20 57.10 59.80 67.00 55.78 57.81 41.64 34.74 27.63 13.10 24.00 22.15 27.60 39.95 85.80 69.20 63.30 72.50 44.85 56.14 40.33 42.72 27.55 12.00 24.75 19.95 26.45 35.00 75.10 75.00 63.50 57.90 50.80 60.78 41.90 44.46 27.63 12.90 21.40 20.55 28.80 37.70 79.40 82.00 53.20 58.20 56.10 64.71 42.55 40.94 22.76 13.80 20.85 19.20 22.60 34.70 88.90 78.00 42.95 76.30 60.30 66.57 45.23 44.02 26.35 n.a. 19.65 16.05 25.30 33.50 90.00 80.10 42.20 68.00 69.80 72.84 45.50 42.97 24.91 n.a. 21.35 18.30 25.20 35.10 90.10 96.20 42.60 63.50 68.00 80.88 48.56 44.46 25.31 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -3.28% -1.91% 3.37% 17.81% -11.99% -6.76% -2.00% -22.13% -8.82% -11.52% -4.76% 4.95% 9.78% n.a. -0.48% 0.56% 1.54% 8.83% -9.46% 0.33% 11.14% 16.68% 1.61% -1.37% 8.00% -0.94% -11.49% -10.34% -1.70% -0.55% -1.51% -13.00% -16.43% 4.22% 9.91% -5.72% 0.79% -17.08% -8.33% -2.86% 3.25% 4.81% -0.50% 3.90% -8.45% -14.43% -10.67% -8.10% 24.12% 21.32% 0.16% 3.52% 3.43% -7.84% -0.31% -10.64% -8.71% 4.56% 1.47% -8.81% 4.66% -7.08% -7.11% -4.39% -4.09% -15.21% 16.21% 0.64% 10.41% -19.51% -18.53% 9.49% -11.16% 0.82% -10.87% -6.12% -2.89% -5.23% 9.84% 8.59% 5.04% 0.00% 24.29% -11.73% -12.37% 12.41% 3.02% -10.39% -20.10% 14.10% 21.19% 5.85% 8.21% -19.60% -2.88% -3.17% 22.99% -0.29% -8.40% 3.13% -9.93% -4.17% -12.39% -12.47% 8.38% 0.32% -20.14% 13.26% 8.27% 3.90% 4.08% 0.29% 7.50% -13.54% 3.01% 8.88% 7.71% 5.73% 9.33% -16.22% 0.52% 10.43% 6.45% 1.55% -7.92% -17.63% 6.98% -2.57% -6.57% -21.53% -7.96% 11.96% -4.88% -19.27% 31.10% 7.49% 2.88% 6.30% 7.53% 15.79% n.a. -5.76% -16.41% 11.95% -3.46% 1.24% 2.69% -1.75% -10.88% 15.75% 9.43% 0.61% -2.40% -5.45% n.a. 8.65% 14.02% -0.40% 4.78% 0.11% 20.10% 0.95% -6.62% -2.58% 11.04% 6.71% 3.48% 1.60% 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -3.95% 1.53% -2.30% -2.04% -7.18% -0.24% 7.50% -2.46% 0.14% -0.69% 4.56% 0.82% 5.31% -4.83% 0.0067317 0.0051252 0.0070563 0.0146481 0.0077577 0.0067979 0.0112130 0.0172879 0.0163349 0.0156144 0.0049396 0.0018194 0.0116467 0.0109778 8.20% 7.16% 8.40% 12.10% 8.81% 8.24% 10.59% 13.15% 12.78% 12.50% 7.03% 4.27% 10.79% 10.48% Income Statement Sales Operating Profit/(Loss) Net Income/(Loss) Interest Paid Earnings per Share 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Financial Data n.a. 329,684,271 629,058,973 573,982,544 546,274,115 462,066,080 369,092,974 318,087,679 225,014,007 157,655,398 107,350,848 n.a. 6,418,949 (10,398,527) 1,616,041 (5,709,304) 19,757,893 16,144,037 14,992,718 11,373,872 10,421,985 8,741,387 4,891,330 4,065,109 3,501,799 n.a. 1,790,584 15,118,140 11,352,860 11,637,281 12,443,059 10,341,040 8,465,488 7,091,423 7,357,016 8,753,786 360,132,042 429,627,192 475,341,991 (20,519,349) (2,460,958) (6,601,907) n.a. (651,206) (909,476) (904,097) (997,761) (1,032,786) (622,080) (1,305,746) (759,907) (547,191) (385,293) (596,007) (609,630) -895,088 n.a. 0.64 n.s. n.s. n.s. 5.60 4.22 4.44 5.39 4.37 3.69 3.10 3.06 3.42 Cash Flow Cash Dividends 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. (9,537,686) (8,218,416) (5,215,456) (9,206,292) (8,997,695) (6,763,556) (4,814,746) (4,925,285) (3,825,657) n.a. Balance Sheet Current Assets Non Current Assets Total Assets 2015 Current Liabilities Non Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Total Shareholders' Equity n.a. 2014 150,885,170 2013 147,088,855 2012 169,029,413 2011 195,729,745 2010 225,760,825 2009 232,107,877 2008 186,390,592 2007 191,626,201 2006 161,267,661 2005 139,222,267 2004 85,029,907 2003 68,295,983 2002 56,011,883 n.a. 40,209,867 43,410,855 57,286,735 52,577,983 54,737,705 58,916,811 57,051,633 51,657,141 27,232,637 32,339,382 39,431,382 48,952,114 53,786,873 n.a. 191,095,037 190,499,710 226,316,148 248,307,728 280,498,530 291,024,688 243,442,225 243,283,342 188,500,298 171,561,649 124,461,289 117,248,097 109,798,756 n.a. 117,755,891 113,688,491 142,828,987 146,039,649 162,558,924 179,846,517 149,315,158 142,842,574 109,970,460 102,138,308 59,898,759 43,604,939 32,274,155 n.a. 12,709,296 20,562,238 9,285,475 26,518,974 24,189,836 18,783,327 11,808,108 23,631,054 4,501,728 3,634,927 3,885,507 10,634,930 11,137,069 n.a. 130,465,187 134,250,729 152,114,462 172,558,623 186,748,760 198,629,844 161,123,266 166,473,628 114,472,188 105,773,235 63,784,266 54,239,869 43,411,224 n.a. 60,629,850 56,248,981 74,201,686 75,749,105 93,749,770 92,394,844 82,318,959 76,809,714 74,028,110 65,788,414 60,677,023 63,008,228 66,387,532 RESEARCH PART II FIN II From the data obtained in Research I. Trend Analysis o Risk analysis Business risk: type of industry, the variability of the firm's operating income over time (sales variability, and operating leverage) o Financial risk Uncertainty of acquiring debt, the acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends on its business risk Debt ratios: debt-equity ratio, long-term debt/total capital ratio, total debt ratio Interest coverage Cash flow coverage ratio, cash flow-long term debt ratio, cash flow/total debt ratio o External liquidity risk (determinants of market liquidity) Comparing the market data with the companies data Share calculations o Risk analysis Business risk: type of industry, the variability of the firm's operating income over time (sales variability, and operating leverage) o Financial risk Uncertainty of acquiring debt, the acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends on its business risk Debt ratios: debt-equity ratio, long-term debt/total capital ratio, total debt ratio Interest coverage Cash flow coverage ratio, cash flow-long term debt ratio, cash flow/total debt ratio o External liquidity risk (determinants of market liquidity) Comparing the market data with the companies data Ratios o Risk analysis Business risk: type of industry, the variability of the firm's operating income over time (sales variability, and operating leverage) o Financial risk Uncertainty of acquiring debt, the acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends on its business risk Debt ratios: debt-equity ratio, long-term debt/total capital ratio, total debt ratio Interest coverage Cash flow coverage ratio, cash flow-long term debt ratio, cash flow/total debt ratio o External liquidity risk (determinants of market liquidity) Comparing the market data with the companies data ASUSTEK COMPUTER CORPORATION TAIPEI (TAIWAN) BvD ID number TW23638777 Status Publicly quoted company Active This company is the GUO of the Corporate Group ASUSTek Computer Inc. (hereinafter referred as \"The Firm\") is a multinational computer hardware and electronics corporation headquartered in Taiwan. Its main product lines include desktops, graphics cards, laptops, tablets, wearables, projectors, and smart home devices. As of April 2015, the Firm employs over 6,000 personnel scattered across its operations in Taiwan, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa. The Firm's key markets are Asia Pacific and Europe, jointly accounting for over 70% of the Firm's total sales. The Americas, Taiwan, and Africa trail with 22.33%, 6.06%, and 0.50% shares respectively. Last 2014, the Firm sold 22 million motherboards and estimated total shipments of notebooks to reach 20.3 million notebooks, accounting for approximately 11% of global market share. According to Gartner Inc., Asus ranked as the world's 5th largest PC vendor by 2014 unit sales. Also in the same year, the Firm was named by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies. With increasing emphasis on cloud computing, the Firm is embarking on a strategy that focuses on this development by providing a series of cloud computing products that feature portability, ease-of-use and connectivity. Products will be bundled with in-depth services to provide a full range of solutions for its main product lines such as smartphones, desktops, laptops, and tablets. Simultaneously, the Firm is also implementing a strategy focused on product differentiation (i.e. designing compact, thin, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly devices) and segmentation to counter lagging laptop computer shipments due to competition. Monthly Pricing Series Closing Prices (TWD) January February March April May June July August September October November December Monthly returns (%) January February March April May June July August September October November December Descriptive Statistics Average Monthly Returns Variance of Monthly Returns Standard Deviation of Monthly Returns 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 332.50 326.50 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 282.00 338.00 234.00 262.00 291.50 360.00 276.00 269.00 413.33 201.67 550.67 580.00 633.33 521.21 438.02 310.99 837.47 377.33 223.00 578.67 586.67 558.18 576.97 482.09 288.95 315.00 301.50 357.50 278.50 832.57 254.50 368.67 237.67 593.33 520.00 533.33 527.27 435.26 325.68 754.21 614.63 325.50 312.00 343.50 295.00 258.00 406.67 292.33 658.67 509.33 535.15 507.88 391.18 333.03 302.00 331.00 330.50 299.00 300.00 48.30 305.33 584.67 543.33 458.79 524.85 449.04 396.69 553.41 300.50 333.00 258.00 271.50 285.00 239.50 284.00 550.67 602.67 481.82 541.82 421.49 428.53 492.19 285.00 320.00 262.00 278.50 232.00 241.50 346.67 536.00 624.67 446.06 536.97 413.22 548.52 457.91 296.00 313.00 238.50 299.00 245.00 213.50 349.33 487.33 656.67 492.00 481.82 460.61 506.89 404.04 401.59 282.50 290.00 235.50 318.50 231.00 224.00 368.00 414.00 658.67 518.00 539.39 451.52 471.07 291.00 310.00 225.00 313.00 210.50 248.50 406.67 317.33 760.00 538.67 532.12 448.48 446.28 352.62 n.a. 337.00 260.50 320.50 204.50 263.50 426.00 253.00 673.33 592.67 575.76 451.52 418.73 347.72 n.a. 346.50 268.00 326.50 215.50 277.00 412.00 245.33 649.33 594.67 612.12 512.12 413.22 298.75 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -4.04% 5.22% 3.52% 8.58% -5.42% 0.32% -17.80% -15.20% -2.47% 3.47% 1.78% 6.00% 4.10% n.a. -1.80% 3.37% 6.51% 17.95% 2.67% -8.71% 10.58% 5.08% 1.15% -11.87% 10.70% 10.06% -7.09% -0.58% -3.52% 3.43% -0.69% 0.91% -5.39% -2.30% 6.58% 2.53% -11.36% -4.45% -8.61% -9.71% 12.71% -9.41% 3.33% 3.48% -3.92% 5.92% 1.38% 10.31% 23.00% 11.01% -2.05% 0.34% -3.68% -10.13% 2.26% -18.51% -7.22% 6.09% -3.78% 1.36% 16.28% -88.12% 4.45% -11.23% 6.68% -14.27% 3.34% 14.79% 19.12% -9.96% -0.50% 0.60% -21.94% -9.20% -5.00% 395.86% -6.99% -5.82% 10.92% 5.02% 3.23% -6.13% 8.02% -11.06% -5.16% -3.90% 1.55% 2.58% -18.60% 0.84% 22.07% -2.66% 3.65% -7.42% -0.89% -1.96% 28.00% -6.97% 3.86% -2.19% -8.97% 7.36% 5.60% -11.59% 0.77% -9.08% 5.12% 10.30% -10.27% 11.47% -7.59% -11.76% -4.56% -7.35% -1.26% 6.52% -5.71% 4.92% 5.34% -15.05% 0.30% 5.28% 11.95% -1.97% -7.07% -0.61% 3.01% 6.90% -4.46% -1.73% -8.87% 10.94% 10.51% -23.35% 15.38% 3.99% -1.35% -0.67% -5.26% -12.20% n.a. 8.71% 15.78% 2.40% -2.85% 6.04% 4.75% -20.27% -11.40% 10.02% 8.20% 0.68% -6.17% -1.39% n.a. 2.82% 2.88% 1.87% 5.38% 5.12% -3.29% -3.03% -3.56% 0.34% 6.32% 13.42% -1.32% -14.08% 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -1.66% 2.27% -1.23% 3.71% -1.71% 26.97% 5.00% -7.25% 1.03% 0.06% 1.73% 2.15% 3.31% -8.78% 0.0015474 0.0022163 0.0082678 0.0042599 0.0077089 1.4206542 0.0129977 0.0108564 0.0064629 0.0064283 0.0049931 0.0077746 0.0135562 0.0034221 3.93% 4.71% 9.09% 6.53% 8.78% 119.19% 11.40% 10.42% 8.04% 8.02% 7.07% 8.82% 11.64% 5.85% Income Statement Sales Operating Profit/(Loss) Net Income/(Loss) Interest Paid Earnings per Share 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Cash Flow Cash Dividends 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 n.a. (14,483,825) (14,302,445) (10,915,024) (8,638,233) (8,918,232) (8,439,852) (9,351,630) (5,118,124) (3,040,064) Balance Sheet Current Assets Non Current Assets Total Assets 2015 Financial Data Current Liabilities Non Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Total Shareholders' Equity n.a. 477,408,049 463,286,507 448,684,621 384,112,294 429,802,853 610,120,403 667,619,683 755,360,724 560,234,582 357,839,521 250,041,947 195,889,136 n.a. n.a. 25,897,491 23,331,455 25,292,095 19,043,936 22,497,029 21,075,977 24,027,275 34,740,646 24,319,645 22,055,368 15,860,690 11,448,453 n.a. n.a. 19,470,409 21,449,895 22,463,572 16,578,159 16,488,357 12,479,066 16,456,567 27,623,280 19,221,335 17,274,958 15,098,926 11,570,336 n.a. n.a. (268,265) (352,266) (87,587) (128,960) (207,620) (334,067) (784,603) (804,140) (448,546) (45,644) (18,607) (36,610) n.a. n.a. 26.21 28.88 29.84 22.02 26.30 19.59 25.84 49.66 37.61 36.59 35.85 27.94 n.a. 2005 2004 2003 2002 (3,951,056) (3,422,610) n.a. 2014 274,913,727 2013 238,864,019 2012 214,271,675 2011 172,131,073 2010 161,237,870 2009 278,287,739 2008 270,276,158 2007 301,734,225 2006 295,847,530 2005 177,516,295 2004 122,978,311 n.a. 2003 n.a. 2002 90,765,430 n.a. n.a. 77,507,786 57,208,736 53,761,702 45,738,877 41,656,013 91,719,363 90,663,027 84,007,817 67,895,355 44,470,596 34,385,288 30,345,776 n.a. n.a. 352,421,513 296,072,755 268,033,377 217,869,950 202,893,883 370,007,102 360,939,185 385,742,042 363,742,885 221,986,891 157,363,599 121,111,206 n.a. n.a. 178,987,351 151,095,249 134,303,079 97,808,048 93,054,296 160,753,370 160,784,258 185,994,288 206,141,822 101,411,483 63,478,439 46,286,939 n.a. n.a. 7,911,099 9,778,004 7,732,824 5,113,652 3,795,927 36,069,755 32,868,309 38,798,536 25,134,168 16,543,557 10,814,691 297,135 n.a. n.a. 186,898,450 160,873,253 142,035,903 102,921,700 96,850,223 196,823,125 193,652,567 224,792,824 231,275,990 117,955,040 74,293,130 46,584,074 n.a. n.a. 165,523,063 135,199,502 125,997,474 114,948,250 106,043,660 173,183,977 167,286,618 160,949,218 132,466,895 104,031,851 83,070,469 74,527,132 n.a. ACER INC. 10479 TAIPEI (TAIWAN) BvD ID number TW20828393 Status Publicly quoted company Active This company is the GUO of the Corporate Group Acer Inc. is a multinational hardware and electronics corporation based in Taiwan. Its core business includes marketing, research and development, design, and sales of personal computers, tablets, smartphones, monitors, servers, projectors, and ICT devices. With over 7,000 employees worldwide, the Acer Group (hereinafter referred as \"The Firm\") is operating in more than 100 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Pan America, and the Pan Asia Pacific regions. The Firm's key market is in Europe, the Middle East, Africa followed by the Pan Asia Pacific regions and Pan America. The Firm derived 43% of its total revenue from the EMEA region, 24% from Pan America, and 35% from the Pan Asia Pacific Region. Last 2014, Acer ranked No. 4 in terms of the total number of worldwide shipments of personal computers (including shipments of portable personal computers), accounting for 7.8% of the global market. Simultaneously, Acer ranked No. 4 in terms of the total number of worldwide shipments of portable personal computers with a 10.4% market share. In the EMEA regions, Acer ranked No. 4 for both total personal computers and portable personal computers; in the US market, it ranked No. 6 for both total PCs and portable PCs. The Firm plans to focus its business on creating value with consumer-focused product strategies, and exploiting opportunities in cloud technology through the Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform while upholding its social responsibility. To achieve this longterm plan, it has set goals which include increasing shipments of key products, combining cloud technology with its current product offerings, developing new applications and services, and strengthening the transition into a hardware + software + services company. To achieve these goals, it has embarked on various strategies. On the marketing side, the Firm is espousing a consumer-centric research and development strategy. On the financial side, it merely aims to improve its operating income. On more a general note, the Firm is embarking on a strategy that focuses on enhancing the added value of key products and brand positioning, fostering innovation, and upholding social responsibilities. Monthly Pricing Series Closing Prices (TWD) January February March April May June July August September October November December Monthly returns (%) January February March April May June July August September October November December Descriptive Statistics Average Monthly Returns Variance of Monthly Returns Standard Deviation of Monthly Returns 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 20.65 17.95 20.55 18.05 20.20 17.95 20.10 18.35 2010 26.05 41.35 79.30 89.70 26.45 45.00 71.80 90.00 26.05 39.15 60.00 93.80 18.65 23.85 33.50 53.60 19.50 24.20 30.55 56.10 14.95 21.35 21.50 30.80 50.00 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 41.75 49.45 46.40 57.70 62.00 71.57 46.24 46.66 27.79 46.31 63.00 70.59 49.94 46.22 24.59 51.00 41.52 54.40 63.50 58.53 45.78 44.90 25.39 43.52 86.20 80.10 63.30 66.00 63.60 60.59 47.35 41.38 25.31 38.89 58.80 63.10 61.00 51.37 55.03 41.64 27.95 31.30 75.20 57.10 59.80 67.00 55.78 57.81 41.64 34.74 27.63 13.10 24.00 22.15 27.60 39.95 85.80 69.20 63.30 72.50 44.85 56.14 40.33 42.72 27.55 12.00 24.75 19.95 26.45 35.00 75.10 75.00 63.50 57.90 50.80 60.78 41.90 44.46 27.63 12.90 21.40 20.55 28.80 37.70 79.40 82.00 53.20 58.20 56.10 64.71 42.55 40.94 22.76 13.80 20.85 19.20 22.60 34.70 88.90 78.00 42.95 76.30 60.30 66.57 45.23 44.02 26.35 n.a. 19.65 16.05 25.30 33.50 90.00 80.10 42.20 68.00 69.80 72.84 45.50 42.97 24.91 n.a. 21.35 18.30 25.20 35.10 90.10 96.20 42.60 63.50 68.00 80.88 48.56 44.46 25.31 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -3.28% -1.91% 3.37% 17.81% -11.99% -6.76% -2.00% -22.13% -8.82% -11.52% -4.76% 4.95% 9.78% n.a. -0.48% 0.56% 1.54% 8.83% -9.46% 0.33% 11.14% 16.68% 1.61% -1.37% 8.00% -0.94% -11.49% -10.34% -1.70% -0.55% -1.51% -13.00% -16.43% 4.22% 9.91% -5.72% 0.79% -17.08% -8.33% -2.86% 3.25% 4.81% -0.50% 3.90% -8.45% -14.43% -10.67% -8.10% 24.12% 21.32% 0.16% 3.52% 3.43% -7.84% -0.31% -10.64% -8.71% 4.56% 1.47% -8.81% 4.66% -7.08% -7.11% -4.39% -4.09% -15.21% 16.21% 0.64% 10.41% -19.51% -18.53% 9.49% -11.16% 0.82% -10.87% -6.12% -2.89% -5.23% 9.84% 8.59% 5.04% 0.00% 24.29% -11.73% -12.37% 12.41% 3.02% -10.39% -20.10% 14.10% 21.19% 5.85% 8.21% -19.60% -2.88% -3.17% 22.99% -0.29% -8.40% 3.13% -9.93% -4.17% -12.39% -12.47% 8.38% 0.32% -20.14% 13.26% 8.27% 3.90% 4.08% 0.29% 7.50% -13.54% 3.01% 8.88% 7.71% 5.73% 9.33% -16.22% 0.52% 10.43% 6.45% 1.55% -7.92% -17.63% 6.98% -2.57% -6.57% -21.53% -7.96% 11.96% -4.88% -19.27% 31.10% 7.49% 2.88% 6.30% 7.53% 15.79% n.a. -5.76% -16.41% 11.95% -3.46% 1.24% 2.69% -1.75% -10.88% 15.75% 9.43% 0.61% -2.40% -5.45% n.a. 8.65% 14.02% -0.40% 4.78% 0.11% 20.10% 0.95% -6.62% -2.58% 11.04% 6.71% 3.48% 1.60% 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 -3.95% 1.53% -2.30% -2.04% -7.18% -0.24% 7.50% -2.46% 0.14% -0.69% 4.56% 0.82% 5.31% -4.83% 0.0067317 0.0051252 0.0070563 0.0146481 0.0077577 0.0067979 0.0112130 0.0172879 0.0163349 0.0156144 0.0049396 0.0018194 0.0116467 0.0109778 8.20% 7.16% 8.40% 12.10% 8.81% 8.24% 10.59% 13.15% 12.78% 12.50% 7.03% 4.27% 10.79% 10.48% Income Statement Sales Operating Profit/(Loss) Net Income/(Loss) Interest Paid Earnings per Share 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Financial Data n.a. 329,684,271 629,058,973 573,982,544 546,274,115 462,066,080 369,092,974 318,087,679 225,014,007 157,655,398 107,350,848 n.a. 6,418,949 (10,398,527) 1,616,041 (5,709,304) 19,757,893 16,144,037 14,992,718 11,373,872 10,421,985 8,741,387 4,891,330 4,065,109 3,501,799 n.a. 1,790,584 15,118,140 11,352,860 11,637,281 12,443,059 10,341,040 8,465,488 7,091,423 7,357,016 8,753,786 360,132,042 429,627,192 475,341,991 (20,519,349) (2,460,958) (6,601,907) n.a. (651,206) (909,476) (904,097) (997,761) (1,032,786) (622,080) (1,305,746) (759,907) (547,191) (385,293) (596,007) (609,630) -895,088 n.a. 0.64 n.s. n.s. n.s. 5.60 4.22 4.44 5.39 4.37 3.69 3.10 3.06 3.42 Cash Flow Cash Dividends 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. (9,537,686) (8,218,416) (5,215,456) (9,206,292) (8,997,695) (6,763,556) (4,814,746) (4,925,285) (3,825,657) n.a. Balance Sheet Current Assets Non Current Assets Total Assets 2015 Current Liabilities Non Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Total Shareholders' Equity n.a. 2014 150,885,170 2013 147,088,855 2012 169,029,413 2011 195,729,745 2010 225,760,825 2009 232,107,877 2008 186,390,592 2007 191,626,201 2006 161,267,661 2005 139,222,267 2004 85,029,907 2003 68,295,983 2002 56,011,883 n.a. 40,209,867 43,410,855 57,286,735 52,577,983 54,737,705 58,916,811 57,051,633 51,657,141 27,232,637 32,339,382 39,431,382 48,952,114 53,786,873 n.a. 191,095,037 190,499,710 226,316,148 248,307,728 280,498,530 291,024,688 243,442,225 243,283,342 188,500,298 171,561,649 124,461,289 117,248,097 109,798,756 n.a. 117,755,891 113,688,491 142,828,987 146,039,649 162,558,924 179,846,517 149,315,158 142,842,574 109,970,460 102,138,308 59,898,759 43,604,939 32,274,155 n.a. 12,709,296 20,562,238 9,285,475 26,518,974 24,189,836 18,783,327 11,808,108 23,631,054 4,501,728 3,634,927 3,885,507 10,634,930 11,137,069 n.a. 130,465,187 134,250,729 152,114,462 172,558,623 186,748,760 198,629,844 161,123,266 166,473,628 114,472,188 105,773,235 63,784,266 54,239,869 43,411,224 n.a. 60,629,850 56,248,981 74,201,686 75,749,105 93,749,770 92,394,844 82,318,959 76,809,714 74,028,110 65,788,414 60,677,023 63,008,228 66,387,532

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