Jinli Group Holdings Ltd said its fourth-quarter normalized net income amounted to NT$1.37 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of NT$1.50 per share.

EPS fell year over year from NT$1.39.

Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was NT$259.5 million, compared with NT$262.0 million in the year-earlier period.

The normalized profit margin dropped to 16.3% from 17.3% in the year-earlier period.

Total revenue increased 5.3% on an annual basis to NT$1.59 billion from NT$1.51 billion, and total operating expenses increased 6.5% year over year to NT$1.16 billion from NT$1.09 billion.

Reported net income decreased on an annual basis to NT$270.0 million, or NT$1.42 per share, from NT$275.8 million, or NT$1.46 per share.

For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled NT$5.02 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of NT$5.70.

EPS declined from NT$5.18 in the prior year.

Normalized net income was NT$952.6 million, a fall from NT$965.6 million in the prior year.

Full-year total revenue grew on an annual basis to NT$5.81 billion from NT$5.72 billion, and total operating expenses increased year over year to NT$4.24 billion from NT$4.16 billion.

The company said reported net income declined year over year to NT$999.2 million, or NT$5.26 per share, in the full year, from NT$1.03 billion, or NT$5.53 per share.

As of March 29, US$1 was equivalent to NT$32.58.