Chlitina Holding Ltd. said its normalized net income for the fourth quarter was NT$3.93 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of NT$5.13 per share.

EPS increased 81.4% year over year from NT$2.17.

Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was NT$317.6 million, an increase of 83.8% from NT$172.8 million in the year-earlier period.

The normalized profit margin rose to 22.0% from 18.8% in the year-earlier period.

Total revenue increased 56.9% year over year to NT$1.44 billion from NT$918.3 million, and total operating expenses grew 35.4% on an annual basis to NT$912.5 million from NT$673.8 million.

Reported net income increased 93.5% year over year to NT$430.0 million, or NT$5.33 per share, from NT$222.2 million, or NT$2.79 per share.

For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled NT$11.09 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of NT$13.26.

EPS rose 42.7% from NT$7.78 in the prior year.

Normalized net income was NT$885.8 million, a gain of 43.1% from NT$618.9 million in the prior year.

Full-year total revenue grew 43.1% on an annual basis to NT$4.39 billion from NT$3.07 billion, and total operating expenses grew 37.8% year over year to NT$3.02 billion from NT$2.19 billion.

The company said reported net income grew 54.5% on an annual basis to NT$1.17 billion, or NT$14.63 per share, in the full year, from NT$756.2 million, or NT$9.50 per share.

As of March 4, US$1 was equivalent to NT$32.59.