Financial Information

1.The preliminary accumulated consolidated operating revenues as of December 2024 totaled NT$ 360,535,714 thousand. The preliminary accumulated consolidated operating profit totaled NT$ 1,791,995 thousand. The preliminary accumulated consolidated profit before income tax totaled NT$ 4,577,565 thousand.

2.Information for the Company's carbon steel sales volume (non-consolidated basis) is as follows:
The sales volume of carbon steel in December 2024 totaled 594,008 tons. Accumulated sales volume of carbon steel as of December 2024 totaled 7,585,601 tons.

3.Accumulated performance summary:
Accumulated consolidated profit before income tax as of December 2024 decreased slightly on a YOY basis. The accumulated operating revenues and operating profit decreased as a result of the decrease in sales volume of the steel department. However, the increase in dividends from mining investments contributed to the increase in non-operating income.
The European and U.S. central banks have adjusted the pace of interest rate cuts in response to the slowdown in inflation decline. However, the OECD predicts that global economic growth rate will reach 3.3% in 2025, maintaining steady growth. China intends to raise the intensity of economic stimulus and monetary control, and promote large-scale equipment renewals and trade-ins of consumer goods this year. The Central Bank of Taiwan predicts Taiwan's economic growth rate to be 3.25% in 2025, showing a stable domestic demand. In November, Taiwan's industrial production index has been increasing for nine consecutive months, with the basic metals index becoming positive and the technology industry continuing to drive exports and investment. The recent Los Angeles wildfires in the U.S. may increase steel demand for reconstruction, which may help support the steel market. The steel market's outlook remains stable.