Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX): Amount of Long-Term Liabilities

ASE Technology Holding specializes in capital-intensive semiconductor packaging outsourcing, which requires full production line utilization. The company's long-term borrowings clearly demonstrate the debt load, where the parameter value equals 6.80. However, the cyclical nature of gadget demand and AI technology expenditures are weighing on profits, while the concentration of plants in Taiwan creates a critical vulnerability in the face of regional conflicts.

This indicator captures the volume of liabilities with maturities exceeding one year, stripped of market noise to assess actual long-term capital. Comparing this metric with similar assets allows an investor to determine the degree of financial stability and the risk of interest rate dependency. By analyzing the time series of the company's long-term debt, one can track the dynamics of borrowings for strategic purposes. For ASE Technology (ASX), this reflects expenditures on factory automation and the scaling of capacities for AI chiplet packaging.