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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] SK Hynix's inventory assets increased significantly last year due to the global economic slowdown and a slowdown in the semiconductor industry.

According to a consolidated audit report released by SK Hynix on the 10th, SK Hynix's inventory assets stood at 15.6647 trillion won as of the end of 2022.

This is an increase of 6.7 trillion won (75%) from 8.95 trillion won at the end of 2021.

In terms of inventory assets, inventory of products and goods equivalent to finished products nearly tripled from 1.2819 trillion won to 3.8421 trillion won.

Inventory of materials in the manufacturing process also increased by more than 3 trillion won from 5.8123 trillion won to 9.942 trillion won.

In the aftermath of inflation, the cost of purchasing raw materials has surged.

SK Hynix's cost of using raw materials, storage and consumables last year was 11.15 trillion won, up 35.2% (2.977 trillion won) from the previous year (8.2432 trillion won).

It seems that the burden has increased as raw material prices have continued to rise due to supply chain disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.

Last year, employees' salaries reached 7.8544 trillion won, up 47.9% (2.5236 trillion won) from the previous year (5.3118 trillion won).

Despite the deterioration, research and development (R&D) costs were at an all-time high.

SK Hynix's total R&D spending last year was 4.835 trillion won, up 22.7% (889.4 billion won) from 3.9141 trillion won a year earlier.

 

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