Data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs 'State-Owned Enterprise Commission shows that at the end of 2002 the mighty TSC chalked up operating losses of NT $ 1.97 billion. Only because these losses were offset by profits from property transactions was the company ultimately able to squeeze out a pre-tax profit of NT $ 2.19 billion.
經濟部國營事業委員會的資料顯示，民國九十一年度，家大業大的台糖處於十九．七億元的虧損狀態，本業的虧損靠著「財產交易利益」補貼，才勉強達成二十一．九億元的稅前純益。