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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 261.50 TWD
- +1.50
- +0.58%
Taiwan
Sep 20, 2018Ticker
TAI(2330)Prev. close
260.00Market cap (TWD)
6,741.89BMarket cap (USD)
218,953.26MShares
25,930.38M
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Company Background
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg., better known as TSMC, is the world's largest semiconductor foundry.
It receives orders to make large-scale integrated circuits for smartphones, in addition to a variety of semiconductors for PCs and TVs.
According to U.S. research company Gartner, TSMC accounted for 53.7% of the market for semiconductor production outsourcing in 2014.
TSMC was established in 1987 at the initiative of the Taiwanese government to promote the country's semiconductor industry.
Morris Chang, the de facto founder and chairman, had served as group vice president at U.S. chipmaker Texas Instruments before taking the chairmanship at TSMC, by request of the government.
TSMC was the first in the world to specialize in semiconductor production outsourcing; it gets most of its orders from U.S. brands. In 2014, it contracted with Apple to make central processing units for the iPhone, significantly raising earnings.
The company, which also has plants in China and Singapore, faces a challenging future. In January of 2015, it sold its unprofitable light-emitting diode business. It must foster new businesses.
Chang is a charismatic corporate manager, but the market is closely watching for when the 80-something businessman retires from the managerial front line.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
| Dec 2017 | TWD | USD |
| Revenue | 977,442.68M | 32,128.71M |
| Gross Profit | 472,804.41M | 15,541.16M |
| Operating income | 386,860.22M | 12,716.16M |
| Income before tax | 393,147.08M | 12,922.81M |
| Net income | 343,111.47M | 11,278.13M |
| EBITDA | 647,002.92M | 21,267.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 13.23 | 0.43 |
| Dividends Per Share | 8 | 0.26 |
| Total Assets | 1,991.86B | 66,934.21M |
| Total liabilities | 469,102M | 15,763.63M |
| Total equity | 1,522.05B | 51,146.98M |
| Operating cash flow | 595,753.07M | 19,582.51M |
| Currency in TWD | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | 597,003.32M | 762,835.02M | 843,512.49M | 947,909.27M | 977,442.68M |
| Gross Profit | 266,920.59M | 362,590.64M | 393,657.61M | 456,509.03M | 472,804.41M |
| Operating income | 209,357.15M | 297,840.87M | 321,903.44M | 377,902.88M | 386,860.22M |
| Income before tax | 211,515.09M | 298,147.87M | 346,296.78M | 382,463.78M | 393,147.08M |
| Net income | 188,146.79M | 263,898.79M | 306,573.83M | 334,247.18M | 343,111.47M |
| EBITDA | 365,539.02M | 498,092.41M | 544,409.01M | 601,731.28M | 647,002.92M |
| Diluted EPS | 7.26 | 10.18 | 11.82 | 12.89 | 13.23 |
| Dividends Per Share | 2.99 | 4.49 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Total Assets | 1,263.05B | 1,495.13B | 1,657.51B | 1,886.45B | 1,991.86B |
| Total liabilities | 415,279.89M | 449,458.09M | 434,883.81M | 496,404.17M | 469,102M |
| Total equity | 847,508.25M | 1,045.54B | 1,221.67B | 1,389.24B | 1,522.05B |
| Operating cash flow | 350,523.58M | 424,778.09M | 534,617.50M | 548,501.57M | 595,753.07M |
| Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | 20,113.82M | 25,173.40M | 26,563.91M | 29,391.80M | 32,128.71M |
| Gross Profit | 8,992.90M | 11,965.41M | 12,397.07M | 14,154.96M | 15,541.16M |
| Operating income | 7,053.51M | 9,828.68M | 10,137.39M | 11,717.62M | 12,716.16M |
| Income before tax | 7,126.21M | 9,838.81M | 10,905.58M | 11,859.04M | 12,922.81M |
| Net income | 6,338.91M | 8,708.60M | 9,654.63M | 10,363.99M | 11,278.13M |
| EBITDA | 12,315.48M | 16,436.94M | 17,144.54M | 18,657.86M | 21,267.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.43 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.26 |
| Total Assets | 42,379.42M | 47,311.36M | 50,461.78M | 58,532.85M | 66,934.21M |
| Total liabilities | 13,933.93M | 14,222.45M | 13,239.68M | 15,402.40M | 15,763.63M |
| Total equity | 28,436.53M | 33,084.88M | 37,192.79M | 43,105.53M | 51,146.98M |
| Operating cash flow | 11,809.59M | 14,017.59M | 16,836.18M | 17,007.37M | 19,582.51M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2017 | |
| PER | 17.34 |
| ROA | 17.69% |
| ROE | 23.57% |
| Operating margin | 39.57% |
| Profit margin | 35.10% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer & Vice Chairman: Che Chia Wei
- Vice President-Operations: T. S. Chang
- Head-Finance & Accounting, Senior Deputy GM: Li Mei Ho
- Vice President-Research & Technology Development: Michael Wu
- Senior Vice President: Rick Cassidy
Shareholders
- National Development Fund of The Executive Yuan (6.3%)
- Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) (4.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.4%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.1%)
- Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) (1.7%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (1.3%)
- OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (1.2%)
- APG Asset Management NV (0.7%)
- Schroder Investment Management Ltd. (0.6%)
- BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (0.6%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.tsmc.com
- Address: No. 8 Li-Hsin 6th Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- Phone: +886.3.563.6688
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Competitors
- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd
- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
- Vanguard International Semiconductor Co.
- Amkor Technology, Inc.
- United Microelectronics Corp.
- X-FAB Silicon Foundries NV
- DB HiTek Co. LTD
- ITEK Semiconductor, Inc.
- MPI Corp.
- Pan Jit International Inc.
- Ledtech Electronics Corp.
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