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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 75.68 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's share price is $133.43. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.76. Hence, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 75.68.

The historical rank and industry rank for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

TSM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.3   Med: 37.14   Max: 296.5
Current: 69.06

During the past 13 years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 296.50. The lowest was 10.30. And the median was 37.14.

TSM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
78.31% of 484 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 27.64 vs TSM: 69.06

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.76.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co was -58.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 171.70% per year. The lowest was -40.60% per year. And the median was 7.00% per year.


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 59.03 44.93 60.70 22.32 53.66

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.98 51.36 63.79 53.66 98.56

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=133.43/1.763
=75.68

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Share Price of today is $133.43.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.76.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co  (NYSE:TSM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) Business Description

Address
No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 300-096
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with almost 60% market share. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs. TSMC employs more than 73,000 people.

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