Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TPE:2330) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.27 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$0 Mil. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$946,965 Mil. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$3,458,914 Mil. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2330' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11 Med: 0.21 Max: 0.35
Current: 0.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co was 0.35. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.21.

TPE:2330's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
50.57% of 876 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs TPE:2330: 0.27

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.12

0.20

0.35

0.31

0.27

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.31	0.29	0.30	0.29	0.27

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	946964.643)	/	3458913.627
	=	0.27

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	946964.643)	/	3458913.627
	=	0.27

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TPE:2330) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TPE:2330) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 300-096

Website

https://www.tsmc.com

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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