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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) Piotroski F-Score

: 6 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSM' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co was 8. The lowest was 5. And the median was 6.


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Piotroski F-Score 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
Piotroski F-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.00 8.00 5.00 7.00 6.00

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
Piotroski F-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 6.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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 Piotroski F-Score Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was 6778.621 + 5894.814 + 6584.797 + 8062.156 = $27,320 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12616.415 + 5422.998 + 9195.165 + 12633.931 = $39,869 Mil.
Revenue was 16657.267 + 15591.228 + 17062.205 + 20015.961 = $69,327 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9382.627 + 8436.953 + 9257.493 + 10616.063 = $37,693 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(161959.882 + 165246.809 + 166970.868 + 171159.717 + 177021.794) / 5 = $168471.814 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $161,960 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30,301 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $70,206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $30,168 Mil.
Net Income was 7130.626 + 8006.895 + 8979.487 + 8883.393 = $33,000 Mil.

Revenue was 17272.368 + 18043.53 + 19602.627 + 20407.272 = $75,326 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9609.239 + 10656.658 + 11845.118 + 12696.719 = $44,808 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(134254.317 + 140432.434 + 146807.959 + 148449.795 + 161959.882) / 5 = $146380.8774 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $134,254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $28,346 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $66,973 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $32,186 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 27,320. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 39,869. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=27320.388/161959.882
=0.16868614

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=33000.401/134254.317
=0.24580514

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's return on assets of this year was 0.16868614. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's return on assets of last year was 0.24580514. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 27,320. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 39,869. ==> 39,869 > 27,320 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=30301.413/168471.814
=0.17986043

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=28345.594/146380.8774
=0.19364274

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's gearing of this year was 0.17986043. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's gearing of last year was 0.19364274. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=70205.683/30168.315
=2.32713305

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=66973.441/32185.525
=2.08085594

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current ratio of this year was 2.32713305. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current ratio of last year was 2.08085594. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's number of shares in issue this year was 5185.837. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's number of shares in issue last year was 5185.884. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=37693.136/69326.661
=0.54370332

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=44807.734/75325.797
=0.59485244

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's gross margin of this year was 0.54370332. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's gross margin of last year was 0.59485244. ==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Dec22)
=69326.661/161959.882
=0.42804835

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=75325.797/134254.317
=0.56106797

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.42804835. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.56106797. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+1+1+1+1+0+0
=6

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co  (NYSE:TSM) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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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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