Is this company profitable, reasonably valued, financially resilient, and supported by catalysts?
TSM
POSITIVELOW confidenceTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | NYSE
Current PriceUSD 428.91
Asset ClassStock
Market Cap$2.22T
AERINVEST Score83/100
Dividend Yield0.83%
Constructive when valuation, ROE/FCF, balance sheet, dividend safety, and catalysts point in the same direction.
About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), along with its affiliated entities, operates globally in the semiconductor industry, specializing in the manufacturing, packaging, meticulous testing, and worldwide distribution of integrated circuits and other crucial semiconductor components. Its expansive international presence covers key markets such as Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the United States. The company is renowned for its diverse array of wafer fabrication processes. These capabilities enable the production of various advanced semiconductor types, including complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal devices, radio frequency components, embedded memory, and bipolar CMOS mixed-signal circuits. Beyond its core foundry services, TSMC extends its offerings to include dedicated customer and engineering support. It also undertakes the production of specialized masks, actively invests in burgeoning technology startups, and manages the entire lifecycle—from research and development through to manufacturing, packaging, testing, and sales—of color filters. Furthermore, the company provides a range of investment services. TSMC's cutting-edge products are indispensable across numerous sectors, powering high-performance computing, modern smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, sophisticated automotive systems, and a broad spectrum of digital consumer electronics. Established in 1987, the enterprise is officially headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Stock analysis
Decision questionIs this company profitable, reasonably valued, financially resilient, and supported by catalysts?
Add signal contextConstructive when valuation, ROE/FCF, balance sheet, dividend safety, and catalysts point in the same direction.
Caution signalAvoid when multiple expansion is the only thesis, debt is heavy, FCF is weak, or data quality is too incomplete.
P/EN/A
Valuation sanity check. Lower is not always better, but extreme multiples need stronger growth evidence.
ROE32.4%
Profitability and potential moat proxy for operating businesses.
FCF/shareN/A
Positive cash generation matters more than accounting story.
Debt/EquityN/A
Balance-sheet pressure can break even a good growth story.
Dividend yield0.83%
Useful for income investors, but must be paired with payout and cash-flow safety.
AI Consensus
83POSITIVE
TSM is rated POSITIVE with low confidence using a stock-specific lens: Is this company profitable, reasonably valued, financially resilient, and supported by catalysts?
Worst / Basic / Best | 12M Targets
Downside case assumes weaker momentum or multiple compression.
Base case uses current price, market data quality, and risk-adjusted momentum.
Upside case requires cleaner catalysts and improving sentiment.
Revenue Streams
- Sector exposure: Technology
- Industry exposure: Semiconductors
- Revenue stream detail requires filings or segment data.