Wafer foundry leader TSMC (2330-TW)(TSM-US) Fa said today (13), and announced last year’s financial report, the gross profit rate is close to the high standard of the financial forecast, and the profit ratio exceeds the forecast of the financial forecast. The net profit was 6.41 yuan, slightly better than foreign investment expectations, and continued to hit a new high; the annual following-tax net profit was 596.54 billion yuan, an annual increase of 15.2%, which is equivalent to earning 1.63 billion yuan per day, which is equivalent to the price of three top luxury houses in Xinyi District. Net income per share was 23.01 yuan, the same as Xinyou.
TSMC’s revenue in the fourth quarter of last year was 15.74 billionDollar, a quarterly increase of 5.8%, an annual increase of 24.1%,New Taiwan DollarThe revenue was regarding 438.19 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 5.7%, an annual increase of 21.2%, a gross profit margin of 52.7%, a quarterly increase of 1.4 percentage points, and an annual decrease of 1.3 percentage points, which is close to the financial forecast high standard of 53%. The net profit following tax was 166.23 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 6.4%, an annual increase of 16.4%, and a net profit per share of 6.41 yuan.
TSMC’s revenue last year was 56.82 billionDollar，New Taiwan Dollar 1 trillion and 158.742 billion yuan, an annual increase of 18.5%, a gross profit margin of 51.6%, an annual decrease of 1.5 percentage points, a profit ratio of 40.9%, an annual decrease of 1.4 percentage points; following-tax net profit of 596.54 billion yuan, an annual increase of 15.2%, and a net profit per share of 23.01 Yuan.
In terms of process, TSMC’s 5nm process shipments accounted for 23% of wafer sales in the fourth quarter of last year, and advanced processes (including 7nm and more advanced processes) accounted for 50% of revenue.
In terms of technology platforms, TSMC’s revenue from smartphones in the fourth quarter of last year accounted for 44%, high-efficiency computing 37%, IoT 9%, automotive electronics 4%, and consumer electronics 3%. Among them, the automotive electronics revenue grew the strongest, with a quarter-on-quarter increase of 10%, and the smartphone also increased by 7% from the previous quarter.