GlobalWafers Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

GlobalWafers has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.6%, while the Semiconductor industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.1% per year. GlobalWafers's return on equity is 29.7%, and it has net margins of 28%.

Key information

6.6%

Earnings growth rate

6.7%

EPS growth rate

Semiconductor Industry Growth	19.9%
Revenue growth rate	5.1%
Return on equity	29.7%
Net Margin	28.0%
Next Earnings Update	07 May 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 30

We Like GlobalWafers' (GTSM:6488) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Mar 31

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6488) Shares Could Be 30% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 18

Should GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6488) Be Part Of Your Income Portfolio?

Mar 03

GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Has Rewarded Shareholders With An Exceptional 914% Total Return On Their Investment

Feb 16

Should You Investigate GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6488) At NT$674?

Feb 03

What You Need To Know About GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.'s (GTSM:6488) Investor Composition

Jan 19

Is GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Using Too Much Debt?

Jan 06

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.'s (GTSM:6488) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

Dec 21

We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on GlobalWafers's (GTSM:6488) Statutory Earnings

Dec 09

The Trend Of High Returns At GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Has Us Very Interested

Nov 27

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How GlobalWafers makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TPEX:6488 Revenue, expenses and earnings (TWD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
31 Dec 23	70,652	19,772	4,018	2,364
30 Sep 23	72,276	21,123	3,756	2,259
30 Jun 23	72,953	20,695	3,816	2,225
31 Mar 23	72,597	18,622	3,623	2,128
31 Dec 22	70,287	15,367	3,269	2,089
30 Sep 22	67,652	11,693	3,430	2,113
30 Jun 22	64,963	9,687	3,257	2,069
31 Mar 22	62,631	10,925	3,350	2,057
31 Dec 21	61,131	11,870	3,523	2,070
30 Sep 21	59,515	13,187	3,878	1,992
30 Jun 21	58,157	13,471	3,789	1,871
31 Mar 21	56,650	12,914	3,645	1,744
31 Dec 20	55,359	13,104	3,657	1,624
30 Sep 20	54,728	12,574	3,060	1,573
30 Jun 20	55,025	12,513	3,131	1,601
31 Mar 20	56,018	12,662	3,209	1,680
31 Dec 19	58,094	13,644	3,239	1,711
30 Sep 19	60,212	14,456	3,135	1,723
30 Jun 19	61,071	14,761	3,114	1,697
31 Mar 19	60,745	14,714	3,144	1,665
31 Dec 18	59,064	13,631	3,070	1,651
30 Sep 18	55,887	11,891	3,107	1,648
30 Jun 18	52,704	9,912	3,017	1,590
31 Mar 18	49,541	7,705	2,930	1,519
31 Dec 17	46,213	5,275	2,949	1,445
30 Sep 17	40,376	3,124	3,312	1,279
30 Jun 17	32,663	1,841	2,973	1,066
31 Mar 17	25,361	1,001	2,498	902
31 Dec 16	18,427	939	2,026	726
30 Sep 16	15,335	1,572	1,050	597
30 Jun 16	14,834	1,796	936	586
31 Mar 16	14,913	1,856	886	574
31 Dec 15	15,310	2,044	838	551
30 Sep 15	15,745	2,127	846	553
30 Jun 15	16,207	2,109	850	559
31 Mar 15	16,263	2,027	725	558
31 Dec 14	15,922	2,095	828	564
30 Sep 14	15,785	2,085	836	556
30 Jun 14	15,375	2,044	838	538
31 Mar 14	15,305	2,053	1,018	512
31 Dec 13	15,570	1,948	964	506

Quality Earnings: 6488 has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 6488's current net profit margins (28%) are higher than last year (21.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 6488's earnings have grown by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 6488's earnings growth over the past year (28.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 6488 earnings growth over the past year (28.7%) exceeded the Semiconductor industry -28.5%.

GlobalWafers Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 07, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Recent updates

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 07, 2024

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $688.8 million.

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of TWD 21.95256 billion.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2024

Upcoming dividend of NT$8.00 per share at 2.9% yield

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. Announces to Change Corporate Governance Officer

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%, revenue downgraded

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. Appoints Jih-Hsin, Chen as Chief Information Security Officer

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of NT$9.50 per share at 3.1% yield

Globalwafers Co., Ltd. Appoints Ta-Hsien Lo as Independent Director

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (TPEX:6488) agreed to acquire Crystalwise Technology Inc. (TPEX:4944) from Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. (TPEX:5483) and others for approximately TND 420 million.

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Price target increased by 7.2% to NT$570

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (TPEX:6488) signed a letter of intent to acquire Shanghai Sawyer Shenkai Technology Material Co., Ltd. from Crystalwise Technology Inc. (TPEX:4944) for RMB 100 million.

Upcoming dividend of NT$6.50 per share

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. Announces Cash Dividend for the Half Year Ended June 30, 2022, February 10, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: NT$11.74 (vs NT$7.13 in 3Q 2021)

Price target decreased to NT$519

Consensus revenue estimates increase by 18%

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased to NT$620

Upcoming dividend of NT$8.00 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target decreased to NT$715

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2021

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target decreased to NT$776

Price target decreased to NT$862

Upcoming dividend of NT$8.00 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS NT$7.13 (vs NT$7.79 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS NT$9.09 (vs NT$7.81 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of NT$10.00 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS NT$6.18 (vs NT$6.62 in 1Q 2020)

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2020

GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

We Like GlobalWafers' (GTSM:6488) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Price target increased to NT$801

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS NT$30.11 (vs NT$31.35 in FY 2019)

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6488) Shares Could Be 30% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 22, 2021

Should GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6488) Be Part Of Your Income Portfolio?

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: NT$782

GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Has Rewarded Shareholders With An Exceptional 914% Total Return On Their Investment

GlobalWafers GmbH completed the acquisition of 50.08% stake in Siltronic AG (XTRA:WAF) from Wacker Chemie AG (XTRA:WCH), Allianz Global Investors GmbH, GlobalWafers GmbH and others for €2.2 billion.

Should You Investigate GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6488) At NT$674?

What You Need To Know About GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.'s (GTSM:6488) Investor Composition

GlobalWafers Signs Long-Term Contracts with Domestic and Foreign Semiconductor Manufacturers for at Least One Year

Is GlobalWafers (GTSM:6488) Using Too Much Debt?

New 90-day high: NT$704

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.'s (GTSM:6488) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

Price target raised to NT$691

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd Approves Nominating Committee

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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