Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

NYSE:TSM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$892.7b

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's CEO is C. C. Wei, appointed in Jun 2018, has a tenure of 6.67 years. total yearly compensation is NT$547.80M, comprised of 2.7% salary and 97.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.027% of the company’s shares, worth $244.16M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.4 years and 4.6 years respectively.

Key information

C. C. Wei

Chief executive officer

NT$547.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage2.7%
CEO tenure6.7yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure5.4yrs
Board average tenure4.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: AI Growth Play At A Reasonable Valuation

Jan 31

Why Taiwan Semiconductor Is A Buy: Capitalizing On AI And HPC Trends

Jan 24

TSMC's Q4 2024 Earnings Outperformance: 3 Reasons To Buy Here

Jan 16

TSMC To Deliver A Robust Quarter

Jan 09

TSMC: Why I Took Profits (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 31

TSMC: Market Outperformance Expected, Driven By N2 Advancements And Strong ASIC Demand

Dec 23

TSMC: A Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Would Devastate Global Markets And Itself

Dec 02

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Golden Buying Opportunity

Nov 22

Taiwan Semiconductor: Greater Certainty In Stormy AI Race

Nov 11

Taiwan Semiconductor: Don't Discount The Competition

Oct 26

Taiwan Semiconductor Q3 Earnings: 'Demand Right Now Is Insane'

Oct 18

Taiwan Semiconductor: One Of The Best (And Cheapest) AI Plays

Oct 12

TSMC: Still A Long-Term Buy Given Its Technological Leadership And AI Growth Story

Oct 06

TSMC: 2nm Wafers Can Outperform The Already Strong Ramp In 3nm Wafers

Sep 25

Taiwan Semiconductor: Valuation Dips Go Great With Chips

Sep 12

Taiwan Semiconductor: Chip Giant Is Still A Buy Despite Short-Term Risks

Sep 05

Taiwan Semiconductor: Still Buy On AI

Aug 29

TSMC: A Huge Opportunity To Buy The Crown Jewel Of Semiconductors

Aug 07

TSMC: Focus On Fundamentals, Ignore The Noise

Jul 31

TSMC: Buy Status Vs. Rising Geopolitical Risks

Jul 25

3 Key Takeaways From TSMC's Q2 2024 Beat And Raise

Jul 18

TSMC: Taiwan Discount

Jul 11

TSMC: Strategic Alliances Lift Stock To New All-Time Highs

Jul 01

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Sure Bet On AI

Jun 25

TSMC: By Far The Strongest Chip Company

Jun 18

TSMC: One Of The Cheapest Big Tech/AI Stocks

Jun 10

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock: April Sales Soar From Advanced Nodes

Jun 04

TSMC: Derisking China Invasion Threats

May 17

TSMC: Charting A Path To $185

May 08

Third Point - Taiwan Semiconductor: The 'Toll Road' For AI Compute

May 02

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Is Breaking Out (Technical Analysis)

Apr 17

TSMC: Don't Be Ruined By Over-Optimism (Downgrade)

Apr 09

TSMC: Robust Growth To Continue

Apr 03

Best Chip Stock To Ride The AI Frenzy: Taiwan Semiconductor (SA Quant)

Mar 26

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Long-Term Winner Amidst Short-Term Hype

Mar 15

Taiwan Semiconductor Raising Prices 8.7% In 2024 As Revenue Growth Underperforms Customers

Mar 05

Investing In Innovation: Why Taiwan Semiconductor Is A Smart Choice For Long-Term Growth

Feb 21

Taiwan Semiconductor: Highly Wanted Advanced Technology

Feb 05

Taiwan Semiconductor: Beijing Is A Threat

Jan 29

Taiwan Semiconductor Is Becoming A Dividend Growth Machine

Jan 23

TSMC: DPP Taiwan Election Win Could Mean Greater Risks For The Stock

Jan 17

TSMC Is Probably The Most Important Company In The World Right Now

Jan 11

TSMC: Major Apple Risk Persists But Stock Still Investible (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 01

TSMC Vs. Intel: Only 1 Can Win

Dec 24

Taiwan Semiconductor: The 800-Pound Chip Gorilla That's An Underappreciated Play On AI

Nov 25

Taiwan Semiconductor: Taking The Temperature Of AI

Nov 14

Taiwan Semiconductor: Bottoming Semiconductor Cycle With Increasingly Diversified Footprint

Oct 27

Q3 Earnings: Navigating TSMC's Risk/Rewards And Future Outlook

Oct 20

Taiwan Semiconductor - Maintaining Buy: Headwinds Priced In And Rebound Ahead

Oct 10

TSMC: Why Near-Term Downside Is Highly Probable (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 03

Taiwan Semiconductor Makes Chips For 3 Of The Top 4 Greatest Growth Technologies

Sep 26

TSMC: AI Winner At Attractive Valuation

Sep 20

Taiwan Semiconductor: More Room For Optimism

Sep 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Can Gain From Intel's Challenges

Aug 30

Accumulate Taiwan Semiconductor, Especially If Mr. Market Brings It Down

Aug 24

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Rare Undervalued AI Idea

Aug 14

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has C. C. Wei's remuneration changed compared to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

NT$1t

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

NT$1t

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

NT$923b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

NT$857b

Dec 31 2023NT$548mNT$15m

NT$838b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

NT$896b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

NT$966b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

NT$1t

Dec 31 2022NT$643mNT$14m

NT$1t

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

NT$887b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

NT$762b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

NT$660b

Dec 31 2021NT$209mNT$13m

NT$597b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

NT$566b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

NT$547b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

NT$533b

Dec 31 2020NT$219mNT$10m

NT$511b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

NT$500b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

NT$464b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

NT$410b

Dec 31 2019NT$293mNT$10m

NT$354b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

NT$341b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

NT$329b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

NT$335b

Dec 31 2018NT$237mNT$9m

NT$363b

Compensation vs Market: C. C.'s total compensation ($USD16.62M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.51M).

Compensation vs Earnings: C. C.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

C. C. Wei

6.7yrs

Tenure

NT$547,800,000

Compensation

Dr. C. C. Wei serves as Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd from June 04, 2024. He serves as CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd since June 05, 2018 and served as i...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
C. C. Wei
Chairman & CEO6.7yrsNT$547.80m0.027%
$ 244.2m
Jen-Chau Huang
Senior VP of Finance & CFO5.4yrsNT$103.60m0.0064%
$ 57.1m
Y. Chyn
Executive VP of Operations & Overseas Operations Office and Co-COOless than a yearno data0.035%
$ 314.1m
Y. Mii
Executive VP of Research & Development and Co-COOless than a yearno data0.0039%
$ 35.0m
Horng-Dar Lin
Vice President of Corporate Information Technology & Chief Information Officer4yrsno data0.00022%
$ 2.0m
Jeff Su
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sylvia Fang
Senior VP of Legalno datano data0.0030%
$ 26.7m
Elizabeth Sun
Senior Director of Corporate Communication Divisionno datano datano data
Li Mei He Ho
Senior Vice President of Human Resourcesno datano data0.025%
$ 222.9m
Wei-Jen Lo
Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy Developmentno datano data0.0051%
$ 45.4m
Richard Cassidy
Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy Development11yrsno datano data
J. K. Lin
Senior VP of Corporate Strategy Development & Chief Information Security Officer6.3yrsno data0.054%
$ 477.8m

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: TSM's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
C. C. Wei
Chairman & CEO7.7yrsNT$547.80m0.027%
$ 244.2m
Michael Splinter
Independent Director9.7yrsNT$16.40mno data
Moshe N. Gavrielov
Independent Director5.7yrsNT$16.40mno data
Fan Cheng Tseng
Director27.8yrsNT$11.80m0.13%
$ 1.2b
Ursula Burns
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Peter Bonfield
Independent Director22.8yrsNT$16.40mno data
Lynn Elsenhans
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Chuan-Quan Lin
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00055%
$ 4.9m
L. Rafael Reif
Independent Director3.6yrsNT$16.40mno data
Chin-Ching Liu
Representative Directorless than a yearno datano data

4.6yrs

Average Tenure

73yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: TSM's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 02:04
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is covered by 75 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ge BaiABCI Securities Company Limited
Warren LauAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Brett SimpsonArete Research Services LLP