United Microelectronics Corporation

NYSE:UMC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.1b

United Microelectronics Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

United Microelectronics is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 9% and 8.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 7.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 15.5% in 3 years.

Key information

9.0%

Earnings growth rate

7.8%

EPS growth rate

Semiconductor earnings growth24.3%
Revenue growth rate8.9%
Future return on equity15.5%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated07 Feb 2025

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

United Microelectronics: Growth Opportunities On Volume Recovery, But Pricing Remains A Risk

Jan 23

United Microelectronics: Performance Gets Better With Every Quarter

Sep 09

United Microelectronics: Stock Valued Just Right

Jul 01

United Microelectronics Corporation: The Foundry Market Is Changing

Jun 08

United Microelectronics: A Value Stock With AI Exposure

May 03

United Microelectronics: The Worst Seems To Have Passed, Good Time To Jump Back In

Apr 14

United Microelectronics: Not Enough Incentive To Warrant Added Risk

Feb 05

United Microelectronics: Cyclical Improvement Offers A Positive Outlook For 2024

Jan 11

United Microelectronics: Hold On, But Putting New Money To Work May Be Risky

Oct 31

United Microelectronics: Cruising Past The Semiconductor Slump

Oct 05

United Microelectronics: The Downturn Might Last Longer Than Expected

Aug 08

United Microelectronics: My Top Undervalued Semiconductor Stock

Jul 06

United Microelectronics Has Reached A Crossroad

Feb 14

UMC and Cadence join hands on 3D-IC hybrid bonding reference flow

Feb 01

United Microelectronics Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 13

United Microelectronics December sales grew 3.29% Y/Y

Jan 06

United Microelectronics October sales grew 27.07% Y/Y

Nov 07

United Microelectronics Non-GAAP EPS of NT$2.19 beats by NT$0.23, revenue of NT$75.39B beats by NT$2.49B

Oct 26

United Microelectronics September sales grew 34.50% Y/Y

Oct 06

United Microelectronics August sales grew 34.89% Y/Y

Sep 06

United Microelectronics, Cadence team up on analog/mixed-signal flow for 22ULP/ULL process technologies

Aug 24

United Microelectronics: The Tug Of War Continues

Aug 12

United Microelectronics sees 35% growth in July sales

Aug 04

United Microelectronics Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 26

United Microelectronics June sales grew 43.2% Y/Y

Jul 06

United Microelectronics: End-Markets Demand In Full Gear

Jun 08

United Microelectronics: Caught Between Headwinds And Tailwinds

May 04

United Microelectronics: Good, But Not As Good As Competitors

Mar 15

United Microelectronics Is Now Growing Faster Than TSMC And Should Be Valued Accordingly

Jan 23

United Microelectronics Could Be Back On The Move

Nov 08

Why United Microelectronics Stock Is A Buy On Weakness

Oct 07

United Microelectronics Has Limited Upside As Semiconductor Shortage Becomes Another Glut

Aug 03

United Microelectronics Q1 2021 Earnings Preview

Apr 27

Why United Microelectronics' Share Price Shot Up

Jan 11

United Microelectronics +20% on reported 28nm capacity expansion

Nov 23

United Microelectronics: Accelerating Pace Of 5G Rollout Provides Earnings And Dividend Stability

Nov 07

United Microelectronics Corporation 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Oct 30

United Microelectronics Q3 2020 Earnings Preview

Oct 28

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:UMC - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (TWD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027325,52561,69257,218120,0433
12/31/2026272,33553,55739,589119,44819
12/31/2025246,91643,43735,32098,49520
12/31/2024232,30347,2112,52993,872N/A
9/30/2024226,87550,608-6,18787,112N/A
6/30/2024223,45952,107-5388,823N/A
3/31/2024222,95655,263-13,22479,855N/A
12/31/2023222,53359,689-8,02086,000N/A
9/30/2023235,41069,143-8,565100,739N/A
6/30/2023253,73380,1686,330121,376N/A
3/31/2023269,49283,57440,762142,707N/A
12/31/2022278,70589,47962,977145,861N/A
9/30/2022269,96979,54670,428131,727N/A
6/30/2022250,48470,01058,577114,157N/A
3/31/2022229,33765,16048,978102,189N/A
12/31/2021213,01151,24640,39290,352N/A
9/30/2021199,20851,02732,41879,602N/A
6/30/2021188,17242,67339,13676,015N/A
3/31/2021181,65037,41037,05369,294N/A
12/31/2020176,82122,86137,39165,745N/A
9/30/2020173,37420,27866,44687,205N/A
6/30/2020166,24214,10148,06865,588N/A
3/31/2020157,88710,71344,50061,453N/A
12/31/2019148,2028,15535,94254,904N/A
9/30/2019141,8704,16410,31629,494N/A
6/30/2019143,5182,95627,66848,345N/A
3/31/2019146,3384,87429,78450,342N/A
12/31/2018151,2537,67830,50650,935N/A
9/30/2018152,36610,599N/A51,711N/A
6/30/2018150,67812,351N/A47,387N/A
3/31/2018149,36410,791N/A47,940N/A
12/31/2017149,2859,677N/A52,474N/A
9/30/2017150,96010,711N/A55,122N/A
6/30/2017151,42510,213N/A57,563N/A
3/31/2017150,88410,698N/A48,363N/A
12/31/2016147,8708,621N/A46,450N/A
9/30/2016143,4148,733N/A46,332N/A
6/30/2016140,5707,467N/A48,722N/A
3/31/2016141,5859,484N/A54,317N/A
12/31/2015144,83013,254N/A59,788N/A
9/30/2015148,21614,852N/A63,197N/A
6/30/2015148,11016,060N/A58,958N/A
3/31/2015145,96814,942N/A55,426N/A
12/31/2014140,01211,109N/A44,766N/A
9/30/2014133,4968,327N/A39,389N/A
6/30/2014131,6888,888N/A40,075N/A
3/31/2014127,7247,217N/A42,586N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: UMC's forecast earnings growth (9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: UMC's earnings (9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.5% per year).

High Growth Earnings: UMC's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: UMC's revenue (8.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: UMC's revenue (8.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: UMC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (15.5%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/18 23:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/18 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

United Microelectronics Corporation is covered by 47 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brett SimpsonArete Research Services LLP
Tayla-Blair BothaArete Research Services LLP
Andrew LuBarclays