TSMC Reports Second Quarter EPS of NT$5.18

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C., - Jul. 15, 2021 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced consolidated revenue of NT$372.15 billion, net income of NT$134.36 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$5.18 (US$0.93 per ADR unit) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Year-over-year, second quarter revenue increased 19.8% while net income and diluted EPS both increased 11.2%. Compared to first quarter 2021, second quarter results represented a 2.7% increase in revenue and a 3.8% decrease in net income. All figures were prepared in accordance with TIFRS on a consolidated basis.

In US dollars, second quarter revenue was $13.29 billion, which increased 28.0% year-over-year and increased 2.9% from the previous quarter.

Gross margin for the quarter was 50.0%, operating margin was 39.1%, and net profit margin was 36.1%.

In the second quarter, shipments of 5-nanometer accounted for 18% of total wafer revenue; 7-nanometer accounted for 31%. Advanced technologies, defined as 7-nanometer and more advanced technologies, accounted for 49% of total wafer revenue.

“Our second quarter business was mainly driven by continued strength in HPC and Automotive-related demand,” said Wendell Huang, VP and Chief Financial Officer of TSMC. “Moving into third quarter 2021, we expect our business to be supported by strong demand for our industry-leading 5nm and 7nm technologies, driven by all four growth platforms, which are smartphone, HPC, IoT and Automotive-related applications.”

Based on the Company’s current business outlook, management expects the overall performance

for third quarter 2021 to be as follows:

Revenue is expected to be between US$14.6 billion and US$14.9 billion;

And, based on the exchange rate assumption of 1 US dollar to 27.9 NT dollars,

Gross profit margin is expected to be between 49.5% and 51.5%;
Operating profit margin is expected to be between 38.5% and 40.5%.

TSMC's 2021 second Quarter Consolidated results:
(Unit: NT$ million, except for EPS)

	2Q21 Amount ^a	2Q20 Amount	YoY Inc. (Dec.) %	1Q21 Amount	QoQ Inc. (Dec.) %
Net Sales	372,145	310,699	19.8	362,410	2.7
Gross profit	186,197	164,623	13.1	189,839	(1.9)
Income from operations	145,667	131,094	11.1	150,538	(3.2)
Income before tax	149,391	136,399	9.5	155,064	(3.7)
Net income	134,359	120,822	11.2	139,690	(3.8)
EPS (NTS)	5.18b	4.66b	11.2	5.39b	(3.8)