Apple, Nvidia Supplier TSMC Reports Third Quarter Sales Above Wall Street Estimates
Key Takeaways
September sales rose at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (
TSM
), with the chipmaker on Wednesday reporting numbers that pointed toward better-than-expected third-quarter revenue.
The company, which supplies tech heavyweights such as Apple (
AAPL
) and Nvidia (
NVDA
), reported September sales of 251.87 billion
New Taiwan dollars
($7.82 billion), up just under 40% from the same time last year.
Added to its results for August and July, TSMC reported NT$759.69 billion ($23.58 billion) in revenue for the third quarter, above the NT$749.88 billion analysts tracked by Visible Alpha had expected and roughly 36% above sales for the
third quarter of 2023
. The results surpassed TSMC's own outlook, as the company said in its second-quarter earnings report that it expected third-quarter revenue between $22.4 billion and $23.2 billion.
The company's US-traded shares were recently down more than 1% as broader markets wavered. The stock has risen steadily from August lows and is near record levels, up roughly 75% this year. The
PHLX index
of semiconductor shares edged lower Thursday.
TSMC is set to report the rest of its third-quarter financial results on the morning of Oct. 17. The company surpassed estimates in the
first two quarters of 2024
, as demand for its chips to
power AI technology
have remained in high demand.