Sony vs Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
SONY and TSM side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SONY and TSM compare
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.6% versus 3.7% for Sony).
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 44.6% compared with −2.6% at Sony.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 8 for Sony), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SONY | TSM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $25.47 | $406.13 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.1% | 33.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 3.4% | 245% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 1.24 |
| Employees | 132K | 76K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.7% | 31.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −129% | 46.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −129% | 46.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 27.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.8% | 59.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 50.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 44.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 26.3% |
| Return on equity | −4.0% | 35.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.6% | 64.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | 0.03 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.44 | −1.34 |
| Interest coverage | 14.3× | 157× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 2.51 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 27.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 7.4% | 3.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.02% | 6.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$30.6M | −$10.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 19 (better) |
Go deeper
- SONY stock overview
- SONY income statement
- SONY valuation and score
- TSM stock overview
- TSM income statement
- TSM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.