Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing vs United Microelectronics
TSM and UMC side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TSM and UMC compare
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.6% versus 2.3% for United Microelectronics).
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 44.6% compared with 17.0% at United Microelectronics.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 9 for United Microelectronics), 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 | TSM | UMC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $406.13 | $16.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 33.1% | 126% |
| Change, 5 years | 245% | 54.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.24 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 76K | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 31.6% (better) | 2.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 23.3% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 46.5% (better) | −17.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 46.6% (better) | −17.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 27.1% (better) | 11.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 59.9% (better) | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | 50.8% (better) | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 44.6% (better) | 17.0% |
| FCF margin | 26.3% (better) | 21.9% |
| Return on equity | 35.4% (better) | 11.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 64.7% (better) | 13.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 0.08 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.34 | −1.89 |
| Interest coverage | 157× (better) | 27.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.51 (better) | 2.29 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 27.5% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 3.0% | 1.4% |
| Held by insiders | 6.7% | 1.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.9M (better) | −$526M |
| Superinvestors holding | 19 | – |
Go deeper
- TSM stock overview
- TSM income statement
- TSM valuation and score
- UMC stock overview
- UMC income statement
- UMC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.