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Abhinav Davuluri
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Positive 2H Outlook Overshadows Near-Term Headwinds for TSMC; Raising FVE to $34

TSMC reported fourth-quarter results in line with its prior guidance, benefiting from advanced 7-nanometer mobile chips primarily for Apple’s iPhone. However, this same beneficial exposure negatively affected the firm’s first-quarter guidance, illustrating TSMC’s significant reliance on Apple (which we estimate accounts for 20%-25% of the foundry’s total revenue). Consistent with recent commentary from Apple and Nvidia, management cited high levels of inventory in the semiconductor supply chain ...
Underlying
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is a foundry in the semiconductor industry which engages mainly in the manufacturing, selling, packaging, testing and computer-aided design of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices and the manufacturing of masks. Co. also engages in the researching, developing, designing, manufacturing and selling of solid state lighting devices and related applications products and systems, and renewable energy and efficiency related technologies and products. Co.'s products include logic semiconductors, mixed-signal/radio frequency semiconductors, CMOS image sensor semiconductors and high voltage semiconductors.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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Abhinav Davuluri

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