Financial Statements and Audits - Consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 have been reviewed by independent auditors[2] - The review was conducted in accordance with the Standards on Review Engagements of the Republic of China 2410[3] - No significant issues were identified that would indicate the financial statements do not present fairly the company's financial position and performance[4] - The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34[4] - The engagement partners for the review are Shih Tsung Wu and Shang Chih Lin[6] - The financial statements are presented in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars[10] Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents increased to 1,886,780,555asofSeptember30,2024,upfrom1,465,427,753 on December 31, 2023, representing a 29% increase[11] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period on September 30, 2024, were 1,886,780,555,a43.81,311,806,535 on September 30, 2023[27] - Cash and cash equivalents increased to 1,886,780,555asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto1,465,427,753 on December 31, 2023[43] Assets and Liabilities - Total current assets grew to 2,773,913,863asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto2,194,032,910 on December 31, 2023, a 26% increase[11] - Property, plant and equipment remained stable at 3,071,599,327asofSeptember30,2024,slightlydownfrom3,064,474,984 on December 31, 2023[11] - Total noncurrent assets increased to 3,391,744,313asofSeptember30,2024,upfrom3,338,338,305 on December 31, 2023[11] - Total liabilities rose to 2,143,735,885asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto2,049,108,368 on December 31, 2023[11] - Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent increased to 3,990,019,153asofSeptember30,2024,upfrom3,458,913,627 on December 31, 2023[11] - Unappropriated earnings grew to 3,346,232,342asofSeptember30,2024,upfrom2,846,883,893 on December 31, 2023, a 17.5% increase[11] - Total equity increased to 4,021,922,291asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto3,483,262,847 on December 31, 2023[11] - Total assets used by the company increased to 3,071,599,327asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto3,064,474,984 at the end of 2023[74] - The company's total property, plant, and equipment increased to 7,686,316,414asofSeptember30,2024,from7,218,545,455 at the start of the year[74] - Accumulated depreciation and impairment for property, plant, and equipment reached 4,614,924,786asofSeptember30,2024[74]−Thecarryingamountoflandandlandimprovementsincreasedto12,557,340 as of September 30, 2024, from 7,063,923atthestartoftheyear[74]−Thecompany′sbuildingscarryingamountroseto441,530,615 as of September 30, 2024, from 430,809,064atthestartoftheyear[74]−Machineryandequipmentcarryingamountsdecreasedslightlyto1,627,385,995 as of September 30, 2024, from 1,685,977,156atthestartoftheyear[74]−TotalliabilitiesarisingfromfinancingactivitiesasofSeptember30,2024,were1,026,076,753, up from 1,003,982,676in2023[137]−Totalnon−derivativefinancialliabilitiesamountedto1,886,618,951 as of September 30, 2024, with 640,886,544dueinlessthanoneyear[155]−Bondspayabletotaled1,176,813,823 as of September 30, 2024, with 74,901,590dueinlessthanoneyearand580,737,650 due in more than five years[155] - Long-term bank loans amounted to 29,967,928asofSeptember30,2024,with2,968,389 due in less than one year and 3,351,665dueinmorethanfiveyears[155]−Totalnon−derivativefinancialliabilitiesasofDecember31,2023,amountedto1,849,122,784, with bonds payable being the largest component at 1,135,842,880[156]−LeaseliabilitiesasofDecember31,2023,totaled34,847,231, with 21,754,375dueinmorethan5years[156]−ForwardexchangecontractsoutflowsasofDecember31,2023,were64,826,427, with inflows of 65,384,000,resultinginanetoutflowof557,573[156] - Lease liabilities carrying amounts as of September 30, 2024, were 31,108,505,slightlydownfrom31,492,386 at the end of 2023[82] - Lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024, are projected to be 20,497,138,with10,174,011 due in 5-10 years[157] Revenue and Profit - Net revenue for the three months ended September 10 was 759.68million,representinga100479.35 million, with a gross margin of 42%[15] - Operating expenses for the three months ended September 10 were 79.08million,accountingfor7260.77 million, representing a 47% operating margin[15] - Net income for the three months ended September 10 was 325.08million,a43201.60 million, a 41% increase compared to the same period last year[15] - Basic earnings per share for the three months ended September 10 was 12.55[15]−DilutedearningspershareforthethreemonthsendedSeptember10was12.54[15] - Net revenue for the nine months ended September 30 was 2.03billion,a100797.96 million, a 20% increase compared to the same period last year[15] - Net income for the period ending September 30, 2023, was NT599,785,521thousand[17]−TotalcomprehensiveincomefortheperiodendingSeptember30,2023,wasNT627,873,872 thousand[17] - Net income for the period ending January 1, 2024, was NT798,587,976thousand[17]−TotalcomprehensiveincomefortheperiodendingJanuary1,2024,wasNT831,645,140 thousand[17] - Income before income tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 957,040,631,comparedto700,890,335 for the same period in 2023, representing a 36.5% increase[23] - Net cash generated by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 1,205,971,785,a42.3847,138,000 in the same period in 2023[23] - Net revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reached 2,025,846,521,asignificantincreasefrom1,536,206,985 in the same period in 2023[109] - Wafer revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 1,763,258,801,upfrom1,342,457,631 in 2023[109] - Revenue from the United States for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 1,310,631,705,comparedto969,078,250 in 2023[111] - High Performance Computing revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 1,015,474,913,upfrom667,707,961 in 2023[111] - 3-nanometer technology revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 265,482,929,asubstantialincreasefrom29,478,462 in 2023[111] - 5-nanometer technology revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 605,528,724,comparedto440,305,826 in 2023[111] - 7-nanometer technology revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 311,614,860,upfrom264,328,384 in 2023[111] - Smartphone revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 705,071,120,comparedto545,740,324 in 2023[111] - Automotive revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 101,556,018,slightlydownfrom101,636,345 in 2023[111] - Net income available to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 798,587,976,upfrom599,785,521 in the same period of 2023[120] - Basic EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 30.80,comparedto23.13 in the same period of 2023[120] - Net revenue from associates for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 3,729,245,andfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,itwas11,394,850[179] - Purchases from associates for the three months ended September 30, 2024, were 1,282,865,andfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,theywere3,545,858[180] Cash Flow and Dividends - Cash dividends to shareholders for the period ending September 30, 2023, amounted to NT226,900,972thousand[17]−CashdividendstoshareholdersfortheperiodendingJanuary1,2024,amountedtoNT298,218,286 thousand[17] - Cash dividends paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, were 259,320,708,a21.2213,925,639 in the same period in 2023[26] - Net increase in cash and cash equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 421,352,802,comparedtoanetdecreaseof31,007,548 in the same period in 2023[27] - TSMC's cash dividends per share for Q3 2024 were NT4.50,comparedtoNT4.00 in Q2 2024 and Q1 2024[101] - TSMC's cash dividends to shareholders for Q3 2024 were 116,697,300,comparedto103,721,521 in Q2 2024 and 103,734,517inQ12024[101]−SpecialcapitalreserveforQ32024was−28,020,822, compared to -17,228,363inQ32023and17,166,163 in Q4 2022[101] - Foreign currency translation reserve showed a loss of 25,316,769fortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024[101]−Unrealizedgain(loss)onfinancialassetsatFVTOCIforequityinstrumentswas4,604,652 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024[101] - Cumulative unrealized gain (loss) of equity instruments transferred to retained earnings due to disposal was 4,888,979fortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024[101]InvestmentsandFinancialInstruments−Financialassetsatfairvaluethroughprofitorlosstotaled15,566,035 as of September 30, 2024, up from 14,342,093onDecember31,2023[44]−TSMC′ssubsidiaries,includingTSMCNorthAmerica,TSMCEurope,andTSMCJapan,maintain100971,386 as of September 30, 2024[44] - The initial application of IFRS Accounting Standards amendments did not materially impact TSMC's accounting policies[30] - IFRS 18, effective January 1, 2027, will require reclassification of income and expenses into operating, investing, financing, income taxes, and discontinued operations categories[31] - Outstanding forward exchange contracts as of September 30, 2024 include NT5,984,214thousandandUS2,608,500 thousand, with maturities from October 2024 to December 2024[47] - Investments in debt instruments at FVTOCI as of September 30, 2024 total 197,152,287,withcorporatebondsaccountingfor106,675,983[47] - Equity investments designated at FVTOCI were divested for NT3,486,190thousandintheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024[48]−CumulativelossallowanceforexpectedcreditlossondebtinstrumentsatFVTOCIrecognizedasNT61,721 thousand as of September 30, 2024[48] - Financial assets at amortized cost as of September 30, 2024 total 164,464,159,withcorporatebondsaccountingfor137,366,565[49] - Interest rate futures contracts used for fair value hedging as of September 30, 2024 have a contract amount of US48,300thousand[53]−ForwardexchangecontractsusedforcashflowhedgingasofSeptember30,2024showachangeinvalueof5,042 for ineffectiveness calculation[58] - Bank loans denominated in foreign currency designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations total 27,290,400asofDecember31,2023[51]−FinancialassetsatFVTOCIasofSeptember30,2024include14,354,908 in equity instruments, with 7,502,973innon−publiclytradedequityinvestments[47]−Thehedgeratioforinterestratefuturescontractsisadjustedinresponsetofinancialmarketchangesandcappedat100618,180[61] - The change in value used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness for bank loans was 793,830fortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto1,029,030 for the same period in 2023[62] - The change in value used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness resulted in a loss of 5,042fortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedtoalossof39,898 for the same period in 2023[63] - Notes and accounts receivable, net, increased to 249,570,573asofSeptember30,2024,from201,313,914 as of December 31, 2023[65] - The loss allowance for accounts receivable decreased to 496,026asofSeptember30,2024,from531,554 as of December 31, 2023[67] - Inventories increased to 292,883,930asofSeptember30,2024,from250,997,088 as of December 31, 2023[69] - Net inventory losses (reversal of write-down of inventories) were 137,620forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedtoareversalof1,090,783 for the same period in 2023[70] - The carrying amount of investments accounted for using the equity method in Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) was 13,105,023asofSeptember30,2024[71]−ThecarryingamountofinvestmentsaccountedforusingtheequitymethodinSystemsonSiliconManufacturingCompanyPteLtd.(SSMC)was10,713,507 as of September 30, 2024[71] - The carrying amount of investments accounted for using the equity method in Xintec Inc. (Xintec) was 4,028,681asofSeptember30,2024[71]−Totalfinancialassetsgrewto2,601,831,244 as of September 30, 2024, up from 2,023,905,526inDecember2023and1,897,225,822 in September 2023[138] - Financial assets at FVTPL increased to 15,566,035asofSeptember30,2024,comparedto14,342,093 in December 2023 and 490,163inSeptember2023[138]−TotalfinancialassetsmeasuredatfairvalueonarecurringbasisasofDecember31,2023,were203,123,752, with Level 2 assets contributing $168,054,016[161] - Corporate bonds held as financial assets at FVTOCI