Financial Performance - TSMC reported Q3 2024 revenue of NT759.69billion(US23.50 billion), a 39.0% YoY increase and a 12.8% QoQ increase[7][21] - Net income for Q3 2024 was NT325.26billion,a54.2759.69 billion, a 12.8% increase from 2Q24 and a 39.0% increase from 3Q23[25] - Gross margin in 3Q24 was 57.8%, up 4.6 percentage points from 2Q24 and 3.5 percentage points from 3Q23[25][30] - Operating margin in 3Q24 was 47.5%, up 5.0 percentage points from 2Q24 and 5.8 percentage points from 3Q23[25][34] - Net income attributable to shareholders in 3Q24 was NT325.26billion,up31.259.636 billion (NTD 1,886.781 billion), a 4.9% increase QoQ and a 43.8% increase YoY[51] - Net income for Q3 2024 was 8.876billion(NTD280.819billion),up12.57.901 billion (NTD 249.974 billion), an 18.9% increase QoQ and 12.2% increase YoY[51] - Gross profit for Q3 2024 was 9.257billion(NTD292.884billion),up7.5759.692 billion NTD, a 12.8% increase QoQ and a 39.0% increase YoY[53] - Net income for Q3 2024 was 304.024billionNTD,representinga16.4360.766 billion NTD, a 25.9% increase QoQ and a 58.2% increase YoY[53] - Gross profit for Q3 2024 was 439.345billionNTD,a22.712.54 NTD, a 31.2% increase QoQ and a 54.2% increase YoY[53] - The company's comprehensive income for Q3 2024 was 325.080billionNTD,a31.363.199 billion (NTD 2,025,847 million), a 31.9% YoY increase from 1.536billion(NTD489,640million)inthesameperiodof2023[55]−GrossprofitfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,was34.690 billion (NTD 1,111,975 million), representing a gross margin of 54.9%, up 31.9% YoY[55] - Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 24.894billion(NTD797,963million),a33.1599.461 million (NTD 198,502 million) in 2023[55] - Earnings per share (diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 0.96(NTD30.80),a33.1184.91 billion, a 171.8% YoY increase and a 7.5% QoQ increase[16] - TSMC's cash and marketable securities increased to NT2,167.60billioninQ32024,representing35.26,165.66 billion in Q3 2024, a 12.4% YoY increase and a 3.1% QoQ increase[14] - Net working capital in 3Q24 was NT1,693.51billion,withacurrentratioof2.6x[37]−NetcashreservesincreasedbyNT121.41 billion to NT1,172.63billionin3Q24,mainlyduetoaNT118.96 billion increase in cash and marketable securities[41] - Cash generated from operating activities totaled NT391.99billionin3Q24,includingNT384.91 billion from income before tax and NT168.23 billion from depreciation & amortization[45] - Free cash flow increased by NT12.92 billion to an inflow of NT184.91billionin3Q24,mainlyduetohigheroperatingcashflow[46]−Currentratioimprovedto2.6xin3Q24,upfrom2.5xin2Q24and2.1xin3Q23[42]−NetworkingcapitalincreasedtoNT1,693.51 billion in 3Q24, up from NT1,542.74billionin2Q24[42]−TSMC′scashpositionincreasedbyNT87.65 billion to NT1,886.78billionattheendof3Q24[45]−TotalassetsasofSeptember30,2024,were194.881 billion (NTD 6,165.658 billion), a 3.1% increase QoQ and 12.4% increase YoY[51] - Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024, were 34.149billion(NTD1,080.399billion),up3.067.758 billion (NTD 2,143.736 billion), a 0.9% decrease QoQ but a 1.5% increase YoY[51] - Shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2024, was 127.123billion(NTD4,021.922billion),up5.337.622 billion (NTD 1,205,972 million), a significant increase from 294.645million(NTD391,993million)in3Q2023[57]−CashandcashequivalentsattheendofSeptember30,2024,stoodat58.861 billion (NTD 1,886,781 million), up from 45.716billion(NTD1,465,428million)atthebeginningoftheperiod[57]CapitalExpendituresandInvestments−CapitalexpendituresforTSMCtotaledUS6.40 billion in 3Q24[47] - Capital expenditures for Q3 2024 totaled 19.539billion(NTD618.186billion),a2.018.532 billion (NTD 594,058 million), with 207.079million(NTD207,079million)spentin3Q2024[57]−NetcashusedininvestingactivitiesfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,was17.249 billion (NTD 552,924 million), with 195.509million(NTD195,509million)usedin3Q2024[57]DividendsandShareholderReturns−ThecompanydeclaredacashdividendofNT4.00 per share for Q2 2024, with an ex-dividend date of December 12, 2024[19] - TSMC's Board of Directors approved a NT4.00cashdividendforthesecondquarterof2024[49]−CashdividendspaidforcommonstockfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,amountedto8.090 billion (NTD 259,321 million), with 90.763million(NTD90,763million)paidin3Q2024[57]OperationalMetrics−TSMC′sQ32024shipmentvolumewas3,338K12"−equivalentwafers,a15.079.08 billion, accounting for 10.4% of net revenue[31][34] - Total non-operating items in 3Q24 were a gain of NT23.42billion,comparedtoagainofNT19.75 billion in 2Q24[32][35] - The company's operating expenses for Q3 2024 were 79.078billionNTD,a12.54.584 billion (NTD 146,950 million), an 11.4% YoY increase[55] - R&D expenses for Q3 2024 were 2.239billion(NTD70.820billion),up10.721.056 billion NTD, a significant decrease compared to the previous quarter and year[53]