Taiwan Semi’s August Revenue Soars

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ($TSM) reported August consolidated revenue of NT$514.81 billion, up 53.3%, year over year, from NT$335.77 billion.

August revenue increased 10.1% sequentially from NT$467.58 billion in July.

Here’s the thing, that 53.3% August revenue growth is a reacceleration from the 44.7% year-over-year figure posted in July. 

That follows the record August revenue reported a few days ago by Foxconn of ~$29.14 billion, up 52% year over year. 

Our read-through on those data points are positive for the Portfolio’s chip holdings and support the view that chip capacity is poised to remain tight for some time, a strong positive for our position in Applied Materials ($AMAT). 

Position: TheStreet Pro Portfolio is long AMAT shares.