SMC Yesterday Announced Its Consolidated Net Sales Hit a New High of NT$49.4 Billion

Taipei, Sept. 11, 2012 (CENS)--Silicon foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) yesterday announced its consolidated net sales hit a new high of NT$49.4 billion (US$1.64 billion at US$1:NT$30) in August, and its unconsolidated net sales stood at NT$48.8 billion (US$1.62 billion).

The consolidated August sales represented an increase of 2% from July and an increase of 31.5% from a year earlier. The result helped swell the company's total consolidated revenues for the first eight months of this year to NT$331.59 billion (US$11 billion), an increase of 14.8% from the same period of last year.

The firm's August unconsolidated sales represented a gain of 2% from a month earlier and a 32% increase over a year earlier. Total revenues for the first eight months reached NT$327.5 billion (US$10.9 billion).

TSMC Chief Financial Officer and Spokesperson Lora Ho pointed out that the company's revenue for the third quarter may be slightly higher than its target thanks to pull-in deliveries by certain customers and the company's better-than-expected revenue from photo-mask service.

According to TSMC's financial projections announced on July 19, its revenue for this quarter would stand somewhere between NT$136 billion (US$4.5 billion) and NT$138 billion (US$4.6 billion), surging around 7% from the second quarter. But the better-than-expected revenue of NT$98 billion (US$3.2 billion) for July and August combined has inspired higher expectation.

TSMC Sales Report (Unconsolidated)
(Unit: NT$ million)

* Year 2012 figures have not been audited.
Source: TSMC
TSMC Sales Report (Consolidated):
(Unit: NT$ million)
 

* Year 2012 figures have not been audited.