TSMC’s US$100 billion wipeout does not change analysts’ bullish outlook for Taiwan’s semiconductor giant
- Despite the recent stock rout for the world’s largest contract chip maker, investors expect TSMC shares to climb 50 per cent over the next year
- Chairman Mark Liu has forecast 30 per cent revenue growth this year, and the company occupies an important position in the global supply chain

TSMC shares are expected to climb about 50 per cent to a record high 12 months from now, according to sell-side analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg, as macro headwinds buffeting the sector ease and investors return their focus to the company’s fundamentals.
Fund managers are also starting to view an end in sight to the rout, and chairman Mark Liu’s Wednesday forecast for 30 per cent revenue growth this year bolsters this case.
“Buyers may return as soon as non-fundamental factors disappear,” said Alex Huang, manager of Capital Hi-Tech Fund in Taipei. He sees a prospect of inflationary concerns and the war in Ukraine, which have both weighed on semiconductor makers, changing for the better in the second half of the year.
Being the largest and the most liquid stock on Taiwan’s equity market also made TSMC an easy selling target for some foreign investors, according to Huang. The US$475 billion company accounts for about 27 per cent of Taiwan’s entire equity market value.
“While many worry about a cyclical correction, we forecast share gain and robust pricing which will ensure TSMC grows uninterruptedly this year and also in 2023 and 2024,” Sanford C Bernstein analysts including Mark Li wrote in note earlier this month.