TSMC's second-quarter net profit was 181.8 billion New Taiwan dollars, down 23.3% from a year earlier.

Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com news on July 20, TSMC today released its financial data for the second quarter of 2023. Consolidated revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 was NT $480.84 billion (CTOnews.com Note: currently approximately NT $111.555 billion), net profit was NT $181.8 billion (currently approximately NT $42.178 billion) and diluted earnings per share was NT $7.01 (currently approximately NT $1.62632).

TSMC's second-quarter revenue fell 10.0 per cent from a year earlier, while net profit and diluted earnings per share fell 23.3 per cent. Compared with the first quarter of 2023, revenue in the second quarter fell 5.5% from the previous quarter, and net profit decreased by 12.2% from the previous quarter.

In dollar terms, TSMC's second-quarter revenue was $15.68 billion, down 13.7 per cent from a year earlier and 6.2 per cent from a month earlier. The gross profit margin in the second quarter was 54.1%, the operating profit margin was 42.0%, and the net profit margin was 37.8%.

In the second quarter, TSMC's shipments of 5 nm accounted for 30% of total wafer revenue, while advanced technology (7 nm and more) accounted for 53% of wafer revenue.