Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing GAAP EPADR of $2.92 beats by $0.32, revenue of $33.1B beats by $1.54B

* Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company press release [https://investor.tsmc.com/english/encrypt/files/encrypt_file/qr/phase4_reports/2025-10/b4f6aa375fd70dc8018f9243dbc204b519de8189/3Q25EarningsRelease_WoG.pdf] (NYSE:TSM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TSM]): Q3 GAAP EPADR of $2.92 beats by $0.32.
* Revenue of $33.1B (+40.8% Y/Y) beats by $1.54B.
* Gross margin for the quarter was 59.5%, operating margin was 50.6%, and net profit margin was 45.7%.
* In the third quarter, shipments of 3-nanometer accounted for 23% of total wafer revenue; 5- nanometer accounted for 37%; 7-nanometer accounted for 14%. Advanced technologies, defined as 7-nanometer and more advanced technologies, accounted for 74% of total wafer revenue.
* TSMC Board of Directors Approved NT$5.00 Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2025 and Set December 11, 2025 as Ex-Dividend Date, December 17, 2025 as the Record Date and January 8, 2026 as the Distribution Date (2025/08/12).
* Free cash flow decreased by NT$60.47 billion to an inflow of NT$139.38 billion in 3Q25, as a result of lower operating cash flow.
* Capital expenditures for TSMC on a consolidated basis totaled US$9.70 billion in 3Q25.

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