TSMC will report Q2 results and hold an earnings briefing on Thursday. Analysts
see the company likely to post strong results but view Q3 as uncertain. Liao
Wanting, general manager at Uni‑President Investment Advisory, said global
compute sales growth has recently shown signs of slowing; if management calms
investor concerns over AI supply‑chain lead times and shipment disruptions at
the briefing, the stock should rebound, but any signal to curb capex would
validate market worries. She added AI growth remains positive but not yet strong
enough to justify upward revisions, and supply‑chain bottlenecks are making
firms cautious ahead of July earnings. Huang Yiting, chairman of First
Securities Investment Advisory, called the briefing pivotal:
better‑than‑expected results and positive guidance could push Taiwan stocks back
toward or above prior highs. He warned that Samsung’s post‑earnings collapse
reflected high leverage in Korean markets and is unlikely to be broadly
replicated.