Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-10-09 — refreshed nightly. Closelooknet readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelooknet module scores
- Valuation 65
- Quality 87
- Growth 71
- Balance sheet 76
- Cash quality 67
- Capital allocation 46
- Momentum 75
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-09
Quick answers
What is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's Closelooknet quality reading?
The composite reads 71/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-10-09: valuation 65, quality 87, growth 71, balance sheet 76, cash quality 67, capital allocation 46, momentum 75. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's Altman Z-Score?
3.13, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-10-09. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's Piotroski F-Score?
9 of 9, as of 2026-10-09. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.68 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-10-09. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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Dailies
- Earnings Week — Banks First, Then the AI Test
- AI Capex — chip index −3.4% after OpenAI's revenue comes in at $50 billion, not $70 billion; software rises
- AI Trade — cloud fund +2.9% on a second up day, security +2.7%; chips −0.9% again, Delta −1.6% on fuel
- Fed — minutes point to another rate hike by year-end; Samsung earns a record $80 billion in one quarter
- Oil — Brent +3.4% to $103.64, energy the only strong sector; chips and power generators sold, PepsiCo +1.1%
- AI Build-Out — Spotting the 2027 Slowdown
- Stocks — broadly lower after the records: Russell 2000 −1.4%, power and cooling names sold, Penguin +15.3%
- Nasdaq — record close at 27,477 while the chip funds sit 5–15% below their June peaks
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