Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

A Long & Short Investment Ideas generator for Asian Equities with 10 years experience in a Hedge fund focused on bottom-up ideas, searching out mispriced ideas and misunderstood investment thesis. Provides on-the-ground insights in various Asian markets with a sway towards ASEAN. Experienced and survived the Asian Financial Crisis in a family business, as well as the Global Financial Crisis in financial markets where lessons learned. It's all about understanding business drivers and navigating business cycles, which has high applicability in generating investment ideas. 

Investment horizon: Mid to Long term

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

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TSMC (2330 TW, TSM US) — Q2 2026 Results: Beat & Raise Guidance = Raise Fair Value to NT$3,450

TSMC Q226. You Put All The Truth Together, It's Not The Truth

Primer: TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT) - Jul 2026

TSMC: Raising 2026 Guidance, Raising Capex, “all the Way to Probably 2029-30, Demand Is Very Strong”

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT)</a> enjoys a near-monopoly status in the N2 and N3 advanced foundry nodes. </li>
<li>Investors should not expect the management to actively buy back its shares; instead, they should expect high growth numbers from TSMC.</li>
<li>Despite the relatively high PER and PBR, its PEG ratio is 0.6x, thanks to the high growth numbers that make its valuation level still compelling. </li>
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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT) enjoys a near-monopoly status in the N2 and N3 advanced foundry nodes. 
Investors should not expect the management to actively buy back its shares; instead, they should expect high growth numbers from TSMC.
Despite the relatively high PER and PBR, its PEG ratio is 0.6x, thanks to the high growth numbers that make its valuation level still compelling. 


TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

TSMC (2330): 0.6x PEG and near Monopoly