Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMWF) Acquisitions (2009 - 2012)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has reported Acquisitions for 4 years, with the latest figure at $2.0 billion in Q4 2012.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2012, Acquisitions rose 77.97% year-over-year to $2.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2012 stood at $8.2 billion (up 14.37% YoY), and the FY2012 full-year result was $8.3 billion, down 0.7% from the prior year.
• Acquisitions for Q4 2012 stood at $2.0 billion, down from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Acquisitions was $2.6 billion in Q1 2011, with the low at $165.5 million in Q1 2009.
• Historically, Acquisitions has averaged $1.5 billion across 4 years, with a median of $1.4 billion in 2010.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2010 — Acquisitions surged 774.12% — and 2012, when it tumbled 39.56%.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's Acquisitions stood at $1.3 billion in 2009, then rose by 8.47% to $1.4 billion in 2010, then retreated by 20.36% to $1.1 billion in 2011, then soared by 77.97% to $2.0 billion in 2012.
• The last three Acquisitions figures came in at $2.0 billion (Q4 2012), $2.6 billion (Q3 2012), and $2.0 billion (Q2 2012), per Business Quant data.