UMC Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - United Microelectronics Corp - Alpha Spread

United Microelectronics Corp
NYSE:UMC

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Market Cap: 21B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
United Microelectronics Corp

Revenue
223.5B TWD
Cost of Revenue
-148.3B TWD
Gross Profit
75.1B TWD
Operating Expenses
-22B TWD
Operating Income
53.1B TWD
Other Expenses
287.4m TWD
Net Income
53.4B TWD

Margins Comparison
United Microelectronics Corp Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
TW
United Microelectronics Corp
TWSE:2303
672.8B TWD
34%
24%
24%
US
NVIDIA Corp
NASDAQ:NVDA
2.8T USD
76%
62%
55%
TW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
TWSE:2330
24.7T TWD
53%
42%
38%
US
Broadcom Inc
NASDAQ:AVGO
750.1B USD
64%
31%
11%
US
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
NASDAQ:AMD
239.7B USD
48%
4%
6%
US
Qualcomm Inc
NASDAQ:QCOM
187.8B USD
56%
26%
23%
US
Texas Instruments Inc
NASDAQ:TXN
183.2B USD
59%
36%
33%
UK
Arm Holdings PLC
NASDAQ:ARM
145B USD
96%
6%
12%
US
Analog Devices Inc
NASDAQ:ADI
110.5B USD
58%
23%
17%
IN
Ruttonsha International Rectifier Ltd
BSE:517035
8.8T INR
36%
14%
10%
US
Micron Technology Inc
NASDAQ:MU
96.9B USD
11%
-9%
-7%
Country TW
Market Cap 672.8B TWD
Gross Margin
34%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
24%
Country US
Market Cap 2.8T USD
Gross Margin
76%
Operating Margin
62%
Net Margin
55%
Country TW
Market Cap 24.7T TWD
Gross Margin
53%
Operating Margin
42%
Net Margin
38%
Country US
Market Cap 750.1B USD
Gross Margin
64%
Operating Margin
31%
Net Margin
11%
Country US
Market Cap 239.7B USD
Gross Margin
48%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
6%
Country US
Market Cap 187.8B USD
Gross Margin
56%
Operating Margin
26%
Net Margin
23%
Country US
Market Cap 183.2B USD
Gross Margin
59%
Operating Margin
36%
Net Margin
33%
Country UK
Market Cap 145B USD
Gross Margin
96%
Operating Margin
6%
Net Margin
12%
Country US
Market Cap 110.5B USD
Gross Margin
58%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
17%
Country IN
Market Cap 8.8T INR
Gross Margin
36%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
10%
Country US
Market Cap 96.9B USD
Gross Margin
11%
Operating Margin
-9%
Net Margin
-7%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
United Microelectronics Corp Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
TW
United Microelectronics Corp
TWSE:2303
672.8B TWD
16%
9%
12%
11%
US
NVIDIA Corp
NASDAQ:NVDA
2.8T USD
128%
82%
110%
138%
TW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
TWSE:2330
24.7T TWD
26%
17%
22%
23%
US
Broadcom Inc
NASDAQ:AVGO
750.1B USD
12%
4%
14%
7%
US
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
NASDAQ:AMD
239.7B USD
2%
2%
1%
2%
US
Qualcomm Inc
NASDAQ:QCOM
187.8B USD
39%
17%
23%
24%
US
Texas Instruments Inc
NASDAQ:TXN
183.2B USD
32%
16%
20%
23%
UK
Arm Holdings PLC
NASDAQ:ARM
145B USD
9%
6%
3%
5%
US
Analog Devices Inc
NASDAQ:ADI
110.5B USD
5%
3%
5%
4%
IN
Ruttonsha International Rectifier Ltd
BSE:517035
8.8T INR
16%
8%
15%
11%
US
Micron Technology Inc
NASDAQ:MU
96.9B USD
-3%
-2%
-3%
-3%
Country TW
Market Cap 672.8B TWD
ROE
16%
ROA
9%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
11%
Country US
Market Cap 2.8T USD
ROE
128%
ROA
82%
ROCE
110%
ROIC
138%
Country TW
Market Cap 24.7T TWD
ROE
26%
ROA
17%
ROCE
22%
ROIC
23%
Country US
Market Cap 750.1B USD
ROE
12%
ROA
4%
ROCE
14%
ROIC
7%
Country US
Market Cap 239.7B USD
ROE
2%
ROA
2%
ROCE
1%
ROIC
2%
Country US
Market Cap 187.8B USD
ROE
39%
ROA
17%
ROCE
23%
ROIC
24%
Country US
Market Cap 183.2B USD
ROE
32%
ROA
16%
ROCE
20%
ROIC
23%
Country UK
Market Cap 145B USD
ROE
9%
ROA
6%
ROCE
3%
ROIC
5%
Country US
Market Cap 110.5B USD
ROE
5%
ROA
3%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
4%
Country IN
Market Cap 8.8T INR
ROE
16%
ROA
8%
ROCE
15%
ROIC
11%
Country US
Market Cap 96.9B USD
ROE
-3%
ROA
-2%
ROCE
-3%
ROIC
-3%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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