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市值2.4兆美元的台積電:華爾街眼中的AI「淘金者」終極受惠者
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市值2.4兆美元的台積電:華爾街眼中的AI「淘金者」終極受惠者

外媒指出台積電是人工智慧革命中最具潛力的投資標的,掌握強大定價權與高利潤率,但也需留意AI熱潮放緩的潛在風險。

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市值高達2.4兆美元的台積電被華爾街視為AI淘金者的終極受惠者。憑藉獨特的晶片製造地位、強大定價權與高達60%的營業利益率,台積電成為AI、智慧型手機及雲端運算的關鍵推動者,但分析也提醒需防範AI熱潮放緩與地緣政治風險。

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台積電作為全球最大晶圓代工廠,為輝達與蘋果等企業生產先進晶片,其高效能運算業務因AI需求快速增長。

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市值高達2.4兆美元的台積電,是人工智慧革命中最具潛力的投資標的。

外媒報導指出,不是英特爾,也不是輝達:市值2.4兆美元的台積電,正是華爾街稱為AI「淘金者」終極受惠者的晶片巨頭。不過也提醒,如果人工智慧熱潮最終放緩或消退,投資者需要謹慎行事,這不僅會損害台積電的營收和股價,還可能影響其高於正常水準的利潤率。

The Motley Fool 報導,幾乎人人都知道,電腦晶片是人工智慧(AI)蓬勃發展的關鍵。沒有晶片,就無法訓練先進的人工智慧,也無法在全球數十億台電腦上運作,這使得英特爾起死回生,並使輝達成為全球市值最高的公司。然而,電腦晶片領域有許多鮮為人知的瑰寶,其中市值高達2.4兆美元的台積電,是人工智慧革命中最具潛力的投資標的。

全球大多數大型科技公司都與台積電簽訂晶片製造合約。輝達並非自行生產晶片,而是將設計稿發送給台積電,社也是全球唯一一家能夠大規模生產輝達晶片的公司。就連英特爾也不得不將部分先進晶片的製造外包給台積電。

超大規模資料中心營運商委託台積電代工生產用於人工智慧雲端運算的電腦晶片。蘋果公司的電腦晶片大部分都是由台積電生產。

這使得台積電不僅成為人工智慧革命的重要組成部分,也成為智慧型手機和雲端運算發展的關鍵推動力量。過去12個月,台積電營收達1430億美元,上季年增34%。其高效能運算(HPC)業務需求旺盛,較上季成長20%,目前已占公司整體業務的66%。

與其他大多數製造商不同,台積電擁有巨大的定價權,因為它是唯一一家能夠為輝達和蘋果等公司生產晶片的企業。

台積電上季營業利益率為60%,高於全球幾乎所有軟體公司。若以此推算過去12個月的營收,總利潤將達到860億美元。

一些投資人擔心台積電與台灣聯繫緊密,鑑於中國曾發表入侵台灣的言論,這存在風險。該公司正迅速推動生產業務多元化,拓展至美國和其他國家,計劃僅在美國就投資2650億美元建廠。其中大部分建設已經完成。

台積電借助人工智慧實現的營收和利潤激增,未來幾年可能無法重現。如果OpenAI、Anthropic等公司停止在人工智慧訓練和應用方面投入巨資,這可能會阻礙其營收成長。

台積電目前的本益比為33倍,相對於其過去的成長率而言,股價並不算過高。如果未來幾年人工智慧晶片的需求持續成長,其股價可能會進一步攀升。

不過,The Motley Fool 也提醒,如果人工智慧熱潮最終放緩或消退,投資者需要謹慎行事。這不僅會損害台積電的營收,還可能影響其高於正常水準的利潤率。

例如,如果台積電的年營收成長至2000億美元,並維持60%的利潤率,那麼其獲利將達到1200億美元,這很可能會推高其股價。然而,如果經濟放緩導致收入下降到1250億美元,利潤率下降到45%或更低,那麼收益將下降到560億美元,這是一個巨大的差距,並且很可能會導致股價下跌。

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  • 台積電若維持AI晶片強勁需求,營收與股價可能進一步攀升

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