Listed firms report sales growth in June during AI boom - Taipei Times

Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the over-the-counter Taipei Exchange (TPEx) reported strong sales growth last month on an increase in shipments of semiconductors and electronic components driven by robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.The TWSE said on Tuesday that 1,046 listed companies on the exchange, excluding financial and insurance firms, generated consolidated sales of NT$5.25 trillion (US$163.38 billion) last month, up 47.16 percent from a year earlier.Semiconductor companies listed on the TWSE reported aggregate consolidated sales of NT$777.2 billion, up 56.95 percent from a year earlier due to the AI boom, according to the exchange.

Taiwan Stock Exchange logo is pictured in Taipei on Sept. 1 last year.

The electronics sector generated NT$1.45 trillion in aggregate consolidated sales, up 54.58 percent from a year earlier, the TWSE said.Of the 1,046 TWSE-listed firms, 735 reported an increase in sales while 311 reported a decline compared with a year earlier, the exchange said.

In the first six months of the year, the 1,046 TWSE-listed firms posted combined sales of NT$27.86 trillion, up 32.10 percent from a year earlier, the TWSE said.Companies in the computer and peripheral sector represented on the exchange reported combined consolidated sales of NT$7.29 trillion in the six months, up 49.18 percent from a year earlier, on the back of an increase in AI server shipments, the exchange said.Meanwhile, the TPEx said that 891 companies listed on the over-the-counter market, including 30 firms incorporated overseas, posted a combined NT$351.9 billion in consolidated sales last month, up 38 percent year-on-year.Among them, the semiconductor sector had consolidated sales of NT$95.9 billion, up 72 percent from a year earlier, while the computer and peripheral sector posted consolidated sales of NT$38.6 billion, up 60 percent year-on-year, the TPEx said.Overall, 621 companies reported a rise in sales while 267 suffered a decline compared to a year earlier. The other three saw little change in sales during the month, it said.In the first six months of 2026, the 891 companies generated NT$1.85 trillion in aggregate consolidated sales, up 25 percent from a year earlier, led by the semiconductor sector, which reported NT$470.6 billion in consolidated sales, up 54 percent from a year earlier, the TPEx said.