Food & Beverage Industry Also Invests in TSMC: Hi-Lai Foods Holds 70 Shares
Hi-Lai Foods, a restaurant group, has continued to increase its investment in TSMC shares amid the AI boom, accumulating 70 shares with a total investment of approximately NT$165 million. The company announced the purchase of 40 TSMC shares between April 29 and June 3, with transaction prices ranging from NT$2,170 to NT$2,415 per share. The move is for capital utilization and investment purposes.
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(Central News Agency, reporter Jiang Mingyan, Taipei, June 3) The AI boom has driven up TSMC's stock price, also attracting investors from traditional industries. Following Longyan, which reaped substantial investment gains from its early investment in TSMC, the restaurant group Hi-Lai Foods has also continued to increase its holdings in TSMC. Today, it announced that it holds a cumulative total of 70 TSMC shares, with an investment amount of approximately NT$165 million.
As AI demand continues to surge, Taiwan's stock market and TSMC's stock price have repeatedly hit new highs. However, performance across different industries has diverged. Stocks of traditional industries with lower correlation to AI themes have generally lacked significant performance, prompting some companies to shift funds to high-quality heavyweight stocks like TSMC.
For example, Longyan, whose main business is funeral services, purchased TSMC shares as early as 2020. The book value of this investment has since increased significantly, becoming an important source of non-operating income.
The restaurant group Hi-Lai Foods, while maintaining stable operational performance in its core business, has continued to increase its TSMC stock holdings. Hi-Lai Foods announced today that, as the cumulative amount of acquiring the same marketable security within one year has reached 20% of its paid-in capital, it is disclosing relevant information in accordance with regulations.
According to the announcement, Hi-Lai Foods purchased a total of 40 TSMC shares between April 29 and June 3, with transaction prices per share ranging from NT$2,170 to NT$2,415, and a total transaction amount of approximately NT$92.68 million.
As of now, Hi-Lai Foods holds a cumulative total of 70 TSMC shares, with a cumulative investment amount of approximately NT$165 million, representing a shareholding ratio of approximately 0.0003%. Hi-Lai Foods stated that the purpose of this investment is capital utilization and financial management.
Hi-Lai Foods' 2025 consolidated revenue was NT$6.227 billion, an increase of 5% year-on-year; net profit after tax was NT$427 million, an increase of 5% year-on-year; earnings per share (EPS) were NT$10.12, a slight increase from NT$10.06 in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of earning over one capital share.
Benefiting from the store expansion effects of its 'Dao Yu' buffet restaurant and soup dumplings, as well as strong banquet demand, Hi-Lai Foods' revenue continued to grow this year. First-quarter revenue was NT$1.988 billion, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 23.51% and a year-on-year increase of 14.57%; net profit after tax was NT$248 million, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 142.82% and a year-on-year increase of 33.9%; EPS was NT$5.87, a record high since its listing on the OTC market. (Editor: Zhang Liangzhi) 1150603
As AI demand continues to surge, Taiwan's stock market and TSMC's stock price have repeatedly hit new highs. However, performance across different industries has diverged. Stocks of traditional industries with lower correlation to AI themes have generally lacked significant performance, prompting some companies to shift funds to high-quality heavyweight stocks like TSMC.
For example, Longyan, whose main business is funeral services, purchased TSMC shares as early as 2020. The book value of this investment has since increased significantly, becoming an important source of non-operating income.
The restaurant group Hi-Lai Foods, while maintaining stable operational performance in its core business, has continued to increase its TSMC stock holdings. Hi-Lai Foods announced today that, as the cumulative amount of acquiring the same marketable security within one year has reached 20% of its paid-in capital, it is disclosing relevant information in accordance with regulations.
According to the announcement, Hi-Lai Foods purchased a total of 40 TSMC shares between April 29 and June 3, with transaction prices per share ranging from NT$2,170 to NT$2,415, and a total transaction amount of approximately NT$92.68 million.
As of now, Hi-Lai Foods holds a cumulative total of 70 TSMC shares, with a cumulative investment amount of approximately NT$165 million, representing a shareholding ratio of approximately 0.0003%. Hi-Lai Foods stated that the purpose of this investment is capital utilization and financial management.
Hi-Lai Foods' 2025 consolidated revenue was NT$6.227 billion, an increase of 5% year-on-year; net profit after tax was NT$427 million, an increase of 5% year-on-year; earnings per share (EPS) were NT$10.12, a slight increase from NT$10.06 in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of earning over one capital share.
Benefiting from the store expansion effects of its 'Dao Yu' buffet restaurant and soup dumplings, as well as strong banquet demand, Hi-Lai Foods' revenue continued to grow this year. First-quarter revenue was NT$1.988 billion, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 23.51% and a year-on-year increase of 14.57%; net profit after tax was NT$248 million, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 142.82% and a year-on-year increase of 33.9%; EPS was NT$5.87, a record high since its listing on the OTC market. (Editor: Zhang Liangzhi) 1150603