ASM International N.V : An increasingly comparable story to ASML, but with a still reasonable valuation
ASMi’s story increasingly resembles that of ASML (minus the monopoly). The group benefits from the structural increase in capex for 7nm, 5nm and soon 3nm nodes in more precise deposition techniques (ALD and epitaxy) and is gaining market share in memory. ASMi is now profitable and has enough cash to dispense with ASM PT, which should be an incentive for it to sell its residual 25% stake. This would crystallise the group’s low valuation relative to peers (11.8x EBITDA excluding AS...ASM International is an equipment supplier mainly to the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Co. designs, manufactures and sells equipment and services to its customers for the production of semiconductor devices, or integrated circuits. Co.'s front-end segment manufactures and sells equipment used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. Co.'s back-end segment manufactures and sells equipment and materials used in assembly and packaging, encompassing the processes in which silicon wafers are separated into individual circuits and subsequently assembled, packaged and tested.
Oddo Securities provides securities brokerage and research services. The company offers equity, economic, and derivatives research and credit analysis services. It focuses on insurance, automotive, building materials, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, information technology, and agri-food industries.
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