A director at Samsung Electronics maiden bought 1,500 shares at 54,648.530KRW and the significance rating of the trade was 70/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last t...
Following the recent results season where several leading semiconductor and SPE companies globally produced either disappointing results or guidance, we look at where the semiconductor industry is at present, where it looks to be headed in 2025 and identify opportunities in the Japanese IC / SPE space.
This report provides an in-depth analysis of Zepp Health Corporation's (NYSE: ZEPP) Q3-2024 performance, highlighting a 4% QoQ revenue increase but a 49% YoY decline due to lower unit sales and product discontinuations. The report examines the launch of the T-Rex 3 smartwatch, supply chain constraints, and Zepp's competitive positioning in the global smartwatch market. It also discusses management's optimistic Q4 guidance, industry trends, and the valuation discrepancy between Zepp's market cap ...
Demand is sluggish, with the 2024 and 2025 outlooks implying slight unit growth after 2022 & 2023 down 13% & 4% respectively. With saturation and elongating replacement cycles, we see that as a best case. The December quarter iPhone guide missed consensus expectations, and we expect further downside. Replacement cycles are elongating, share gains in China have stalled, and recent datapoints support our view (Apple lowering iPhone 16 production plans). Semi revenues are back to secular growth, dr...
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba set out the first plan of his administration, which is to spend ¥10tril through FY30 further revitalizing Japan’s one-time globally dominant chip industry. The move comes after a ¥2tril package was announced last year and is seen as party of a ¥50tril private-public investment in Japanese chipmaking over the next decade. Pelham Smithers discusses beneficiaries.
Fujikura (5803 JT) - Still Riding the AI Theme FY24-FY26 FY24 OP guidance was raised 17% to ¥104bil (+50% YoY) with the release of record Q2 OP of ¥30.7bil (+69% YoY). Consensus FY24 OP is around ¥99~100bil but we expect Fujikura (5803 JT) to come well above its new guidance as (1) ¥140/USD is assumed by H2 guidance and (2) management conservatively assumes OPMs could fall back as high-margin product production is ramped up. Please see attached report by analyst Will Nestuk for details.
Samsung’s poor performance comes after the strong numbers (and stronger-than-expected) guidance from Micron (MU US). It underscores the complicated nature of the chip sector in the AI chip era – something that was further outlined by the latest global chip market data. Pelham Smithers discusses.
A director at Sterlite Technologies Ltd sold 16,158 shares at 125.745INR and the significance rating of the trade was 68/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two ye...
Micron’s FY24 results are a reminder that the chip industry is still doing well. Pelham Smithers considers what is reflected in the shares price of the wafer fab equipment makers and highlights two Japanese plays that offer undemanding valuations.
Summary Japan Display Inc - Company Profile and SWOT Analysis, is a source of comprehensive company data and information. The report covers the company's structure, operation, SWOT analysis, product and service offerings and corporate actions, providing a 360˚ view of the company. Key Highlights Japan Display Inc (JDI) is an electrical and electronic manufacturing company. The company manufactures and sells small and medium-size displays and related products in Japan and other markets. Its pr...
Last week and this week there was and will be significant activity in two antitrust cases against Google. In this note, we provide an update of what happened, what will happen, various outcomes investors should be thinking about and other cases involving Google and Antitrust.
Fujikura’s share price performance has been impressive, surging three-old YTD, boosted by AI-related data centre demand. Analyst William Nestuk reviews the FY24 Q1 performance, flags where there is upside but also notes capacity contraints.
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