Stick With Global Technology; China Breaking Out We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int'l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment. We will maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the SPX and ACWI-US are above 6028-6059 and $125-$126. Our bullish near-term outlook will remain in place as long as the 4+ month uptrend continues on ACWI...
We published earlier this week our updated view on the Semicap rally, looking at the implication of AI spending tripling by 2030 for WFE spending. Today, we publish a follow-up looking at the implications of the $3tn AI bull case for Semicap on a single slide.
For almost three years the Nikkei 225 has been tracking its performance from the 2003~5 bull market, albeit at levels some 3.3x higher In this report, Pelham Smithers discusses the similarities and asks three key questions: (1) Can we continue to track 2005 through the rest of the year; (2) Whatever happens in Q4, should we fear or be hopeful for 2026? And (3) Who are the upcoming winners and losers.
We see AI data centre expansion continuing throughout the late 2020s, driven by hyperscalers and emerging smaller players such as Oracle. Analyst William Nestuk remains positive on the earnings outlook for Fujikura and suggests a target price of ¥19,000, which is 35% above the current level.
Over and above an eventual cyclical recovery, we continue to be very positive on the long-term hybrid bonding opportunity for BESI. We believe that over the years we will see an industry-wide adoption in chiplet architecture. This will drive a jump in hybrid bonding demand in which we expect BESI to keep its leading position. We reiterate our BUY rating and €150 target price.
Delta reported a 2Q25 net profit of Bt4.6b (-30% yoy, -16% qoq). The results are 11% and 8% below our and market forecasts respectively due to: a) lower-than-expected gross margin, b) higher-than-expected SG&A-to-sales, c) higher tax expenses, and d) gain on exchange. Gross margin declined to 25% due to currency effects. SG&A-to-sales increased yoy and qoq, driven by higher selling expenses from the impact of reciprocal tariffs. Maintain SELL with a target price of Bt65.00.
GREATER CHINA Strategy China & Hong Kong Property & Property Management Mainland market continues to weaken, while the Hong Kong residential market progresses with destocking; we highlight CR Land and CR Mixc as top picks. INDONESIA Initiate Coverage Archi Indonesia (ARCI IJ/BUY/Rp770/Target: Rp1,280) Well-timed turnaround with true potential waiting to be unlocked. Results Cisarua Mountain Dairy (CMRY IJ/BUY/Rp4,750/Target: Rp6,000) 1H25: ...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Delta Electronics (DELTA TB/SELL/Bt142.50/Target: Bt65.00) 2Q25: Earnings drop yoy and qoq, missing expectations. PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP TB/BUY/Bt116.00/Target: Bt155.00) 2Q25: Net profit is better than expected and in line with consensus expectations. Update Plan B Media (PLANB TB/BUY/Bt5.65/Target: Bt7.70) Neutral view on 2Q25 earnings. PTT Oil & Retail Business (OR TB/SELL/Bt13.00/Target: Bt12.80) ...
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