External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Equity Bottom-Up

TK Group (Holdings) Limited manufactures plastic products and components. The Company engages in the design and fabrication of plastic injection molds and the mechanical design and manufacturing of plastic components.

<ul><li>TK Group announced a positive profit alert for 1H24 with 40%+ YoY earnings growth.</li><li>After speaking with TK’s mgmt., we reiterate our positive view on TK’s 2H24 outlook, driven by strong order pipelines, new client wins, and revenue/margin recovery across most segments.</li><li>Following challenging business environment in 2022 and 2023, we believe TK is on track to deliver 38%/19% YoY earnings growth in FY24/25E, backed by client demand recovery (e.g. Jabra, Polycom), new order ramp-up (e.g. Meta, SONOS, Dyson), utilization improvement and operating leverage. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

TK Group announced a positive profit alert for 1H24 with 40%+ YoY earnings growth.After speaking with TK’s mgmt., we reiterate our positive view on TK’s 2H24 outlook, driven by strong order pipelines, new client wins, and revenue/margin recovery across most segments.Following challenging business environment in 2022 and 2023, we believe TK is on track to deliver 38%/19% YoY earnings growth in FY24/25E, backed by client demand recovery (e.g. Jabra, Polycom), new order ramp-up (e.g. Meta, SONOS, Dyson), utilization improvement and operating leverage. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

TK Group (2283 HK) - Positive Profit Alert in 1H24E

Sunny Optical Technology Group / Equity Bottom-Up

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Limited designs and manufactures optical and optical related products. The Company's products include glass/plastic lenses, prisms, mobile phone camera modules, microscopes, surveying instruments, and other analytical instruments.

<ul><li>We upgrade Sunny Optical to BUY and raise our TP to HK$67.88 following 1H24 positive profit alert of 140-150% YoY growth, as we think Sunny’s GPM recovery, iPhone share gain and hybrid/periscope cam adoption are tracking ahead of expectations.</li><li>We revised up our FY24-25E EPS by 46-82% to reflect stronger GPM, iPhone share gain (18%/25% in 2024/25E, vs 15% in 2023), iPhone order wins (front-cam/TOF in 2024, hybrid lens in 2025) and periscopecam adoption in Android flagships.</li><li>We also believe AI smartphone launches will accelerate upgrade cycle in 2H24E. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We upgrade Sunny Optical to BUY and raise our TP to HK$67.88 following 1H24 positive profit alert of 140-150% YoY growth, as we think Sunny’s GPM recovery, iPhone share gain and hybrid/periscope cam adoption are tracking ahead of expectations.We revised up our FY24-25E EPS by 46-82% to reflect stronger GPM, iPhone share gain (18%/25% in 2024/25E, vs 15% in 2023), iPhone order wins (front-cam/TOF in 2024, hybrid lens in 2025) and periscopecam adoption in Android flagships.We also believe AI smartphone launches will accelerate upgrade cycle in 2H24E. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Sunny Optical (2382 HK) - Positive Profit Alert Alleviates GPM Concerns; Upgrade to BUY

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

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<li>The Hong Kong market trades about 30% below analysts' estimated 12 month target price.</li>
<li>Analysts are raising forecasts for<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a> as it meets success with new phone rollouts and its EV business.  </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunny-optical-technology-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13363:1" rel="noopener">Sunny Optical Technology Group (2382 HK)</a> had a positive profit alert and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minth-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9232:1" rel="noopener">Minth Group Ltd (425 HK)</a> is showing growth in its international business. Both are rated BUY from analysts.</li>
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The Hong Kong market trades about 30% below analysts' estimated 12 month target price.
Analysts are raising forecasts forXiaomi Corp (1810 HK) as it meets success with new phone rollouts and its EV business.  

Sunny Optical Technology Group (2382 HK) had a positive profit alert and Minth Group Ltd (425 HK) is showing growth in its international business. Both are rated BUY from analysts.


BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stock Updates (July 22)

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. manufactures and markets integrated circuits. The Company provides the following services: wafer manufacturing, wafer probing, assembly and testing, mask production, and design services. TSMC's ICs are used in computer, communication, consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial equipment industries.

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<li>TSMC guided Q324 revenues of $22.8 billion at the midpoint, up 9.5% QoQ and up 32% YoY</li>
<li>Increased full year guidance to be above mid-20% YoY growth in US dollar terms</li>
<li>Share price has declined ~14% from its 52 week high but still up &gt;2x from its 52 week low. Many will view this pullback as a gift, we certainly do...</li>
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TSMC guided Q324 revenues of $22.8 billion at the midpoint, up 9.5% QoQ and up 32% YoY
Increased full year guidance to be above mid-20% YoY growth in US dollar terms
Share price has declined ~14% from its 52 week high but still up &gt;2x from its 52 week low. Many will view this pullback as a gift, we certainly do...


External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Daishin Securities

Daishin Securities

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LG Innotek Co., Ltd. develops and produces cellular phone parts such as mini vibration motors, LCD modules, light emitting diode (LED), camera modules, protection circuit modules. The Company also manufactures liquid crystal displays (LCD) and plasma display panels (PDP) parts such as inverters, intelligent power modules, multi chip modules, and tuners.

<ul><li>Consensus (W94.5bn) beat likely with 2Q24 OP forecast at W154.1bn</li><li>2H24 OP projected at W0.83tn, up 23.8% yoy.</li><li>Heightened expectations for increased iPhone 16 sales</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Consensus (W94.5bn) beat likely with 2Q24 OP forecast at W154.1bn2H24 OP projected at W0.83tn, up 23.8% yoy.Heightened expectations for increased iPhone 16 salesContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

LG Innotek (011070 KS) - Earnings Forecast Raised Further, IPhone 16 Expectations High

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