Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Following the massive drop in Adobe's share price, more investors are looking favourably at the business.</li>
<li>In my view, capital allocation decisions within the company raise some red flags that are hard to overlook.</li>
<li>As a long-term shareholder, I still have a hard time rating Adobe as a buy.</li>
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Following the massive drop in Adobe's share price, more investors are looking favourably at the business.
In my view, capital allocation decisions within the company raise some red flags that are hard to overlook.
As a long-term shareholder, I still have a hard time rating Adobe as a buy.


Adobe Is A High Quality Business With Capital Allocation Problems

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Equity Capital Markets

Beijing Beisen Cloud Computing / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>China-Based HCM technology unicorn <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beisen-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36803:1" rel="noopener">Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)</a>  filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. Morgan Stanley and CICC are leading the upcoming offering. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beisen-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36803:1" rel="noopener">Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)</a>  is the leading provider of integrated HR SaaS and talent management platform with ~12% market share of the overall cloud-based HCM industry in China. </li>
<li>We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B, making it one of the largest providers of cloud-native HCM solutions in China scheduled to go public this year. </li>
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China-Based HCM technology unicorn Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)  filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. Morgan Stanley and CICC are leading the upcoming offering. 

Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)  is the leading provider of integrated HR SaaS and talent management platform with ~12% market share of the overall cloud-based HCM industry in China. 
We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B, making it one of the largest providers of cloud-native HCM solutions in China scheduled to go public this year. 


Beisen IPO Preview and Valuation Analysis

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<li>Oracle's strategy is being acknowledged by one of its major peers - Salesforce.</li>
<li>Oracle does not appear among the top three cloud infrastructure players, but it doesn't need to.</li>
<li>Oracle is expected to deliver another strong quarter, investors should remain focused on the long-term positioning of the business.</li>
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Oracle's strategy is being acknowledged by one of its major peers - Salesforce.
Oracle does not appear among the top three cloud infrastructure players, but it doesn't need to.
Oracle is expected to deliver another strong quarter, investors should remain focused on the long-term positioning of the business.


Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The three companies Nvidia, TSMC, and ASML are all key global leaders in the AI industry chain.</li>
<li>Nvidia's latest results indicate that the company could be returning to a period of multi-year growth and an inflection point for AI demand.</li>
<li>One can consider going Long a basket of Nvidia, ASML, and TSMC based on a structural growth thesis for AI demand.</li>
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The three companies Nvidia, TSMC, and ASML are all key global leaders in the AI industry chain.
Nvidia's latest results indicate that the company could be returning to a period of multi-year growth and an inflection point for AI demand.
One can consider going Long a basket of Nvidia, ASML, and TSMC based on a structural growth thesis for AI demand.


AI Leaders Monitor: Nvidia, TSMC, ASML Trading Monitor - Nvidia Results Key Take-Aways

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<ul><li>Oracle had a strong quarter and saw its revenue increase by 25%.</li><li>Even with Cerner excluded, total revenue increased by 9% in constant currency, exceeding Q1 and surpassing revenue from the same period last year.</li><li>Oracle's liquidity is also solid as it held over $7.4 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter.</li></ul>

Oracle had a strong quarter and saw its revenue increase by 25%.Even with Cerner excluded, total revenue increased by 9% in constant currency, exceeding Q1 and surpassing revenue from the same period last year.Oracle's liquidity is also solid as it held over $7.4 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter.

Oracle Corporation: New Cloud Zone & Other Developments

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Oracle Corporation supplies software for enterprise information management. The Company offers databases and relational servers, application development and decision support tools, and enterprise business applications. Oracle's software runs on network computers, personal digital assistants, set-top devices, PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and massively parallel computers.

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