Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy, Urbem (HK) Limited

Steven Chen

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The Shenzhen-based game developer trades at an attractive valuation;</li>
<li>Meanwhile, the business has been growing at a nearly triple-digit rate while maintaining an above 30% return on equity and invested capital;</li>
<li>Should investors buy into this (seemingly quality) growth story?  We want to take a deep dive.</li>
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The Shenzhen-based game developer trades at an attractive valuation;
Meanwhile, the business has been growing at a nearly triple-digit rate while maintaining an above 30% return on equity and invested capital;
Should investors buy into this (seemingly quality) growth story?  We want to take a deep dive.


TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

<p>As a reminder, we advocated buying Coupa around the bottom back in early April as it was a good entry point for a permanently expensive Adobe/ServiceNow like compounder (15x back then). We decided to step to the sidelines last quarter as the company didn’t offer much new disclosures around Pay and an oddly conservative guidance for this quarter….which not so shockingly they blew out. This quarters’ guidance for 4Q21 is equally conservative, and if you strip out its Llamasoft acquisition, you get the same sandbagged guidance as last quarter.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.</p></div>

As a reminder, we advocated buying Coupa around the bottom back in early April as it was a good entry point for a permanently expensive Adobe/ServiceNow like compounder (15x back then). We decided to step to the sidelines last quarter as the company didn’t offer much new disclosures around Pay and an oddly conservative guidance for this quarter….which not so shockingly they blew out. This quarters’ guidance for 4Q21 is equally conservative, and if you strip out its Llamasoft acquisition, you get the same sandbagged guidance as last quarter.Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.

Coupa 3Q21 Earnings: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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<li>IGG looks like an unusual beaten-down stock, as the industry that the company operates is actually benefiting from the pandemic and booming;</li>
<li>Is Mr. Market misunderstanding any of the business fundamentals, or is he correct in terms of any possible value trap?</li>
</ul>


IGG looks like an unusual beaten-down stock, as the industry that the company operates is actually benefiting from the pandemic and booming;
Is Mr. Market misunderstanding any of the business fundamentals, or is he correct in terms of any possible value trap?


<p>The TikTok saga is far from over. Heck, by the time you read this, China or Trump may have nixed the deal on national security concerns, national dignity concerns, or just on a whim. We sketch out updated thoughts on valuation and the companies affected by the deal. Hint: We like Microsoft's ZeniMax acquisition. </p><p></p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.</p></div>

The TikTok saga is far from over. Heck, by the time you read this, China or Trump may have nixed the deal on national security concerns, national dignity concerns, or just on a whim. We sketch out updated thoughts on valuation and the companies affected by the deal. Hint: We like Microsoft's ZeniMax acquisition. Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.

TikTok: Microsoft's "Console-Ation" Prize

Julie Lee

<p>August video game industry sales was solid, up 37% yoy, after having modest slowdown in June and July. </p>
<p>Recent correction on video game companies such as Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sony-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:563:1" rel="noopener">Sony Corp (6758 JP)</a> may offer buying opportunities given continued positive industry growth, new releases of PS5 and Xbox X/S, and potential price hike of games. Valuation of video game companies are relatively attractive compared to other major global tech companies despite solid long term growth prospect and strong cash flow. </p>
<p>We will provide further analysis on potential positive impacts of PS5 on Sony, which is currently underestimated by the street. </p>

August video game industry sales was solid, up 37% yoy, after having modest slowdown in June and July. 
Recent correction on video game companies such as Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Sony Corp (6758 JP) may offer buying opportunities given continued positive industry growth, new releases of PS5 and Xbox X/S, and potential price hike of games. Valuation of video game companies are relatively attractive compared to other major global tech companies despite solid long term growth prospect and strong cash flow. 
We will provide further analysis on potential positive impacts of PS5 on Sony, which is currently underestimated by the street. 

Accelerating Video Game Sales Growth in August and Strong Pre-Sale Interest for PS5

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. publishes, develops, and distributes interactive entertainment software and peripheral products. The Company's products cover diverse game categories, including action/adventure, action sports, racing, role playing, simulation, first-person action, music-based gaming and strategy.

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Steven Chen

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The TikTok saga is far from over. Heck, by the time you read this, China or Trump may have e

Aaron Gabin

Accelerating Video Game Sales Growth in August and Strong Pre-Sale Interest for PS5

August video game sales was so

Julie Lee

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