Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Lg Innotek (011070 KS), a leading global producer of optical electronic parts, has one of the most attractive fundamentals in Korea. </li>
<li>LG Innotek has become one of the critical suppliers for Apple's smartphones. For example, LG Innotek accounted for more than 70% of the camera modules used for Apple's iPhone 13.</li>
<li>In the intermediate term, LG Innotek is expected to benefit from higher demand for metaverse related cameras, 3D sensing modules, and autonomous vehicle cameras. </li>
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Lg Innotek (011070 KS), a leading global producer of optical electronic parts, has one of the most attractive fundamentals in Korea. 
LG Innotek has become one of the critical suppliers for Apple's smartphones. For example, LG Innotek accounted for more than 70% of the camera modules used for Apple's iPhone 13.
In the intermediate term, LG Innotek is expected to benefit from higher demand for metaverse related cameras, 3D sensing modules, and autonomous vehicle cameras. 


LG Innotek: One of the Most Attractive Fundamentals in the Korean Stock Market

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Apple set an all-time revenue record of nearly $124 billion during the busy holiday season, up 11% from last year and better than they had expected at the start of the quarter.</li><li>Despite supply constraints, its largest revenue contributor, the iPhone revenue increased 9% year over year to an all-time high of $71.6 billion, thanks to a strong customer response to their new iPhone 13 family.</li><li>It is worth highlighting that Apple has a staggering $203 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet owing to its strong operating performance and holiday quarter seasonality.</li></ul>

Apple set an all-time revenue record of nearly $124 billion during the busy holiday season, up 11% from last year and better than they had expected at the start of the quarter.Despite supply constraints, its largest revenue contributor, the iPhone revenue increased 9% year over year to an all-time high of $71.6 billion, thanks to a strong customer response to their new iPhone 13 family.It is worth highlighting that Apple has a staggering $203 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet owing to its strong operating performance and holiday quarter seasonality.

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.

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<li>Snapchat largely dispelled the Apple bear case, and should return to the mid $60s.</li>
<li>Actual competitive differentiation vs. TikTok and Facebook means Snapchat's user growth and engagement remain strong.</li>
<li>Revenue growth will reaccelerate as it works through IDFA, but international monetization is the kicker.</li>
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Snapchat largely dispelled the Apple bear case, and should return to the mid $60s.
Actual competitive differentiation vs. TikTok and Facebook means Snapchat's user growth and engagement remain strong.
Revenue growth will reaccelerate as it works through IDFA, but international monetization is the kicker.


Snapchat 4Q21: A Quick Turnaround…And Why Facebook Didn’t Snapback

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom-up, from across South East Asia.</li>
<li>The past week saw insights on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab (GRAB US)</a> after a bank acquisition with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-telecommunications" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20:1" rel="noopener">Singtel (ST SP)</a> in Indonesia plus on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adi-sarana-armada-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16947:1" rel="noopener">ASSA</a> after the spin off of its auto business.</li>
<li>We also look at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xl-axiata-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15028:1" rel="noopener">XL Axiata (EXCL IJ)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-net-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1050:1" rel="noopener">Link Net (LINK IJ)</a> plus the strong reception that Shopee (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd (SE US)</a>) is seeing in India and more. </li>
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom-up, from across South East Asia.
The past week saw insights on Grab (GRAB US) after a bank acquisition with Singtel (ST SP) in Indonesia plus on ASSA after the spin off of its auto business.
We also look at XL Axiata (EXCL IJ) and Link Net (LINK IJ) plus the strong reception that Shopee (Sea Ltd (SE US)) is seeing in India and more. 


The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Grab & Bank Fama, XL Axiata & Link Net, and Shopee in India

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

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<li>In our estimate, the 4Q21/1Q22 revenue/GM is about NT$127.6bn/47.5% and NT$136bn/47.5% respectively. </li>
<li>We forecast MediaTek to ship 4G/5G for ~355mn/220nm chipsets in 2022 respectively. </li>
<li>Besides Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Honor, MediaTek is shipping for a few thousand sets of Dimensity 9000 to Samsung in 1H22. </li>
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In our estimate, the 4Q21/1Q22 revenue/GM is about NT$127.6bn/47.5% and NT$136bn/47.5% respectively. 
We forecast MediaTek to ship 4G/5G for ~355mn/220nm chipsets in 2022 respectively. 
Besides Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Honor, MediaTek is shipping for a few thousand sets of Dimensity 9000 to Samsung in 1H22. 


MediaTek (2454.TT): 1Q22 Preview-A Little Bit Higher in Revenue Outlook

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LG Innotek: One of the Most Attractive Fundamentals in the Korean Stock Market

Lg Innotek has a combination of relatively reasonable valuation multiples and excellent sales and profit growth rates. LG Innotek has become one of...

Douglas Kim

Apple Inc.: Upcoming Pipeline

Apple set an all-time revenue record of nearly $124 billion during the busy holiday season, up 11% from last year and better than they had...

Baptista Research

Snapchat 4Q21: A Quick Turnaround…And Why Facebook Didn’t Snapback

With Snapchat's LT thesis restored, we would buy the stock even up 50%. A return to its 5 yr P/S average of 14x would equate to $66 on 2023 revenues.

Aaron Gabin

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Grab & Bank Fama, XL Axiata & Link Net, and Shopee in India

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity...

Angus Mackintosh

MediaTek (2454.TT): 1Q22 Preview-A Little Bit Higher in Revenue Outlook

In our estimate, the 4Q21/1Q22 revenue/GM is about NT$127.6bn/47.5% and NT$136Bn/47.5% respectively. We forecast MediaTek to ship 4G/5G for ~355mn...

Patrick Liao

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