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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>This is our first report on GlobalFoundries Inc, a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company.</li><li>Despite these challenges, the company observed healthy demand in growing segments such as industrial IoT, aerospace, defense, and automotive markets.</li><li>Throughout the quarter, GlobalFoundries demonstrated its dedication to executing targets, delivering value to customers, and sustaining its position in the industry.</li></ul>

This is our first report on GlobalFoundries Inc, a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company.Despite these challenges, the company observed healthy demand in growing segments such as industrial IoT, aerospace, defense, and automotive markets.Throughout the quarter, GlobalFoundries demonstrated its dedication to executing targets, delivering value to customers, and sustaining its position in the industry.

GlobalFoundries Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – Increasing Manufacturing Capacity & Other Drivers

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Hua Hong Semiconductor / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Q1’23 revenues of US$630.8 million, up 6.1% YoY and flat sequentially.</li>
<li>Gross margin was 32.1%, up 5.2 points YoY but down 6.1 points sequentially.</li>
<li>HH is playing a blinder through the downturn and likely beyond...</li>
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Q1’23 revenues of US$630.8 million, up 6.1% YoY and flat sequentially.
Gross margin was 32.1%, up 5.2 points YoY but down 6.1 points sequentially.
HH is playing a blinder through the downturn and likely beyond...


Hua Hong Semi (1347.HK) Q1'23 Revenue US$630.8 Million, Flat QoQ, +6.1% YoY. Q2'23 Flat QoQ

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<li>Q1’23 revenues of $1.84 billion, -12% QoQ ,- 5% YoY, but at the high end of the guided range</li>
<li>Remains on track for &gt;50% wafer capacity growth between 2021 and 2024</li>
<li>Muted CY'23 outlook sends shares down ~10% by close. Buying opportunity?</li>
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Q1’23 revenues of $1.84 billion, -12% QoQ ,- 5% YoY, but at the high end of the guided range
Remains on track for &gt;50% wafer capacity growth between 2021 and 2024
Muted CY'23 outlook sends shares down ~10% by close. Buying opportunity?


GlobalFoundries Q1'23 Revenue $1.84 Billion, -12% QoQ, -5% YoY. Q2'23 Flat QoQ

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Taiwan’s UMC, the world’s third largest foundry, reported Q1’23 revenues of NT$54.2 billion, a decrease of 20.1% QoQ and a 14.5% YoY, in line with expectations</li>
<li>Q2'23 forecasted flat sequentially, outperforming TSMC's outlook for a 6.5% QoQ decline</li>
<li>Management foresees recovery being slower than previously anticipated and to admits to having very limited visibility into H2'23</li>
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Taiwan’s UMC, the world’s third largest foundry, reported Q1’23 revenues of NT$54.2 billion, a decrease of 20.1% QoQ and a 14.5% YoY, in line with expectations
Q2'23 forecasted flat sequentially, outperforming TSMC's outlook for a 6.5% QoQ decline
Management foresees recovery being slower than previously anticipated and to admits to having very limited visibility into H2'23


UMC. Calling Q1'23 The Trough Despite Limited Forward Visibility

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>This week we digest key takeaways from some of the latest key industry results that came out (ASE Technologies (TW), Novatek (TW), and Tokyo Electron (JP)).</li>
<li>ASE and Tokyo Electron exhibited their insulated positions during the current inventory corrections happening, delivering decent margins and beating expectations. Novatek also beat expectations.</li>
<li>Forward expectations are generally for a worse 1Q23E ahead followed by the beginning of a recovery in 2Q23E. Is this becoming simply the consensus view, however?</li>
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This week we digest key takeaways from some of the latest key industry results that came out (ASE Technologies (TW), Novatek (TW), and Tokyo Electron (JP)).
ASE and Tokyo Electron exhibited their insulated positions during the current inventory corrections happening, delivering decent margins and beating expectations. Novatek also beat expectations.
Forward expectations are generally for a worse 1Q23E ahead followed by the beginning of a recovery in 2Q23E. Is this becoming simply the consensus view, however?


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Latest Key Results Add More Expectations for a 2H23E Turnaround

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. operates as a semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. The Company offers chips designed for markets such as mobility, automotive, computing and wired connectivity, and consumer internet of things (IoT). GLOBALFOUNDRIES serves customers worldwide.

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GlobalFoundries Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – Increasing Manufacturing Capacity & Other Drivers

This is our first report on GlobalFoundries Inc, a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Despite these...

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Hua Hong Semi (1347.HK) Q1'23 Revenue US$630.8 Million, Flat QoQ, +6.1% YoY. Q2'23 Flat QoQ

Q1’23 revenues of US$630.8 million, up 6.1% YoY and flat sequentially. Gross margin 32.1%, up 5.2 points YoY but down 6.1 points QoQ. HH is playing...

William Keating

GlobalFoundries Q1'23 Revenue $1.84 Billion, -12% QoQ, -5% YoY. Q2'23 Flat QoQ

Q1’23 revenues of $1.84 billion, -12% QoQ and - 5% YoY, within guidance. On track for >50% wafer capacity growth 2021 to 2024. Muted CY'23 outlook...

William Keating

UMC. Calling Q1'23 The Trough Despite Limited Forward Visibility

Q1’23 revenues of NT$54.2 billion, a decrease of 20.1% QoQ and a 14.5% YoY, in line with expectations. Recovery slower than previously anticipated,...

William Keating

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Latest Key Results Add More Expectations for a 2H23E Turnaround

Forward expectations are generally for a worse 1Q23E ahead followed by the beginning of a recovery in 2Q23E. Is this becoming simply the consensus...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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