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<ul><li>Tobacco / Cover Story: China’s tobacco monopoly is swept up in corruption probes</li><li>Workers / Eastern province eases upper age limit for construction workers amid labor shortage</li><li>Moon / China plans first crewed moon landing by 2030</li></ul>

Tobacco / Cover Story: China’s tobacco monopoly is swept up in corruption probesWorkers / Eastern province eases upper age limit for construction workers amid labor shortageMoon / China plans first crewed moon landing by 2030

CX Daily: China’s Tobacco Monopoly Is Swept Up in Corruption Probes

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

International Business Machines / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>IBM has delivered a positive return of nearly 20% over the past two years, but that has little to do with actual business performance.</li>
<li>In addition to sluggish growth, IBM's declining profitability remains a problem.Issues related to the company's high debt load, low dividend coverage and an addiction to acquisitions have not gone away.</li>
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Being an IBM (NYSE:IBM) shareholder hasn't been easy over the years as the market continues to make new highs, while IBM still trades at levels from 2010.

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IBM has delivered a positive return of nearly 20% over the past two years, but that has little to do with actual business performance.
In addition to sluggish growth, IBM's declining profitability remains a problem.Issues related to the company's high debt load, low dividend coverage and an addiction to acquisitions have not gone away.

Being an IBM (NYSE:IBM) shareholder hasn't been easy over the years as the market continues to make new highs, while IBM still trades at levels from 2010.




IBM: Don't Be Fooled By Recent Share Price Performance

Research from Quam Securities, Quam Securities

Quam Securities Research

Research from Quam Securities

Quam Securities

Since its inception in 1986, Quam Securities Limited (Quam Securities) has grown to become one of the few mid-tier securities brokerages in Hong Kong with global execution capabilities for both private and institutional clients. It boasts a well-established network in Greater China including Taiwan and in major world markets through the Global Alliance Partners (GAP). Quam Securities is well-positioned not only to harness and drive business within the China Tonghai International Financial Limited but also between China and the world markets.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Global #3 server vendor Inspur has been placed on the entity list of the US, which could severely hit its sales due to potential difficulty in procurement of key parts and components.</li><li>The move could potentially benefit competitors, such as Lenovo, which has already enjoyed strong growth in server sales in the past few years.</li><li>Inspur (000977 CH, NR) is global #3 server vendor and, according to IDC data, it had 8.1% market share for 9M22, which was behind #1 Dell’s (DELL US, NR) 16.6% and #2 HP Enterprise’s (HPE US, NR) 13.8% but ahead of #4 Lenovo’s 6.2%.</li></ul>

Global #3 server vendor Inspur has been placed on the entity list of the US, which could severely hit its sales due to potential difficulty in procurement of key parts and components.The move could potentially benefit competitors, such as Lenovo, which has already enjoyed strong growth in server sales in the past few years.Inspur (000977 CH, NR) is global #3 server vendor and, according to IDC data, it had 8.1% market share for 9M22, which was behind #1 Dell’s (DELL US, NR) 16.6% and #2 HP Enterprise’s (HPE US, NR) 13.8% but ahead of #4 Lenovo’s 6.2%.

Lenovo (992 HK, NR) - The Fastest Growing Segment May Get a Further Boost

Research Firm with a Qualitative Overlay, Pearl Gray Equity and Research

Pearl Gray Equity and Research

Research Firm with a Qualitative Overlay

Quantitative fund & research firm with a qualitative overlay. 

Our coverage: General U.S. with a skew towards the primary sector. 

Methods: Smart Beta/Factor Pricing, Neural Networks, Street Gossip, and Common Sense.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hewlett Packard Enterprise's quantitative operating features are a mess, with its EBITDA margin, inventory turnover, and NOPAT all in decline.</li>
<li>Yet, we might witness a slowdown in 2023 as corporate earnings could stagnate.</li>
<li>The stock provides a desirable dividend, but its price return prospects are glum.</li>
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise's quantitative operating features are a mess, with its EBITDA margin, inventory turnover, and NOPAT all in decline.
Yet, we might witness a slowdown in 2023 as corporate earnings could stagnate.
The stock provides a desirable dividend, but its price return prospects are glum.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Very, Very Underwhelming

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<li>Darktrace is a cyber security and AI unicorn backed by leading VC firms. The company was founded in Cambridge, UK, in 2013 and crossed the $500M ARR mark in 2022.  </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/darktrace-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34466:1" rel="noopener">Darktrace (DARK LN)</a>  currently trades at ~4x EV/CY22E revenues, a steep discount relative to other US-based cybersecurity peers that trade at an average of ~9x EV/CY22E revenues.</li>
<li>The cyber defense company achieved GAAP Op Margin and FCF Margin break-even in FY21 and FY22, with an opportunity to deliver profitable stellar growth in the coming years.</li>
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Darktrace is a cyber security and AI unicorn backed by leading VC firms. The company was founded in Cambridge, UK, in 2013 and crossed the $500M ARR mark in 2022.  

Darktrace (DARK LN)  currently trades at ~4x EV/CY22E revenues, a steep discount relative to other US-based cybersecurity peers that trade at an average of ~9x EV/CY22E revenues.
The cyber defense company achieved GAAP Op Margin and FCF Margin break-even in FY21 and FY22, with an opportunity to deliver profitable stellar growth in the coming years.


Darktrace: Undervalued Cyber Defense Unicorn. A Steep Discount Is Unjustified

United States

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company provides information technology solutions. The Company offers enterprise security, analytics and data management, applications development and testing, data center care, cloud consulting, and business process services. Hewlett Packard Enterprise serves customers worldwide.

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CX Daily: China’s Tobacco Monopoly Is Swept Up in Corruption Probes

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Caixin Global

Lenovo (992 HK, NR) - The Fastest Growing Segment May Get a Further Boost

Global #3 server vendor Inspur has been placed on the entity list of the US, which could severely hit its sales due to potential difficulty in...

Quam Securities

Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Very, Very Underwhelming

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's quantitative operating features are a mess, with its EBITDA margin, inventory turnover, and NOPAT all in decline.

Pearl Gray Equity and Research

Darktrace: Undervalued Cyber Defense Unicorn. A Steep Discount Is Unjustified

Our analysis suggests Darktrace shares look undervalued relative to peers, and we believe a steep discount is unjustified

Andrei Zakharov

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