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<li>AMD’s 3Q23 results were largely in line with market expectations, despite its weaker 4Q23 guidance on gaming slowdown.</li>
<li>3Q revenue increased 4% YoY /8% QoQ to US$5.8bn driven by record sales of server CPU and strong Ryzen processor sales.</li>
<li>GPM improved 1ppt YoY to 51% and EPS increased 4% YoY to US$0.7, mainly driven by strong client segment and better product mix.</li>
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AMD’s 3Q23 results were largely in line with market expectations, despite its weaker 4Q23 guidance on gaming slowdown.
3Q revenue increased 4% YoY /8% QoQ to US$5.8bn driven by record sales of server CPU and strong Ryzen processor sales.
GPM improved 1ppt YoY to 51% and EPS increased 4% YoY to US$0.7, mainly driven by strong client segment and better product mix.

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China Technology – Implications of AMD 3Q23: PC Recovery and AI PC Opportunities

<ul><li>Intel’s 3Q23 results beat prior guidance and market expectations, and it guided an upbeat 4Q23 with a return to sales growth backed by improving PC market and a more competitive product pipeline.</li><li>3Q revenue declined 8% YoY to US$14.2bn (above high-end of guidance) and EPS increased 11% YoY to US$0.41 (vs. US$0.2 for guidance), mainly driven by CCG/DCAI strength, better operating leverage and expense discipline.</li><li>Looking into 4Q23E, mgmt. expected PC momentum to continue and sequential growth of datacentre and AI businesses in 4Q23E. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Intel’s 3Q23 results beat prior guidance and market expectations, and it guided an upbeat 4Q23 with a return to sales growth backed by improving PC market and a more competitive product pipeline.3Q revenue declined 8% YoY to US$14.2bn (above high-end of guidance) and EPS increased 11% YoY to US$0.41 (vs. US$0.2 for guidance), mainly driven by CCG/DCAI strength, better operating leverage and expense discipline.Looking into 4Q23E, mgmt. expected PC momentum to continue and sequential growth of datacentre and AI businesses in 4Q23E. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology – Implications of Intel 3Q23

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<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

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<div><div><div><ul><li>Lenovo (992 HK, NR), which is the #1 PC maker globally, reported flat revenue for 1QFY3/23, which was in line with expectations but earnings beat with 11% y/y growth.</li><li>Intelligent devices group (IDG) revenue, which incl. PC, smartphones and other smart devices, fell 3% y/y as the segment was affected by a poor PC market, but its exposure to the corporate segment helped buffering the impact from weakness in the consumer segment.</li><li><div><div><p>As previously highlighted by other tech companies along different levels of the value chain, demand for servers and related components remained resilient.</p></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div>

Lenovo (992 HK, NR), which is the #1 PC maker globally, reported flat revenue for 1QFY3/23, which was in line with expectations but earnings beat with 11% y/y growth.Intelligent devices group (IDG) revenue, which incl. PC, smartphones and other smart devices, fell 3% y/y as the segment was affected by a poor PC market, but its exposure to the corporate segment helped buffering the impact from weakness in the consumer segment.As previously highlighted by other tech companies along different levels of the value chain, demand for servers and related components remained resilient.

Tactical Trade Idea – Lenovo: Continued to Outperform

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China Technology – Implications of AMD 3Q23: PC Recovery and AI PC Opportunities

AMD’s 3Q23 results were largely in line with market expectations, despite its weaker 4Q23 guidance on gaming slowdown. 3Q revenue increased 4% YoY...

CMB International

China Technology – Implications of Intel 3Q23

Intel’s 3Q23 results beat prior guidance and market expectations, and it guided an upbeat 4Q23 with a return to sales growth backed by improving PC...

CMB International

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

Tactical Trade Idea – Lenovo: Continued to Outperform

Lenovo (992 HK, NR), which is the #1 PC maker globally, reported flat revenue for 1QFY3/23, which was in line with expectations but earnings beat...

Quam Securities

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