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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) delivered a strong performance in its fourth quarter of 2024, marking its 13th consecutive year of growth.</li><li>The company's revenue for the entire year was $2.2 billion, reflecting a 21% increase from the previous year.</li><li>Notably, the fourth quarter achieved a record revenue of $621.7 million, representing a 37% improvement over the same period in 2023.</li></ul>

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) delivered a strong performance in its fourth quarter of 2024, marking its 13th consecutive year of growth.The company's revenue for the entire year was $2.2 billion, reflecting a 21% increase from the previous year.Notably, the fourth quarter achieved a record revenue of $621.7 million, representing a 37% improvement over the same period in 2023.

Monolithic Power: 5 High-Voltage Growth Catalysts You Need to Know Now!

<ul><li>Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) recently reported a robust performance for the third quarter of 2024, epitomizing significant revenue growth and diversification across its product portfolio.</li><li>The company attained a record quarterly revenue of $620.1 million, marking a 22% increase from the previous quarter and an impressive 30% growth year-over-year.</li><li>This growth trajectory is attributed to MPS's advancing market strategy diversity and the beneficial onset of revenue steams from past design wins.</li></ul>

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) recently reported a robust performance for the third quarter of 2024, epitomizing significant revenue growth and diversification across its product portfolio.The company attained a record quarterly revenue of $620.1 million, marking a 22% increase from the previous quarter and an impressive 30% growth year-over-year.This growth trajectory is attributed to MPS's advancing market strategy diversity and the beneficial onset of revenue steams from past design wins.

Monolithic Power Systems: Expansion in Diversified Markets Driving Our 'Buy' Rating! - Major Drivers

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

Learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week the best show in semiconductors was the Maxlinear and SIMO merger news. I will catalog the entire saga and outline my thoughts on where things go.</li>
<li>Before we talk about SIMO, let’s talk about Maxlinear’s acquisitions. MaxLinear acquired an asset in April 2020 that was almost the perfect fit.</li>
<li>As Intel shed assets, <a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/db2d9597-2061-468b-ba34-a12146ed7e62?j=eyJ1IjoiMmh6Z2Z6In0.muIDtmM5oyqUKBSSZiLNsipOMwhSsKSSacAB3JlN14Y" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/db2d9597-2061-468b-ba34-a12146ed7e62?j%3DeyJ1IjoiMmh6Z2Z6In0.muIDtmM5oyqUKBSSZiLNsipOMwhSsKSSacAB3JlN14Y&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691025954853000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1XwVvbW4r4yPuTojiMtbQH" rel="noopener">they sold their home gateway platform</a>, which makes the semiconductors that go in-home modems and routers.</li>
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Last week the best show in semiconductors was the Maxlinear and SIMO merger news. I will catalog the entire saga and outline my thoughts on where things go.
Before we talk about SIMO, let’s talk about Maxlinear’s acquisitions. MaxLinear acquired an asset in April 2020 that was almost the perfect fit.
As Intel shed assets, they sold their home gateway platform, which makes the semiconductors that go in-home modems and routers.


Maxlinear and Silicon Motion, Vicor and Monolithic Power and New Product Launches

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monolithic-power-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2088:1" rel="noopener">Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US)</a> is a direct addition followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/applovin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32989:1" rel="noopener">AppLovin (APP US)</a> which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dollar-tree-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10913:1" rel="noopener">Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US)</a> is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/super-micro-computer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7921:1" rel="noopener">Super Micro Computer (SMCI US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arm-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21816:1" rel="noopener">ARM Holdings (ARM US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna (MRNA US)</a> are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. </li>
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Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US) is a direct addition followed by AppLovin (APP US) which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.

Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US) is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. 

Super Micro Computer (SMCI US) , ARM Holdings (ARM US) and Moderna (MRNA US) are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. 


Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

<ul><li>Monolithic Power Systems Inc. has reported a robust second quarter in 2024, reflecting a series of positive outcomes driven by strategic initiatives and diverse market engagement.</li><li>The company announced record revenues of $507.4 million, surpassing the high end of their guidance.</li><li>This performance was largely attributed to the increased demand for AI-powered solutions, an improvement in order trends across various end markets, and revenue generation from previous design wins.</li></ul>

Monolithic Power Systems Inc. has reported a robust second quarter in 2024, reflecting a series of positive outcomes driven by strategic initiatives and diverse market engagement.The company announced record revenues of $507.4 million, surpassing the high end of their guidance.This performance was largely attributed to the increased demand for AI-powered solutions, an improvement in order trends across various end markets, and revenue generation from previous design wins.

Monolithic Power Systems: Expansion into AI & High-Power Solutions Catalyzing Growth! - Major Drivers

United States

Monolithic Power Systems Inc specializes in high-performance, integrated power solutions. The Company provides small, highly energy efficient, easy-to-use power solutions for systems found in industrial applications, telecom infrastructures, cloud computing, automotive, and consumer applications.

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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc (MPWR US)

Monolithic Power: 5 High-Voltage Growth Catalysts You Need to Know Now!

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Monolithic Power Systems: Expansion in Diversified Markets Driving Our 'Buy' Rating! - Major Drivers

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Maxlinear and Silicon Motion, Vicor and Monolithic Power and New Product Launches

Maxlinear has a legal battle on it's hands, and what's the new product Vicor is talking about? Last week the best show in semiconductors was the...

Fabricated Knowledge

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Monolithic Power Systems: Expansion into AI & High-Power Solutions Catalyzing Growth! - Major Drivers

Monolithic Power Systems Inc. has reported a robust second quarter in 2024, reflecting a series of positive outcomes driven by strategic...

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Monolithic Power: 5 High-Voltage Growth Catalysts You Need to Know Now!

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) delivered a strong performance in its fourth quarter of 2024, marking its 13th consecutive year of growth. The...

Baptista Research

Monolithic Power Systems: Expansion in Diversified Markets Driving Our 'Buy' Rating! - Major Drivers

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) recently reported a robust performance for the third quarter of 2024, epitomizing significant revenue growth and...

Baptista Research

Maxlinear and Silicon Motion, Vicor and Monolithic Power and New Product Launches

Maxlinear has a legal battle on it's hands, and what's the new product Vicor is talking about? Last week the best show in semiconductors was the...

Fabricated Knowledge

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

​MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Monolithic Power Systems: Expansion into AI & High-Power Solutions Catalyzing Growth! - Major Drivers

Monolithic Power Systems Inc. has reported a robust second quarter in 2024, reflecting a series of positive outcomes driven by strategic...

Baptista Research

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...