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Douglas Kim

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22751" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22751:1">Suprema Inc (236200 KS)</a> (mkt cap of US$155m) reported another solid results (on 16th August) post its spin-off as as separate entity. We continue to have a positive view on the company. In 2Q16, it reported sales of 10.8 billion won in 2Q16, up 15.4% QoQ, operating profit of 2.8 billion won, up 5.6% QoQ, and net profit of 2.9 billion won, up 14.2% QoQ. (We asked the company's management if it could disclose its 2Q15 results for YoY comparison and they told us that it was not available).…

Suprema Inc (236200 KS) (mkt cap of US$155m) reported another solid results (on 16th August) post its spin-off as as separate entity. We continue to have a positive view on the company. In 2Q16, it reported sales of 10.8 billion won in 2Q16, up 15.4% QoQ, operating profit of 2.8 billion won, up 5.6% QoQ, and net profit of 2.9 billion won, up 14.2% QoQ. (We asked the company's management if it could disclose its 2Q15 results for YoY comparison and they told us that it was not available).…

Suprema - Second Solid Quarterly Results Post Spin-Off

<ul><li>If you are an investor with long-term horizon (3-5 years), Internet of Things (IoT) is probably one of the BIG game changing trends that you cannot afford to igore. </li><li>Among the various industries that stand to benefit from the growth of IoT devices, biometrics is one of the key sectors that will experience major demand growth in the coming years. </li><li>The fingerprint biometrics market has one of the best long-term fundamentals supporting its growth, driven by the following factors including: 1) Tremendous growth of Internet of Things (IoT); 2) Surging growth of biometrics included smartphones, and 3) Increasing need for greater security at work and home. </li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22751" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22751:1">Suprema Inc</a> is one of the best positioned companies globally to benefit from this trend. This is Part 1 of a two parts initiation report on the company as well as on the global fingerprint biometrics industry. </li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22751" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22751:1">Suprema Inc</a> (236200) is a global leader in the fingerprint biometrics technology. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22751" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22751:1">Suprema Inc</a>'s major products  include biometric access control systems, fingerprint/live scanners, and embedded fingerprint modules.  Exports represented 87% of the company's total sales in 1Q 2016. One of the great attributes about the company's sales is the global geographical distribution of its sales. The company has more than 1,000 customers located in over 130 countries globally. Asia (Ex-Korea) represented 23% of its sales, Europe (25%), and Americas (16%) in 1Q 2016.</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22751" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22751:1">Suprema Inc</a> was officially spun off from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/19168" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19168:1">Suprema HQ Inc</a> (094840) on 31 December 2015. Shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22751" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22751:1">Suprema Inc</a> started to be traded again as a stand-alone, spun off company on 5 February 2016. </li></ul>

If you are an investor with long-term horizon (3-5 years), Internet of Things (IoT) is probably one of the BIG game changing trends that you cannot afford to igore. Among the various industries that stand to benefit from the growth of IoT devices, biometrics is one of the key sectors that will experience major demand growth in the coming years. The fingerprint biometrics market has one of the best long-term fundamentals supporting its growth, driven by the following factors including: 1) Tremendous growth of Internet of Things (IoT); 2) Surging growth of biometrics included smartphones, and 3) Increasing need for greater security at work and home. Suprema Inc is one of the best positioned companies globally to benefit from this trend. This is Part 1 of a two parts initiation report on the company as well as on the global fingerprint biometrics industry. Suprema Inc (236200) is a global leader in the fingerprint biometrics technology. Suprema Inc's major products  include biometric access control systems, fingerprint/live scanners, and embedded fingerprint modules.  Exports represented 87% of the company's total sales in 1Q 2016. One of the great attributes about the company's sales is the global geographical distribution of its sales. The company has more than 1,000 customers located in over 130 countries globally. Asia (Ex-Korea) represented 23% of its sales, Europe (25%), and Americas (16%) in 1Q 2016.Suprema Inc was officially spun off from Suprema HQ Inc (094840) on 31 December 2015. Shares of Suprema Inc started to be traded again as a stand-alone, spun off company on 5 February 2016. 

Suprema (236200) - Global Leader in Fingerprint Biometrics Post Spin-Off (Part 1)

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Suprema Inc. develops and markets fingerprint identification devices.  The Company's main products include Internet Protocol(IP) based distributed access control system, outdoor lock, fingerprint terminal.  Suprema also provides fingerprint identification modules and solutions.

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Suprema - Second Solid Quarterly Results Post Spin-Off

Suprema Inc (236200 KS) (mkt cap of US$155m) reported another solid results (on 16th August) post its spin-off as as separate entity. We continue...

Douglas Kim

Suprema (236200) - Global Leader in Fingerprint Biometrics Post Spin-Off (Part 1)

If you are an investor with long-term horizon (3-5 years), Internet of Things (IoT) is probably one of the BIG game changing trends that you...

Douglas Kim

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