Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Intel has eked out a small outperformance vs. TSMC most recently, and we believe there is more to come.</li>
<li>Events appear to be in Intel's favor in the near-term.</li>
<li>TSMC has outperformed by a historically extreme amount in just three weeks.</li>
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Intel has eked out a small outperformance vs. TSMC most recently, and we believe there is more to come.
Events appear to be in Intel's favor in the near-term.
TSMC has outperformed by a historically extreme amount in just three weeks.


Intel Vs. TSMC Monitor: TSMC Outperformed Too Much Too Soon?

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<li>TSMC -- Trading near parity, decent setup opportunity at the current level.</li>
<li>UMC -- Trading at a discount, another decent setup opportunity.</li>
<li>Chunghwa Telecom -- Rare opportunity here, trading at a steep discount compared to the tight historical range.</li>
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TSMC -- Trading near parity, decent setup opportunity at the current level.
UMC -- Trading at a discount, another decent setup opportunity.
Chunghwa Telecom -- Rare opportunity here, trading at a steep discount compared to the tight historical range.


Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC & UMC Nice Setup Opportunities, Chunghwa Rare Deep Discount

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The current semiconductor market meltdown can be expected to continue through the end of 2024</li>
<li>This will reduce 2022 market growth to 5%, and will drive a decline of 19% in 2023</li>
<li>Stocks will be unevenly influenced by this, with the most dramatic declines hitting makers of volume commodities, smaller declines in differentiated products, and a weak impact on older technology products.</li>
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The current semiconductor market meltdown can be expected to continue through the end of 2024
This will reduce 2022 market growth to 5%, and will drive a decline of 19% in 2023
Stocks will be unevenly influenced by this, with the most dramatic declines hitting makers of volume commodities, smaller declines in differentiated products, and a weak impact on older technology products.


2023 High Conviction: Semiconductor Down Market

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>3Q22E earnings came in mostly ahead of expectations, however, if one looks at margin and inventory performance, the latest earnings season doesn't look so good.</li>
<li>Semiconductor margins fell and inventory days rose multi-year highs, Hardware margins fell further and inventory days look worse than ever.</li>
<li>Conclusion: 4Q22E end-demand could disappoint significantly and then companies will be slashing prices/writing off inventory into 1Q23E.</li>
</ul>


3Q22E earnings came in mostly ahead of expectations, however, if one looks at margin and inventory performance, the latest earnings season doesn't look so good.
Semiconductor margins fell and inventory days rose multi-year highs, Hardware margins fell further and inventory days look worse than ever.
Conclusion: 4Q22E end-demand could disappoint significantly and then companies will be slashing prices/writing off inventory into 1Q23E.


Taiwan Tech 3Q22 Earnings Season Ex-Post: Signs of Major Margin Pain Ahead

Hon Hai Precision Industry / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Unprecedented protests have emerged in China; Hon Hai is offering an $1,800 bonus per month to keep workers on site.</li>
<li>Taiwan memory chip makers are slashing production in response to end-demand weakness, Nanya Tech looks at risk of a pullback.</li>
<li>TSMC to build its most advanced fab yet, a 1-nanometer class facility, in Taoyuan. The price tag? $32bn.</li>
</ul>


Unprecedented protests have emerged in China; Hon Hai is offering an $1,800 bonus per month to keep workers on site.
Taiwan memory chip makers are slashing production in response to end-demand weakness, Nanya Tech looks at risk of a pullback.
TSMC to build its most advanced fab yet, a 1-nanometer class facility, in Taoyuan. The price tag? $32bn.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Unprecedented China Protests, Memory Slump, TSMC Keeping Taiwan Fabs Ahead of US

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. manufactures and markets integrated circuits. The Company provides the following services: wafer manufacturing, wafer probing, assembly and testing, mask production, and design services. TSMC's ICs are used in computer, communication, consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial equipment industries.

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Intel Vs. TSMC Monitor: TSMC Outperformed Too Much Too Soon?

TSMC has outperformed by a historically extreme amount in just three weeks. Intel may attract value and contrarian buyers through year-end.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC & UMC Nice Setup Opportunities, Chunghwa Rare Deep Discount

Chunghwa Telecom -- Rare opportunity here, trading at a steep discount compared to the tight historical range. TSMC and UMC also present decent...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

2023 High Conviction: Semiconductor Down Market

What's happening in semiconductors? When will the downturn end? What does this mean to chip stock prices? This Insight provides some concrete...

Jim Handy

Taiwan Tech 3Q22 Earnings Season Ex-Post: Signs of Major Margin Pain Ahead

If we examine the industry's latest gross margin and inventory performance, the latest quarterly results don't look so good.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Unprecedented China Protests, Memory Slump, TSMC Keeping Taiwan Fabs Ahead of US

Taiwan memory chip makers are slashing production in response to end-demand weakness, Nanya Tech looks at risk of a pullback.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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