Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 8th which has an aggregated holding worth USD681.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD563mln and highlight foreign changes in Umc.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 8th which has an aggregated holding worth USD681.7bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD563mln and highlight foreign changes in Umc.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 8th): Umc

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>On December 8th, GUC reached its daily limit at the closing price, but the company did not consistently demonstrate an agreeable attitude.</li>
<li>The "AI" is an explicit knowledge for today, while GUC is a company of project based. </li>
<li>GUC's monthly revenue decreased by 22.15% YoY in November 2023.</li>
</ul>


On December 8th, GUC reached its daily limit at the closing price, but the company did not consistently demonstrate an agreeable attitude.
The "AI" is an explicit knowledge for today, while GUC is a company of project based. 
GUC's monthly revenue decreased by 22.15% YoY in November 2023.


GUC (3443.TT): Why the Company Did Show a Bit Cautious Attitude with the Market Price?

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> has rebounded from the bottom of the cycle, and it will be able to reach more than 20% YoY in 2024F.</li>
<li>The demand for 4G and 5G Smartphone SoC will be split around 55/45 by shipment volume, with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT)</a> being the primary supplier for MediaTek.</li>
<li>The MediaTek Dimensity 6000 series will be the new flagship product line in 2024F.</li>
</ul>



Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) has rebounded from the bottom of the cycle, and it will be able to reach more than 20% YoY in 2024F.
The demand for 4G and 5G Smartphone SoC will be split around 55/45 by shipment volume, with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT) being the primary supplier for MediaTek.
The MediaTek Dimensity 6000 series will be the new flagship product line in 2024F.


MediaTek (2454.TT): Rebounding from Cycle Bottom.

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 1st which has an aggregated holding worth USD684.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,077mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Umc.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 1st which has an aggregated holding worth USD684.7bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,077mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Umc.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 1st): TSMC, Mediatek, Umc

United Microelectron Sp Adr / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Although it is still early to determine the extent of the utilization rate that could be reached in UMC for 2Q24F, there is a greater chance for a rebound.</li>
<li>UMC's high-end technology, specifically 28nm, has a utilization rate of over 80% in 4Q23F. </li>
<li>MediaTek is UMC's largest client, dominating in WiFi, TV SoC, Bluetooth, and other areas.</li>
</ul>


Although it is still early to determine the extent of the utilization rate that could be reached in UMC for 2Q24F, there is a greater chance for a rebound.
UMC's high-end technology, specifically 28nm, has a utilization rate of over 80% in 4Q23F. 
MediaTek is UMC's largest client, dominating in WiFi, TV SoC, Bluetooth, and other areas.


UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): There Is a Greater Chance for a Rebound in 2Q24F.

Taiwan

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. offers assembly and testing services. The Company provides outsourced assembly, semiconductor testing, semiconductor packaging, and other related services. ASE Technology Holding operates in Taiwan.

MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

United Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs) and related electronic products.  The Company's main products are consumer electronic ICs, memory ICs, personal computer peripheral ICs, and communication ICs.

eMemory Technology, Inc. develops and provides logic non-volatile memory (LogicNVM) technology. The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor foundries, integrated devices manufacturers (IDMs), and fabless design houses around the world.

Nanya Technology Corp. manufactures and markets dynamic random access memories (DRAMs).  The Company sells its products in Taiwan and exports worldwide.

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. designs, tests, and distributes integrated circuits which are used in consumer electronics, computer systems and peripherals, and communication network hardware.  The Company also provides technical counseling and systems software services.

Global Unichip Corporation designs and produces a wide variety of silicon chips.

Novatek Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs).  The Company's products are used in telecommunication, computer peripherals, and LCD (liquid crystal display) drivers.

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation offers integrated circuit foundry services.  The Company manufactures 0.18um logic, mixed-signal, analog, high voltage, low power, CMOS RF, flash, embedded memory, and bipolar CMOS DMOS semiconductors.

Tokyo Electron Limited manufactures and sells industrial electronics products, such as semiconductor manufacturing machines, computer system, and electronic components.  The Company products are sold in US, Taiwan, and others as well as in Japan.

Applied Materials, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and related spare parts for the worldwide semiconductor industry.  The Company's customers include semiconductor wafer and integrated circuit manufacturers, flat panel liquid crystal displays, solar photovoltaic cells and modules and other electronic devices manufacturers.

QUALCOMM, Inc . manufactures digital wireless communications equipment.  The Company licenses its code division multiple access (CDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access intellectual property to other companies, and produces CDMA-based integrated circuits; and produces equipment and software used to track workers and assets; and software for wireless content enablement.

Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The Company offers storage adapters, controllers, networking processors, motion control encoders, and optical sensors, as well as infrastructure and security software to modernize, optimize, and secure the most complex hybrid environments. Broadcom serves customers worldwide.

KLA-Tencor Corporation manufactures yield management and process monitoring systems for the semiconductor industry.  The Company's systems are used to analyze product and process quality at critical steps in the manufacture of circuits and provide feedback so that fabrication problems can be identified. KLA-Tencor operates sales, service, and application centers worldwide.

Lam Research Corporation manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the making of integrated circuits.  The Company's products are used to deposit special films on a silicon wafer and etch away portions of various films to create a circuit design.  Lam sells its products around the world.

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.

ON Semiconductor Corporation supplies analog, standard logic, and discrete semiconductors for data and power management. The Company's products include integrated circuits, and analog ICs. ON also offers discrete semiconductors in a variety of surface mount and standard packages.

Lasertec Corporation develops, designs, manufactures and markets photomask inspection systems to make semiconductor devices, confocal scanning laser microscopes and liquid crystal display (LCD) inspection systems.

Microchip Technology Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets microcontrollers, related mixed-signal and memory products, and application development systems for high-volume embedded control applications. The Company also designs, develops, and markets linear/mixed-signal, power management, and thermal management products.

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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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT)

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 8th): Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and we highlighted the foreign holding weekly and yearly changes in Umc.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

GUC (3443.TT): Why the Company Did Show a Bit Cautious Attitude with the Market Price?

GUC's daily limit reached, but company's attitude inconsistent. GUC's project-based nature contrasts with the prominence of "AI" knowledge....

Patrick Liao

MediaTek (2454.TT): Rebounding from Cycle Bottom.

MediaTek has reached the bottom of the cycle. The demand for 4G and 5G Smartphone SoC will be split around 55/45 by shipment volume. Dimensity 6000...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 1st): TSMC, Mediatek, Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and we highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Umc.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): There Is a Greater Chance for a Rebound in 2Q24F.

UMC's 28nm has a utilization rate of over 80% in 4Q23F. It is early to determine the utilization rate could be reached in 2Q24F, there is a greater...

Patrick Liao

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TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 8th): Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and we highlighted the foreign holding weekly and yearly changes in Umc.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

GUC (3443.TT): Why the Company Did Show a Bit Cautious Attitude with the Market Price?

​GUC's daily limit reached, but company's attitude inconsistent. GUC's project-based nature contrasts with the prominence of "AI" knowledge....

Patrick Liao

MediaTek (2454.TT): Rebounding from Cycle Bottom.

MediaTek has reached the bottom of the cycle. The demand for 4G and 5G Smartphone SoC will be split around 55/45 by shipment volume. Dimensity 6000...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 1st): TSMC, Mediatek, Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and we highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Umc.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): There Is a Greater Chance for a Rebound in 2Q24F.

UMC's 28nm has a utilization rate of over 80% in 4Q23F. It is early to determine the utilization rate could be reached in 2Q24F, there is a greater...

Patrick Liao

GUC's daily limit reached, but company's attitude inconsistent. GUC's project-based nature contrasts with the prominence of "AI" knowledge....