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

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

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Equity Bottom-Up

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

<ul>
<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

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Technical Analysis

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Technical Analysis

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<li>TSMC US ADR (TSM) squeeze higher still has a dip and rally sequence to work into a top. USD low due in December and will form a top near 87/88.</li>
<li>We are keen to buy a pullback for a minor new high but the bigger trade is to short near the 88/90 resistance.</li>
<li>Global cycle peak and USD bottoming in December is a key input. TSMC's macro trend remains down.</li>
</ul>


TSMC US ADR (TSM) squeeze higher still has a dip and rally sequence to work into a top. USD low due in December and will form a top near 87/88.
We are keen to buy a pullback for a minor new high but the bigger trade is to short near the 88/90 resistance.
Global cycle peak and USD bottoming in December is a key input. TSMC's macro trend remains down.


Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

<ul>
<li>We write about one stock each from the large, mid and small cap portfolios, briefly giving the reasons behind their the innovation scores and inclusion in the portfolio.  </li>
<li>The three companies are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/johnson-johnson-831a1ab9-b291-4564-99b0-dc7f8d2b8175" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26818:1" rel="noopener">Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ UN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mondelez-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8111:1" rel="noopener">Mondelez International (MDLZ US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qorvo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11965:1" rel="noopener">Qorvo Inc (QRVO US), which have the highest weighting in each portfolio</a>
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<li>For the week the large cap portfolio was up 1.2%, the midcap was up 1.4% and the small cap was up 0.9%, all in US$ terms.  </li>
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We write about one stock each from the large, mid and small cap portfolios, briefly giving the reasons behind their the innovation scores and inclusion in the portfolio.  
The three companies are Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ UN) , Mondelez International (MDLZ US) and Qorvo Inc (QRVO US), which have the highest weighting in each portfolio

For the week the large cap portfolio was up 1.2%, the midcap was up 1.4% and the small cap was up 0.9%, all in US$ terms.  


How the Portfolios Did for the First Week

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits based on its proprietary designs.  The Company offers a comprehensive set of integrated circuit fabrication processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-mode, volatile and non-volatile memory and BiCMOS chips.  Taiwan Semiconductor is an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US)

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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US)

2023 High Conviction: Semiconductor Down Market

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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

TSM Finessing a Top

TSMC US ADR (TSM) squeeze higher still has a dip and rally sequence to work into a top. USD low due in December and will form a top near 87/88.

Thomas Schroeder

How the Portfolios Did for the First Week

We assess how the three portfolios did for the first week and discuss about one stock each from the large, mid and small cap portfolios, briefly...

Pyari Menon

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