Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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

<ul>
<li>TSMC: +16.6% ADR Premium, Still High After CNY Multi-Day Taiwan Market Close</li>
<li>UMC: 1.3% ADR Premium, Still Historically High After CNY Break</li>
<li>ChipMOS: +4.2% Premium, Very Rare &amp; High Level, Not Sustainable</li>
</ul>


TSMC: +16.6% ADR Premium, Still High After CNY Multi-Day Taiwan Market Close
UMC: 1.3% ADR Premium, Still Historically High After CNY Break
ChipMOS: +4.2% Premium, Very Rare &amp; High Level, Not Sustainable


Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: High Spreads Persist After CNY Break

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 short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 9th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD62.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest weekly changes in Shin Zu Shing.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 9th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD62.4bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest weekly changes in Shin Zu Shing.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 9th): Shin Zu Shing

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) / Equity Bottom-Up

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

<ul>
<li>The 1Q24F outlook is still showing a decline, with a slightly increase in revenue of 2% QoQ. However, the GM is expected to decrease to 9-11% from 16.4% in 4Q23.</li>
<li>Management predicts that there will be a double U-shaped recovery in 2024F. Revenue in 2024F is expected to grow annually by mid-single-digit.</li>
<li>The main areas of growth for SMIC in 2024F will be in mobile phones, smart homes, IoT, and computing.</li>
</ul>


The 1Q24F outlook is still showing a decline, with a slightly increase in revenue of 2% QoQ. However, the GM is expected to decrease to 9-11% from 16.4% in 4Q23.
Management predicts that there will be a double U-shaped recovery in 2024F. Revenue in 2024F is expected to grow annually by mid-single-digit.
The main areas of growth for SMIC in 2024F will be in mobile phones, smart homes, IoT, and computing.


SMIC (981.HK): The GM Reaches a New Low of 9-11% in 1Q24F, Despite Revenue Growing by 2% QoQ.

Novatek Microelectronics Corp / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>4Q23 surpassed the guidance for revenue, GM, and OPM. 4Q23 EPS reached NT$8.76, compared to NT$10.46 in 3Q23 and NT$6.64 in 4Q22.</li>
<li>1Q24F is typically the traditional low season for consumer electronics, and there are fewer working days during the Lunar New Year.</li>
<li>It is expected that the dividend payout ratio this year will be similar to previous years, which has been higher than 80% in the past few years.</li>
</ul>


4Q23 surpassed the guidance for revenue, GM, and OPM. 4Q23 EPS reached NT$8.76, compared to NT$10.46 in 3Q23 and NT$6.64 in 4Q22.
1Q24F is typically the traditional low season for consumer electronics, and there are fewer working days during the Lunar New Year.
It is expected that the dividend payout ratio this year will be similar to previous years, which has been higher than 80% in the past few years.


Novatek (3034.TT): It's the Low Season in 1Q24F; AI Is Gradually Added to Different Applications.

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 2nd which has an aggregated holding worth USD3,458.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD5,072mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech, Mega Financial, Umc, Alchip Tech, Delta Elec, Chailease, Asustek Computer.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 2nd which has an aggregated holding worth USD3,458.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD5,072mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instutions.
We highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech, Mega Financial, Umc, Alchip Tech, Delta Elec, Chailease, Asustek Computer.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 2nd): TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech, Umc

Taiwan

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.

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United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT)

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: High Spreads Persist After CNY Break

Taiwan semiconductor companies TSMC, UMC, and ChipMOS continue to maintain high ADR premiums after the Chinese New Year break, with ChipMOS'...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 9th): Shin Zu Shing

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest weekly changes in Shin Zu Shing.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SMIC (981.HK): The GM Reaches a New Low of 9-11% in 1Q24F, Despite Revenue Growing by 2% QoQ.

SMIC's 1Q24F outlook predicts a slight revenue increase but a large decrease in GM. SMIC expects a double U-shaped recovery in 2024F, with growth...

Patrick Liao

Novatek (3034.TT): It's the Low Season in 1Q24F; AI Is Gradually Added to Different Applications.

The 4Q23 was higher revenue and earnings compared to 4Q22. 1Q24F is expected to be a slow season for consumer electronics. The company has...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 2nd): TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech, Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: High Spreads Persist After CNY Break

​Taiwan semiconductor companies TSMC, UMC, and ChipMOS continue to maintain high ADR premiums after the Chinese New Year break, with ChipMOS'...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 9th): Shin Zu Shing

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest weekly changes in Shin Zu Shing.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SMIC (981.HK): The GM Reaches a New Low of 9-11% in 1Q24F, Despite Revenue Growing by 2% QoQ.

​SMIC's 1Q24F outlook predicts a slight revenue increase but a large decrease in GM. SMIC expects a double U-shaped recovery in 2024F, with growth...

Patrick Liao

Novatek (3034.TT): It's the Low Season in 1Q24F; AI Is Gradually Added to Different Applications.

​The 4Q23 was higher revenue and earnings compared to 4Q22. 1Q24F is expected to be a slow season for consumer electronics. The company has...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 2nd): TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech, Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Asia Vital, Quanta Computer, Unimicron...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan semiconductor companies TSMC, UMC, and ChipMOS continue to maintain high ADR premiums after the Chinese New Year break, with ChipMOS'...

SMIC's 1Q24F outlook predicts a slight revenue increase but a large decrease in GM. SMIC expects a double U-shaped recovery in 2024F, with growth...

The 4Q23 was higher revenue and earnings compared to 4Q22. 1Q24F is expected to be a slow season for consumer electronics. The company has...