Daily Briefs

• Baidu’s revenue growth for the first quarter exceeded expectations, with a year-over-year increase of 4%, reaching RMB 23.8 billion.
• Additionally, Baidu’s continued efforts in Gen AI path have resulted in a 12% year-over-year acceleration in the revenue growth from Baidu AI Cloud, which also delivered an operating profit on a non-GAAP basis.
• These positive results signify the company’s successful transition from an internet-centric business to an AI-first business.

• Liquid cooling market expected to double by 2025, but industry shakeout predicted by Auras chair.
• Apple plans to ship over 9 million units of OLED iPad Pro, aiming to boost its market presence.
• South Korea aims to enhance its IC design sector, currently holding just a 1% share of the global market.

• Microsoft last week launched their CoPilot+ PC category which enables their CoPilot to run locally on your PC, as long as it has an NPU with >40 TOPS
• With Qualcomm being the only one currently offering such an NPU, their Snapdragon processors will be powering the first wave of CoPilot+ PC’s
• It’s an extraordinary accomplishment for Qualcomm & likely an inflection point for Arm powered PCs. It’s also really bad news for Intel and not great for AMD

• JD.com, a China-based multinational technology conglomerate, has announced its first-quarter results for 2024 in an earnings call and reported robust profit and revenue growth, along with an encouragingly high Net Promoter Score (NPS).
• The revenue growth was accelerated by strong execution amidst evolving industry dynamics, improved user experience, price competitiveness, and platform ecosystems.
• Importantly, the general merchandise and supermarket category recorded a notable jump in terms of gross merchandise value (GMV) and revenue growth.

• An overlooked old economy sector in Asia ripe for a comeback
• Industry dynamics will provide  a long-term tailwind for the company
• Opportunity created by  deletion from an index and corporate restructuring

• Impending block deals which generally create supply over-hang on the stock leads to a negative impact on the stock
• These block deals generally include selling promoters and big funds at a price discount to its current market price
• Historically, such events suggest once the block deal is done; stock reacts positively creating a Special Situation Opportunity

• iQIYI, an innovative market-leading online entertainment service provider in China, delivered robust first-quarter 2024 results, achieving numerous record highs, such as non-GAAP operating income and its corresponding margin.
• CEO, Mr. Yu Gong, shared that the expanding margin could be attributed to the high-quality growth of the company.
• The Membership Services business continued its growth trajectory with monthly ARM observed an all-time high.

• The music industry in the west focuses on speculative assets and bundling services, while in Japan firms have 360-degree deals with artists.
• Amuse, a major player in the Japanese music industry, historically managed the successful band Southern All Stars but has diversified beyond them.
• Despite still having concentration in top acts like Masaharu Fukuyama, Amuse’s business model and intrinsic value are seen as attractive to investors.

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• Take-Two Interactive Software Inc reported a healthy performance for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2024 with net bookings of $1.35 billion.
• The fiscal year 2024 saw net bookings of $5.33 billion.
• The performance for the period was attributed to the success of NBA 2K24, Zynga’s in-app purchases, Match Factory!, the Red Dead Redemption series, and the Grand Theft Auto series.

• Genel Energy is a high-risk arbitration opportunity with potential for significant reward due to its legal dispute with the Kurdistan government
• Despite previous market capitalization reduction in the 2014 oil crisis, Genel Energy is now an undervalued asset with strong cash position and minimal debt
• With current market cap at £210 million and significant cash reserves, the company has notable potential for growth, but the unpredictable nature of the situation makes it difficult to model or quantify with certainty

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