Daily Briefs

• Originally, Brother Industries (6448 JP) wanted to buy Roland DG Corp (6789 JP).  Roland invited others to bid, didn’t tell Brother, then said Taiyo Pacific’s ¥5,035 bid won.
• That was low. Weeks later, Brother lobbed a ¥5,200 overbid. They are going through the approvals process but it isn’t clear Brother is negotiating.
• Taiyo has extended and extended and shown up in interviews. Now it has overbid at ¥5,370.

• Q124 revenue was $12.7 billion, down 17.5% QoQ but up 9% YoY.
• Q224 revenue forecast of just $13 billion & vague promise of full year YoY growth disappoints
• Capacity constraints on wafer level assembly limited Meteor Lake shipments. So much for a maniacal focus on execution.

• Corporations need to adapt to smarter AI as 6G, the next evolution in mobile communication, is coming soon, bringing faster speeds and advanced technology.
• Taiwan’s AI startups showcase cutting-edge B2B solutions at 2024 AI Expo, while Microsoft’s third-quarter revenue reaches a record high with the help of AI technology.
• Despite record high SiPh shipments, LMOC had a net loss in 1Q24. Taiwan’s biggest curved interactive MiniLED display, ‘Wishing Tree,’ steals the show at Touch Taiwan 2024.

• In 2Q24F, customer demand has slowed down in the traditional low season, as inventory levels normalize.  
• In summary, sales in USD are expected to grow in the mid-teens YoY in 2024F. Smartphone growth will be the strongest driver of this growth. 
• MediaTek is a leader in the Wi-Fi 7 market and aims to gain significant market share with its diverse product portfolio this year.

• Despite following Big Tech closely for the last 5 years, this sentence from today’s call still somewhat surprised me!
• The scale and the height of success of Google truly boggles my mind.
• Over the last year or so, Google has had its fair share of skeptics, including yours truly. 

• Regulatory risks could derail TikTok’s drive to become Vietnam’s No. 1 online marketplace, an industry expert said.

• The ByteDance-owned short-video app launched TikTok Shop in Vietnam in April 2022 as part of its broader ambition to control 35% of Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market.

• Since then, it has surpassed Alibaba-backed Lazada to become Vietnam’s second-largest online marketplace by gross merchandise volume — TikTok’s vendors sold about $1.3 billion worth of goods in the past six months, according to local media which cited data from local analytics firm Metric. Now, only Singapore-based Shopee stands between TikTok and the top spot.

• CMG is a small-cap company with a leading market share in the unconventional reservoir space
• They see a significant opportunity for their software and machine learning offerings to help maximize asset value and reduce costs and risks in the energy industry
• Under new leadership since mid-2022, the company has shifted towards a more commercially focused approach and is targeting clean energy opportunities such as carbon capture

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• ATNI is trading at approximately 35 percent discount to tangible book value after reporting first quarter results with negative free cash flow and reducing adjusted EBITDA guidance by 4.4 percent.
• ATNI experienced delays in securing government contracts in the quarter and slower process in growing commercial broadband accounts.
• ATNI is forecasting adjusted EBITDA of $190 million to $200 million leading to calculation of positive free cash flow. 

• WEX is a payments company trading at a discount to its historical valuation, with a P/E of 12.5x
• WEX operates in three segments including Mobility and Corporate Payments, with a market cap of $9bn
• WEX’s growth is driven by share gains, technology add-ons, and price increases, making it an attractive investment opportunity

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