SYNEX’s 4Q18 net profit was at Bt190m (+16%YoY, +18QoQ), in-line with our expectation
Record-high level of sales at Bt10.38bn is the major contributor to impressive 4Q18 performance. Meanwhile , gross margin drops below 4% in the first time due to changing product mix towards more on device segment
SYNEX post 2018 net profit of Bt721m (+15%YoY) driven by 18% increase in revenue
We maintain our positive view toward FY19-20E earnings outlook driven by (1) number of flagship smartphone model launches and new brands for low budget users, Neffos, and, (2) higher sales contribution from high-margins product such as gaming desktops and post-sales services.
We maintain our BUY rating with a new target price of Bt16.80 (previous target price at Bt15.0) derived from 17xPE’2019E, which is the average of the World information and technology sector
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SYNEX’s 4Q18 net profit was at Bt190m (+16%YoY, +18QoQ), in-line with our expectation
Record-high level of sales at Bt10.38bn is the major contributor to impressive 4Q18 performance. Meanwhile , gross margin drops below 4% in the first time due to changing product mix towards more on device segment
SYNEX post 2018 net profit of Bt721m (+15%YoY) driven by 18% increase in revenue
We maintain our positive view toward FY19-20E earnings outlook driven by (1) number of flagship smartphone model launches and new brands for low budget users, Neffos, and, (2) higher sales contribution from high-margins product such as gaming desktops and post-sales services.
We maintain our BUY rating with a new target price of Bt16.80 (previous target price at Bt15.0) derived from 17xPE’2019E, which is the average of the World information and technology sector
In this report, we provide an update on Lg Electronics (066570 KS), including the potential impact of the war on Huawei on the company, dividend policy, debt issue, sales of non-core assets, and the launch of new smartphones.
Although LG’s V50 ThinQ product is a bit disappointing, another new LG smartphone called G8ThinQ appears to be promising.This is one of the first smartphones to use “air motion” technology to activate some of the features including playing a song or video or adjusting volume (remember Tom Cruise in the movie Minority Report)? The airmotion technology could bring back the “thrill” of using a smartphone.
Many investors around the world are asking, “What companies will benefit from the continued war on Huawei by the US government?” LG Electronics, the 7th largest smartphone maker globally, could be one of the key beneficiaries of the war on Huawei.
LG Electronics recently announced that it will pay DPS of 750 won for its common shareholders in 2018, which is nearly twice as high the DPS of 400 won in 2017.
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Lyft Inc (LYFT US) announced an increase in its IPO price range from $62-68 to $70-72 after previous reports had indicated that the IPO became oversubscribed very early.
There has been significant coverage of the name on Smartkarma but a disappointing lack of obvious puns:
We would highlight Johannes’ interview piece as being well worth a read to understand the driver perspective, as well as Sumeet’s piece and the comments sections for discussions of business model strengths and weaknesses.
Ultimately, this issue isn’t going to be bought for its cheapness and we would guess that it will be successful (initially) due to pent up demand and relatively strong broad stock market performance over the last few months. Below, however, we examine NY transportation data to point out what we feel are misconceptions about the overall value proposition of the ride sharing industry.
Since then, Money Forward’s share price has picked up (closing at JPY4,400 on 26th March 2019), on the back of strong topline guidance for FY11/19E (+55%-65% YoY growth) and “aggressive” medium-term profit targets (positive EBITDA by FY11/21E).
However, following our recent conversation with MF’s IR team, we believe that the above guidance needs to be slightly toned down.
SNK Corp (950180 KS), a Japanese game company founded in 1978, is trying to complete its IPO in the Korean stock market (KOSDAQ) in April. SNK is well known its The King of Fighters game. The IPO price range is between 30,800 won and 40,400 won. The IPO base deal size ranges from $114 million to $150 million.
This is the second time that SNK Corp is trying to complete the IPO after a failed attempt in late 2018. The company has reduced the average IPO price range by 12% this time compared to the first try in late 2018.
The bankers used four comparable companies including Webzen, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Netmarble Games to value SNK Corp. Using P/B valuation method, the bankers derived an average P/B multiple of 4.1x. The bankers then took the applied equity (controlling interest) of the company and applied the P/B multiple of 4.1x to derive an implied value of the company. After applying additional 8.57% to 32.99% IPO discount, the bankers derived an IPO price range of 34,300 – 46,800 won.
Have you ever wondered how a company secures the Chinese lucky number “8” as their ticker in Hong Kong? I’ll explain later on, but let’s just say that being the son of Li Ka Shing helps.
Li Ka Shing is a name that hardly needs introduction in Hong Kong and Richard Li, Li Ka Shing’s youngest son and Chairman of PCCW Ltd (8 HK), follows suit. After being born into Hong Kong’s richest family, Richard Li was educated in the US where he worked various odd jobs at McDonald’s and as a caddy at a local golf course before enrolling at Menlo College and eventually withdrawing without a degree. As fate would have it, Mr. Li went on to set up STAR TV, Asia’s satellite-delivered cable TV service, at the tender age of 24. Three years after starting STAR TV, Richard Li sold the venture, which had amassed a viewer base of 45 million people, to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWS AU) for USD 1 billion in 1993. During the same year, Mr. Li founded the Pacific Century Group and began a streak of noteworthy acquisitions.
You may be starting to wonder what all of this has to do with a trade on PCCW Ltd (8 HK) and I don’t blame you. In the rest of this insight I will:
finish the historical overview of the Li family and PCCW
present my trade idea and rationale
give a detailed overview of the business units of PCCW and the associated performance of each
recap ALL of my stub trades on Smartkarma and the performance of each
Keyence Corp (6861 JP) has long been a standout within the Japanese machinery sector for its exceptional margins, with only Fanuc Corp (6954 JP) and perhaps Smc Corp (6273 JP) really operating in the same the stratosphere. But while Fanuc has faded, with its OPM now struggling to stay over 30% and SMC has only recently peaked its head over the 30% level, Keyence has been powering ahead and is on the cusp of recording five straight years over 50% OPM.
With relatively limited disclosures to go along with such stellar performance it is understandable then that some investors are concerned that the story is too good to be true, and even the FT has written a series of articles with a slightly critical bent: 1234
Having recently visited the company, we analyse below, the nature of its competitive advantages by comparing it with its most similar peer Cognex Corp (CGNX US).
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In this report, we provide an update on Lg Electronics (066570 KS), including the potential impact of the war on Huawei on the company, dividend policy, debt issue, sales of non-core assets, and the launch of new smartphones.
Although LG’s V50 ThinQ product is a bit disappointing, another new LG smartphone called G8ThinQ appears to be promising.This is one of the first smartphones to use “air motion” technology to activate some of the features including playing a song or video or adjusting volume (remember Tom Cruise in the movie Minority Report)? The airmotion technology could bring back the “thrill” of using a smartphone.
Many investors around the world are asking, “What companies will benefit from the continued war on Huawei by the US government?” LG Electronics, the 7th largest smartphone maker globally, could be one of the key beneficiaries of the war on Huawei.
LG Electronics recently announced that it will pay DPS of 750 won for its common shareholders in 2018, which is nearly twice as high the DPS of 400 won in 2017.
This insight covers the positive and negative takeaways from the FY18 updated filing and also includes our thoughts on valuation.
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Since then, Money Forward’s share price has picked up (closing at JPY4,400 on 26th March 2019), on the back of strong topline guidance for FY11/19E (+55%-65% YoY growth) and “aggressive” medium-term profit targets (positive EBITDA by FY11/21E).
However, following our recent conversation with MF’s IR team, we believe that the above guidance needs to be slightly toned down.
SNK Corp (950180 KS), a Japanese game company founded in 1978, is trying to complete its IPO in the Korean stock market (KOSDAQ) in April. SNK is well known its The King of Fighters game. The IPO price range is between 30,800 won and 40,400 won. The IPO base deal size ranges from $114 million to $150 million.
This is the second time that SNK Corp is trying to complete the IPO after a failed attempt in late 2018. The company has reduced the average IPO price range by 12% this time compared to the first try in late 2018.
The bankers used four comparable companies including Webzen, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Netmarble Games to value SNK Corp. Using P/B valuation method, the bankers derived an average P/B multiple of 4.1x. The bankers then took the applied equity (controlling interest) of the company and applied the P/B multiple of 4.1x to derive an implied value of the company. After applying additional 8.57% to 32.99% IPO discount, the bankers derived an IPO price range of 34,300 – 46,800 won.
Have you ever wondered how a company secures the Chinese lucky number “8” as their ticker in Hong Kong? I’ll explain later on, but let’s just say that being the son of Li Ka Shing helps.
Li Ka Shing is a name that hardly needs introduction in Hong Kong and Richard Li, Li Ka Shing’s youngest son and Chairman of PCCW Ltd (8 HK), follows suit. After being born into Hong Kong’s richest family, Richard Li was educated in the US where he worked various odd jobs at McDonald’s and as a caddy at a local golf course before enrolling at Menlo College and eventually withdrawing without a degree. As fate would have it, Mr. Li went on to set up STAR TV, Asia’s satellite-delivered cable TV service, at the tender age of 24. Three years after starting STAR TV, Richard Li sold the venture, which had amassed a viewer base of 45 million people, to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWS AU) for USD 1 billion in 1993. During the same year, Mr. Li founded the Pacific Century Group and began a streak of noteworthy acquisitions.
You may be starting to wonder what all of this has to do with a trade on PCCW Ltd (8 HK) and I don’t blame you. In the rest of this insight I will:
finish the historical overview of the Li family and PCCW
present my trade idea and rationale
give a detailed overview of the business units of PCCW and the associated performance of each
recap ALL of my stub trades on Smartkarma and the performance of each
Keyence Corp (6861 JP) has long been a standout within the Japanese machinery sector for its exceptional margins, with only Fanuc Corp (6954 JP) and perhaps Smc Corp (6273 JP) really operating in the same the stratosphere. But while Fanuc has faded, with its OPM now struggling to stay over 30% and SMC has only recently peaked its head over the 30% level, Keyence has been powering ahead and is on the cusp of recording five straight years over 50% OPM.
With relatively limited disclosures to go along with such stellar performance it is understandable then that some investors are concerned that the story is too good to be true, and even the FT has written a series of articles with a slightly critical bent: 1234
Having recently visited the company, we analyse below, the nature of its competitive advantages by comparing it with its most similar peer Cognex Corp (CGNX US).
There is no apparent value enhancement to Naspers Ltd (NPN SJ)‘s spinning-off and separately listing Tencent Holdings (700 HK), while there is no change in governance and no monetisation at the parent level.
Preceding my comments on Naspers are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold – the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent – of at least 20%.
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In this report, we provide an update on Lg Electronics (066570 KS), including the potential impact of the war on Huawei on the company, dividend policy, debt issue, sales of non-core assets, and the launch of new smartphones.
Although LG’s V50 ThinQ product is a bit disappointing, another new LG smartphone called G8ThinQ appears to be promising.This is one of the first smartphones to use “air motion” technology to activate some of the features including playing a song or video or adjusting volume (remember Tom Cruise in the movie Minority Report)? The airmotion technology could bring back the “thrill” of using a smartphone.
Many investors around the world are asking, “What companies will benefit from the continued war on Huawei by the US government?” LG Electronics, the 7th largest smartphone maker globally, could be one of the key beneficiaries of the war on Huawei.
LG Electronics recently announced that it will pay DPS of 750 won for its common shareholders in 2018, which is nearly twice as high the DPS of 400 won in 2017.
We believe Baidu’s stock price has been fairly impacted.
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We believe Baidu’s stock price has been fairly impacted.
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SNK Corp (950180 KS), a Japanese game company founded in 1978, is trying to complete its IPO in the Korean stock market (KOSDAQ) in April. SNK is well known its The King of Fighters game. The IPO price range is between 30,800 won and 40,400 won. The IPO base deal size ranges from $114 million to $150 million.
This is the second time that SNK Corp is trying to complete the IPO after a failed attempt in late 2018. The company has reduced the average IPO price range by 12% this time compared to the first try in late 2018.
The bankers used four comparable companies including Webzen, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Netmarble Games to value SNK Corp. Using P/B valuation method, the bankers derived an average P/B multiple of 4.1x. The bankers then took the applied equity (controlling interest) of the company and applied the P/B multiple of 4.1x to derive an implied value of the company. After applying additional 8.57% to 32.99% IPO discount, the bankers derived an IPO price range of 34,300 – 46,800 won.
Have you ever wondered how a company secures the Chinese lucky number “8” as their ticker in Hong Kong? I’ll explain later on, but let’s just say that being the son of Li Ka Shing helps.
Li Ka Shing is a name that hardly needs introduction in Hong Kong and Richard Li, Li Ka Shing’s youngest son and Chairman of PCCW Ltd (8 HK), follows suit. After being born into Hong Kong’s richest family, Richard Li was educated in the US where he worked various odd jobs at McDonald’s and as a caddy at a local golf course before enrolling at Menlo College and eventually withdrawing without a degree. As fate would have it, Mr. Li went on to set up STAR TV, Asia’s satellite-delivered cable TV service, at the tender age of 24. Three years after starting STAR TV, Richard Li sold the venture, which had amassed a viewer base of 45 million people, to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWS AU) for USD 1 billion in 1993. During the same year, Mr. Li founded the Pacific Century Group and began a streak of noteworthy acquisitions.
You may be starting to wonder what all of this has to do with a trade on PCCW Ltd (8 HK) and I don’t blame you. In the rest of this insight I will:
finish the historical overview of the Li family and PCCW
present my trade idea and rationale
give a detailed overview of the business units of PCCW and the associated performance of each
recap ALL of my stub trades on Smartkarma and the performance of each
Keyence Corp (6861 JP) has long been a standout within the Japanese machinery sector for its exceptional margins, with only Fanuc Corp (6954 JP) and perhaps Smc Corp (6273 JP) really operating in the same the stratosphere. But while Fanuc has faded, with its OPM now struggling to stay over 30% and SMC has only recently peaked its head over the 30% level, Keyence has been powering ahead and is on the cusp of recording five straight years over 50% OPM.
With relatively limited disclosures to go along with such stellar performance it is understandable then that some investors are concerned that the story is too good to be true, and even the FT has written a series of articles with a slightly critical bent: 1234
Having recently visited the company, we analyse below, the nature of its competitive advantages by comparing it with its most similar peer Cognex Corp (CGNX US).
There is no apparent value enhancement to Naspers Ltd (NPN SJ)‘s spinning-off and separately listing Tencent Holdings (700 HK), while there is no change in governance and no monetisation at the parent level.
Preceding my comments on Naspers are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold – the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent – of at least 20%.
In this insight, we will value the company business segments by parts, look at the deal dynamics, and run the deal through our IPO framework.
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We believe Baidu’s stock price has been fairly impacted.
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We notice that the growth rate of cost of revenues exceeded the growth rate of membership revenues.
We believe that the margins will continue to decline even if the advertising business recovers.
IQ has the largest monthly active users in the video market, but it does not have an obvious advantage over Tencent Holdings (700 HK) .
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