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Daily Brief Equity Bottom-Up: Asics (7936) | Strong Performance Meets Reasonable Valuation and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Asics (7936) | Strong Performance Meets Reasonable Valuation
  • Mayne Pharma (MYX AU): CDMO Business Sale- A Step Towards Focus Solely on Specialty Pharma
  • SOBR Safe Inc.: A Unique Technology On The Cusp Of Commercialization
  • Advanced Micro Devices ($AMD)

Asics (7936) | Strong Performance Meets Reasonable Valuation

By Mark Chadwick

  • The stock price has rallied 40% since our last note. We are happy to take profit here, hence we label this insight as Bearish 
  • The results and full year guidance hike were positive but largely currency assisted  
  • We expect that a focus on China and Direct will drive margin expansion in the medium term

Mayne Pharma (MYX AU): CDMO Business Sale- A Step Towards Focus Solely on Specialty Pharma

By Tina Banerjee

  • Mayne Pharma (MYX AU) is selling its U.S.-based CDMO business, Metrics Contract Services for $475 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022.
  • Allowing for reinvestment needs, the net proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the syndicated debt facility and return surplus capital to shareholders.
  • Combined oral contraceptive Nextstellis remains the company’s most significant commercial opportunity. While Nextstellis was launched in the U.S. in June 2021, Mayne has launched Nextstellis in Australia in July 2022.  

SOBR Safe Inc.: A Unique Technology On The Cusp Of Commercialization

By Ishan Majumdar

  • Alcohol intoxication of employees during work hours is known to result in millions of dollars’ worth of productivity loss as well as many other risks to corporations each year.
  • Given this background, SOBR Safe (NASDAQ:SOBR) has a highly relevant technological solution that can help mitigate and minimize the these risks.
  • The company has a particularly large addressable market as it helps employers carry out the alcohol intoxication monitoring of workers with the help of its preventive detection technology platform.

Advanced Micro Devices ($AMD)

By MT Capital

  • Today I will be completing an in-depth analysis on AMD .
  • Within, I will break down the multitude of opportunities the company has in front of it and provide a succinct overview of the company’s vast technology portfolio.
  • Additionally, I will spend time discussing how the company is eating Intel’s lunch, dig deeper into their financials, and discuss some positive and risk-based factors alike that I am considering with respect to the company. 

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