Daily Brief TMT/Internet: Cerebras Systems , Media and Games Invest, Netgear Inc and more

• ~$900 million supercomputer deal is off the charts compared to all previous deals
• Without the deal, Cerebras would likely soon have run out of cash. With the deal, Cerebras is effectively working as a supercomputer contractor for G42 for the next several years
• Three supercomputers to be built in the US, we suspect the remaining six to be built in the UAE. That’s likely to raise some eyebrows. 

MGI – Media and Games Invest (MGI) continues to steadily gain market share in a difficult trading environment. It is the leading mobile open web supply-side platform on both Android and iOS in North America, and second on Android and fifth on iOS in EMEA. Q323 organic net revenue was 1% up on Q322, with early benefits from the €10m annualised cost savings plan helping to lift the adjusted EBITDA margin to 29% (Q322: 26%). The fundamentals for MGI are positive, with its vertical integration giving an efficient market proposition and earlier acquisitions providing a sound basis for its connected TV offering. The withdrawal of personal identifiers on Google should give further impetus, which we feel is not yet reflected in the rating.

• NTGR has brought back the goal of achieving double digit operating margin after three years of underperformance while turning the business around.
• Unlike prior years where NTGR was relying on unit volume growth to drive operating leverage, NTGR now has a growing base of subscription revenue that is contributing to earnings
• NTGR’s annual investor day highlighted the expectation of exiting 2023 with annual recurring revenue (“ARR”) of $40 million and $50 million in 2024