In today’s briefing:
- Quiddity Leaderboard ChiNext Dec 24: East Group Intra-Review Deletion Causes Changes to Expectations
- Weekly Deals Digest (22 Sep) – Fuji Soft, Elan, Trancom, Seven & I, China TCM, Platinum, K Bank
- Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Back to Higher Premium Range; ASE Premium Remains Collapsed
- MKS Instruments Inc: Initiation Of Coverage – Will The Expansion into Artificial Intelligence Server Market Be A Game Changer? – Major Drivers
Quiddity Leaderboard ChiNext Dec 24: East Group Intra-Review Deletion Causes Changes to Expectations
- The ChiNext Index represents the performance of the 100 largest and most liquid A-share stocks listed on the ChiNext Market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
- The ChiNext 50 index is a subset of the ChiNext Index and it consists of the top 50 names in the ChiNext index with the highest daily average turnover.
- In this insight, we have presented our updated rankings for Potential ADDs and DELs for the upcoming index rebal event in December 2024.
Weekly Deals Digest (22 Sep) – Fuji Soft, Elan, Trancom, Seven & I, China TCM, Platinum, K Bank
- A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
- ECM developments: K Bank (279570 KS) has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.
- Event-Driven developments: Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP), Elan Corp (6099 JP), Trancom Co Ltd (9058 JP), Seven & I Holdings (3382 JP), China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK).
Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Back to Higher Premium Range; ASE Premium Remains Collapsed
- TSMC: +17.5% Premium; Recent Trading Back in the 15-20% Range
- UMC: -0.3% Discount; Middle of the Range, Rising Short Interest in Taiwan
- ASE: +2.2% Premium; Spiking Short Interest in Taiwan Listed Shares
MKS Instruments Inc: Initiation Of Coverage – Will The Expansion into Artificial Intelligence Server Market Be A Game Changer? – Major Drivers
- MKS Instruments demonstrated robust financial management and strategic positioning in its second-quarter results for the fiscal year 2024.
- With a reported revenue of $887 million, the company performed at the high end of its guidance, supported by an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.53—a figure that not only exceeded their projected high but also included the positive impact of reduced interest expenses from recent financial maneuvers.
- Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company’s price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.