Daily Brief United States: Micron Technology, Reddit , Sunpower Corp, Boku Inc, Encore Capital Group, Tempur Sealy International and more

• Earlier expectation on Micron will have rooms to raise becoming a reality, largely driven by over 30% q/q NAND bit price jump for storage business in 1Q24.
• 10ppts stronger 2Q24 sales guidance and 3-6ppts higher gross margin guidance are driving free cash flow improvement.
• AI server, PC, and smartphone driving DRAM bit demand and HBM3e/HBM4 and 1-gamma EUV DRAM slowing bit supply growth both are positive except MOI remains 15% above 5 years average. 

• Reddit (RDDT US) is looking to raise up to US$750m in its US IPO.
• Reddit is an online social media platform where users are able to join communities, engage in conversations, research, exchange goods and services as well as create new communities.
• In our previous note, we talked about the company’s historical performance. In this note, we share our quick thoughts on valuation.

• Micron Technology reported very positive revenues this quarter and a return to profitability
• A large part of this stems from the impact that HBM demand is constraining production of standard DDR5 DRAM, driving it into a shortage
• This is good news for Micron and its DRAM competitors Samsung and SK hynix

• Sunpower is facing a severe liquidity problem and may need to raise $100-300 million before January to avoid bankruptcy
• The company operates as a wholesaler of residential retail solar panel systems, providing equipment to third-party developers or selling directly to residential customers
• Trade credit tightening terms and potential customer hesitation due to financial instability are contributing to Sunpower’s uncertain future

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Boku’s strategy to widen its offering within the local payment method (LPM) market accelerated FY23 revenue growth to 30%, with 15% growth from the core direct carrier billing (DCB) business and supplemented by 153% growth from eWallets and real-time payments. EBITDA grew 27% y o y as the company continued to invest in building out its LPM network from a technological and regulatory perspective. With all major merchants using or planning to use Boku’s wider portfolio of payment methods, the company should benefit from faster growth in the non-card payment market and be able to leverage the investment it has made in its mobile-first platform to drive growth in earnings and cash generation.

• Debt buyers like ECPG can accelerate growth during times of increased charge offs by credit card issuers
• Growth is impacted by tough collections environment with an abundance of cheap charged off paper
• Investors must consider buying these stocks when growth prospects are high and expectations have factored in collection challenges, as industry may soon enter a favorable cycle for debt buyers

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• This is our first report on Tempur Sealy International Inc., a global bedding company.
• The company released its Q4 2023 earnings recently.
• The company emphasized its strong business model, highlighting significant cash flow and a robust balance sheet.