Founder, BWS Financial Inc

Hamed Khorsand

Founder

Independent Stock Specific Research

BWS Financial Inc

BWS provides independent stock specific research focused on companies with distinct value that are going through a special situation where there is a tangible catalyst not priced in. The catalyst can be anything from new product, restructuring, M&A, management change, change in business strategy, etc. BWS’s focus is to understand the change and evaluate the potential return for investors.

BWS utilizes a self formed proprietary approach in discovering stocks by putting great emphasis on deep research. BWS does generate short recommendations following a similar criteria.

Equity Bottom-Up

NETGEAR, Inc. provides networking products designed for small businesses and homes.  The Company's suite of products enables small businesses and homes to share Internet access, peripherals, digital content, and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices.  NETGEAR markets and sells its products through distributors to a network of resellers.

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<li>NETGEAR (NTGR) has implemented a hard reset to the business and expectations that could result in several more quarters of dismal results</li>
<li>NTGR reported first quarter results that were in line with our estimates. However, NTGR’s new CEO plans to significantly reduce inventory in the second quarter in one concentrated manner</li>
<li>NTGR disclosed it was not selling as many of its ultra-premium Orbi mesh systems as initially expected</li>
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NETGEAR (NTGR) has implemented a hard reset to the business and expectations that could result in several more quarters of dismal results
NTGR reported first quarter results that were in line with our estimates. However, NTGR’s new CEO plans to significantly reduce inventory in the second quarter in one concentrated manner
NTGR disclosed it was not selling as many of its ultra-premium Orbi mesh systems as initially expected


Leading International Investment Research, Edison Investment Research

Edison Investment Research

Leading International Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

SenSen Networks Limited provides artificial intelligence solutions. The Company specializes in video-Iot data analytics solutions. Sensen Networks serves retail and leisure markets. SenSen Networks serves customers in Australia and India.

<p>SenSen’s Q324 results reflect the move to a lower cost base that provides a platform for future profitability. Minor delays to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) contract affected Q3 but should not affect FY24 as most of the deployment is now complete. North American Smart Cities growth is gaining traction via partnerships, underpinning Q424 momentum alongside strong fuel theft solution uptake. Restructuring to drive a return to sustainable free cash flow is mostly complete but resulted in one-off costs. We revise down our FY24 forecasts assuming similar Q4 growth from a lower Q3 base.</p>

SenSen’s Q324 results reflect the move to a lower cost base that provides a platform for future profitability. Minor delays to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) contract affected Q3 but should not affect FY24 as most of the deployment is now complete. North American Smart Cities growth is gaining traction via partnerships, underpinning Q424 momentum alongside strong fuel theft solution uptake. Restructuring to drive a return to sustainable free cash flow is mostly complete but resulted in one-off costs. We revise down our FY24 forecasts assuming similar Q4 growth from a lower Q3 base.

Datatec Limited provides information and communications technology products, solutions, and services worldwide. The company?s WestconGroup division distributes networking, security, and unified communications data center products to technology vendors, value added resellers, systems integrators, and service providers. It also provides design and configuration of unified communications and collaboration, mobility, and data center networks, as well as network extensions, such as videoconferencing, network storage, unified messaging, and network security; and various services to complement its solutions. The company?s Logicalis division offers information technology (IT) solutions and services comprising information technology infrastructure and networking solutions, communications and collaboration, data center, cloud, and managed services to various markets, including financial service, telecommunications, media and technology, education, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and professional service markets, as well as to the government. Its Consulting division provides strategic, trusted advisory, modeling, and market intelligence services to the telecommunication, IT, and digital media industries; and products and services to support unified communications and integrated voice solutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Sandown, South Africa.

<p>In a second more detailed trading update for FY24, Datatec confirmed revenue growth of 6% to $5.46bn, with Westcon International delivering excellent performance, Logicalis International having a strong H2 and Logicalis Latin America affected by difficult market conditions in Argentina and Brazil. The company also provided provisional EPS data, with reported EPS likely to come in ahead of our forecast and underlying EPS just below our forecast. We maintain our forecasts pending FY24 results on or around 27 May.</p>

In a second more detailed trading update for FY24, Datatec confirmed revenue growth of 6% to $5.46bn, with Westcon International delivering excellent performance, Logicalis International having a strong H2 and Logicalis Latin America affected by difficult market conditions in Argentina and Brazil. The company also provided provisional EPS data, with reported EPS likely to come in ahead of our forecast and underlying EPS just below our forecast. We maintain our forecasts pending FY24 results on or around 27 May.

Datatec - FY24 underlying EPS more than doubles y-o-y

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

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<li>Qualcomm's latest earnings came in at the high end of guidance with automotive revenue surging and mobile steady. We analyze QCOM results' key implications for Mediatek.</li>
<li>Qualcomm's 2024E global handset market volume guidance remained unchanged vs. last quarter; however we believe Mediatek may have taken some market share in CY1Q24.</li>
<li>Qualcomm confirmed Mediatek's view regarding high-end phone demand strength right now, with AI capabilities the likely driver. Combining QCOM + Mediatek color suggests an AI-driven handset upgrade cycle ahead.</li>
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Qualcomm's latest earnings came in at the high end of guidance with automotive revenue surging and mobile steady. We analyze QCOM results' key implications for Mediatek.
Qualcomm's 2024E global handset market volume guidance remained unchanged vs. last quarter; however we believe Mediatek may have taken some market share in CY1Q24.
Qualcomm confirmed Mediatek's view regarding high-end phone demand strength right now, with AI capabilities the likely driver. Combining QCOM + Mediatek color suggests an AI-driven handset upgrade cycle ahead.


Key Insights from Qualcomm's Latest Data; Mediatek Taking Market Share?

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>An overview (and output) of our machine learning-driven GEM screening model, which seeks to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top 100 stocks in the MSCI GEM Index.</li>
<li>The model is based on 1) a quantitative multifactor screening model, enhanced by two AI Technology-based approaches; 2) a Deep Neural Network model, and 3) a Recurrent Neural Network model.</li>
<li>Developed over roughly 4 years and implemented in its current state for over 3 years, the model has a solid real-world alpha-generating performance track record, discussed in detail below.</li>
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An overview (and output) of our machine learning-driven GEM screening model, which seeks to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top 100 stocks in the MSCI GEM Index.
The model is based on 1) a quantitative multifactor screening model, enhanced by two AI Technology-based approaches; 2) a Deep Neural Network model, and 3) a Recurrent Neural Network model.
Developed over roughly 4 years and implemented in its current state for over 3 years, the model has a solid real-world alpha-generating performance track record, discussed in detail below.


Insights in the Information Technology Space

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Insights in the Information Technology Space

NTGR: Hard Reset, Downgrading

While first quarter was in line with our estimates commentary surrounding a slowdown in ultra-premium Orbi mesh systems and no concrete timeline to...

BWS Financial Inc

SenSen Networks - Time to scale

SenSen’s Q324 results reflect the move to a lower cost base that provides a platform for future profitability. Minor delays to the National Heavy...

Edison Investment Research

Datatec - FY24 underlying EPS more than doubles y-o-y

In a second more detailed trading update for FY24, Datatec confirmed revenue growth of 6% to $5.46bn, with Westcon International delivering...

Edison Investment Research

Screening for GEMs: May 2024

This insight provides an overview of our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, based on a Multifactor model, a Deep Neural...

Wium Malan, CFA

NTGR: Hard Reset, Downgrading

While first quarter was in line with our estimates commentary surrounding a slowdown in ultra-premium Orbi mesh systems and no concrete timeline to...

BWS Financial Inc

SenSen Networks - Time to scale

SenSen’s Q324 results reflect the move to a lower cost base that provides a platform for future profitability. Minor delays to the National Heavy...

Edison Investment Research

Datatec - FY24 underlying EPS more than doubles y-o-y

In a second more detailed trading update for FY24, Datatec confirmed revenue growth of 6% to $5.46bn, with Westcon International delivering...

Edison Investment Research

Key Insights from Qualcomm's Latest Data; Mediatek Taking Market Share?

We deep dive into Qualcomm's latest results and the key take-aways relative to Mediatek. Overall, we find the latest QCOM results as positive for...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Screening for GEMs: May 2024

This insight provides an overview of our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, based on a Multifactor model, a Deep Neural...

Wium Malan, CFA