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Micron Technology / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Semiconductors behemoth, Micron Technology has a dominant position in the DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) products market with its offerings being used heavily in consumer PCs and mobiles.</li><li>Apart from DRAM, the company is also a leading provider of non-volatile, rewriteable storage products (NAND) that are used in solid-state drives (SSDs).</li><li>The applications of Micron’s products is rapidly rising in cloud servers and various forms of industrial, as well as other enterprise-based setups.</li></ul>

Semiconductors behemoth, Micron Technology has a dominant position in the DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) products market with its offerings being used heavily in consumer PCs and mobiles.Apart from DRAM, the company is also a leading provider of non-volatile, rewriteable storage products (NAND) that are used in solid-state drives (SSDs).The applications of Micron’s products is rapidly rising in cloud servers and various forms of industrial, as well as other enterprise-based setups.

Micron Technology Inc - Investment Thesis

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> is the second-largest Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) semiconductor Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM) in the world and is set to become a major player in the global NAND industry following the acquisition of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intel-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16764:1" rel="noopener">Intel Corp (INTC US)</a>’s NAND business. Based on the compelling demand outlook for the industry, the significant increase in spot memory prices this year, and the expected revenue uplift in 2022 from the closure of the Intel NAND acquisition there looks to be room for an upside surprise to current earnings expectations which could sustain the earnings upgrade cycle, for a stock that is trading on valuation multiples that are below historical average levels as well as that of global peers. This insight is also a natural follow up from an idea generated through our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, which takes a three-pronged approach to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top100 largest stocks in the MSCI GEM Index: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/screening-for-gems-july-2021" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53931" rel="noopener">Screening for GEMs: July 2021</a>.

SK Hynix (000660 KS) is the second-largest Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) semiconductor Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM) in the world and is set to become a major player in the global NAND industry following the acquisition of Intel Corp (INTC US)’s NAND business. Based on the compelling demand outlook for the industry, the significant increase in spot memory prices this year, and the expected revenue uplift in 2022 from the closure of the Intel NAND acquisition there looks to be room for an upside surprise to current earnings expectations which could sustain the earnings upgrade cycle, for a stock that is trading on valuation multiples that are below historical average levels as well as that of global peers. This insight is also a natural follow up from an idea generated through our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, which takes a three-pronged approach to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top100 largest stocks in the MSCI GEM Index: Screening for GEMs: July 2021.

SK Hynix: Leading DRAM IDM, Trading at Discount Multiples, in a Strong Demand Environment

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The SIA has released May semiconductor revenue statistics and the month broke all records for both revenues and unit shipments.  This is a continuation of the trend that this analyst has been reporting on since this time last year.  It appears that there is still plenty of strength in this market to allow further records to be broken.

The SIA has released May semiconductor revenue statistics and the month broke all records for both revenues and unit shipments.  This is a continuation of the trend that this analyst has been reporting on since this time last year.  It appears that there is still plenty of strength in this market to allow further records to be broken.

May Semiconductor Revenues Break a Record Once Again

Micron Technology announced its earnings on June 30, providing a lot of upbeat news while noting a few caveats.  The market is strong, the company is executing well, but tooling and new technologies will prevent margins from rising as high as they could.  Overall, the outlook for the company is good.

Micron Technology announced its earnings on June 30, providing a lot of upbeat news while noting a few caveats.  The market is strong, the company is executing well, but tooling and new technologies will prevent margins from rising as high as they could.  Overall, the outlook for the company is good.

Our expectations for Micron's upcoming earnings call are very positive for four reasons:<ul>
<li>DRAM and NAND pricing is up</li>
<li>Demand has been solid for the whole first half, with no signs of softening</li>
<li>The company is shifting its mix to higher-margin products</li>
<li>Costs are being reduced through process leadership</li>
</ul>

Our expectations for Micron's upcoming earnings call are very positive for four reasons:
DRAM and NAND pricing is up
Demand has been solid for the whole first half, with no signs of softening
The company is shifting its mix to higher-margin products
Costs are being reduced through process leadership


What to Expect from the June 30 Micron Earnings Call

United States

Micron Technology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets dynamic random access memory chips (DRAMs), very fast static random access memory chips (SRAMs), Flash Memory, other semiconductor components, and memory modules.

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