SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

SGX Asia Currencies and Commodities Insights

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

SK hynix held its second quarter earnings call on Tuesday, July 27, reporting a 22% sequential revenue increase and significant improvements in profits.  The company's outlook for the remainder of the year is very bullish.

SK hynix held its second quarter earnings call on Tuesday, July 27, reporting a 22% sequential revenue increase and significant improvements in profits.  The company's outlook for the remainder of the year is very bullish.

SK Hynix Expects Good Year to Get Even Better!

Intel's rumored bid to acquire GOLBALFOUNDRIES is a good move to achieve the company's current goals, but as this analyst has discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/intel-reveals-plan-to-restore-process-leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a prior Insight</a>, those goals are very difficult to rationalize.

Intel's rumored bid to acquire GOLBALFOUNDRIES is a good move to achieve the company's current goals, but as this analyst has discussed in a prior Insight, those goals are very difficult to rationalize.

Figuring Out the Intel/GLOBALFOUNDRIES Deal

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

According to market analysis firm Canalys, the Chinese smartphone maker <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a>  has beaten iPhone maker <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple Inc (AAPL US)</a>  to become the second-largest smartphone maker in the world based on the shipment volume in the second quarter of 2021 (preliminary estimates). The global smartphone shipment volume increased by 12% in 2Q2021 with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>  claiming the largest share of 19% followed by Xiaomi with a 17% market share.In our previous insight on Xiaomi’s 1Q2021 earnings, we highlighted that Xiaomi narrowed the market share gap with iPhone maker apple with a market share of 14.1% vs 15.1% for Apple in 1Q2021.

According to market analysis firm Canalys, the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)  has beaten iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL US)  to become the second-largest smartphone maker in the world based on the shipment volume in the second quarter of 2021 (preliminary estimates). The global smartphone shipment volume increased by 12% in 2Q2021 with Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)  claiming the largest share of 19% followed by Xiaomi with a 17% market share.In our previous insight on Xiaomi’s 1Q2021 earnings, we highlighted that Xiaomi narrowed the market share gap with iPhone maker apple with a market share of 14.1% vs 15.1% for Apple in 1Q2021.

Xiaomi Beats Apple to Become No. 2 in the Global Smartphone Market in 2Q2021

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.

<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

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)

SGX Asia Currencies and Commodities Insights

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

SK Hynix Expects Good Year to Get Even Better!

SK hynix posted a 22% sequential revenue increase with operating profits doubling, but the company expects for the remainder of the year to be even...

Jim Handy

Figuring Out the Intel/GLOBALFOUNDRIES Deal

Should Intel acquire GLOBALFOUNDRIES as has been rumored? While this would help Intel to achieve its stated goals more rapidly, those goals seem...

Jim Handy

Xiaomi Beats Apple to Become No. 2 in the Global Smartphone Market in 2Q2021

Xiaomi overtook Apple to become no. 2 in the smartphone market in 2Q and based on its 2Q21 shipments and assuming 1Q21 ASP remains same, Xiaomi's...

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

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

In this insight, we take a closer look at SK Hynix, the 2nd largest DRAM IDM in the world and its potential for re-rating driven by a continuation...

Wium Malan, CFA

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