Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renesas-electronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15933:1" rel="noopener">Renesas Electronics (6723 JP)</a> on 8 February 2021 announced that they had signed an agreement to acquire <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dialog-semiconductor-plc-664a1f83-2a21-4690-a91f-fb971832e7ad" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21607:1" rel="noopener">Dialog Semiconductor (DLG GR)</a> for an equity value of €4.9bn. The company on the same day <a href="https://www.renesas.com/eu/en/about/press-room/notice-concerning-filing-shelf-registration-statement-issuance-new-shares" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a shelf registration to issue up to ¥270bn of shares to pay for the deal.<section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/211/854/original/Screenshot+2021-06-08+at+10.38.41+AM.png?1623120032" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="211854"></figure></section>Renesas shares fell on the news, bounced, then fell, and have traded in a range of ¥1,100-1,300/share since then. In the interim (it will take until the end of 2021 to get the Dialog deal past foreign review boards and anti-trust regulators), the company experienced <a href="https://www.renesas.com/eu/en/node/1509341" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fire at its Naka Factory</a> which will cost a ¥24bn impact in H1, there is an ongoing global chip shortage affecting both semiconductor makers and their customers, and the end of May saw the company finally <a href="https://www.renesas.com/eu/en/about/press-room/renesas-announces-issuance-new-shares-and-secondary-offering-shares" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announce</a> its equity offering - large at nearly US$4bn. This seemed like an overhang, but has ended up not being so much of one.The interim period, while showing a sideways trend for Renesas, saw its Peers outperform dramatically. The announcement of the equity offering and its size looked like it would present significant overhang. It has not turned out to be the case. There has been a "buy the news" reaction. It is a big offering. There are a bunch of moving parts. And lots of index flow.

Renesas Electronics (6723 JP) on 8 February 2021 announced that they had signed an agreement to acquire Dialog Semiconductor (DLG GR) for an equity value of €4.9bn. The company on the same day announced a shelf registration to issue up to ¥270bn of shares to pay for the deal.Renesas shares fell on the news, bounced, then fell, and have traded in a range of ¥1,100-1,300/share since then. In the interim (it will take until the end of 2021 to get the Dialog deal past foreign review boards and anti-trust regulators), the company experienced a fire at its Naka Factory which will cost a ¥24bn impact in H1, there is an ongoing global chip shortage affecting both semiconductor makers and their customers, and the end of May saw the company finally announce its equity offering - large at nearly US$4bn. This seemed like an overhang, but has ended up not being so much of one.The interim period, while showing a sideways trend for Renesas, saw its Peers outperform dramatically. The announcement of the equity offering and its size looked like it would present significant overhang. It has not turned out to be the case. There has been a "buy the news" reaction. It is a big offering. There are a bunch of moving parts. And lots of index flow.

Renesas Equity Offering - Priced To Go With Index Demand Now and Later

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

On 8 February, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renesas-electronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15933:1" rel="noopener">Renesas Electronics (6723 JP)</a> <a href="https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/sites/default/files/danube_full2.7announcement_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced an agreement</a> to acquire <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dialog-semiconductor-plc-664a1f83-2a21-4690-a91f-fb971832e7ad" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21607:1" rel="noopener">Dialog Semiconductor (DLG GR)</a>, supplier of Apple.
Consideration. €67.5 per share, in cash, adjustable for dividends or capital distrubutions at the discretion of Renesas. To be conducted though a scheme of arrangement (document to be published on or before 8 March).
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<li>This values 100% of the equity capital of Dialog at €4,886 mn (as reported), for an implied EV of €4,556.5 mn.</li>
<li>This represents 3.7x EV/Fwd Revenue (vs. historic average of c 1.6x), 17.4x EV/Fwd EBITDA and 22.2x P/Fwd E (vs. historic average of 8x), (please see other recent transaction multiples further down).</li>
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The shares of Dialog shot up by 16% vs. the prior day, with c. €353 mn traded.
I believe the deal makes strategic sense, as the offer underlines the relevance of both power and low power connectivity to the automobile and industrial semiconductors.
The median implied valuation across multiples is €65.07 per share. On this basis, the price offered by Renesas seems fair.
Bloomberg has reported the interest of STM in Dialog, nevertheless, STM has already exposure to Apple and I doubt it would be willing to pay up to increase it.
Gross spread is c. 3.3%, with a high volume traded on today's (9 March session). The deal is expected to become effective in H2 2021.
With high chances for the deal to complete, recommendation is Long DLG GR.

On 8 February, Renesas Electronics (6723 JP) announced an agreement to acquire Dialog Semiconductor (DLG GR), supplier of Apple.
Consideration. €67.5 per share, in cash, adjustable for dividends or capital distrubutions at the discretion of Renesas. To be conducted though a scheme of arrangement (document to be published on or before 8 March).

This values 100% of the equity capital of Dialog at €4,886 mn (as reported), for an implied EV of €4,556.5 mn.
This represents 3.7x EV/Fwd Revenue (vs. historic average of c 1.6x), 17.4x EV/Fwd EBITDA and 22.2x P/Fwd E (vs. historic average of 8x), (please see other recent transaction multiples further down).

The shares of Dialog shot up by 16% vs. the prior day, with c. €353 mn traded.
I believe the deal makes strategic sense, as the offer underlines the relevance of both power and low power connectivity to the automobile and industrial semiconductors.
The median implied valuation across multiples is €65.07 per share. On this basis, the price offered by Renesas seems fair.
Bloomberg has reported the interest of STM in Dialog, nevertheless, STM has already exposure to Apple and I doubt it would be willing to pay up to increase it.
Gross spread is c. 3.3%, with a high volume traded on today's (9 March session). The deal is expected to become effective in H2 2021.
With high chances for the deal to complete, recommendation is Long DLG GR.

Dialog Semiconductor - Renesas Electronics Recommended Cash Offer

David Blennerhassett

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-electron-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:280:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Electron (8035 JP)</a> outperforms as global carmakers face a chip shortage;</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gulf-energy-development-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26038:1" rel="noopener">Gulf Energy Development Public Company (GULF TB)</a> increases its questionable stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intouch-holdings-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17638:1" rel="noopener">Intouch Holdings (INTUCH TB)</a>; and</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jardine-matheson-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19718:1" rel="noopener">Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP)</a>'s ramps up its buybacks.</li>
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Preceding my comments on these holdcos are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
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These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold - the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent - of at least 20%.
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This week in StubWorld ...




Tokyo Electron (8035 JP) outperforms as global carmakers face a chip shortage;

Gulf Energy Development Public Company (GULF TB) increases its questionable stake in Intouch Holdings (INTUCH TB); and

Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP)'s ramps up its buybacks.




Preceding my comments on these holdcos are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.


These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold - the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent - of at least 20%.


StubWorld: TBS/Tokyo Electron, Intouch/Gulf, Jardines' Buybacks

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

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Automakers are starting to struggle with chip shortages as the Nikkei reports <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Global-chip-shortage-threatens-automakers-worldwide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Nissan-to-cut-car-production-due-to-lack-of-chips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Honda-cuts-car-production-on-massive-chip-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. This is an extension of a broad chip shortage globally as WFH demand, the launch of new consoles, GPUs and CPUs and rapidly recovering auto sales pour some short-term fuel on the long-term fire of expanding electrification and digitalisation. No wonder then that TSMC is up 134% from its March lows, but Renesas is up an even more impressive 248% since its lows of 2020 and could continue to outperform.

Automakers are starting to struggle with chip shortages as the Nikkei reports here, here and here. This is an extension of a broad chip shortage globally as WFH demand, the launch of new consoles, GPUs and CPUs and rapidly recovering auto sales pour some short-term fuel on the long-term fire of expanding electrification and digitalisation. No wonder then that TSMC is up 134% from its March lows, but Renesas is up an even more impressive 248% since its lows of 2020 and could continue to outperform.

Renesas – Auto Chip Shortage Could Drive Further Gains

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

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Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

In Intel's earnings call today the company showed Y/Y revenue growth of 20% that was due in part to the data center build-out caused by COVID-19 and the work-from-home wave.  Management indicated that future quarters may not be as good.

In Intel's earnings call today the company showed Y/Y revenue growth of 20% that was due in part to the data center build-out caused by COVID-19 and the work-from-home wave.  Management indicated that future quarters may not be as good.

Intel Earnings Call - Solid Revenues Partly Thanks to COVID-19

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Infineon Technologies AG designs, manufactures, and markets semiconductors. The Company offers products include power semiconductors, microcontrollers, security controllers, radio frequency products, and sensors. Infineon markets its products to the automotive, industrial, communications, and consumer and security electronics sectors.

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Renesas Equity Offering - Priced To Go With Index Demand Now and Later

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Travis Lundy

Dialog Semiconductor - Renesas Electronics Recommended Cash Offer

I believe the deal makes strategic sense, the price offered seems fair. Gross spread is c. 3.3% (complexion exp. H2 2021). With high chances for...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

StubWorld: TBS/Tokyo Electron, Intouch/Gulf, Jardines' Buybacks

Tokyo Electron (8035 JP) outperforms as global carmakers face a chip shortage; Gulf Energy increases its questionable stake in Intouch; and Jardine...

David Blennerhassett

Renesas – Auto Chip Shortage Could Drive Further Gains

Renesas could continue to outperform despite a 248% rally from its 2020 lows as automotive electrification joins work from home demand to create a...

Mio Kato

Intel Earnings Call - Solid Revenues Partly Thanks to COVID-19

In Intel's earnings call today the company showed Y/Y revenue growth of 20% that was due in part to the data center build-out caused by COVID-19...

Jim Handy

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