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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Qualcomm has reported its Q1 fiscal year 2024 results, highlighting robust revenue growth across various business segments.</li><li>In the first fiscal quarter, non-GAAP revenues reached $9.9 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share were $2.75 which is above the high end of the company's guidance.</li><li>Healthy Android demand coupled with momentum in automotive drove revenues of $8.4 billion from the chipset business, while the licensing business posted revenues of $1.5 billion.</li></ul>

Qualcomm has reported its Q1 fiscal year 2024 results, highlighting robust revenue growth across various business segments.In the first fiscal quarter, non-GAAP revenues reached $9.9 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share were $2.75 which is above the high end of the company's guidance.Healthy Android demand coupled with momentum in automotive drove revenues of $8.4 billion from the chipset business, while the licensing business posted revenues of $1.5 billion.

Qualcomm Incorporated: Heavy Investments in On-Device AI and IoT And 5 Major Drivers

Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India, Yellowstone Equity

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

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<li>Despite upping the FY24 guidance in the prior quarter (Q2FY24), KPIT is confident of beating even the raised guidance, led by strong Q3FY24 performance and an upbeat outlook.</li>
<li>Despite accelerated revenue in H1FY24 from the Honda engagement, Q3FY24 saw robust revenue growth of 4.3% QoQ in CC terms. EBITDA margin expanded to 20.6% vs 20% QoQ. </li>
<li>KPIT's new venture, Qorix, is coming along well and could prove to be transformative. This could enable KPIT to become a product company, alongside being a high-growth service company.</li>
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Despite upping the FY24 guidance in the prior quarter (Q2FY24), KPIT is confident of beating even the raised guidance, led by strong Q3FY24 performance and an upbeat outlook.
Despite accelerated revenue in H1FY24 from the Honda engagement, Q3FY24 saw robust revenue growth of 4.3% QoQ in CC terms. EBITDA margin expanded to 20.6% vs 20% QoQ. 
KPIT's new venture, Qorix, is coming along well and could prove to be transformative. This could enable KPIT to become a product company, alongside being a high-growth service company.


KPIT: On Track to Beat the FY24 Raised Guidance

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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Equity Capital Markets

Alchip Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alchip-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20219:1" rel="noopener">Alchip Technologies (3661 TT)</a> is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to purchase raw materials.</li>
<li>Offering 3.7m GDRs, the deal wouldn’t be a very large one for the firm to digest at just 1.6 days of its three month ADV.</li>
<li>The deal is very well flagged one and momentum on the stock has been very strong.</li>
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Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to purchase raw materials.
Offering 3.7m GDRs, the deal wouldn’t be a very large one for the firm to digest at just 1.6 days of its three month ADV.
The deal is very well flagged one and momentum on the stock has been very strong.


Alchip Technologies GDR Offering - Has Been Riding on an Unwavering Momentum over the past Year

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alchip-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20219:1" rel="noopener">Alchip Technologies (3661 TT)</a> is looking to raise around US$375m in its upcoming global deposit receipts (GDRs) offering. </li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a very well flagged one, with a drawn out process of regulatory/approval loops the firm has to jump through up till issuance. </li>
<li>Based on its board’s approval to issue up to 4m new shares in its GDR offering, the deal is a relatively small one at just 5.4% of Alchip’s current mcap.</li>
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Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise around US$375m in its upcoming global deposit receipts (GDRs) offering. 
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a very well flagged one, with a drawn out process of regulatory/approval loops the firm has to jump through up till issuance. 
Based on its board’s approval to issue up to 4m new shares in its GDR offering, the deal is a relatively small one at just 5.4% of Alchip’s current mcap.


Alchip Technologies GDRs Early Look - Another Well Flagged GDR Issuance in the Pipeline

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Vanguard Intl Semiconductor / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vanguard-international-semi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16011:1" rel="noopener">Vanguard Intl Semiconductor (5347 TT)</a> is likely to see that there could be a decline of around 10% QoQ in 1Q24F.</li>
<li>In terms of revenue contribution, Taiwan, US, China, Europe, and Japan account for approximately 40%, 20%, 15%, 15%, and 10% respectively.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT)</a> may give up technology development at 40nm and above and transfer them to Vanguard.</li>
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Vanguard Intl Semiconductor (5347 TT) is likely to see that there could be a decline of around 10% QoQ in 1Q24F.
In terms of revenue contribution, Taiwan, US, China, Europe, and Japan account for approximately 40%, 20%, 15%, 15%, and 10% respectively.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT) may give up technology development at 40nm and above and transfer them to Vanguard.


Vanguard (5347.TT): 1Q24F Revenue Might Decline ~10% QoQ.

United States

QUALCOMM, Inc . manufactures digital wireless communications equipment.  The Company licenses its code division multiple access (CDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access intellectual property to other companies, and produces CDMA-based integrated circuits; and produces equipment and software used to track workers and assets; and software for wireless content enablement.

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Clarence Chu

Vanguard (5347.TT): 1Q24F Revenue Might Decline ~10% QoQ.

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Qualcomm Incorporated: Heavy Investments in On-Device AI and IoT And 5 Major Drivers

Qualcomm has reported its Q1 fiscal year 2024 results, highlighting robust revenue growth across various business segments. In the first fiscal...

Baptista Research

KPIT: On Track to Beat the FY24 Raised Guidance

KPIT reported a strong Q3FY24 and is on track to beat even its upgraded FY24 guidance. Its new initiative, Qorix, is progressing well and holds...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Alchip Technologies GDR Offering - Has Been Riding on an Unwavering Momentum over the past Year

Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to...

Clarence Chu

Alchip Technologies GDRs Early Look - Another Well Flagged GDR Issuance in the Pipeline

Alchip Technologies just launched its GDR offering with aims to raise up to US$415m. In total, 3.7m GDRs (1 GDR to 1 common share conversion) are...

Clarence Chu

Vanguard (5347.TT): 1Q24F Revenue Might Decline ~10% QoQ.

​TSMC may see a 10% decline in 1Q24F, with Taiwan, US, China, Europe, and Japan being major revenue contributors. TSMC might also transfer 40nm and...

Patrick Liao

TSMC may see a 10% decline in 1Q24F, with Taiwan, US, China, Europe, and Japan being major revenue contributors. TSMC might also transfer 40nm and...