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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Allegro MicroSystems reported its second quarter fiscal 2026 earnings, showcasing robust financial performance and strategic gains, particularly in the automotive and data center markets.</li><li>The company achieved net sales of $214 million, depicting a 5% sequential increase and a 14% year-over-year growth.</li><li>The gross margin was recorded at 49.6%, with a non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.13, both exceeding the company’s guided ranges.</li></ul>

Allegro MicroSystems reported its second quarter fiscal 2026 earnings, showcasing robust financial performance and strategic gains, particularly in the automotive and data center markets.The company achieved net sales of $214 million, depicting a 5% sequential increase and a 14% year-over-year growth.The gross margin was recorded at 49.6%, with a non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.13, both exceeding the company’s guided ranges.

Allegro MicroSystems Is Turbocharging the EV Revolution — And Its E-Mobility Power Play Is Just Beginning!

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Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Semis strength continued in June, offsetting declines nearly everywhere else and leaving the WTR AI Index flat. </li><li>The WTR AI Index slipped 0.1% M/M, above the S&amp;P 500 (down 1.1%) and the Nasdaq (down 0.2%) but below the Russell 2000 (up 3.6%).</li><li>Semiconductors (22% of the index) rose 16.8%, accelerating from the 12.8% gain in May and retaking sector leadership from Software, which swung from +28.0% in May to a 3.7% decline. </li></ul>

Semis strength continued in June, offsetting declines nearly everywhere else and leaving the WTR AI Index flat. The WTR AI Index slipped 0.1% M/M, above the S&amp;P 500 (down 1.1%) and the Nasdaq (down 0.2%) but below the Russell 2000 (up 3.6%).Semiconductors (22% of the index) rose 16.8%, accelerating from the 12.8% gain in May and retaking sector leadership from Software, which swung from +28.0% in May to a 3.7% decline. 

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Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>In April I wrote <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanken-electric-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6073:1" rel="noopener">Sanken Electric (6707 JP)</a> vs <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allegro-microsystems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29707:1" rel="noopener">Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM US)</a> was attractive as a situation but the spread could be wider. I also noted two activists controlled 45%.</li>
<li>Two weeks later, one activist sold 6%. Presumably they have sold the rest. But now the spread is much wider AND Allegro has fallen sharply off highs. </li>
<li>Allegro is adjacent to the AI data centre play, making sensor ICs for power management functions. Other affiliate Polar makes more power chips. Sanken's cheap here.</li>
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In April I wrote Sanken Electric (6707 JP) vs Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM US) was attractive as a situation but the spread could be wider. I also noted two activists controlled 45%.
Two weeks later, one activist sold 6%. Presumably they have sold the rest. But now the spread is much wider AND Allegro has fallen sharply off highs. 
Allegro is adjacent to the AI data centre play, making sensor ICs for power management functions. Other affiliate Polar makes more power chips. Sanken's cheap here.


[Japan Activism] Activists Control LESS of Sanken (6707) Now - But Spread Is Wide and ALGM Grows

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

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<li>Another week of earnings. I will start with a summary and then go into specific bits from each company.</li>
<li>I continue to like automotive, specifically semiconductors.</li>
<li>However, despite sequentially better results, we are seeing continued weakness in automotive and meaningful weakness in Industrial</li>
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Another week of earnings. I will start with a summary and then go into specific bits from each company.
I continue to like automotive, specifically semiconductors.
However, despite sequentially better results, we are seeing continued weakness in automotive and meaningful weakness in Industrial


Earnings: ON, AMKR, RMBS, UCTT, AMD, ASMI, KLAC, MPWR, ALGM, STM, INTC

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<li>Some more minor data points and highlights: KLIC (ball bonders) says that utilization is 75-80%, which is a good read on China despite the negative industrial headwind.</li>
<li>Allegro Microsystems is definitely scraping the bottom, and while Sanken (its distributor) is still increasing its inventory, I like the setup there.</li>
<li>Arrow Electronics (Distributor) says things are improving, which is a big counterpoint to everything else.</li>
</ul>


Some more minor data points and highlights: KLIC (ball bonders) says that utilization is 75-80%, which is a good read on China despite the negative industrial headwind.
Allegro Microsystems is definitely scraping the bottom, and while Sanken (its distributor) is still increasing its inventory, I like the setup there.
Arrow Electronics (Distributor) says things are improving, which is a big counterpoint to everything else.


Japan

Allegro Microsystems, Inc. develops advanced semiconductor devices. The Company provides power and sensing solutions for motion control. Allegro Microsystems serves customers worldwide.

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Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM US)

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Baptista Research

AI Flow Index : Sailing a Sea of Companies in AI Download as PDF | LinkedInX

The WTR AI Index slipped 0.1% M/M, above the S&P 500 (down 1.1%) and the Nasdaq (down 0.2%) but below the Russell 2000 (up 3.6%).

Water Tower Research

[Japan Activism] Activists Control LESS of Sanken (6707) Now - But Spread Is Wide and ALGM Grows

Sanken Electric is at a wide spread (discount) to its holding in ALGM and other assets exist. ALGM has fallen far, making the optionality better.

Travis Lundy

Earnings: ON, AMKR, RMBS, UCTT, AMD, ASMI, KLAC, MPWR, ALGM, STM, INTC

Another week of earnings. I will start with a summary and then go into specific bits from each company. I continue to like automotive,...

Fabricated Knowledge

Earnings: ALGM, LRCX, TOLEY, NVMI, ONTO

Hello, this is a slightly more relaxed week of earnings. I’m going to focus a lot on Allegro and then mention some high-level reads. I’ll keep...

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