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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<ul><li>Alphabet reported 4Q25 results: total revenue grew by 18% YoY to US$113.8bn, 2% ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimate thanks to the strong growth of Google Search and Cloud revenue; operating income was up by 16% YoY to US$35.9bn, lower than consensus estimate of US$36.9bn, but mainly reflecting one-off US$2.1bn stock-based compensation charge related to an increase in Waymo's valuation.</li><li>For FY26E, management guided total capex to be US$175-185bn (+91%-102% YoY), significantly ahead of consensus estimate (US$117bn), and also expected meaningful acceleration in depreciation growth due to AI investment.</li><li>That said, we expect AI investment will continue to support the strong performance of Google Search and Cloud business in FY26, driving solid operating income growth in FY26E. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Alphabet reported 4Q25 results: total revenue grew by 18% YoY to US$113.8bn, 2% ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimate thanks to the strong growth of Google Search and Cloud revenue; operating income was up by 16% YoY to US$35.9bn, lower than consensus estimate of US$36.9bn, but mainly reflecting one-off US$2.1bn stock-based compensation charge related to an increase in Waymo's valuation.For FY26E, management guided total capex to be US$175-185bn (+91%-102% YoY), significantly ahead of consensus estimate (US$117bn), and also expected meaningful acceleration in depreciation growth due to AI investment.That said, we expect AI investment will continue to support the strong performance of Google Search and Cloud business in FY26, driving solid operating income growth in FY26E. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Alphabet (GOOG US) - AI Continues to Drive Strong Search and Cloud Business Performance

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William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

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Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

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<li>Marc Benioff on Gemini 3: I’ve used ChatGPT every day for 3 years. Just spent 2 hours on Gemini 3. I’m not going back. The leap is insane</li>
<li>Anthropic on expansion of Google Cloud TPU:  The expansion is worth tens of billions of dollars and is expected to bring well over a gigawatt of capacity online in 2026.</li>
<li>DeepMind is Alphabet's dark horse. AlphaFold is one of the most significant AI-related accomplishments ever. What will they turn their attention to next? Let's see...</li>
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Marc Benioff on Gemini 3: I’ve used ChatGPT every day for 3 years. Just spent 2 hours on Gemini 3. I’m not going back. The leap is insane
Anthropic on expansion of Google Cloud TPU:  The expansion is worth tens of billions of dollars and is expected to bring well over a gigawatt of capacity online in 2026.
DeepMind is Alphabet's dark horse. AlphaFold is one of the most significant AI-related accomplishments ever. What will they turn their attention to next? Let's see...


Alphabet. More Of The AI, Less Of The Drama

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Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>As the April-June quarter earnings season winds down, positive surprises outnumber disappointments. Consensus earnings estimates keep getting upgraded in Asia and the US. Asian EPS upgrade has lately outpaced US's.</li>
<li>Over the last month, consensus 2026 EPS estimate of Asia-ex-Japan has been upgraded 4.4%, driven by Korea (12.8%), Taiwan (5.8%), Thailand (5.5%). 105 of 162 market-sectors have seen EPS upgrades.</li>
<li>The encouraging signs are: breadth across a wide range of sectors and not driven by AI capex only. Sectors not directly linked to AI exuberance are among top earnings gainers.</li>
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As the April-June quarter earnings season winds down, positive surprises outnumber disappointments. Consensus earnings estimates keep getting upgraded in Asia and the US. Asian EPS upgrade has lately outpaced US's.
Over the last month, consensus 2026 EPS estimate of Asia-ex-Japan has been upgraded 4.4%, driven by Korea (12.8%), Taiwan (5.8%), Thailand (5.5%). 105 of 162 market-sectors have seen EPS upgrades.
The encouraging signs are: breadth across a wide range of sectors and not driven by AI capex only. Sectors not directly linked to AI exuberance are among top earnings gainers.


Asian Equities: A Stupendous Earnings Quarter; Asia Matching US in Upgrades

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The latest 2Q26 results from major overseas cloud service providers (Amazon, Microsoft and Google) highlighted that ROI in AI-related investment showed continued improvement.</li><li>Despite unchanged CapEx guidance, or only modest increases due to higher memory costs and earlier capacity delivery, cloud revenue and OP growth came in materially ahead of expectations and prompted upgrades to group-level earnings outlooks.</li><li>Clear disclosure by mgmt. on cloud investment payback periods and backlog-implied demand, together with a stronger focus on cash flow and investment efficiency, was well received by the market. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The latest 2Q26 results from major overseas cloud service providers (Amazon, Microsoft and Google) highlighted that ROI in AI-related investment showed continued improvement.Despite unchanged CapEx guidance, or only modest increases due to higher memory costs and earlier capacity delivery, cloud revenue and OP growth came in materially ahead of expectations and prompted upgrades to group-level earnings outlooks.Clear disclosure by mgmt. on cloud investment payback periods and backlog-implied demand, together with a stronger focus on cash flow and investment efficiency, was well received by the market. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - Implications from Earnings Beats by North American Cloud Majors

<ul><li>Alphabet announced 3Q25 results: total revenue grew by 16% YoY to US$102.3bn, 3% ahead of consensus estimate; operating income excluding US$3.5bn European Commission fine was up by 22% YoY to US$34.7bn, 8% ahead of consensus estimate, primarily thanks to the enhanced overall efficiency and robust earnings growth of Google Cloud (+85% YoY).</li><li>Management raised FY25 capex guidance to US$91-93bn (previously: US$85bn), up by 73%-77% YoY.</li><li>The AI investments gradually bear fruit in both core search (&gt;2bn AI Overviews users) and cloud businesses (cloud backlog + 82% YoY to US$155bn), driving acceleration in revenue growth. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Alphabet announced 3Q25 results: total revenue grew by 16% YoY to US$102.3bn, 3% ahead of consensus estimate; operating income excluding US$3.5bn European Commission fine was up by 22% YoY to US$34.7bn, 8% ahead of consensus estimate, primarily thanks to the enhanced overall efficiency and robust earnings growth of Google Cloud (+85% YoY).Management raised FY25 capex guidance to US$91-93bn (previously: US$85bn), up by 73%-77% YoY.The AI investments gradually bear fruit in both core search (&gt;2bn AI Overviews users) and cloud businesses (cloud backlog + 82% YoY to US$155bn), driving acceleration in revenue growth. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Alphabet (GOOG US) - 3Q25 Results Beat; Upbeat on AI and Cloud Business Momentum

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Alphabet (GOOG US) - AI Continues to Drive Strong Search and Cloud Business Performance

Alphabet reported 4Q25 results: total revenue grew by 18% YoY to US$113.8bn, 2% ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimate thanks to the strong growth...

CMB International

Alphabet. More Of The AI, Less Of The Drama

DeepMind is Alphabet's dark horse. AlphaFold is one of the most significant AI-related accomplishments ever. What will they turn their attention to...

William Keating

Asian Equities: A Stupendous Earnings Quarter; Asia Matching US in Upgrades

Positive earnings surprises continue as consensus EPS est are upgraded in Asia & the US, with Asian EPS upgrades surpassing those in US. Various...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Internet - Implications from Earnings Beats by North American Cloud Majors

The latest 2Q26 results from major overseas cloud service providers (Amazon, Microsoft and Google) highlighted that ROI in AI-related investment...

CMB International

Alphabet (GOOG US) - 3Q25 Results Beat; Upbeat on AI and Cloud Business Momentum

We roll over our valuation window to FY26 and raise our target price to US$328.0 based on 30x FY26E PE (previous: US$221.0 based on 22x FY25E PE),...

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Alphabet (GOOG US) - AI Continues to Drive Strong Search and Cloud Business Performance

Alphabet reported 4Q25 results: total revenue grew by 18% YoY to US$113.8bn, 2% ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimate thanks to the strong growth...

CMB International

Alphabet. More Of The AI, Less Of The Drama

DeepMind is Alphabet's dark horse. AlphaFold is one of the most significant AI-related accomplishments ever. What will they turn their attention to...

William Keating

Asian Equities: A Stupendous Earnings Quarter; Asia Matching US in Upgrades

​Positive earnings surprises continue as consensus EPS est are upgraded in Asia & the US, with Asian EPS upgrades surpassing those in US. Various...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Internet - Implications from Earnings Beats by North American Cloud Majors

The latest 2Q26 results from major overseas cloud service providers (Amazon, Microsoft and Google) highlighted that ROI in AI-related investment...

CMB International

Alphabet (GOOG US) - 3Q25 Results Beat; Upbeat on AI and Cloud Business Momentum

We roll over our valuation window to FY26 and raise our target price to US$328.0 based on 30x FY26E PE (previous: US$221.0 based on 22x FY25E PE),...

CMB International

Positive earnings surprises continue as consensus EPS est are upgraded in Asia & the US, with Asian EPS upgrades surpassing those in US. Various...