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<ul><li>Both SMIC and Hua Hong Semi posted in-line 3Q23 results but GPM pressure continued on lower UTR and ASP.</li><li>Looking ahead, both companies expected stabilizing demand on smartphone/CE recovery, and highlighted concerns on high inventory in automotive market.</li><li>On mature nodes, both expected stable demand into 2024 but lack growth momentum, and SMIC guided 8-inch UTR to remain at 50-70% in 2024. </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.

Both SMIC and Hua Hong Semi posted in-line 3Q23 results but GPM pressure continued on lower UTR and ASP.Looking ahead, both companies expected stabilizing demand on smartphone/CE recovery, and highlighted concerns on high inventory in automotive market.On mature nodes, both expected stable demand into 2024 but lack growth momentum, and SMIC guided 8-inch UTR to remain at 50-70% in 2024. 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.

China Technology – SMIC/Hua Hong Semi 3Q23: in-line revenue; ASP/GPM pressure to persist into 4Q23E

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CX Daily: EU Probe Into Chinese EV-Makers’ Alleged State Support 

<ul><li>Apple reported FY4Q23 (CY3Q23) with revenue of US$89.5bn (-0.7% YoY) and EPS of US$1.46 (+13% YoY), which are in line and 5% above consensus, mainly due to a favourable product mix and better leverage, partially offset by negative FX. Looking into FY1Q24E, mgmt. expected flattish revenue YoY due to the quarter being one-week shorter and iPhone 15 supply snags, while iPhone/Mac will increase YoY and iPad/Wearables will decline significantly QoQ due to timing of product launches.</li><li>Given better-than-feared China iPhone sales in CY3Q23, we remain positive on iPhone’s gradual share gains and better mix shift towards higher-end models, and we are cautious on near-term weakness for iPad/Watch/AirPods.</li><li>For stocks, we maintain BUY on Luxshare/BYDE/FIT Hon Teng for market share gains in Apple supply chain (high-end iPhone/casing/AirPods), and stay HOLD on Sunny Optical/AAC Tech mainly for fair valuation.</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.

Apple reported FY4Q23 (CY3Q23) with revenue of US$89.5bn (-0.7% YoY) and EPS of US$1.46 (+13% YoY), which are in line and 5% above consensus, mainly due to a favourable product mix and better leverage, partially offset by negative FX. Looking into FY1Q24E, mgmt. expected flattish revenue YoY due to the quarter being one-week shorter and iPhone 15 supply snags, while iPhone/Mac will increase YoY and iPad/Wearables will decline significantly QoQ due to timing of product launches.Given better-than-feared China iPhone sales in CY3Q23, we remain positive on iPhone’s gradual share gains and better mix shift towards higher-end models, and we are cautious on near-term weakness for iPad/Watch/AirPods.For stocks, we maintain BUY on Luxshare/BYDE/FIT Hon Teng for market share gains in Apple supply chain (high-end iPhone/casing/AirPods), and stay HOLD on Sunny Optical/AAC Tech mainly for fair valuation.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.

China Technology Sector – Apple FY4Q23 Beat on Margins

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Huawei / In Depth: Huawei’s EV partnership yields unexpected hitLi Keqiang /: Reflecting on Li Keqiang’s visits to Hong Kong: Savoring sweet soup, speaking English, and respecting the marketBonds /: Chinese local governments rush to launch infrastructure projects to tap into $137 billion of sovereign bonds

CX Daily: Huawei’s EV Partnership Yields Unexpected Hit 

<ul><li>Eleven Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta, Leap and Aito reported their Oct 2023 sales volumes on 1 Nov 2023.</li><li>Sales volume of the 11 automakers combined rose 54% YoY (ranging from -33% to +302%) and 6% MoM (ranging from -20% to 112%) in Oct.</li><li>Seven out of the 11 automakers posted their all-time high sales volume in Oct.</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.

Eleven Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta, Leap and Aito reported their Oct 2023 sales volumes on 1 Nov 2023.Sales volume of the 11 automakers combined rose 54% YoY (ranging from -33% to +302%) and 6% MoM (ranging from -20% to 112%) in Oct.Seven out of the 11 automakers posted their all-time high sales volume in Oct.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.

China Auto Sector – NEV sales push at month-end leads to Oct beat

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BYD Electronic (International) Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells handset components and modules, and provides assembly services for mobile phones. The company offers one-stop product solutions leveraging electronic information, AI, 5G, and IoT technologies, with its business spanning smartphones, computers, new energy vehicles, smart home solutions, and communication equipment. It was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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China Technology – SMIC/Hua Hong Semi 3Q23: in-line revenue; ASP/GPM pressure to persist into 4Q23E

On mature nodes, both expected stable demand into 2024 but lack growth momentum, and SMIC guided 8-inch UTR to remain at 50-70% in 2024.

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CX Daily: EU Probe Into Chinese EV-Makers’ Alleged State Support

Probe / Caixin Explains: EU probe into Chinese EV-makers’ alleged state support Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturers’ European business has...

Caixin Global

China Technology Sector – Apple FY4Q23 Beat on Margins

Apple reported FY4Q23 (CY3Q23) with revenue of US$89.5bn (-0.7% YoY) and EPS of US$1.46 (+13% YoY), which are in line and 5% above consensus

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CX Daily: Huawei’s EV Partnership Yields Unexpected Hit

Huawei / In Depth: Huawei’s EV partnership yields unexpected hit A new electric car co-developed by Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. and automaker Seres...

Caixin Global

China Auto Sector – NEV sales push at month-end leads to Oct beat

Eleven Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta, Leap and Aito reported their Oct 2023 sales...

CMB International

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