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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We hosted a NDR call with FIT Hon Teng (FIT)’s mgmt. yesterday (11 Apr).</li><li>Share price has been weak recently, partly due to investor concerns on Apple’s TWS order ramp-up and allocation, in our view.</li><li>Mgmt. stated that first production line of AirPods already started shipment in Vietnam in 1Q24, which we estimate to contribute 5-7% of sales in FY24E. By 2025, six more production lines will be added in its Indian plant. </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.

We hosted a NDR call with FIT Hon Teng (FIT)’s mgmt. yesterday (11 Apr).Share price has been weak recently, partly due to investor concerns on Apple’s TWS order ramp-up and allocation, in our view.Mgmt. stated that first production line of AirPods already started shipment in Vietnam in 1Q24, which we estimate to contribute 5-7% of sales in FY24E. By 2025, six more production lines will be added in its Indian plant. 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.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK) - Recent Sell-Off Looks Overdone

<ul><li>Maintain BUY and raise TP to HK$2.42 to reflect stronger demand of next-gen high-speed connectivity in AI servers in FY24/25E, backed by MCIO connectors /cables and high-speed I/O products, recent launch of 224G high-speed products at DesignCon, and collaboration with MediaTek for high-speed connectivity solutions in CPO sockets at OFC.</li><li>During our NDR last week, mgmt. was positive on rising copper connectivity trend in AI servers and expected 1) 15-20% YoY for networking/server in FY24E (30-40% GPM), and 2) AI server related revenue (mainly copper) to reach 8-10% FY24E sales (vs. 1% in FY23), backed by new copper products and high-speed connection products in AI server.</li><li>We lifted FY24-25 EPS by 9-10% to reflect stronger demand of AI-related products and share gain from the US peers (Amphenol, TEL, Molex) in global server connector market following mass production of new AI products in FY24/25E.</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.

Maintain BUY and raise TP to HK$2.42 to reflect stronger demand of next-gen high-speed connectivity in AI servers in FY24/25E, backed by MCIO connectors /cables and high-speed I/O products, recent launch of 224G high-speed products at DesignCon, and collaboration with MediaTek for high-speed connectivity solutions in CPO sockets at OFC.During our NDR last week, mgmt. was positive on rising copper connectivity trend in AI servers and expected 1) 15-20% YoY for networking/server in FY24E (30-40% GPM), and 2) AI server related revenue (mainly copper) to reach 8-10% FY24E sales (vs. 1% in FY23), backed by new copper products and high-speed connection products in AI server.We lifted FY24-25 EPS by 9-10% to reflect stronger demand of AI-related products and share gain from the US peers (Amphenol, TEL, Molex) in global server connector market following mass production of new AI products in FY24/25E.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.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK) - Opportunities in US$1.7bn Server Connector/Cable Market

<ul><li>FIT Hon Teng delivered in-line FY23 results and upbeat FY24E guidance.</li><li>It posted FY23 revenue of US$4,196mn (-7% YoY) and net profit of US$130mn (- 24% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, mainly due to softer demand for traditional servers/PCs and optimization in networking segment.</li><li>Gross margin recovered to 19.2% thanks to a better product mix and strong execution of the “3+3 Strategy”. </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.

FIT Hon Teng delivered in-line FY23 results and upbeat FY24E guidance.It posted FY23 revenue of US$4,196mn (-7% YoY) and net profit of US$130mn (- 24% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, mainly due to softer demand for traditional servers/PCs and optimization in networking segment.Gross margin recovered to 19.2% thanks to a better product mix and strong execution of the “3+3 Strategy”. 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.

<ul><li>FIT Hon Teng will announce its 4Q23/FY23E results in March. We estimate FY23E revenue/net profit of US$ 4,184mn/131mn (-8%/-23% YoY) and 4Q23 revenue/ net profit of US$1,235mn/76.0mn (+7%/+121% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, given weak CE demand, SP business price pressure, networking product portfolio alternation and auto business integration.</li><li>Looking ahead, we are positive in new product ramp-up (high-speed connectivity products/DDR5 connectors/CPU sockets), auto business consolidation and audio product order wins in FY24/25E.</li><li>We slightly trimmed our topline estimates for FY23/24E due to smartphone price pressure and lowered shipment demand of the key customer. </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.

FIT Hon Teng will announce its 4Q23/FY23E results in March. We estimate FY23E revenue/net profit of US$ 4,184mn/131mn (-8%/-23% YoY) and 4Q23 revenue/ net profit of US$1,235mn/76.0mn (+7%/+121% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, given weak CE demand, SP business price pressure, networking product portfolio alternation and auto business integration.Looking ahead, we are positive in new product ramp-up (high-speed connectivity products/DDR5 connectors/CPU sockets), auto business consolidation and audio product order wins in FY24/25E.We slightly trimmed our topline estimates for FY23/24E due to smartphone price pressure and lowered shipment demand of the key customer. 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.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK) - FY23E Preview: Earnings Recovery on Track

<ul><li>FIT Hon Teng released better-than-expected 3Q23 results with revenue of US$ 1,165mn (-9% YoY) and net profit of US$ 55mn (+10% YoY), and margin recovery is ahead of our expectations.</li><li>We believe better bottom-line was largely due to revenue contribution from Voltaira’s deal completion and favourable FX impact.</li><li>Looking into 4Q23E, we expect earnings recovery to continue with multiple new products ramp-up (DDR5/CPU socket/high speed connector) and upside from Voltaira’s automotive electronics business.</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.

FIT Hon Teng released better-than-expected 3Q23 results with revenue of US$ 1,165mn (-9% YoY) and net profit of US$ 55mn (+10% YoY), and margin recovery is ahead of our expectations.We believe better bottom-line was largely due to revenue contribution from Voltaira’s deal completion and favourable FX impact.Looking into 4Q23E, we expect earnings recovery to continue with multiple new products ramp-up (DDR5/CPU socket/high speed connector) and upside from Voltaira’s automotive electronics business.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.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK) – 3Q23 Earnings Beat on Better Product Mix and Record-High GPM

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FIT Hon Teng Limited manufactures and distributes electrical components. The Company produces backplane connectors, memory cards, sockets, terminal blocks, and other products. FIT Hon Teng markets its products throughout Taiwan.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK)