Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>GUC's 3nm Breakout Quarter Reveals How Taiwan's ASIC Leaders Are Capturing AI Chip Demand </li>
<li>Macronix Shows NOR Flash Cycle Turning as AI Infrastructure Reshapes Memory Demand </li>
<li>UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q26 Revenue Flat, but GM Downside; AI Will Drive Foundry Market Growth.</li>
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GUC's 3nm Breakout Quarter Reveals How Taiwan's ASIC Leaders Are Capturing AI Chip Demand 
Macronix Shows NOR Flash Cycle Turning as AI Infrastructure Reshapes Memory Demand 
UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q26 Revenue Flat, but GM Downside; AI Will Drive Foundry Market Growth.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's Affiliate Shows Hyperscalers' Shift to Reduce Nvidia Dependence

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Equity Capital Markets

Montage Technology   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28236:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (688008 CH)</a>, the world's largest memory interconnect chip supplier,  has launched an H Share listing to raise US$902 million.</li>
<li>I discussed the H Share listing in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/montage-technology-h-share-listing-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:216984" rel="noopener">Montage Technology H Share Listing: The Investment Case</a>. The price momentum is strong amid a well-documented surge in memory chip prices.  </li>
<li>The proposed AH discount of 41.3% (based on the 29 January A Share price) is attractive. Overall, I would participate in the listing.</li>
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Montage Technology (688008 CH), the world's largest memory interconnect chip supplier,  has launched an H Share listing to raise US$902 million.
I discussed the H Share listing in Montage Technology H Share Listing: The Investment Case. The price momentum is strong amid a well-documented surge in memory chip prices.  
The proposed AH discount of 41.3% (based on the 29 January A Share price) is attractive. Overall, I would participate in the listing.


Montage Technology H Share Listing (6809 HK): Valuation Insights

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28236:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (688008 CH)</a> (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$900m in its H-share listing</li>
<li>MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
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Montage Technology (688008 CH) (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$900m in its H-share listing
MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Aequitas: Montage Technology A/H Pricing -Deal Delay Didn’t Impact Momentum

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<li>The H-share IPO of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/muyuan-foods-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3705:1" rel="noopener">Muyuan Foods Co (2714 HK)</a> should draw good interest given its position as the world's largest hog farming company by capacity. </li>
<li>Its IPO price of HK$39 equals 8.8x FY26F PER, which is 10% below <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wh-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13200:1" rel="noopener">WH Group (288 HK)</a>. It is relatively cheap vs. the global peers' average of 11.3x.</li>
<li>Based on 10% discount to its A-share, the IPO's fair value is assessed at HK$46.90, 20.2% upside; and the floor is HK$41.70, being 20% discount.</li>
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The H-share IPO of Muyuan Foods Co (2714 HK) should draw good interest given its position as the world's largest hog farming company by capacity. 
Its IPO price of HK$39 equals 8.8x FY26F PER, which is 10% below WH Group (288 HK). It is relatively cheap vs. the global peers' average of 11.3x.
Based on 10% discount to its A-share, the IPO's fair value is assessed at HK$46.90, 20.2% upside; and the floor is HK$41.70, being 20% discount.


Muyuan Foods (2714 HK) IPO: Inexpensively Priced

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/muyuan-foods-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3705:1" rel="noopener">Muyuan Foods Co (2714 HK)</a>, the world’s largest pork company, has launched an H Share listing to raise US$1.4 billion.</li>
<li>I discussed the H Share listing in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/muyuan-foods-h-share-listing-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:218326" rel="noopener">Muyuan Foods H Share Listing: The Investment Case</a>. </li>
<li>The proposed AH discount of 23.1% (based on the 28 January A Share price) is attractive. Overall, I would participate in the listing.</li>
</ul>



Muyuan Foods Co (2714 HK), the world’s largest pork company, has launched an H Share listing to raise US$1.4 billion.
I discussed the H Share listing in Muyuan Foods H Share Listing: The Investment Case. 
The proposed AH discount of 23.1% (based on the 28 January A Share price) is attractive. Overall, I would participate in the listing.


Muyuan Foods H Share Listing (2714 HK): Valuation Insights

China

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced memory technologies, microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products. Its offerings include SPI NOR Flash, SPI NAND Flash, Parallel NAND Flash, and MCUs based on ARM and RISC-V architectures. The company was founded in April 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK)

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's Affiliate Shows Hyperscalers' Shift to Reduce Nvidia Dependence

Taiwan's ASIC leaders are capitalizing on AI chip demand, with Macronix seeing a turnaround in NOR flash cycle as AI infrastructure shapes memory...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Aequitas: Montage Technology A/H Pricing -Deal Delay Didn’t Impact Momentum

Montage Technology (688008 CH) (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$900m in its H-share...

Sumeet Singh

Muyuan Foods (2714 HK) IPO: Inexpensively Priced

Muyuan's IPO offers good value due to its position as the world's largest hog farming company by capacity. It is valued at HK$46.90, with a floor...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's Affiliate Shows Hyperscalers' Shift to Reduce Nvidia Dependence

​Taiwan's ASIC leaders are capitalizing on AI chip demand, with Macronix seeing a turnaround in NOR flash cycle as AI infrastructure shapes memory...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Montage Technology H Share Listing (6809 HK): Valuation Insights

The price momentum is strong amid a well-documented surge in memory chip prices. The proposed AH discount of 41.3% (based on the 29 January A Share...

Arun George

Aequitas: Montage Technology A/H Pricing -Deal Delay Didn’t Impact Momentum

Montage Technology (688008 CH) (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$900m in its H-share...

Sumeet Singh

Muyuan Foods (2714 HK) IPO: Inexpensively Priced

​Muyuan's IPO offers good value due to its position as the world's largest hog farming company by capacity. It is valued at HK$46.90, with a floor...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Muyuan Foods H Share Listing (2714 HK): Valuation Insights

Muyuan Foods, the world’s largest pork company, has launched an H Share listing to raise US$1.4 billion. The proposed AH discount of 23.1% is...

Arun George

Taiwan's ASIC leaders are capitalizing on AI chip demand, with Macronix seeing a turnaround in NOR flash cycle as AI infrastructure shapes memory...

Muyuan's IPO offers good value due to its position as the world's largest hog farming company by capacity. It is valued at HK$46.90, with a floor...