Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

ASA Capital Management

ASA Capital Management is a boutique Research and Investment Advisory firm focusing on primary research in India. ASA provides bespoke research services to Institutional Clients with a focus on due diligence backed with primary research, Field Trips & Channel Checks.

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Our objective with this weekly is to highlight notable developments in the India internet and consumer sector focusing on public and private companies. The sub-sectors covered include payment providers, e-commerce retailers,  social media platforms and consumer companies.
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25998:1" rel="noopener">Tata Group (1396Z IN)</a> is aiming to become a serious contender in the Indian E-Commerce race with a potential stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (BABA US)</a> backed BigBasket</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> re-gains its top slot in global smartphones thanks to market share gains in India</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/facebook-inc-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:665:1" rel="noopener">Facebook Inc A (FB US)</a> backed Whatsapp Pay gets its act together in the already competitive Indian Payments Market, expected to roll out soon. </li>
<li>India bans import of AC units, but we see no major market share gains for top players. </li>
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Our objective with this weekly is to highlight notable developments in the India internet and consumer sector focusing on public and private companies. The sub-sectors covered include payment providers, e-commerce retailers,  social media platforms and consumer companies.


Tata Group (1396Z IN) is aiming to become a serious contender in the Indian E-Commerce race with a potential stake in Alibaba Group (BABA US) backed BigBasket

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) re-gains its top slot in global smartphones thanks to market share gains in India

Facebook Inc A (FB US) backed Whatsapp Pay gets its act together in the already competitive Indian Payments Market, expected to roll out soon. 
India bans import of AC units, but we see no major market share gains for top players. 


India Internet & Consumer Weekly | Bigbasket, Samsung, Whatsapp Pay, India's AC Ban

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

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Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Apple introduced a new line-up of iPhones enabled with 5G yesterday at its fall event on Tuesday (13th October 2020) after a month-long delay due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The company introduced four new 5G smartphones (iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max) powered by Apple-designed A14 bionic chips built on 5nm processors.According to Apple, the new iPhones deliver an advanced 5G experience on a global scale and boasts improved speeds for faster downloads and uploads, higher quality video streaming, more responsive gaming, real-time interactivity in apps and FaceTime in high definition.“The arrival of 5G marks the beginning of a new era for iPhone and we’re thrilled to bring these impressive new capabilities to our customers with iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini”Breaking tradition, yesterday’s Fall Event did not have a long line-up of new product launches, and HomePod Mini was the only other key hardware Apple revealed apart from new iPhones.

Apple introduced a new line-up of iPhones enabled with 5G yesterday at its fall event on Tuesday (13th October 2020) after a month-long delay due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The company introduced four new 5G smartphones (iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max) powered by Apple-designed A14 bionic chips built on 5nm processors.According to Apple, the new iPhones deliver an advanced 5G experience on a global scale and boasts improved speeds for faster downloads and uploads, higher quality video streaming, more responsive gaming, real-time interactivity in apps and FaceTime in high definition.“The arrival of 5G marks the beginning of a new era for iPhone and we’re thrilled to bring these impressive new capabilities to our customers with iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini”Breaking tradition, yesterday’s Fall Event did not have a long line-up of new product launches, and HomePod Mini was the only other key hardware Apple revealed apart from new iPhones.

Apple Unveils Long Awaited 5G IPhones that Could Trigger Massive IPhone Upgrades

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory, ROK Advisory LLC

Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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Update of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron Technology (MU US)</a> earnings,  making sense of the different inventory situation between the investment outlook and strategy as we head into 4Q20 and into 2021.   While the expected recovery was pushed back to 2H21 from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron Technology (MU US)</a> hurt sentiment, we still believe it is an excellent chance to BUY and here's why.

Update of Micron Technology (MU US) earnings,  making sense of the different inventory situation between the investment outlook and strategy as we head into 4Q20 and into 2021.   While the expected recovery was pushed back to 2H21 from Micron Technology (MU US) hurt sentiment, we still believe it is an excellent chance to BUY and here's why.

Semi Memory Investing - Don't Be a Smart Aleck

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) / Equity Bottom-Up

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

The US Department of Commerce has added SMIC to its Entity List with the intent of limiting the company's access to US technology.  This Smartkarma Insight explores what that might mean to the company, to  China's national semiconductor efforts, and to SMIC's US-based tool suppliers.

The US Department of Commerce has added SMIC to its Entity List with the intent of limiting the company's access to US technology.  This Smartkarma Insight explores what that might mean to the company, to  China's national semiconductor efforts, and to SMIC's US-based tool suppliers.

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

*Export Restrictions On SMIC: The US Commerce Department has reportedly imposed export restrictions on mainland China’s SMIC (largest semiconductor firm), with American US firms being required to apply for a license in order to export certain products to SMIC. These restrictions were reportedly implemented due to "an unacceptable risk of diversion to a military end use" and confirmed the recent market speculation of US action against SMIC;*Unreliable Entity List: Mainland China’s Ministry of Commerce finally issued regulations for its “unreliable entity” list aimed at foreign companies that it deems endanger national sovereignty, security, or development interests. Companies which end up on the list could be banned from importing/exporting from/to mainland China, and may be barred from investing in the country; and*Taiwan Flashpoint Coming: Rhetoric between is also being ramped up militarily between both sides over Taiwan, as the US government is contemplating providing Taiwan with an advanced defensive system and provocations of more "high-level official visits to Taiwan" by U.S. officials.

*Export Restrictions On SMIC: The US Commerce Department has reportedly imposed export restrictions on mainland China’s SMIC (largest semiconductor firm), with American US firms being required to apply for a license in order to export certain products to SMIC. These restrictions were reportedly implemented due to "an unacceptable risk of diversion to a military end use" and confirmed the recent market speculation of US action against SMIC;*Unreliable Entity List: Mainland China’s Ministry of Commerce finally issued regulations for its “unreliable entity” list aimed at foreign companies that it deems endanger national sovereignty, security, or development interests. Companies which end up on the list could be banned from importing/exporting from/to mainland China, and may be barred from investing in the country; and*Taiwan Flashpoint Coming: Rhetoric between is also being ramped up militarily between both sides over Taiwan, as the US government is contemplating providing Taiwan with an advanced defensive system and provocations of more "high-level official visits to Taiwan" by U.S. officials.

Trump Administration Continues to Ratchet Up The Pressure

China

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides networking products and telecommunication solutions. The Company researches and develops internet access, transmission network, servers, storage, security, and other networking products. Huawei Technologies also offers business consulting, network integration, assurance, managed, learning, and global delivery services.

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India Internet & Consumer Weekly | Bigbasket, Samsung, Whatsapp Pay, India's AC Ban

Tata Group joins the e-commerce race eyeing a stake on BABA backed Bigbasket, India helps Samsung regain its global spot, WhatsApp Pay expected to...

Pranav Bhavsar

Apple Unveils Long Awaited 5G IPhones that Could Trigger Massive IPhone Upgrades

Apple introduced a new line-up of iPhones enabled with 5G yesterday at its fall event on Tuesday (13th October 2020) after a month-long delay due...

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Semi Memory Investing - Don't Be a Smart Aleck

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Ken S. Kim

US Government Puts the Squeeze on SMIC

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Jim Handy

Trump Administration Continues to Ratchet Up The Pressure

*Export Restrictions On SMIC: The US Commerce Department has reportedly imposed export restrictions on mainland China’s SMIC (largest semiconductor...

Thomas J. Monaco

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