Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

Learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Micron's earnings were… acceptable.</li>
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The market didn’t like the guide, but I think it is more of a function of expectations management.
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Micron is clearly on the upswing, and the stock needs healthy revenue and profit beats.

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Micron's earnings were… acceptable.

The market didn’t like the guide, but I think it is more of a function of expectations management.


Micron is clearly on the upswing, and the stock needs healthy revenue and profit beats.




Micron Earnings, SiTime, Consumer, and Applied Materials Insider Sale

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Jabil recently disclosed its financial outcomes for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, delivering robust figures that reflect its strategic maneuvers and adjustment to changing market dynamics.</li><li>The company posted revenues of approximately $6.8 billion, surpassing expectations by $265 million.</li><li>This was aided by significant contributions from the connected devices and networking and storage sectors, which outperformed anticipations.</li></ul>

Jabil recently disclosed its financial outcomes for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, delivering robust figures that reflect its strategic maneuvers and adjustment to changing market dynamics.The company posted revenues of approximately $6.8 billion, surpassing expectations by $265 million.This was aided by significant contributions from the connected devices and networking and storage sectors, which outperformed anticipations.

Jabil Inc.: How Much Will Their Revenues Grow Given The Focus On AI & Data Center Markets? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>The second quarter of fiscal year 2024 saw Jabil Inc.</li><li>achieve approximately $6.8 billion in revenue.</li><li>This performance was in line with the guidance for the majority of the company's businesses.</li></ul>

The second quarter of fiscal year 2024 saw Jabil Inc.achieve approximately $6.8 billion in revenue.This performance was in line with the guidance for the majority of the company's businesses.

Jabil Inc.: What Are Its Latest Advancements In AI? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Jabil Inc. delivered mixed results for the previous quarter, with revenues below the analyst consensus.</li><li>However, it surpassed Wall Street's earnings expectations, with core operating income reaching $499 million, constituting 6% of revenue and marking a significant 120 basis points increase year-over-year.</li><li>Cash flows from operations amounted to $448 million, while net capital expenditures were $275 million, resulting in an adjusted free cash flow of $173 million.</li></ul>

Jabil Inc. delivered mixed results for the previous quarter, with revenues below the analyst consensus.However, it surpassed Wall Street's earnings expectations, with core operating income reaching $499 million, constituting 6% of revenue and marking a significant 120 basis points increase year-over-year.Cash flows from operations amounted to $448 million, while net capital expenditures were $275 million, resulting in an adjusted free cash flow of $173 million.

Jabil Inc.: Can The Retronix Acquisition Be A Game Changer? - Major Drivers

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>The announcement of the inclusion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uber-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:430:1" rel="noopener">Uber Technologies (UBER US)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX</a> was a big one last week. There were announcements for some other indices too.</li>
<li>There are many indices in China that will be rebalanced at the close on Friday, the biggest being the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI 500</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kraneshares-csi-china-internet-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28208:1" rel="noopener">KWEB US</a>.</li>
<li>Relatively quiet in ETF world with net inflows to China focused ETFs and net outflows for Japan.</li>
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The announcement of the inclusion of Uber Technologies (UBER US) in the S&amp;P 500 INDEX was a big one last week. There were announcements for some other indices too.
There are many indices in China that will be rebalanced at the close on Friday, the biggest being the CSI 300, CSI 500, STAR50, SSE50 and KWEB US.
Relatively quiet in ETF world with net inflows to China focused ETFs and net outflows for Japan.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: KWEB, CSI300/500, STAR50, SSE50, ChiNext, SET50, Chips, Denso, SPX

United States

Jabil Circuit, Inc. is an electronic manufacturing services provider for international electronics companies in the communications, personal computer, peripheral, consumer, and automotive markets.  The Company offers circuit design, board design from schematic, prototype assembly, volume board assembly, system assembly, repair, and warranty services.

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Jabil Circuit (JBL US)

Micron Earnings, SiTime, Consumer, and Applied Materials Insider Sale

High expectations for Micron, SiTime Spectrum-X (s/o Ian Cutress) and Consumer Bottoming, and thoughts on Semiconductors (Bearish!)

Fabricated Knowledge

Jabil Inc.: How Much Will Their Revenues Grow Given The Focus On AI & Data Center Markets? - Major Drivers

Jabil recently disclosed its financial outcomes for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, delivering robust figures that reflect its...

Baptista Research

Jabil Inc.: What Are Its Latest Advancements In AI? - Major Drivers

The second quarter of fiscal year 2024 saw Jabil Inc. achieve approximately $6.8 billion in revenue. This performance was in line with the...

Baptista Research

Jabil Inc.: Can The Retronix Acquisition Be A Game Changer? - Major Drivers

Jabil Inc. delivered mixed results for the previous quarter, with revenues below the analyst consensus. However, it surpassed Wall Street's...

Baptista Research

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: KWEB, CSI300/500, STAR50, SSE50, ChiNext, SET50, Chips, Denso, SPX

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

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