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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Microchip Technology Incorporated, in its Q3 Fiscal 2025 results, discussed a challenging business environment marked by an inventory correction following a significant post-pandemic super cycle.</li><li>The company reported net sales of $1.026 billion, down 11.8% sequentially and 41.9% year-over-year, reflecting broad-based weakness across all major geographies and product categories, particularly in microcontrollers, analog, and FPGA businesses.</li><li>The company is in the process of implementing a 9-point strategic plan aimed at restructuring its operations and improving performance.</li></ul>

Microchip Technology Incorporated, in its Q3 Fiscal 2025 results, discussed a challenging business environment marked by an inventory correction following a significant post-pandemic super cycle.The company reported net sales of $1.026 billion, down 11.8% sequentially and 41.9% year-over-year, reflecting broad-based weakness across all major geographies and product categories, particularly in microcontrollers, analog, and FPGA businesses.The company is in the process of implementing a 9-point strategic plan aimed at restructuring its operations and improving performance.

Microchip Technology: These Are The 5 Biggest Challenges In Its Path!

Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>WSTS is revising up Semiconductor demand for 2024 and 2025, AI demand higher than expected. Taiwan AI Server ODM revenues are still booming, impressive numbers.</li>
<li>Samsung and SK Hynix expediting new LPDDR “In Memory Processing” for Nvidia in 2026. TSMC forecast AI demand 3x increase to 2026.</li>
<li>Intel 18A low yield and low density brings new light on management reshuffle. TSMC N2 is ~20% ahead. Apple trying its own 5G modem, again.</li>
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WSTS is revising up Semiconductor demand for 2024 and 2025, AI demand higher than expected. Taiwan AI Server ODM revenues are still booming, impressive numbers.
Samsung and SK Hynix expediting new LPDDR “In Memory Processing” for Nvidia in 2026. TSMC forecast AI demand 3x increase to 2026.
Intel 18A low yield and low density brings new light on management reshuffle. TSMC N2 is ~20% ahead. Apple trying its own 5G modem, again.


Tech News: Semi Revised Up, TSMC CoWoS up 3x, Hynix Speeding up for Nvidia, Intel 18A Behind TSMC N2

<ul><li>Microchip Technology reported its second-quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results amidst a challenging macroeconomic environment.</li><li>The company faced a sequential net sales decline of 6.2% to $1.164 billion.</li><li>Excluding a $13.3 million benefit from the settlement of a legal matter with a licensee, net sales declined by7.3%.</li></ul>

Microchip Technology reported its second-quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results amidst a challenging macroeconomic environment.The company faced a sequential net sales decline of 6.2% to $1.164 billion.Excluding a $13.3 million benefit from the settlement of a legal matter with a licensee, net sales declined by7.3%.

Microchip Hits Pause on CHIPS Act Funds & Faces Big Challenges: A Red Flag For Investors?

<ul><li>Microchip Technology Inc.'s first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings call outlined a series of financial metrics and strategic directions that indicate both strengths and challenges for the company.</li><li>In the reported quarter, net sales amounted to $1.241 billion, marking a sequential decrease of 6.4%.</li><li>This decline reflects an ongoing adjustment to an inventory correction phase that the semiconductor industry is experiencing.</li></ul>

Microchip Technology Inc.'s first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings call outlined a series of financial metrics and strategic directions that indicate both strengths and challenges for the company.In the reported quarter, net sales amounted to $1.241 billion, marking a sequential decrease of 6.4%.This decline reflects an ongoing adjustment to an inventory correction phase that the semiconductor industry is experiencing.

Microchip Technology: Strategic Approach To Premium Drilling Locations & Critical Growth Drivers

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of ADAS and AD solutions for passenger vehicles, plans to raise up to $500M in Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>I expect Horizon Robotics will price its IPO below last round valuation of ~$8.7B as revenue growth will slow below 50% y/y in 2024, down from 71% y/y in 2023.</li>
<li>The company’s key competitors, including Mobileye and Microchip Technology, revised their revenue guidance downwards for the second half of 2024.</li>
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Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of ADAS and AD solutions for passenger vehicles, plans to raise up to $500M in Hong Kong IPO.
I expect Horizon Robotics will price its IPO below last round valuation of ~$8.7B as revenue growth will slow below 50% y/y in 2024, down from 71% y/y in 2023.
The company’s key competitors, including Mobileye and Microchip Technology, revised their revenue guidance downwards for the second half of 2024.


Horizon Robotics IPO: High Valuation Is At Risk As NEV Production Forecasts Have Weakened

United States

Microchip Technology Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets microcontrollers, related mixed-signal and memory products, and application development systems for high-volume embedded control applications. The Company also designs, develops, and markets linear/mixed-signal, power management, and thermal management products.

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Horizon Robotics IPO: High Valuation Is At Risk As NEV Production Forecasts Have Weakened

In my insight, I discuss valuation framework for comparable company analysis and explain why high valuation of Horizon Robotics may be at risk

Andrei Zakharov

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Microchip Technology: These Are The 5 Biggest Challenges In Its Path!

Microchip Technology Incorporated, in its Q3 Fiscal 2025 results, discussed a challenging business environment marked by an inventory correction...

Baptista Research

Tech News: Semi Revised Up, TSMC CoWoS up 3x, Hynix Speeding up for Nvidia, Intel 18A Behind TSMC N2

​Semi revised up for 2024 and 2025, with AI demand exceeding expectations. Taiwan AI Server ODM revenues continue to soar. Samsung, Hynix, TSMC...

Nicolas Baratte

Microchip Hits Pause on CHIPS Act Funds & Faces Big Challenges: A Red Flag For Investors?

Microchip Technology reported its second-quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results amidst a challenging macroeconomic environment. The company...

Baptista Research

Microchip Technology: Strategic Approach To Premium Drilling Locations & Critical Growth Drivers

Microchip Technology Inc.'s first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings call outlined a series of financial metrics and strategic directions that...

Baptista Research

Horizon Robotics IPO: High Valuation Is At Risk As NEV Production Forecasts Have Weakened

In my insight, I discuss valuation framework for comparable company analysis and explain why high valuation of Horizon Robotics may be at risk

Andrei Zakharov

Semi revised up for 2024 and 2025, with AI demand exceeding expectations. Taiwan AI Server ODM revenues continue to soar. Samsung, Hynix, TSMC...