External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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NAURA Technology Group / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Naura reported FY25 revenue of RMB39.4bn, up 31% YoY and broadly in line with our and Bloomberg consensus, while net profit declined 1.8% YoY to RMB5.5bn, below expectations due to heavier R&amp;D investment and opex associated with increased hiring and Kingsemi consolidation.</li><li>While 4Q margin came under pressure, we view this primarily as a result of intensified product validation rather than deterioration in end demand.</li><li>Encouragingly, the Company continued to deliver strong top-line momentum on robust IC equipment growth (50%+ YoY) and ongoing product expansion into higher-value process steps. </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.

Naura reported FY25 revenue of RMB39.4bn, up 31% YoY and broadly in line with our and Bloomberg consensus, while net profit declined 1.8% YoY to RMB5.5bn, below expectations due to heavier R&amp;D investment and opex associated with increased hiring and Kingsemi consolidation.While 4Q margin came under pressure, we view this primarily as a result of intensified product validation rather than deterioration in end demand.Encouragingly, the Company continued to deliver strong top-line momentum on robust IC equipment growth (50%+ YoY) and ongoing product expansion into higher-value process steps. 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.

Naura Technology (002371 CH) - Building for the Next Leg of WFE Growth

China New Economy Equity Analyst, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Robert McKay

China New Economy Equity Analyst

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>In the past four quarters, Chinese companies bought 65+ ArF (Argon Fluoride) Immersion lithography machines, some capable of overlay precision as fine as 1.5nm overlay for Self-Aligned Double/Quadruple/Octuple Patterning (SAD/Q/OP);</li>
<li>The race is between Chinese foundries to put these lithography machines to meet the raging demand of AI, which looks optimistic in the medium term, despite short-term challenges;</li>
<li>The race is also among the global semiconductor industry to meet the demand for testing the limit of AI's scaling law. So far the balance tips in disfavor of China. </li>
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In the past four quarters, Chinese companies bought 65+ ArF (Argon Fluoride) Immersion lithography machines, some capable of overlay precision as fine as 1.5nm overlay for Self-Aligned Double/Quadruple/Octuple Patterning (SAD/Q/OP);
The race is between Chinese foundries to put these lithography machines to meet the raging demand of AI, which looks optimistic in the medium term, despite short-term challenges;
The race is also among the global semiconductor industry to meet the demand for testing the limit of AI's scaling law. So far the balance tips in disfavor of China. 


China's Near-Term Semiconductor Bottleneck Isn't ASML

Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

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<li>AMAT mentions “tremendous architecture inflections” in Logic and Memory (GAA, BSPD, HBM), this is true. But reviewed yesterday, how much, how fast versus declining Mature Logic and China declining?</li>
<li>2025 China to decline -25%, RoW to increase +25% on AI. This should continue in 2026. Post China’s elevated capex in 2023-24, the SPE sector is a play on AI. </li>
<li>ASML and KLA are 1) quasi monopoly 2) in segments that outgrow the total market. ASML is cheapish, KAL at average valuations. Best 2 stocks: ASML, KLA</li>
</ul>


AMAT mentions “tremendous architecture inflections” in Logic and Memory (GAA, BSPD, HBM), this is true. But reviewed yesterday, how much, how fast versus declining Mature Logic and China declining?
2025 China to decline -25%, RoW to increase +25% on AI. This should continue in 2026. Post China’s elevated capex in 2023-24, the SPE sector is a play on AI. 
ASML and KLA are 1) quasi monopoly 2) in segments that outgrow the total market. ASML is cheapish, KAL at average valuations. Best 2 stocks: ASML, KLA


SPE Part 2: Growth in 2025-26 from AI Segment Only (Logic, HBM, Packaging). Best 2 Stocks: ASML, KLA

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Our global intermediate-term outlook remains bullish on MSCI ACWI (in place since our 5/14/25 Compass) after ACWI-US held at crucial $134 support.</li>
<li>We also upgraded our near-term outlook to bullish on MSCI ACWI in last week's Int'l Compass (April 23).</li>
<li>Remain overweight Technology which remains our primary focus ever since our April 16 Int'l Compass. We also highlight opportunities within Energy, Industrials, Materials, and Utilities</li>
</ul>


Our global intermediate-term outlook remains bullish on MSCI ACWI (in place since our 5/14/25 Compass) after ACWI-US held at crucial $134 support.
We also upgraded our near-term outlook to bullish on MSCI ACWI in last week's Int'l Compass (April 23).
Remain overweight Technology which remains our primary focus ever since our April 16 Int'l Compass. We also highlight opportunities within Energy, Industrials, Materials, and Utilities


Technology Buys; Downgrading Spain to Market Weight. Buys in Tech, Energy, Industrials, Materials

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αSK

Smartkarma's AI Co-Pilot

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

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Dominant Domestic Leader Poised for Growth: NAURA is the largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer in China, uniquely positioned to benefit from the country's strategic push for semiconductor self-sufficiency. This policy-driven demand provides a significant and sustained growth catalyst.</li>
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Exceptional Financial Performance: The company has demonstrated a remarkable growth trajectory, with a 3-year revenue CAGR of 45.5% and a net income CAGR of 73.4%. This robust performance is fueled by strong order intake and expanding market share in key equipment segments like etching and deposition.</li>
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Geopolitical Risks and Intense Competition Remain Key Concerns: Despite its domestic strength, NAURA faces significant risks from geopolitical tensions, particularly U.S. export controls which could limit access to key technologies and components. Furthermore, it competes against global giants with larger R&amp;D budgets and more advanced technology portfolios.</li>
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Dominant Domestic Leader Poised for Growth: NAURA is the largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer in China, uniquely positioned to benefit from the country's strategic push for semiconductor self-sufficiency. This policy-driven demand provides a significant and sustained growth catalyst.
  
Exceptional Financial Performance: The company has demonstrated a remarkable growth trajectory, with a 3-year revenue CAGR of 45.5% and a net income CAGR of 73.4%. This robust performance is fueled by strong order intake and expanding market share in key equipment segments like etching and deposition.
  
Geopolitical Risks and Intense Competition Remain Key Concerns: Despite its domestic strength, NAURA faces significant risks from geopolitical tensions, particularly U.S. export controls which could limit access to key technologies and components. Furthermore, it competes against global giants with larger R&amp;D budgets and more advanced technology portfolios.
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Primer: NAURA Technology Group (002371 CH) - Nov 2025

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NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd. is an integrated high-tech company, which manufactures electronics equipments and components, including IC equipments, hybrid integrated circuits and combines with R&D, sales, and services.

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Naura Technology (002371 CH) - Building for the Next Leg of WFE Growth

While 4Q margin came under pressure, we view this primarily as a result of intensified product validation rather than deterioration in end demand.

CMB International

China's Near-Term Semiconductor Bottleneck Isn't ASML

China's semiconductor bottleneck isn't lithography tools in the near term, it is etchers. We see ST pressure, MT opportunity and LT challenge from...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

SPE Part 2: Growth in 2025-26 from AI Segment Only (Logic, HBM, Packaging). Best 2 Stocks: ASML, KLA

architectural advancements in Logic and Memory, but questions remain on growth rates and China's decline. ASML and KLA are top picks in the sector....

Nicolas Baratte

Technology Buys; Downgrading Spain to Market Weight. Buys in Tech, Energy, Industrials, Materials

Technology Buys; Downgrading Spain to Market Weight; Remain overweight Tech which remains our primary focus ever since April 16. We also highlight...

Vermilion Research

Primer: NAURA Technology Group (002371 CH) - Nov 2025

Dominant Domestic Leader Poised for Growth: NAURA is the largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer in China, uniquely positioned to benefit...

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