Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.</li>
<li>Global tech giants including Apple, Samsung Electronics, NVIDIA, and Intel are expected to invest in Arm once the company is listed on the market.</li>
<li>The IPO offering amount is expected to be between $8 billion and $10 billion.</li>
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On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.
Global tech giants including Apple, Samsung Electronics, NVIDIA, and Intel are expected to invest in Arm once the company is listed on the market.
The IPO offering amount is expected to be between $8 billion and $10 billion.


SoftBank Plans to Complete IPO of Arm in September on NASDAQ

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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>XPEV/NVIDIA: Xpeng ADAS head to join Nvidia ( - /+)</li>
<li>Real Estate Industry Update: Zhengzhou announced 15 supportive policies on real estate industry, including suspending the home selling restrictions, and others. Minor positive: KE Holdings (BEKE US, BUY, TP US$22）</li>
<li>ATAT: Popularity of summer vacation continued in July, and the supply shortage resulted in the surge of hotel ADR（+）</li>
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XPEV/NVIDIA: Xpeng ADAS head to join Nvidia ( - /+)
Real Estate Industry Update: Zhengzhou announced 15 supportive policies on real estate industry, including suspending the home selling restrictions, and others. Minor positive: KE Holdings (BEKE US, BUY, TP US$22）
ATAT: Popularity of summer vacation continued in July, and the supply shortage resulted in the surge of hotel ADR（+）


China TMT Update-XPEV/NVIDIA/BEKE/ATAT-Xpeng ADAS Head to Join Nvidia/Surge of Hotel ADR

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Jeroen Blokland

Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist

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Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Unlike many suggest, the downgrade of the US credit rating by Fitch, resulting in the US losing its Triple-A status, will have significant impact on markets.</li>
<li>The disappointing ISM Manufacturing Index comes with massive downside for Equities in all regions.</li>
<li>While the Big Tech earnings dream get to live another day, the risks of a further and more significant slowdown in company earnings remain abundant.</li>
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Unlike many suggest, the downgrade of the US credit rating by Fitch, resulting in the US losing its Triple-A status, will have significant impact on markets.
The disappointing ISM Manufacturing Index comes with massive downside for Equities in all regions.
While the Big Tech earnings dream get to live another day, the risks of a further and more significant slowdown in company earnings remain abundant.


The Weekly Market Monitor (31) – Bye, Bye, Triple-A

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Apple will report its earnings on August 3rd, 14:00 PDT. We highlight two potential trades into the Apple earnings event.</li>
<li>Quanta Computer has massively outperformed Apple due to investors latching on to its AI-server growth story. One can consider to Long Apple / Short Quanta into the Apple earnings event.</li>
<li>Hon Hai, Flexium, and Zhen Ding have all lagged Apple's shares yet generate significant revenue from Apple. One can Long a basket of the three into Apple's earnings.</li>
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Apple will report its earnings on August 3rd, 14:00 PDT. We highlight two potential trades into the Apple earnings event.
Quanta Computer has massively outperformed Apple due to investors latching on to its AI-server growth story. One can consider to Long Apple / Short Quanta into the Apple earnings event.
Hon Hai, Flexium, and Zhen Ding have all lagged Apple's shares yet generate significant revenue from Apple. One can Long a basket of the three into Apple's earnings.


Taiwan Apple Ecosystem Monitor: Two Potential Event Trades into Apple Earnings

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<li>We visited Micron's advanced A3 semiconductor fab in Taichung, Taiwan last Friday. Micron is committed to expanding leading edge capacity in Taiwan.</li>
<li>Memory names rallied sharply at the end of last week after SK Hynix affirmed that 1Q23 was the cycle bottom and AI-driven DRAM demand was accelerating its recovery.</li>
<li>We reiterate our Nanya Long trade and believe it can now run further given improving industry signals. Nanya presents pure-play exposure to a DRAM turn-around accelerated by AI demand.</li>
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We visited Micron's advanced A3 semiconductor fab in Taichung, Taiwan last Friday. Micron is committed to expanding leading edge capacity in Taiwan.
Memory names rallied sharply at the end of last week after SK Hynix affirmed that 1Q23 was the cycle bottom and AI-driven DRAM demand was accelerating its recovery.
We reiterate our Nanya Long trade and believe it can now run further given improving industry signals. Nanya presents pure-play exposure to a DRAM turn-around accelerated by AI demand.


Memory Monitor: Our Site Visit to Micron's A3 Fab in Taiwan; AI Accelerating the Cycle Recovery

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SoftBank Plans to Complete IPO of Arm in September on NASDAQ

On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.

Douglas Kim

China TMT Update-XPEV/NVIDIA/BEKE/ATAT-Xpeng ADAS Head to Join Nvidia/Surge of Hotel ADR

XPEV/NVIDIA: Xpeng ADAS head to join Nvidia ( - /+);Zhengzhou announced 15 supportive policies on real estate industry; the supply shortage...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

The Weekly Market Monitor (31) – Bye, Bye, Triple-A

The US has lost the Triple A-rating, which, unlike many suggest, will have major implications. If not in the short run, then definitely in the long...

Jeroen Blokland

Taiwan Apple Ecosystem Monitor: Two Potential Event Trades into Apple Earnings

Apple will report its earnings on August 3rd. We highlight one Long / Short and one Long-Only Basket trade into the event.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Memory Monitor: Our Site Visit to Micron's A3 Fab in Taiwan; AI Accelerating the Cycle Recovery

Memory names rallied sharply at the end of last week after SK Hynix affirmed that 1Q23 was the cycle bottom and AI-driven DRAM demand was...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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