HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sg-micro-corp-5c356907-201f-4bd8-8190-24de284e1329" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50247:1" rel="noopener">SG Micro (3661 HK)</a>, a leading analog IC company, has a solid track record of earnings. Its IPO targets to raise net proceeds of HK$4.5bn, which is reasonably sizeable.</li>
<li>The market is expecting 3-year EPS CAGR of 33.1%, putting the IPO price at 59.3x FY26 PER. The 107% earnings growth in 1Q26 affirms its outlook. </li>
<li>We value it on 2.1x PEG, same as global peers, translating into 70x PER, or 18% upside. Our estimated fair value of HK$100.50 means a H-A discount of 34.1%.  </li>
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SG Micro (3661 HK), a leading analog IC company, has a solid track record of earnings. Its IPO targets to raise net proceeds of HK$4.5bn, which is reasonably sizeable.
The market is expecting 3-year EPS CAGR of 33.1%, putting the IPO price at 59.3x FY26 PER. The 107% earnings growth in 1Q26 affirms its outlook. 
We value it on 2.1x PEG, same as global peers, translating into 70x PER, or 18% upside. Our estimated fair value of HK$100.50 means a H-A discount of 34.1%.  


SG Micro Corp (3661 HK) IPO: A High-Growth Play

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>Over the trailing 12 months and the last month, the suppliers feeding the AI buildout have run multiples of NVDA and TSMC themselves. </li>
<li>I pulled fresh price performance across Zero One's broad coverage universe — 190 AI and semiconductor names tracked daily across Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and the US.</li>
<li>We explore five key themes that arise from the data and recent events.</li>
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Over the trailing 12 months and the last month, the suppliers feeding the AI buildout have run multiples of NVDA and TSMC themselves. 
I pulled fresh price performance across Zero One's broad coverage universe — 190 AI and semiconductor names tracked daily across Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and the US.
We explore five key themes that arise from the data and recent events.


AI's Biggest Winners Aren't NVDA and TSMC — They're the Suppliers

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

Event-Driven

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<li>Around noon on Friday, Nikkei reported that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso Corp (6902 JP)</a> was looking to acquire <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rohm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2953:1" rel="noopener">ROHM Co Ltd (6963 JP)</a> for up to JPY 1.3 trillion (US$8.24bn).</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rohm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2953:1" rel="noopener">ROHM Co Ltd (6963 JP)</a> jumped and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso Corp (6902 JP)</a> dumped on the news. Interestingly, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kokusai-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40152:1" rel="noopener">Kokusai Electric (6525 JP)</a> also jumped on the news of the potential acquisition.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kokusai-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40152:1" rel="noopener">Kokusai Electric (6525 JP)</a> is by far the highest ranked stock from the Technology sector and is a high probability replacement for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rohm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2953:1" rel="noopener">ROHM (6963 JP)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 Index</a>.</li>
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Around noon on Friday, Nikkei reported that Denso Corp (6902 JP) was looking to acquire ROHM Co Ltd (6963 JP) for up to JPY 1.3 trillion (US$8.24bn).

ROHM Co Ltd (6963 JP) jumped and Denso Corp (6902 JP) dumped on the news. Interestingly, Kokusai Electric (6525 JP) also jumped on the news of the potential acquisition.

Kokusai Electric (6525 JP) is by far the highest ranked stock from the Technology sector and is a high probability replacement for ROHM (6963 JP) in the Nikkei 225 Index.


Denso (6902 JP)'s Offer for Rohm (6963 JP): Bump Likely & Potential Nikkei225 Replacement

Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

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<li>US Government invests $9bn in Intel, Nvidia another $5bn, Softbank $2bn. This solves Intel’s most pressing problem: the risk of financial fragility</li>
<li>But neither USG, nor Nvidia have semi manufacturing expertise, so $-injections don’t solve Intel’s 2nd problem. Intel has to  demonstrate a very solid 14A in the next 12 months</li>
<li>USG 1:1 import: domestic rule is positive to GlobalFoundries that can get orders away from SMIC or UMC. Positive to Texas Instrument</li>
</ul>


US Government invests $9bn in Intel, Nvidia another $5bn, Softbank $2bn. This solves Intel’s most pressing problem: the risk of financial fragility
But neither USG, nor Nvidia have semi manufacturing expertise, so $-injections don’t solve Intel’s 2nd problem. Intel has to  demonstrate a very solid 14A in the next 12 months
USG 1:1 import: domestic rule is positive to GlobalFoundries that can get orders away from SMIC or UMC. Positive to Texas Instrument


Intel: Money Only Solves Half the Problem. The 1:1 Domestic-To-Import Ratio Not a Clear Positive

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Fortior Technology (Shenzhen) / Equity Capital Markets

Fortior Technology (Shenzhen) (688279 CH)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fortior-technology-shenzhen-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44259:1" rel="noopener">Fortior Technology (Shenzhen) (688279 CH)</a>, a BLDC motor IC design company, raised around US$330m in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Fortior Tech is an IC design company dedicated to the design and R&amp;D of BLDC motor control ICs.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Fortior Technology (Shenzhen) (688279 CH), a BLDC motor IC design company, raised around US$330m in its H-share listing.
Fortior Tech is an IC design company dedicated to the design and R&amp;D of BLDC motor control ICs.
In our previous note, we have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Fortior Tech A/H Trading - Sluggish Demand

Switzerland

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in the semiconductor industry, specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide range of semiconductor products. Its key offerings include microcontrollers, sensors, power management ICs, analog ICs, and MEMS for automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics markets. The company is headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland, and was founded in 1987.

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Osbert Tang, CFA

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

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Following the rumors on Friday, Denso's stock dumped and Rohm jumped. Rohm could move limit up again today. Kokusai Electric could be added to the...

Brian Freitas

Intel: Money Only Solves Half the Problem. The 1:1 Domestic-To-Import Ratio Not a Clear Positive

USG, Nvidia, and Softbank invest billions in Intel to address financial fragility, but Intel must still demonstrate solid 14A in next 12 months....

Nicolas Baratte

Fortior Tech A/H Trading - Sluggish Demand

Fortior Technology (Shenzhen) (688279 CH), a BLDC motor IC design company, raised around US$330m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

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SG Micro Corp (3661 HK) IPO: A High-Growth Play

​SG Micro is a leading analog IC company with a solid earnings record, aiming to raise HK$4.5bn in its IPO. With a 33.1% EPS CAGR, the IPO is...

Osbert Tang, CFA

AI's Biggest Winners Aren't NVDA and TSMC — They're the Suppliers

​Suppliers in the AI buildout have outperformed NVDA and TSMC. We scanned our 190 AI/semiconductor coverage universe for key themes emerging from...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Denso (6902 JP)'s Offer for Rohm (6963 JP): Bump Likely & Potential Nikkei225 Replacement

Following the rumors on Friday, Denso's stock dumped and Rohm jumped. Rohm could move limit up again today. Kokusai Electric could be added to the...

Brian Freitas

Intel: Money Only Solves Half the Problem. The 1:1 Domestic-To-Import Ratio Not a Clear Positive

​USG, Nvidia, and Softbank invest billions in Intel to address financial fragility, but Intel must still demonstrate solid 14A in next 12 months....

Nicolas Baratte

Fortior Tech A/H Trading - Sluggish Demand

Fortior Technology (Shenzhen) (688279 CH), a BLDC motor IC design company, raised around US$330m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

SG Micro is a leading analog IC company with a solid earnings record, aiming to raise HK$4.5bn in its IPO. With a 33.1% EPS CAGR, the IPO is...

Suppliers in the AI buildout have outperformed NVDA and TSMC. We scanned our 190 AI/semiconductor coverage universe for key themes emerging from...

USG, Nvidia, and Softbank invest billions in Intel to address financial fragility, but Intel must still demonstrate solid 14A in next 12 months....