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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.

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<ul><li>In a major development that’s turning heads on Wall Street, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) announced it is now shipping over 100,000 GPUs per quarter, specifically targeting the surging artificial intelligence (AI) market.</li><li>This is a significant leap for the company as it seeks to capitalize on the growing demand for high-performance computing power required by AI training models and data-heavy applications.</li><li>With AI dominating conversations across industries, GPUs have become critical components in data centers, and Super Micro’s ability to ship these units at scale, coupled with its competitive pricing, could potentially generate billions in revenue.</li></ul>

In a major development that’s turning heads on Wall Street, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) announced it is now shipping over 100,000 GPUs per quarter, specifically targeting the surging artificial intelligence (AI) market.This is a significant leap for the company as it seeks to capitalize on the growing demand for high-performance computing power required by AI training models and data-heavy applications.With AI dominating conversations across industries, GPUs have become critical components in data centers, and Super Micro’s ability to ship these units at scale, coupled with its competitive pricing, could potentially generate billions in revenue.

Super Micro Shipping Over 100,000 AI GPUs Each Quarter! What It Means for Investors

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Dimitris Ioannidis

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monolithic-power-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2088:1" rel="noopener">Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US)</a> is a direct addition followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/applovin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32989:1" rel="noopener">AppLovin (APP US)</a> which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dollar-tree-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10913:1" rel="noopener">Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US)</a> is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/super-micro-computer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7921:1" rel="noopener">Super Micro Computer (SMCI US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arm-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21816:1" rel="noopener">ARM Holdings (ARM US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna (MRNA US)</a> are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. </li>
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Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US) is a direct addition followed by AppLovin (APP US) which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.

Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US) is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. 

Super Micro Computer (SMCI US) , ARM Holdings (ARM US) and Moderna (MRNA US) are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. 


Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

<ul><li>Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) has found itself in the crosshairs of controversy following a recent report from Hindenburg Research and the company's delayed 10-K filing.</li><li>As the tech giant continues to ride the wave of AI enthusiasm, the latest developments have cast a shadow over its stellar growth narrative.</li><li>While SMCI’s impressive revenue figures and expanding market share in AI-driven solutions have attracted considerable investor attention, the company’s past accounting missteps, unresolved regulatory concerns, and potential internal control weaknesses suggest a need for heightened caution.</li></ul>

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) has found itself in the crosshairs of controversy following a recent report from Hindenburg Research and the company's delayed 10-K filing.As the tech giant continues to ride the wave of AI enthusiasm, the latest developments have cast a shadow over its stellar growth narrative.While SMCI’s impressive revenue figures and expanding market share in AI-driven solutions have attracted considerable investor attention, the company’s past accounting missteps, unresolved regulatory concerns, and potential internal control weaknesses suggest a need for heightened caution.

Hindenburg Strikes Again: SMCI's 10K Delay Raises Red Flags

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,372 points (200-day EMA)/1,380 points and the support at 1,360/1,355 points.</li><li>In the short term, the index is moving in an uptrend, reaching higher highs for nine consecutive days, with the resistance at 1,375 points (aligned with the 2/3 Fibonacci retracement) and 1,394 points (the gap from April 11, 2024).</li><li>We recommend partially taking profit at the resistance and waiting to buy back when the index retreats.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,372 points (200-day EMA)/1,380 points and the support at 1,360/1,355 points.In the short term, the index is moving in an uptrend, reaching higher highs for nine consecutive days, with the resistance at 1,375 points (aligned with the 2/3 Fibonacci retracement) and 1,394 points (the gap from April 11, 2024).We recommend partially taking profit at the resistance and waiting to buy back when the index retreats.

<ul><li>Super Micro Computer, Inc. has garnered attention with its strong financial performance in Q4 2024, reporting record revenue growth driven by its AI server and data center infrastructure solutions.</li><li>The company's transition to direct liquid cooling (DLC) technology and AI-focused strategies have positioned it as a key player in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.</li><li>With a 143% year-over-year revenue growth to $5.31 billion, SMCI has demonstrated its capability to scale and meet the increasing demand for AI infrastructure.</li></ul>

Super Micro Computer, Inc. has garnered attention with its strong financial performance in Q4 2024, reporting record revenue growth driven by its AI server and data center infrastructure solutions.The company's transition to direct liquid cooling (DLC) technology and AI-focused strategies have positioned it as a key player in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.With a 143% year-over-year revenue growth to $5.31 billion, SMCI has demonstrated its capability to scale and meet the increasing demand for AI infrastructure.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) May NOT Be the Next NVIDIA!

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Super Micro Computer, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells server solutions based on modular and open-standard x86 architecture. The Company's products include servers, motherboards, chassis, and accessories.

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Super Micro Computer (SMCI US)

Super Micro Shipping Over 100,000 AI GPUs Each Quarter! What It Means for Investors

In a major development that’s turning heads on Wall Street, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) announced it is now shipping over 100,000 GPUs per...

Baptista Research

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Hindenburg Strikes Again: SMCI's 10K Delay Raises Red Flags

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) has found itself in the crosshairs of controversy following a recent report from Hindenburg Research and the...

Baptista Research

Second Reading of US 2Q24 GDP

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,372 points (200-day EMA)/1,380 points and the support at...

Krungthai XSpring

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) May NOT Be the Next NVIDIA!

Super Micro Computer, Inc. has garnered attention with its strong financial performance in Q4 2024, reporting record revenue growth driven by its...

Baptista Research

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Super Micro Shipping Over 100,000 AI GPUs Each Quarter! What It Means for Investors

In a major development that’s turning heads on Wall Street, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) announced it is now shipping over 100,000 GPUs per...

Baptista Research

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

​MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Hindenburg Strikes Again: SMCI's 10K Delay Raises Red Flags

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) has found itself in the crosshairs of controversy following a recent report from Hindenburg Research and the...

Baptista Research

Second Reading of US 2Q24 GDP

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,372 points (200-day EMA)/1,380 points and the support at...

Krungthai XSpring

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) May NOT Be the Next NVIDIA!

Super Micro Computer, Inc. has garnered attention with its strong financial performance in Q4 2024, reporting record revenue growth driven by its...

Baptista Research

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...