Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 14th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD102.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC, Lite-On Tech, Asmedia Tech, Asustek Computer.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 14th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD102.4bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC, Lite-On Tech, Asmedia Tech, Asustek Computer.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jun 14th): Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC, Lite-On Tech

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 14th which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,617.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD6,436mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Realtek Semi, Evergreen Marine, Ctbc Financial, Eva Airways, Asia Vital, Asmedia Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 14th which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,617.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD6,436mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Realtek Semi, Evergreen Marine, Ctbc Financial, Eva Airways, Asia Vital, Asmedia Tech.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 14th): Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Realtek Semi

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

<ul>
<li>We conducted a Q&amp;A with Kinik, who is a key supplier to companies including TSMC, UMC, and Micron.</li>
<li>Kinik is dramatically expanding its diamond disk capacity; these products are critical to the production of wafers for advanced semiconductor nodes.</li>
<li>We believe Kinik has high visibility into future industry demand. Gross margins are likely to expand in the coming years as advanced diamond products become increasingly important to wafer production.</li>
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We conducted a Q&amp;A with Kinik, who is a key supplier to companies including TSMC, UMC, and Micron.
Kinik is dramatically expanding its diamond disk capacity; these products are critical to the production of wafers for advanced semiconductor nodes.
We believe Kinik has high visibility into future industry demand. Gross margins are likely to expand in the coming years as advanced diamond products become increasingly important to wafer production.


TechChain Insights: Q&A with TSMC Supplier Kinik; Diamond Capex Implies Industry Strength Visibility

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)'s</a> 3Q24 is expected to experience a quarter-on-quarter increase of about 5%.  </li>
<li>MediaTek is currently developing new processors based on Arm architecture and natively supporting the Microsoft Windows operating system.</li>
<li>It is believed that MediaTek will tape out with TSMC 3nm technology, targeting the 1H25 market.</li>
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Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)'s 3Q24 is expected to experience a quarter-on-quarter increase of about 5%.  
MediaTek is currently developing new processors based on Arm architecture and natively supporting the Microsoft Windows operating system.
It is believed that MediaTek will tape out with TSMC 3nm technology, targeting the 1H25 market.


MediaTek (2454.TT): 2Q24 Guidance Is Achievable; to Take Advantage of the AI PC Replacement Trend.

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

<ul>
<li>The yearly growth target could approach 25% YoY in 2024.</li>
<li>TSMC's CoWoS demand continues to rise, with capacity expected to increase by approximately another 5% in 2024.</li>
<li>TSMC's stock price has risen by 55% in Taiwan and by 66.3% in US markets this year. We believe it has the potential to continue increasing further.</li>
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The yearly growth target could approach 25% YoY in 2024.
TSMC's CoWoS demand continues to rise, with capacity expected to increase by approximately another 5% in 2024.
TSMC's stock price has risen by 55% in Taiwan and by 66.3% in US markets this year. We believe it has the potential to continue increasing further.


TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): CoWoS Demand Continues to Increase in 2024.

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits based on its proprietary designs.  The Company offers a comprehensive set of integrated circuit fabrication processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-mode, volatile and non-volatile memory and BiCMOS chips.  Taiwan Semiconductor is an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.

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TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jun 14th): Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC, Lite-On Tech

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 14th): Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Realtek Semi

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TechChain Insights: Q&A with TSMC Supplier Kinik; Diamond Capex Implies Industry Strength Visibility

Q&A with Kinik reveals expansion of diamond disk capacity crucial for semiconductor production, indicating high visibility into future industry...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

MediaTek (2454.TT): 2Q24 Guidance Is Achievable; to Take Advantage of the AI PC Replacement Trend.

MediaTek anticipates a 5% increase in 3Q24, developing new processors for Windows OS and planning to use TSMC 3nm technology in 1H25.

Patrick Liao

TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): CoWoS Demand Continues to Increase in 2024.

TSMC's strong growth outlook for 2024, driven by increasing CoWoS demand and impressive stock price performance, suggests continued success ahead.

Patrick Liao

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TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jun 14th): Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC, Lite-On Tech

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hon Hai, Ctbc Financial, Realtek Semi, TSMC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 14th): Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Realtek Semi

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hon Hai, TSMC, Mediatek, Quanta Computer,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TechChain Insights: Q&A with TSMC Supplier Kinik; Diamond Capex Implies Industry Strength Visibility

​Q&A with Kinik reveals expansion of diamond disk capacity crucial for semiconductor production, indicating high visibility into future industry...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

MediaTek (2454.TT): 2Q24 Guidance Is Achievable; to Take Advantage of the AI PC Replacement Trend.

​MediaTek anticipates a 5% increase in 3Q24, developing new processors for Windows OS and planning to use TSMC 3nm technology in 1H25.

Patrick Liao

TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): CoWoS Demand Continues to Increase in 2024.

​TSMC's strong growth outlook for 2024, driven by increasing CoWoS demand and impressive stock price performance, suggests continued success ahead.

Patrick Liao

Q&A with Kinik reveals expansion of diamond disk capacity crucial for semiconductor production, indicating high visibility into future industry...

MediaTek anticipates a 5% increase in 3Q24, developing new processors for Windows OS and planning to use TSMC 3nm technology in 1H25.

TSMC's strong growth outlook for 2024, driven by increasing CoWoS demand and impressive stock price performance, suggests continued success ahead.