Daily Briefs

• On 28 January, Dropsuite Ltd (DSE AU) entered a scheme implementation deed with NinjaOne at A$5.90 per share, a 34.1% premium to the undisturbed price of A$4.40 per share.
• The offer is conditional on shareholder and FIRB approval. The vote is low-risk as the largest shareholder has provided an irrevocable. 
• The offer is attractive and represents an all-time high. At the last close, for a 20 May payment, the gross/annualised spread was 3.0%/10.3%.

• Deepseek, formerly a quantitative hedge fund, has transitioned to building foundational AI models, causing a stir in the tech community
• Their recent paper on transformer LLM models has sparked interest and confusion, particularly regarding training and inference costs
• Despite claims of training on a small pool of GPUs, it is speculated that Deep Seq has access to tens of thousands of GPUs, challenging traditional notions of cost and capabilities in AI research.

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• SailPoint, a founder-led provider of identity security for the modern enterprise, aims to raise up to $1B to pay off debt.
• The company ended last quarter at $813M of implied ARR and I see a clear path to $1B+ ARR in FY26 ended Jan 30, 2026.
• I believe SailPoint may consider IPO at valuation above take-private transaction of ~$6.9B in 2022. The company is expected to go public in February.

• Market sees major losses in tech complex, catalyzed by introduction of Chinese AI model Deepseek
• Concerns arise about cheap Chinese competitor impacting market heavily invested in AI companies
• Zvi Moshevitz, AI expert, discusses Deepseek model’s training cost and optimization techniques

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• As we hit Chinese New Year break,  we want to examine if Hynix’s earnings and investor call met investor expectations
• 6 key questions going in and where we are post SK Hynix (000660 KS) reporting and before Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) reports early February
• The consensus is that the key questions were not answered.  Well, not all answered and some remains to be seen. 

• Zegona is a special purpose vehicle in the telecom sector that owns Vodafone’s operations in Spain
• The company has potential plans to monetize Vodafone Spain’s fiber assets and turnaround the underperforming business
• Zegona could see a fivefold increase in stock value, presenting an opportunity for investors seeking high growth potential

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• In this edition: • AkzoNobel | 4Q24 shows a mixed picture; some bright spots ahead • ASML Holding | reiterates FY25 and long-term outlook / record quarterly FCF • InPost | AliExpress survey shows Polish shoppers are looking for ‘engaging experiences’

• CARTA HOLDINGS (hereafter, the Company) announced its Q3 FY2024/12 results on November 13, 2024, which were in line with its upwardly revised forecasts disclosed with Q2 results.
• The Company positioned FY2024/12 as the first year toward its sharp recovery following aggressive cost structure reforms in FY2023/12, and expects full- year operating profit to rise 53.7% YoY to JPY 2,000 mn as a signal to the start of its comeback.
• Q4 is the Company’s busy season, and investors likely have a certain level of interest in where actual results come in.

• In Q3 FY03/25, the company reported revenue of JPY12.1bn, operating profit of JPY2.1bn, and net income of JPY1.4bn.
• Revenue by product category showed cloud services increased 28.2% YoY, while conventional software decreased 53.3% YoY.
• FY03/25 forecasts include revenue of JPY16.5bn, operating profit of JPY2.4bn, and a dividend of JPY83.00/share.

• Alarm.com has high dollar retention rates and is focused on diversifying revenue through growth initiatives, accounting for 30% of revenue and growing over 20% annually
• The company has potential for improvement in EBITDA margins and could be a target for activists or a PE buyout due to its strong financial position
• Founded in 2000 and incubated within MicroStrategy, Alarm.com has a history of innovation in the security products industry and is led by CEO Stephen Trundle

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