Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

Equity Bottom-Up

NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops, and markets three dimensional (3D) graphics processors and related software.  The Company's products provide interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market.

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<li>NVDA has $500bn revenue visibility for Blackwell and Rubin. This implies that Data Center Computing revenues will increase by ~70% in 2026.</li>
<li>Cloud capacity is fully utilized, 6-year old GPU are fully utilized. Don’t worry about depreciation theories. But the gap between capex and future revenues / profits will remain.</li>
<li>Consensus is ~20% too low for FY27 and possibly more for FY28, Stock trading below avg PEx.</li>
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NVDA has $500bn revenue visibility for Blackwell and Rubin. This implies that Data Center Computing revenues will increase by ~70% in 2026.
Cloud capacity is fully utilized, 6-year old GPU are fully utilized. Don’t worry about depreciation theories. But the gap between capex and future revenues / profits will remain.
Consensus is ~20% too low for FY27 and possibly more for FY28, Stock trading below avg PEx.


NVDA Strong Quarter, Strong Guidance, Consensus ~20% Too Low, Stock Is Not Expensive

Advanced Micro Devices / Equity Bottom-Up

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) produces semiconductor products and devices. The Company offers products such as microprocessors, embedded microprocessors, chipsets, graphics, video and multimedia products and supplies it to third-party foundries, as well as provides assembling, testing, and packaging services. AMD serves customers worldwide.

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<li>Good 3Q25, good 4Q guidance, optimism that the Server CPU market is growing faster, new GPU MI400 (2H26) will re-accelerate growth. Plus some price increase or higher ASP. Not controversial.</li>
<li>More controversial is Consensus expecting OP margin to jump from 24% (2025) to 31% (2027). There will be leverage as Data Center AI revenues grow – but it looks optimistic.</li>
<li>Valuations are elevated (41x 2026 EPS) for good reasons 1) Server share gains 2) rapid AI growth 3) higher ASP. After a vertical rally, the share price needs some room.</li>
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Good 3Q25, good 4Q guidance, optimism that the Server CPU market is growing faster, new GPU MI400 (2H26) will re-accelerate growth. Plus some price increase or higher ASP. Not controversial.
More controversial is Consensus expecting OP margin to jump from 24% (2025) to 31% (2027). There will be leverage as Data Center AI revenues grow – but it looks optimistic.
Valuations are elevated (41x 2026 EPS) for good reasons 1) Server share gains 2) rapid AI growth 3) higher ASP. After a vertical rally, the share price needs some room.


AMD: Management Expects Revenue Re-Acceleration from 2H26 with MI400 Launch

Amazon.com, Inc. is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products. The Company's products include books, music, videotapes, computers, electronics, home and garden, and numerous other products.  Amazon offers personalized shopping services, Web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping to customers.

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<li>Hyperscalers (AMZN, GOOG, META, MSFT) revenues accelerating from 1Q25. Total revenues in 2025 ~$1.15tn, up 17% YoY.</li>
<li>Cloud (AWS, GOOG, MSFT) revenues accelerating. 2025 Cloud revenues in 2025 ~$375bn, up 25% YoY.</li>
<li>2025 Capex up 63% YoY to $376bn. 2026 Capex will increase by ~46% YoY to reach ~$550bn. I estimate ~30% increase in 2027 to reach $715bn.</li>
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Hyperscalers (AMZN, GOOG, META, MSFT) revenues accelerating from 1Q25. Total revenues in 2025 ~$1.15tn, up 17% YoY.
Cloud (AWS, GOOG, MSFT) revenues accelerating. 2025 Cloud revenues in 2025 ~$375bn, up 25% YoY.
2025 Capex up 63% YoY to $376bn. 2026 Capex will increase by ~46% YoY to reach ~$550bn. I estimate ~30% increase in 2027 to reach $715bn.


Hyperscalers’ Cloud Revenue and Capex Update

MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

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<li>Weak 3Q reported, weak 4Q guidance (Operating Margin) due to wafer price, some TSMC tightness (5-3nm), Opex increase. This should continue into 2026. Consensus too high. That should be negative.</li>
<li>But Management provides a very upbeat ASIC guidance: $1bn revenue in ’26, several bn in ‘27 , OP margin accretive at some point. Short-term pain, long-term gain.</li>
<li>MTK posits itself as the next ASIC disruptor, has several codesigns with Nvidia. But that’s material in ’27. The stock is down -8% YTD. Underperformance continues at least in 1H26.</li>
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Weak 3Q reported, weak 4Q guidance (Operating Margin) due to wafer price, some TSMC tightness (5-3nm), Opex increase. This should continue into 2026. Consensus too high. That should be negative.
But Management provides a very upbeat ASIC guidance: $1bn revenue in ’26, several bn in ‘27 , OP margin accretive at some point. Short-term pain, long-term gain.
MTK posits itself as the next ASIC disruptor, has several codesigns with Nvidia. But that’s material in ’27. The stock is down -8% YTD. Underperformance continues at least in 1H26.


Mediatek 3Q25: Good News (ASIC Revenue) But Weak Margins Getting Weaker. Stock Not Attractive.

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<li>3Q25 revenue up 13% YoY, AWS up 20%, Operating Profit would have increased by 25% YoY but 2 one-time charges (FTC and headcount) bring OP flat YoY.</li>
<li>2025 Capex revised up from $100bn to 125bn. If Data Center capacity doubles to 2027, that means $205bn Capex in 2027. AWS revenues will double to ~$270bn? Probably yes.</li>
<li>Next 2 years revenue growth and margins expansion are an AWS story. Valuations are average at 31x forward EPS. Buy more.</li>
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3Q25 revenue up 13% YoY, AWS up 20%, Operating Profit would have increased by 25% YoY but 2 one-time charges (FTC and headcount) bring OP flat YoY.
2025 Capex revised up from $100bn to 125bn. If Data Center capacity doubles to 2027, that means $205bn Capex in 2027. AWS revenues will double to ~$270bn? Probably yes.
Next 2 years revenue growth and margins expansion are an AWS story. Valuations are average at 31x forward EPS. Buy more.


AMZN 3Q25: Very Good 3Q as AWS Revenue Accelerates to 20% YoY. AWS Data Center Capacity to Double

Nicolas Baratte has been a financial analyst since 2000, covering the Semiconductor sector and Global Technology. Nicolas has worked on the sell-side for JPMorgan, CLSA. On the buy-side for a Tiger fund and Prudential. Nicolas has covered semiconductors, Asian hardware and components, and the Global Tech supply chain. Nicolas lives mostly in Taiwan, sometimes in France and is in New York regularly.