Just an update to my DDR2/DDR3 memory idea with ESMT. They reported August revenue (Taiwan sometimes does monthly reporting):
June revenue: ~$153M
July: ~$214M
August (new): ~$249M vs. $35.3m (last year)
Monthly revenue has increased ~63% in two months despite reportedly
There we go, $AVGO earnings call to clarify miss. Broadcom expects:
FY27E: ~$115B (+100% growth)
FY28E: ~$230B (+100%), think analysts were modeling ~$180B.
Demand actually exceeds this outlook, and Broadcom will work to improve supply. This is way above street estimates,
I don’t want to play investor activism here:
But I hope the recent crash sends a message to $SIVE what investor base + focus really matters (not Sweden, not wireless).
As well as that they should fire whatever board member or executive gave into local media criticisms:
And
Macro has clearly cut high beta AI valuations over the past few months. But I try to stay focused on fundamentals.
If you're curious about my take though:
We're seeing record visibility with
- memory (2031), photonics (2029-2030), etc LTAs
- $NBIS,
Yep, with $NVDA investing $3.5B into Mediatek.
It does feel like Nvidia is playing kingmaker with the next generation of ASIC winners like $MRVL / Mediatek, with a second order effect of eroding $AVGO position.
Playbook feels similar to what they did with Neoclouds like $NBIS
Remember my $SOI thesis anon? Soitec interview commentary today:
- 80% of capacity reservation agreements expected within 1-2 weeks, with more than 10 in total.
- $200M Photonics-SOI revenue now described as "absolutely a floor"
$TSM also sees SiPH going mainstream in 2027
ESMT (3006) is 1.9x P/E ratio off July's earnings annualized.
Latest net income was: $109M net income/July, which is ~$1.3B annualized. With ~$395.9M net cash and with $249.6M in inventory.
The market cap less net cash and inventory is equivalent to:
~17 months of July
The more I look at ESMT, the more excited I get researching legacy memory themes.
So looked through H1 sellside models...
From March ESMT reports:
Huanan: DDR3 4Gb ASP +50% QoQ in Q2
Fubon: cited roughly +40% Q2 DRAM pricing
By August... Huanan was citing ESMT Q2 ASP growth