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Tesla $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ rose 1.8% on Wednesday but surged 13% in after-hours trading as CEO Elon Musk pledged to accelerate plans for a more affordable EV. Tesla's Wednesday closing price of USD144.61 is still 64.5% lower than its all-time high. 1Q2024 Earnings Review: Revenue declined 9% year-over-year to USD 21.3 billion, falling short of the LSEG estimate of USD 22.15 billion. This marks the first year-over-year revenue drop since the second quarter of 2020. Earnings per share (EPS) declined 47% year-over-year to 45 cents, missing the LSEG estimate of 51 cents. Automotive Gross Margin stood at 16.4% in the first quarter, lower than the expected 17.6%. Operating margin was disappointing at 5.5%, below the anticipated 7%. Tesla cautioned tha

1Q2024: Verizon’s $Verizon(VZ)$ Revenue increased by 0.2% year-over-year in 1Q2024 to USD33 billion, slightly below the estimate of USD 33.24 billion. Adjusted EPS declined by 4.2% year-over-year in 1Q2024 to USD1.15 per share, surpassing the estimate of USD 1.12 per share. Operating expenses rose by 0.5% year-over-year. For 2024, Verizon expects: Total wireless service revenue growth of 2% - 3.5% Adjusted EBITDA growth of 1% -3% Adjusted EPS of $4.50 to $4.70. The revenue and expense growth of the US telecommunications industry suggest that it may have entered a mature business cycle with limited growth catalysts. While investors typically anticipate improved profit margins from companies in mature cycles, Verizon has struggled to achieve g

Pinduoduo $PDD Holdings Inc(PDD)$ has fallen by 22.43% year-to-date and is still trading 42% below its all-time high. PDD is a multinational online marketplace. However, its main source of revenue is advertising income. It does not hold inventory and is not responsible for fulfillment. Instead of investing its cash flow in building its logistic arms like JD.com and Alibaba, PDD has been heavily spending cash on subsidizing merchandise to woo merchants and outsourcing fulfillment and logistics. PDD is currently relying on its overseas e-commerce unit, Temu, to maintain its high revenue growth momentum. PDD briefly overtook Alibaba in market cap end 2023. Source: Bloomberg, 22 Apr 2024 Earnings Review: Revenue in 4Q2023 rose 123% year-over-year t

ASML $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ fell 7.09% last Wednesday on earnings miss. ASML is currently trading 17.94% lower than its all-time high. 1Q2024 Earnings Net sales were €5.29B, missing the estimate of €5.39B. Net sales grew by -21.6% year-over-year. EPS was €3.11B, beating the estimate of €3B, but grew by -37.3% year-over-year. The biggest disappointment is the bookings. Bookings fell by 4% year-over-year or 61% quarter-over-quarter to €3.6B, which are about 20% below estimate. Gross Profit Margin was 51%, higher than the estimated 48.8%. Operating Margin was just 26.3% relative to 32.7% in the same quarter of 2023. ASML has forecasted that 10-15% of China sales this year will be hampered by export control measures. Still, ASML expects "strong"

Netflix $Netflix(NFLX)$ closed down by 0.41% on Thursday and is trading 4.85% lower in after-hours trading due to an earnings forecast miss. Netflix stock is currently trading 11.47% lower than its all-time high in October 2021. Netflix remains one of the best-performing stocks among the S&P 500, providing a year-to-date return of +25.5%. Recap of 1Q2024 Earnings Revenue, Operating Income, and Subscriber count have reached their all-time highs. Revenue increased by 14.8% year-over-year to USD 9.37 billion, surpassing the LSEG estimate of USD 9.28 billion. Operating Income surged by 28.1% year-over-year to USD 2.6 billion. EPS rose to USD 5.28 compared to the LSEG estimate of USD 4.52. Subscribers grew by 16% year-over-year to 269.6 million

TSMC's $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ share price closed 0.55% lower on Wednesday. It might open higher tonight due to earnings beat.  1Q2024 Earnings: Both Net Revenue and Net Income exceeded LSEG consensus estimates by 1.7% and 5.5%, respectively. Net Revenue increased by 16.5% year-over-year to NT$592.64 billion, while Net Income also rose by 16.5% year-over-year to NT$592.64 billion. However, both Net Revenue and Net Income experienced quarter-over-quarter declines of -5.3% and -5.5%, respectively. Both Gross Margin and Operating Margin remained robust at 53.1% and 42% in the quarter. The 3nm process technology contributed 9% of total wafer revenue in 1Q24, with 5nm and 7nm accounting for 37% and 19%, respectively. Advanced

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Meituan's $MEITUAN-W(03690)$ stock has risen 45.5% since I last covered it on January 18, 2024. I believe it's a good time to revisit Meituan, particularly given its Friday closing price of HKD102.10, which is approaching the resistance level I mentioned at HKD107.91in my previous article. 4Q2023 Earnings Review: Revenue surged 22% year-over-year to RMB 73 billion in the latest quarter, while operating income reached RMB 1.7 billion compared to a loss of RMB 731 million in the corresponding period last year. Both revenue and operating income surpassed street expectations. However, the operating margin dropped to just 2.39% in 4Q2024. Operating margin was substantially higher in previous

4Q2023 Earnings Review: Tencent’s $TENCENT(00700)$ Revenue increased by 7.07%, and Operating Income rose by 41.96% year-over-year in the latest quarter. The Operating Margin stands at 26.28% for FY2023, the highest in the past six years. VAS revenue shrank by 1.9% year-over-year, while Online Advertising and Fintech & Business Services grew by 20.82% and 15.1% year-over-year respectively in the latest quarter. Moving forward, we expect the weakness in VAS (especially weak gaming revenue) to be offset by margin expansion in Online Advertising and Fintech & Business Services. VAS revenue, accounting for 45% of total revenue, continues its lackluster performance mainly due to lower domestic gaming revenue and decreased Social Networks re

Lion-OCBC Securities APAC Financials Dividend Plus ETF ( $Lion-OSPL APAC Fin S$(YLD.SI)$ ) is a passive ETF that seeks to track the performance of the iEdge APAC Financials Dividend Plus Index, which comprises the 30 largest and most tradable financial sector companies listed in the Asia Pacific region with stable dividend payouts. The region consists of Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The Initial Offering Period (IOP) for the said ETF is from 11 April to 3 May 2024. 1) Good Track Record of Fund Manager The fund manager, Lion Global Investors Limited (LGI), is one of the leading asset managers in Southeast Asia. Its notable milestones include: Its assets under management (AUM) stands at S$69.9 b