Singapore Tech Manufacturer Stocks - UOB Kay Hian 2024-08-28: Crucial To Be Selective ~ Top BUYs: Frencken, Venture Corp; Top SELL: AEM

• All the Singapore tech manufacturer companies under our coverage have just released their results and it has not been a good season, with two-third of the stocks missing our earnings estimates. This was mainly due to weak customer demand (AEM, NanoFilm, Venture Corp) and slow ramp-up of new plant (UMS).
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Earnings misses were due to weak customer demand: expect further downside especially for AEM given its weak guidance and challenging outlook for Intel.

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• All the Singapore tech manufacturer companies under our coverage have just released their results and it has not been a good season, with two-third of the stocks missing our earnings estimates. This was mainly due to weak customer demand (AEM, NanoFilm, Venture Corp) and slow ramp-up of new plant (UMS).
• On the other hand, Frencken and Aztech met our expectations due to robust customer demand.

Earnings misses were due to weak customer demand: expect further downside especially for AEM given its weak guidance and challenging outlook for Intel.

• A key takeaway from the 1H24 results season is that each tech manufacturing company is going through their own earnings cycle and facing challenges due to issues with their major customers, especially for AEM and NanoFilm which reported losses in 1H24.
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Above is an excerpt from a report by UOB Kay Hian Research.
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