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Think NPAT for FY2017 should be closer to 45/46 cents.
And NPAT for FY2018 is 53 cents per share. But this is likely to be revised higher as per their usual practice.
So maybe closer to 60/65 cents per share.
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One thing is more or less certain, assuming that the PBT guidance of S$42 million will be reached, taxes of 17%, and P/E of 10, AEM should be worth at least S$5.20.
Although management has been conservative in their earnings guidance, their fate ultimately lies in the hands of Intel.
Things could get even interesting if AEM could develop their own testers and acquire new customers for their test handlers.
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AEM ($4.70) - Cohu Inc, it’s closest competitor or rather company in the same segment, is trading at around PE 22 times in US Nasdaq but margin half of AEM. Supposing AEM is trading at PE 20 times it means that the share price may climb to as high as $11.00 - $14.00 (of course
it is of anybody guess now). But based on the prospect, the likelihood of an $8.00 stock is achievable.
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How was it possible for AEM to increase revenue and profit (150 mil and 30 mil respectively) with such a small amount and small increase in PP&E? They had 3.6 million in PP&E in 2017. That's a return on capital of hundreds of percent! And even in percentage terms - PP&E increased by 63%, revenue and profits by hundreds of percent!
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Hi Kaimin,
The answer is simple, they struck gold in their new product. Secondly the semi conductor industry they are in grew a lot over the past 2 years due to the demand of chips as well as the cryptocurrency boom that created demand for mining rigs, which needed "heavy duty" graphics card.