ByteDance tries to avoid harsh treatment. The Chinese government clamp-down on the technology industry is continuing as the CCP now owns a 1% holding in ByteDance giving it a board seat from which it will be well-positioned to ensure that ByteDance does not do anything that it does not like. Tianyancha records (Chinese corporate database) show that ByteDance has sold...
Telcos will try to break the inevitable cycle Telecom operators are once again trying to avoid becoming commodity bit pipes and this time they are trying their hand at virtual and augmented reality (VR & AR) as a way to monetise 5G. This is not a new strategy and every time so far, the operators have badly failed to really...
RFM is taking a road trip to visit all 7 emirates of the UAE and will return on August 16th.
Amazon Q2 2021 – Whoops $127bn. Amazon reported good results but shed $127bn (7%) in value as Q3 2021 forecasts failed to live up to voracious expectations, underlying once again the poor risk-reward balance in much of big tech. Q2 2021 revenues / EPS were $113.1bn / $15.12 broadly in line with expectations of $115bn / $12.28 but it was...
Semis looks better than Internet at the moment. Facebook Q2 2021 – Better lucky than good. Facebook reported excellent results but the adpocalypse is going to hurt in Q3 leaving Facebook as a game of two halves. The first half is a punchy valuation against slowing growth but the second is the opportunity that lies ahead of Facebook in virtual...
Great numbers are already reflected in valuations. Alphabet Q2 2021 – No adpocalypse Alphabet reported excellent Q2 2021 results, and it looks as if Apple’s adpocalyspe is not going to have a significant effect in Q3 2021 leaving a valuation that is fair but not exciting. Q2 2021 revenue ex-TAC / EPS were $51bn / $27.26 compared to consensus at...
Fundamentals and valuation remain divorced. Tesla reported excellent results that begin to establish its long-term credentials as a player in this market but the notion that it is worth more than most of the rest of the industry put together remains as absurd today as it was 12 months ago. Q2 2021 revenues / EPS were $11.96bn / $1.02...
China does the USA another favour. China’s potential crackdown on its education industry is likely to have the opposite impact of that which is desired holding back the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs. This will hinder its ability to keep up with the USA in the long technology war that I see being fought in the coming years. A leaked...
Jio and Google fragment the Android platform. Jio Platforms is redoubling its efforts to capture the Indian market for new digital services while ceding the traditional ecosystem to Google and Facebook. The real loser here is Kai OS which was the software and ecosystem that was on the original Jio Phone but it has now been replaced with an optimised...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Intel IDM 2.0 – The name game.
The end of silicon is now on the distant horizon. As part of its IDM2.0 strategy, Intel is changing its manufacturing node naming system which will bring it more into line with TSMC and Samsung but at the same time, it also underlines that the age of silicon is beginning to draw to a close. Intel’s old nomenclature, while simple,...