Author: Cornelio Ash

Cornelio Ash is a senior equity analyst and member of the U.S. Focus List and the Global Focus List Committees, which approves all equity recommendations for developed, emerging, and frontier markets. He is also a lead for the Technology sector and specializes in the Americas region. Cornelio joined the firm in 2005 and received his B.A. in Finance from California State University, Northridge. He holds a Series 65 securities license.

Adobe

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Key points from this report:

 

  • SaaS is COVID-resistant: Adobe has high revenue visibility as ~91% of revenue is subscription-based, driven primarily by enterprise customers. The largest segment, Digital Media (71% of total revenue), grew +18% in Q2 FY21 and includes Creative Cloud, which is  100% subscription-based. Digital engagements/usage increased significantly across the globe, including for Acrobat (+50% y/y) and Adobe Sign (+175% y/y).
  • Annualized recurring revenue remains +20%. Adobe’s ARR continues to grow +20% since its transition to a subscription revenue model in 2013. Digital media ARR currently stands at $9.17B (+23% y/y), led by Creative Cloud ARR ($7.93B) and Document cloud ARR ($1.24B). In Q2, new ARR was $443M.
  • Addressable market expanding. Adobe estimates that its total addressable market (TAM) will increase to $128B by 2022, up from $108B in 2021, driven by growth in the number of users (~4.7B users) across the digital market. TAM includes the Experience Cloud ($84B), the Creative Cloud ($31B), and the Document Cloud ($13B).

Global Laggards

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Highlighted Charts

 

U.S.: Novagold Resources (NG), Mohawk Industries (MHK), Expedia Group (EXPE), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), Companhia Brasileira (CBD), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Cogent Communication (CCOI), Netscout Systems (NTCT).

 

Developed: AGC (AG@N.JP; 5201 JP), CK Asset (CKPH.HK; 1113 HK), Peptidream (PETI.JP; 4587 JP), Galenica Sante (GALE.CH; GALE SW), Seek (SEK.AU; SEK:AU), Stadler Rail (SRAIL.CH; SRAIL SW).

 

Emerging: Catcher Technology (CTH.TW; 2474 TT), Uni-President Enterprises (PRE.TW; 1216), Itausa Investimentos Itau (IS4.BR; ITSA4 BZ).

Global Laggards

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Highlighted Charts

 

U.S.: Packaging Corp of America ( PKG ), Armstrong World ( AWI ), Strategic Education ( STRA ), Edgewell Personal Care ( EPC ), Northern Trust ( NTRS ), Cardiovascular Systems ( CSII ), Coherent (COHR), 8×8 ( EGHT ).

 

Developed: Tokai Carbon ( EL@N.JP; 5301 JP ), Umicore ( UMI.BE; UMI BB ), Kakaku.com ( KAKA.JP; 2371 JP ), Genting Singapore Ltd ( GINT.SG; GENS SP ), Mapletree Commercial Trust ( MTRE.SG; MCT SP ), Astellas Pharma ( YP@N.JP; 4503 JP ), Essilorluxottica ( EI.FR; EL FP ).

 

Emerging: Formosa Chems. & Fibre (FOR.TW; 1326 TT), Formosa Petrochemical (FPC.TW; 6505 TT).

Nintendo

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Key points from this report:

 

  • The stock is actionable after pulling back to its pivot from a six-week cup consolidation. Extended beyond ¥52,500. Support at the rising 50-DMA (¥47,596).
  • Play-from-home environment remains robust: Switch hardware (consoles) increased 167% y/y to 5.68M units, including 2.62M Switch Lite units, while software units (games) grew +123% y/y to 50.43M.
  • Strong Q1 results: Nintendo exceeded expectations on all key metrics including EPS, operating profit, and revenue. It reported EPS of ¥893.88 (+541% y/y), operating profit of ¥144.74B (+428% y/y), and revenue of ¥358.1B (+108% y/y).
  • Gaming momentum remains strong amid COVID environment: According to industry reports, online games generated $10.5B in revenue in June 2020, up +9% y/y.

ServiceNow

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Key points from this report:

 

  • Strong Q2 FY20 results, beat across all metrics. Reported adjusted EPS of $1.23 (+73% y/y) and revenue of $1.071B (+28% y/y), both above expectations of $1.01 and  $1.048B, respectively.
  • Subscription revenue increased 30% y/y to $1.016M (95% of total revenue) and is on pace for an annualized run rate of +4B. The subscription revenue segment has higher gross margins, which aids overall expansion. In Q2, adjusted gross margin expanded 200bps y/y to 83% while operating margin expanded 900bps to 28%, mainly driven by strong subscription gross margin.
  • As of Q2, ServiceNow’s total number of deals with an annual contract value (ACV) greater than $1M stands at 964 (+26% y/y; +3% q/q). The company plans to increase the number of deals of that size to 2K+ by 2023.
  • ServiceNow raised full-year subscription revenue guidance by $60M and subscription billings guidance by $50M, which includes $18M and $22M FX tailwinds, respectively. Also raised operating margin by 100bps.

CoStar Group

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Key points from this report:

 

  • The stock gapped up through its pivot of $747 on better-than-expected Q2 FY20 results. Allow the stock to consolidate as moving averages catch up to price.
  • Countercyclical strength: During the quarter, traffic on Apartments.com and LoopNet reached new highs, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
  • Reinstated FY20 guidance: For FY20, CoStar sees EPS of $9.32 (-9%) and revenue of $1.63B (+17%), both above consensus of $9.28 and $1.62B, respectively. Ten-X is expected to contribute $27.5M to revenue. It expects adjusted EBITDA of $520M (+3% y/y), above consensus of $508M.

Global Laggards

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Highlighted Charts

 

U.S.: MDU Resources ( MDU ), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Integra Lifesciences ( IART ), Coherent ( COHR ), J2 Global ( JCOM ), Aspen Technology ( AZPN ).

 

Developed: Oji Holdings ( OJIH.JP, 3861 JP ), Optorun Co Ltd ( ORUN.JP; 6235 JP ), Central Japan Railway ( JRCE.JP; 9022 JP ), Salmar ( SALM.NO; SALM NO ), AAK ( AAK.SE; AAK SS ), MS&AD Insurance Group ( MSAD.JP; 8725 JP ), H. Lundbeck ( LUN.DK; LUN DC ), Matsumotokiyoshi ( MAYI.JP; 3088 JP ), Hennes & Mauritz ( HMBF.SE; HMB SS ), China Mobile ( CHT.HK; 941: HK ), MTR ( MTRC.HK; 66 HK ).

 

Emerging:  Formosa Petrochemical ( FPC.TW; 6505 TT ).

Global Laggards

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Highlighted Charts

 

U.S.: Heico (HEIA), Mastec (MTZ), Hess (HES), Assurant (AIZ), Select Medical (SEM), Motorola (MSI), Amdocs (DOX), FireEye (FEYE).

 

Developed: Shimizu (SZ@N.JP;1803 JP), Technopro (TPRO.JP; 6028 JP), Toho (TOHO.JP; 9602 JP), Nagoya Railroad (NGYR.JP; 9048 JP), British American Tobacco (BATS.GB; BATS LN), Ramsay Health Care (RHC.AU; RHC AU), T-Gaia (TPRK.JP; 3738 JP), MTR (MTRC.HK; 66 HK).

 

Emerging: Formosa Petrochemical (FPC.TW; 6505 TT), President Chain Store (PCS.TW; 2912 TT).