After my first post on humanoid robots received a lot of positive feedback, I went into more detail. I have subsequently added my favorites in each sector.

Extended analysis of the value chain including shovel manufacturers and potential hidden champions

New categorySecondary key sectors (sales, marketing, financing)

AdditionallyTop 25 companies worldwide, as well as Top 10 Europe and Top 10 Asia

I have also added a video link for beginners. This will give you an idea of how far the development of humanoid robotics has already progressed.

https://www.stern.de/panorama/wissen/humanoider-roboter---wie-reagiert-er-auf-beleidigungen--35996156.html

Thank you for your attention and your support 🙏

🌐 1. value chain of humanoid robots (with hidden champions)

1. research & chip design

$ARM (+1,15 %) ARM (UK) - CPU-IP, energy-efficient processors

$SNPS (+0,8 %) Synopsys (US) - EDA software, chip design

$CDNS (+0,7 %) Cadence (US) - EDA & Simulation

$PTC PTC (US) - Engineering Software, CAD/PLM

$DSY (+2,47 %) Dassault Systèmes (FR) - 3D Design & Digital Twin

$SIE (+1,82 %) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Software & Lifecycle Mgmt

$ADBE (+0,98 %) Adobe (US) - Design, AR/UX

ANSYS (US) - multiphysical simulation - acquisition by Synopsis

Altair (US) - CAE, simulation, digital twin - acquisition by Siemens

$HXGBY (+3,24 %)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology & Simulation

$AWE (+2,84 %) Alphawave IP Group (UK) - High-speed chip IP for AI/robotics

1.Synopsis, 2.Siemens and 3.Adobe are my top 3 in this sector

2. manufacturing technology & equipment

$ASML (+3,52 %) ASML (NL) - Lithography (EUV)

$AMAT (+1,65 %) Applied Materials (US) - Semiconductor equipment

$8035 (+5,67 %) Tokyo Electron (JP) - wafer fabrication

$KEYS (+0,73 %) Keysight Technologies (US) - Metrology

$6857 (+6,09 %) Advantest (JP) - Chip test systems

$TER (+1,73 %) Teradyne (US) - test systems + cobots

$6954 (+1,67 %) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots, CNC

$CAT (+0,26 %) Caterpillar (US) - autonomous machines

$KU2G KUKA (DE) - industrial robots

Comau (IT) - automation - not listed on the stock exchange

$ROK Rockwell Automation (US) - industrial automation

$JBL (+0,46 %) Jabil (US) - contract manufacturing (EMS/ODM)

$KIT (+2,01 %) Kitron (NO) - European EMS/ODM manufacturer

$AIXA (+6,71 %) Aixtron (DE) - deposition equipment for compound semiconductors

$LRCX (+1,75 %)
Lam Research (US) - Etch/deposition systems

$MKSI (+1,76 %)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology

$ASM (+4,61 %)
ASM International (NL) - Deposition systems

1.ASML, 2.Keysight Technologies, 3.Fanuc are my top 3 in this sector

3. chip manufacturing (foundries)

$TSM (+1,46 %) TSMC (TW) - leading foundry

$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - foundry + memory

$GFS (+1,25 %) GlobalFoundries (US) - specialty chips

$INTC (+1,16 %)
Intel Foundry Services (US) - new western foundry player

$981
SMIC (CN) - largest Chinese foundry

$UMC
UMC (TW) - Power/RF/Embedded chips

1.TSMC, 2.Intel, 3.Samsung Electronics are my top 3 in this sector

4. computing & control unit ("brain")

$NVDA (+2,08 %) Nvidia (US) - GPUs, AI chips

$INTC (+1,16 %) Intel (US) - CPUs, FPGAs

$AMD (+1,68 %) AMD (US) - CPUs, GPUs

$MRVL (+1,85 %) Marvell (US) - network chips

$MU (+1,89 %) Micron (US) - Memory

$DELL (+1,37 %) Dell Technologies (US) - Edge & Infrastructure

Graphcore (UK) - AI chips (IPU) - not a listed company

Cerebras (US) - Wafer-scale engine - not a listed company

SiPearl (FR) - European HPC chip - not a listed company

1.Nvidia, 2.Marvell, 3.Micron are my top 3 in this sector

5. sensors ("senses")

$6758 (+3,15 %) Sony (JP) - image sensors

$6861 (+1,87 %) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors

$STM (+4,78 %) STMicroelectronics (FR/IT) - Sensors, MCUs

$TDY Teledyne (US) - optical/infrared sensors

$CGNX (+0,27 %) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision

$HON (+0,35 %) Honeywell (US) - sensor technology, security

ANYbotics (CH) - autonomous sensor fusion - not a listed company

$AMBA (+1,54 %) Ambarella (US) - video & computer vision SoCs for real-time image recognition

$OUST
Velodyne Lidar (US) - Lidar sensors - acquisition by Ouster

$AMS (+4,85 %)
-OSRAM (AT/DE) - optical sensors

1.Teledyne, 2.Keyence, 3.Ouster are my top 3 in this sector

6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")

$IFX (+3,22 %) Infineon (DE) - Power Electronics

$ON (+1,57 %) onsemi (US) - Power & Sensors

$TXN (+1,39 %) Texas Instruments (US) - Mixed-Signal Chips

$ADI (+1,69 %) Analog Devices (US) - Signal Processing

$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - Hydraulics/Pneumatics

$MP (+1,76 %) MP Materials (US) - Magnets

$APH (+0,54 %) Amphenol (US) - Connectors

$6481 (+0,85 %) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators

$6324 (+16,83 %)
Harmonic Drive (JP) - Precision gears & servo drives for robotics

$6594 (+0,42 %)
Nidec (JP) - Electric motors

$6506 (+3,29 %)
Yaskawa (JP) - Drives & Robotics

$SU (+2,04 %)
Schneider Electric (FR) - Energy & control solutions

$ZIL2 (-0,11 %)
ElringKlinger (DE) - Battery & fuel cell technology, lightweight construction

1.Parker-Hannifin, 2.MP Materials, 3.Infinion are my top 3 in this sector

7. communication & networking ("nerves")

$QCOM (+0,87 %) Qualcomm (US) - mobile communications, edge AI

$ANET (+2,17 %) Arista Networks (US) - Networks

$CSCO (+0,18 %) Cisco (US) - Networks, Security

$EQIX (+0,7 %) Equinix (US) - Data centers

NTT Docomo (JP) - 5G/6G carrier - not a listed company

$VZ Verizon (US) - Telecommunications

$SFTBY SoftBank (JP) - Carrier + Robotics

$ERIC B (+1,2 %)
Ericsson (SE) - 5G/IoT infrastructure

$NOKIA (+0,48 %)
Nokia (FI) - 5G/6G for industry

$HPE (+1,46 %)
Juniper Networks (US) - Network technology - acquisition by HP

1.Arista Networks, 2.SoftBank, 3.Cisco are my top 3 in this sector

8. energy supply

$3750 (+1,1 %) CATL (CN) - Batteries

$6752 (+2,89 %) Panasonic (JP) - Batteries

$373220 LG Energy (KR) - Batteries

$ALB (+1,45 %) Albemarle (US) - Lithium

$LYC (+1,45 %) Lynas (AU) - Rare earths

$UMICY (+0,64 %) Umicore (BE) - recycling

WiTricity (US) - inductive charging - not a listed company

$ABBN (+0,79 %) Charging (CH) - charging infrastructure

$SLDP
Solid Power (US) - Solid state batteries

Northvolt (SE) - European batteries - not a listed company

$PLUG
Plug Power (US) - fuel cells

$KULR (+1,29 %)
KULR Technology (US) - Thermal management & battery safety for mobile systems

1.Albemarle, 2.CATL, 3.Panasonic are my top 3 in this sector

9. cloud & infrastructure

$AMZN (+0,42 %) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud, AI

$MSFT (+0,71 %) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI

$GOOG (+1,15 %) Alphabet Google Cloud (US) - Cloud, ML

$VRT
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data center infrastructure (UPS, cooling, edge)

$ORCL (+0,91 %)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP + Cloud

$IBM (+0,38 %)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid cloud + AI

$OVH (+3,18 %)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud

1.Alphabet, 2.Microsoft, 3.Oracle are my top 3 in this sector

10. software & data platforms

$PLTR (+1,55 %) Palantir (US) - Data integration

$DDOG (+1,16 %) Datadog (US) - Monitoring

$SNOW (+0,52 %) Snowflake (US) - Data Cloud

$ORCL (+0,91 %) Oracle (US) - Databases, ERP

$SAP (+2,65 %) SAP (DE) - ERP systems

$SPGI S&P Global (US) - financial/market data

ROS2 Foundation - robotics middleware - not listed on the stock exchange

$NVDA (+2,08 %) NVIDIA Isaac (US) - robotics development - part of Nvidia

$INOD (+2,3 %) Innodata (US) - data annotation & AI training data

$PATH (+1,7 %)
UiPath (RO/US) - Robotic process automation

$AI (+1,61 %)
C3.ai (US) - AI platform

$ESTC (+1,57 %)
(NL/US) - Search & data analysis

1.S&P Global, 2.Palantir, 3.Datadog are my top 3 in this sector

11. end applications / robots

$ABBN (+0,79 %) ABB (CH/SE) - Industrial Robots

$6954 (+1,67 %) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots

$TSLA (+1,64 %) Tesla Optimus (US) - humanoid robot

$9618 (-1,48 %) JD.com (CN) - logistics robot

$AAPL (+0,16 %) Apple (US) - Platform & UX

$700 (-2,72 %) Tencent (CN) - Platform & AI

$9988 (-1,68 %) Alibaba (CN) - logistics & platform

PAL Robotics (ES) - humanoid robots - not a listed company

Neura Robotics (DE) - cognitive humanoid robots - not a listed company

$TER (+1,73 %) Universal Robots (DK) - cobots - belongs to the Teradyne Corporation

Engineered Arts (UK) - humanoid robots - not a listed company

$ISRG (+0,47 %) Intuitive Surgical (US) - surgical robotics

$GMED (+0,63 %)
Globus Medical (US) - surgical robotics (ExcelsiusGPS platform)

$7012 (-0,38 %) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots, automation

$CPNG (+1 %) Coupang (KR) - Logistics end user

$IRBT (+0,76 %)
iRobot (US) - consumer robotics (e.g. Roomba), non-humanoid, but navigation/sensor fusion

Boston Dynamics (US) - humanoid & mobile robots-no listed company

Hanson Robotics (HK) - humanoid robots (Sophia) - not a listed company

Agility Robotics (US) - humanoid robot "Digit" - not a listed company

1.Apple, 2.Tencent, 3.Alibaba are my top 3 in this sector

🛠 2. cross enablers (shovel manufacturers) - with hidden champions

Raw materials & battery materials

Albemarle - Lynas - Umicore

$SQM
SQM (CL) - Lithium

$ILU (+1,23 %)
Iluka Resources (AU) - Rare earths

$ARR (-1 %)
American Rare Earths (US/AU) - New supply chains

my number 1 in the sector is Albemarle

manufacturing technology

ASML - Applied Materials - Tokyo Electron

$LRCX (+1,75 %)
Lam Research (US) - Plasma/etching processes

$ASM (+4,61 %)
ASM International (NL) - ALD equipment

$MKSI (+1,76 %)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology

my number 1 in the sector is ASML

Quality assurance

Keysight - Advantest - Teradyne

$EMR (+1,13 %)
National Instruments (US) - Measurement technology - from Emerson Electric adopted

$300567
ATE Test Systems (CN) - test systems

$FORM (+0,74 %)
FormFactor (US) - Wafer probing

my number 1 in the sector is Keysight

Motion & Drive

Parker-Hannifin

Festo (DE) - Pneumatics, Soft Robotics - not a listed company

Bosch Rexroth (DE) - Drives, Controls - not a listed company

$6481 (+0,85 %)
THK (JP) - Linear guides

my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin

Sensors/Imaging

$TDY Teledyne

$BSL (-0,8 %) Basler (DE) - Industrial cameras

FLIR (US) - Thermal imaging sensors - acquisition by Teledyne

ISRA Vision (DE) - Machine Vision - not a listed company

my number 1 in the sector is Teledyne

Magnets & Materials

MP Materials

$6501 (+0,37 %)
Hitachi Metals (JP) - Magnetic materials

VacuumSchmelze (DE) - Magnetic materials - not a listed company

$4063 (+0,38 %)
Shin-Etsu Chemical (JP) - Specialty materials

my number 1 in the sector is MP Materials

Chip Design & Simulation

Synopsys - Cadence - ARM

$SIE (+1,82 %)
Siemens EDA (DE/US)-Mentor Graphics-strategic business unit of Siemens AG

Imagination Tech (UK) - GPU-IP - not a listed company

$CEVA (+1,43 %)
CEVA (IL) - Signal Processor IP

my number 1 in the sector is Synopsys

Engineering & Lifecycle

PTC - Dassault - Siemens

Altair (US) - Simulation - no longer a listed company

$HXGBY (+3,24 %)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology

$SNPS (+0,8 %)
ANSYS (US) - Simulation - takeover by Synopsys

my number 1 in the sector is Siemens

Networks & Data Centers

Arista - Cisco - Equinix

$HPE (+1,46 %)
Juniper (US) - Networks - Acquisition of HPE

$DTE (-0,05 %)
T-Systems (DE) - Industry cloud

$OVH (+3,18 %)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud

my number 1 in the sector is Arista

Cloud infrastructure

AWS - Azure - Google Cloud

$ORCL (+0,91 %)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP & databases

$IBM (+0,38 %)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid Cloud

$9988 (-1,68 %)
Alibaba Cloud (CN) - Asian Cloud

$VRT
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Cloud/Infra

my number 1 in the sector is Alphabet (Google)

finance/information infra

S&P Global

$MCO
Moody's (US) - Ratings

$MSCI (+0,57 %)
MSCI (US) - Indices

$MORN
Morningstar (US) - Investment Research

my number 1 in the sector is S&P Global

Creative/Experience Infra

Adobe

$ADSK (+1,05 %)
Autodesk (US) - CAD & Design

$U
Unity (US) - 3D/AR simulation

Epic Games (US) - Unreal Engine - not a listed company

my number 1 in the sector is Adobe

Platform & Ecosystem

Apple - Tencent - Alibaba

$META (+0,71 %)
Meta (US) - AR/VR, Social Robotics

ByteDance (CN) - AI & platforms - not a listed company

$9888 (-1,28 %)
Baidu (CN) - AI & Cloud

my number 1 in the sector is Tencent

Infrastructure/Edge

Dell

$HPE (+1,46 %)
HPE (US) - Edge Computing

$SMCI (+1,75 %)
Supermicro (US) - AI servers

$6702 (+0,47 %)
Fujitsu (JP) - Edge & HPC

my number 1 in the sector is Dell

storage solutions

Micron

$000660
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory

$285A (+3,97 %)
Kioxia (JP) - NAND

$WDC
Western Digital (US) - Storage solutions

my number 1 in the sector is Micron

🏛 3. secondary key sectors with hidden champions

Financing & Capital

$GS (+0,87 %) Goldman Sachs (US) - investment bank; ECM/DCM, M&A, growth financing

$MS Morgan Stanley (US) - investment bank; tech banking, capital markets

$BLK (+0,79 %) BlackRock (US) - asset manager; capital allocation, ETFs/index funds

$9984 (+2,33 %) SoftBank Vision Fund (JP) - mega VC; growth equity in robotics/AI

Sequoia Capital (US) - venture capital; early/growth in AI/robotics - this is a classic venture capital fund

DARPA (US) - government R&D funding (robotics/defense) - independent research and development agency

EU Horizon (EU) - research funding/grants for DeepTech - Innovative Europe pillar

China State Funds (CN) - state industry/technology fund

Lux Capital (US) - VC for DeepTech - Uptake (US) - AI-based predictive maintenance

DCVC (US) - Robotics & AI focus - investing exclusively via VC fund investments

Speedinvest (AT) - EU VC for robotics - access to investment only via fund investments

my number 1 in the sector is Softbank

Maintenance & Service

$SIE (+1,82 %) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Service, Lifecycle & Retrofit

$ABBN (+0,79 %) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics Service, Spare Parts, Field Support

$GEHC (+0,55 %) GE Healthcare (US) - Medtech service incl. robotic systems

Uptake (US) - AI-based predictive maintenance - not a listed company

Augury (US/IL) - condition monitoring, condition diagnostics - not a listed company

$KU2 KUKA Service (DE) - Robotics maintenance

$6954 (+1,67 %) Fanuc Service (JP) - global service network

Boston Dynamics AI Institute (US) - Robotics longevity - funded by Hyundai Motor Group

my number 1 in the sector is Siemens

Marketing & Advertising

$WPP (-0,45 %) WPP (UK) - global advertising group; branding/communications

$OMC Omnicom (US) - marketing/PR network

$PUB (+0,19 %) Publicis (FR) - communications/advertising group

$META (+0,71 %) Meta (US) - Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram)

$GOOG (+1,15 %) Google Ads (US) - search & display advertising

TikTok / ByteDance (CN) - social ads & distribution - not a listed company

$AAPL (+0,16 %) Apple (US) - Branding/UX; Acceptance & Platform Marketing

$WPP (-0,45 %)
AKQA (UK/US) - Tech branding - Since 2012 majority owned by the WPP Groupbut continues to operate as an autonomous operating unit

R/GA (US) - Innovation marketing - not a listed company

Serviceplan (DE) - largest independent EU agency - not a listed company

my number 1 in the sector is Meta

Law, Regulation & Ethics

ISO (CH) - international standards, robotics standards

TÜV (DE) - certification & safety tests

UL (US) - safety/conformity testing

EU AI Act (EU) - legal framework for AI & robotics

UNESCO AI Ethics (UN) - global ethics guidelines

Fraunhofer IPA (DE) - Robotics safety standards

ANSI (US) - standards

IEC (CH) - Electrical engineering standards

Training & Talent

MIT (US) - Robotics/AI Research & Education

ETH Zurich (CH) - autonomous systems & robotics

Stanford (US) - AI/Robotics labs & spin-offs

Tsinghua University (CN) - Robotics/AI in Asia

CMU (US) - Robotics Institute

EPFL (CH) - Robotics research

TU Munich (DE) - humanoid robot "Roboy"

🌍 Top 25 companies for humanoid robotics

These companies are central to the development & production of humanoid robotsbecause without them, crucial parts of the chain would be missing:

Chips & computing power (brain of the robots)

$NVDA (+2,08 %) Nvidia (US) - AI GPUs & Isaac platform, foundation for robotic AI

$2330 TSMC (TW) - world's most important foundry, produces the AI chips

$ASML (+3,52 %) ASML (NL) - EUV lithography, indispensable for chip production

$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - memory, logic, foundry

$000660 SK Hynix (KR) - DRAM & NAND memory for AI

$MU (+1,89 %) Micron (US) - Memory solutions for AI workloads

my number 1 in the sector is ASML

Sensors & perception (senses of robots)

$SONY (+4,08 %) Sony (JP) - image sensors, market leader

$6861 (+1,87 %) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors & vision systems

$CGNX (+0,27 %) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision, precise image processing

my number 1 in the sector is Keyence

Actuators & motion (muscles of robots)

$IFX (+3,22 %) Infineon (DE) - power electronics, motor control

$6594 (+0,42 %) Nidec (JP) - World market leader for electric motors

$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - hydraulics/pneumatics, motion technology

$6481 (+0,85 %) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators

my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin

Communication, cloud & infrastructure (nerves & data flow)

$QCOM (+0,87 %) Qualcomm (US) - Mobile & Edge Chips

$AMZN (+0,42 %) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud & AI infrastructure

$MSFT (+0,71 %) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI services

$CSCO (+0,18 %) Cisco (US) - Networks & Security

$VRT Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data Center Infrastructure

my number 1 in the sector is Microsoft

End Applications & Platforms (robots themselves)

$TSLA (+1,64 %) Tesla (US) - humanoid robot Optimus

$ABBN (+0,79 %) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics & Automation

$6954 (+1,67 %) Fanuc (JP) - industrial robots & CNC systems

$7012 (-0,38 %) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots

PAL Robotics (ES) - humanoid robots (TALOS, ARI, TIAGo) - not a listed company

Neura Robotics (DE) - cognitive humanoid robots - not a listed company

Universal Robots (DK) - cobots

my number 1 in the sector is Tesla

🇪🇺 Top 10 European key companies for humanoid robotics

$ASML (+3,52 %)
ASML (NL)

World market leader in EUV lithography - no modern chips for AI & robotics without ASML.

$IFX (+3,22 %) Infineon (DE)

Leading in power electronics & motor control - crucial for actuators of humanoid robots.

$STM (+4,78 %)
STMicroelectronics (FR/IT)

Sensors, microcontrollers & power chips - the basis for control & perception.

$SAP (+2,65 %)
SAP (DE)

ERP & data platforms, important for integrating humanoid robots into industrial processes.

$SIE (+1,82 %)
Siemens (DE)

Industrial software, automation, digital twin - key for engineering & lifecycle management.

$KU2 KUKA (EN)

Robotics pioneer, industrial robots & automation - know-how for humanoid motion mechanics.

PAL Robotics (ES) - not a listed company

Specialist for humanoid robots (TALOS, ARI, TIAGo), internationally used in research & service.

Neura Robotics (DE) - Not a listed company

Young high-tech company, develops cognitive humanoid robots with advanced AI (4NE-1).

Universal Robots (DK) - Not a listed company

Market leader for cobots - platform for safe human-robot collaboration.

Engineered Arts (UK) - not a listed company

Develops humanoid robots such as Amecaknown for realistic facial expressions & gestures - important for HRI (Human-Robot Interaction)

🌏 Top 10 Asian key companies for humanoid robotics

$2330
TSMC (Taiwan)

World's largest semiconductor foundry, produces high-end chips (e.g. Nvidia, AMD, Apple) - no AI hardware without TSMC.

$005930
Samsung Electronics (South Korea)

Foundry, memory, logic chips, image sensors - extremely broadly positioned in robotics components.

$000660
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory

$SONY (+4,08 %)
Sony (Japan)

Market leader in CMOS image sensors, essential for robotic vision & perception.

$6861 (+1,87 %)
Keyence (Japan)

Sensor technology & machine vision for industrial automation, widely used in robotics.

$6954 (+1,67 %)
Fanuc (Japan)

Industrial robots & CNC systems, one of the most important manufacturers of robotics hardware worldwide.

$6506 (+3,29 %)
Yaskawa Electric (Japan)

Drives, motion control & robot arms - relevant for humanoid motion control.

$6594 (+0,42 %)
Nidec (Japan)

World market leader for electric motors (from mini motors to high-performance drives).

$7012 (-0,38 %)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - Industrial robots

$9618 (-1,48 %)
JD.com (China)

Driver for robotics in e-commerce & logistics, invests in humanoid robotics applications

Why I am now investing heavily in $AMD (+1,68 %) and expect a doubling

I have decided to build a larger position in $AMD (+1,68 %) (Advanced Micro Devices) as I am convinced that the company is on the verge of a significant growth phase. Here are my main reasons:

1. market leadership in the chip sector

$AMD (+1,68 %) has in recent years $INTC (+1,16 %) in many areas, particularly in high-performance CPUs and GPUs. Their new Zen architectures and RDNA chipsets continue to set the standard. With the growing demand for AI hardware and data centers will $AMD (+1,68 %) continue to benefit.

2 AI boom and data centers

The AI revolution is in full swing and AMD is well positioned to gain market share through server processors and GPUs. The competitive pressure from $NVDA (+2,08 %) is high, but $AMD (+1,68 %) often offers better value for money and could benefit from growing demand.

3. solid fundamentals and attractive valuation

$AMD (+1,68 %) has recorded strong sales and earnings growth in recent years. After the recent market correction, the valuation now seems attractive again, especially compared to other tech giants such as $NVDA (+2,08 %)

4. partnerships and future projects

Through strategic partnerships with companies such as $MSFT (+0,71 %) , $SONY (+4,08 %) and the major cloud providers, the company secures $AMD (+1,68 %) long-term revenue streams. The foray into the field of AI accelerators and custom chips is also very promising.

5 Technical analysis suggests a trend reversal

From a technical perspective $AMD (+1,68 %) stabilized after the recent correction. The support lines are holding and there are signs of a possible upward trend. A retest of the all-time highs appears to be within reach.

Conclusion:

$AMD (+1,68 %) combines strong growth potential with a currently attractive valuation and long-term growth drivers such as AI, gaming and data centers. I am convinced that we could see a doubling of the share price in the coming months - and now seems to be an ideal time to get in.

What do you think? Please share your opinion! 🚀

Week in review 28.09.

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SONY stock analysis - Playstation forever? $SONY (+4,08 %)

Konbanwa mina,

Honjitsu wa Sony tabu o bunseki shimasu.

Today it shall be about SONY a company whose products might have been under the Christmas tree of many people. Before we begin, as always, my disclaimer:

DISCLAIMER: This is not investment advice. It is also not an invitation to buy/sell financial products. These are always associated with risks. I only describe my opinion here. You decide for yourself what you do. Therefore no liability.

My analysis will follow the following structure:

PART 1

• SONY in figures, data and facts
• Cineastics as diversification - opportunities & risks
• Analysis of the core business
• My conclusion

PART 2

SONY, Nintendo and Microsoft - the video game market

SONY is just as important as KEYENCE is one of the TOP 5 companies in Japan and manufactures televisions, stereo systems, video cameras and game consoles. Currently, KEYENCE and SONY are direct followers of each other in terms of market capitalization. SONY is currently at 95.02 billion USD market capitalization, while KEYENCE is at about 93.74 billion USD, depending on the market movement. The difference is therefore not too big and amounts to:

1-(95.02 billion USD / 93.74 USD) = approx. 1.4% difference

Thus, in terms of product range, SONY is a typical tech company within the TOP 5 most highly valued companies in Japan (see (1), (2), (3)). If you want to familiarize yourself with KEYENCE first, you can find the starting point of the analysis series on KEYENCE here:

Teil 1: https://app.getquin.com/activity/dvMDuOjKAc?lang=de&utm_source=sharing

Teil 2: https://app.getquin.com/activity/SdhQFRPZHl?lang=de&utm_source=sharing

Who is SONY anyway? Just Playstation and that's it?

SONY combines a proud conglomerate of brands behind it that in many cases is not apparent at first glance. Sony's current brands include:

• XPERIA (smartphone series from Sony)
• SONY PICTURES (Sony's cineastic company)
• TRISTAR
• COLUMBIA

While many of you may have already associated the XPERIA line with Sony and heard of SONY PICTURES, TRISTAR and COLUMBIA represent very interesting sub-brands of the SONY group. TRISTAR, for example, also belongs to SONY - but not directly but through the umbrella company Columbia Tristan Motion Picture Group. So as soon as you see Tristar's Pegasus in front of a movie, you know that SONY is indirectly involved. That's interesting in that this tech company is diversifying within the tech industry.

Why should we even bother with SONY's cineastics products?

Of all the business sectors, the movie sector shows the highest growth of 63.28%, dwarfing all other sectors. In 2022, after all, it earned JPY 1,238,910 million. At an exchange rate of 0.0071 euros per yen, this translates into approximately 881 million euros. An emerging area of SONY (see (8), (21)).

To better understand my thought on this, imagine the following figure:

Selection of setting and script -> film shooting -> production of image and sound recording -> marketing of the film.

Figure 1: Process chain for mapping the film process (simplified, colorized)

Figure 1 depicts core tasks and their references of the film shooting process. As described above, SONY itself sells various video cameras and owns the US production company Tristar. This means that the step "selection of the setting and script" plus "film shooting" can be carried out by the SONY Group in isolation. The step of production of picture and sound recording is also feasible by SONY without any problems. Source (6) is the official product site for professional film needs and includes video cameras and audio products related to film shooting. In addition to live streaming solutions, wireless audio technology also exists, as well as products for filming in inhospitable or harsh environments with frequent camera rotation (see (4), (5), (6)).

Why is this important?

SONY's diversification toward cinematic products, in addition to the typical advantages of this concept, also allows it to penetrate a specific market. For example, source (7) includes a reference to a portable camcorder from the PXW range, which has even been used for ITV regional news. Almost every one of the marketing pages for the other products includes a reference to the fact that the products can also be used for so-called "run and gun" applications.

This means that documentarians, vacationers, but also local narrative formats as well as feature film producers can stock up on Sony. There is virtually a camera or audio solution for every application. Many of us know, for example, from terrible "entertainment" formats the wiring of the actors. Sony also offers this product. So it is generally evident that SONY is very intensive in this area and has many different product lines (see (6), (7)).

But what does this wing amount to in monetary terms?

The area of commercial distribution of these film products accumulates to a total share of 18.8% of SONY's sales. This figure is arrived at by adding two categories together. For a better overview, I list these categories from (8) completely:

• Game sales (approx. 29%)
• Multimedia products (approx. 21%)
• Music production and distribution (approx. 10.3%)
• Imaging and sensory solutions sales (approx. 10.4%)
• Motion picture production and distribution plus TV broadcasting (approx. 8.4%)
• Financial services (18.5%)
• Other (approx. 2.4%)

If we add imaging plus sensor solutions to motion picture production, we get 10.4% + 8.4% = 18.8%. So Sony already has almost a fifth of its revenue through direct purchases in the above category. This is hardly surprising, because a simple look at source (9) already opens up a repertoire of various AAA blockbusters such as "Spider-Man", "The Three ???" or a film by Whitney Houston. You don't necessarily have to like the products - but a film budget of 150 million USD for a single film is quite a number (see (8), (9), (10)).

Is that really a lot?

Actually, it is for one film among many. I would have to come to you with the AVATAR films to show a significant difference. The first film, "Avatar - Departure to Pandora", cost $237 million, making it less than twice as expensive as Spider-Man as a AAA film. For the feel, the most expensive film to date had a budget of $430 million: "Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Stranger Tides." A Disney film. Second place with the Avengers also went to Disney. Sony's most expensive film to date is Spider-Man 3 with USD 298 million (see, (11), (12), (13)).

Why is this important?

As shown, SONY is quite competitive with the big players in the industry like Disney or Paramount Global, formerly Viacom, in terms of film budget (cf. (14)). However, the market is highly competitive and relatively cost-intensive, so that there is a great risk for SONY to be active and successful in this wing. An example: Spider Man 3 cost USD 298 million in 2007 (!). We know that - but it took in 1,017 million USD. That equals 719 million USD after deducting costs. Simple and clear to understand up to this point.

Now the problem: The multiple of the expenses is just 2.41.

The what?

The multiple of revenues compared to expenses. Quasi: What do I get back if I spend USD 298 million net after deducting costs?

To get back 2.41 times your expenses is certainly nice - but it has a decisive disadvantage: If it doesn't work out, the loss is enormous. Here, too, is an example: In April of this year, SONY released the film Morbius. The feedback to this film was - let's put it kindly - expandable. Massively expandable. Completely expandable. In need of rebuilding. I read through various reviews and almost all had in common that the short running time of 1 hour 44 minutes was praised. ....xD

This is really the only time I have to use a smiley in my analysis. But that was really a pure smackdown for this film (cf. (15), (16), (17)).

Yes, and what's the problem?

73.6 million USD. For reviews such as (17):

"There are no interesting characters."

"(The movie) falls apart at the halfway point due to its weak (..) laughable script"

(The movie collapses at the halfway point because its script is absolutely weak and ridiculous)

"Sadly just about every element of the film ends up dragging it down"

(Almost every aspect of the film is negative and adds up to a negative performance)

"Feels like a generic template"

(Feels like a characterless template with no personality of its own)

I deliberately chose these four official reviews. Especially the last comment shows that SONY massively flopped with its film here, as the script obviously convinced almost no one. In the end, the reviews range from 1 to 2 out of 5 points.

What has Sony earned with this?

A record. Just not a positive one, unfortunately.

A drop in revenue on the second weekend after release of almost 74% (!). In absolute figures from 84 million USD to 9.9 million USD. Not even double-digit profits anymore and that on the second weekend after release. On 4/13 Morbius had only 16% critic rating - both the revenue drop and the critic rating a pure crash (see (18)).

Why is this important?

As I hope I have let shine through, Sony is dominant in terms of equipment. However, when it comes to content production in film shooting, one is in the midst of great competition. There you are rather not in first place and this example shows that almost perfectly.

SONY's Morbius was released on April 1. However, April also saw "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" and another spin-off of "Fantastic Beasts: The Mysteries of Dumbledore" were launched.

Sonic belongs to Paramount Pictures and had a budget of USD 110 million approx. The film about Dumbledore belongs to Warner Bros. Both did better than SONY's own production (see (18), (19)). What does this mean now?

Sony is diversified in the area of cineastics, but also takes a greater risk with this. In addition, Disney has taken over all licensing rights to the Marvel films from Paramount, so that Iron Man, Captain America, etc. are now completely in the hands of Sony's biggest competitor (see (20)). This tends to be unfavorable for the almost 9% large share of sales from theatrical film production.

What does SONY do besides this film division?

To answer this question, we take a look at SONY's core business around game consoles, other multimedia, etc. in the following chapter.

2. analysis of SONY's core business

According to (8), SONY's core business can be seen primarily in game consoles as well as software sales. After all, these two areas account for 28.9% + 21.1% = 50% of Sony's sales. It is also exciting that the gaming sector has increased despite existing problems around inflation and the resulting rise in the cost of living. Specifically, we're talking about a 3.14% increase from JPY 2,656,280.00 to JPY 2,739,760.00 after all.

This still reads relatively positive - nevertheless, the gaming sector is thus the least increased sector of all business segments of SONY, if we leave the 2 negative ones out of the consideration. So, with total sales of $88 billion in FY21/22, it is a significant factor in SONY's overall picture, with the main sales markets almost all showing positive trends, but Japan of all places showing a negative result of -6.69%. For better illustration, sales per region according to (8):

• USA (28% share) +28.44%
• Japan (28% share) -6.69%
• Europe (18.8% share) +approx. 3%
• Asia Pacific (11.6% share) +33.38%
• China (7.8% share) +1.08%
• Others (6.1% share) +36%

We can see that the current share of regions is mainly on the USA as well as Japan. Europe follows in 3rd place, which is interesting because in the 2020/2021 fiscal year, Europe still had more influence with 20.2%. So while Europe fell, sales in the US increased from 23.9% to 27.9%. This means that the USA and Japan are equal in terms of sales volume, which is a first (see (8), (22)). How has this strengthening of the USA and weakening of Europe affected SONY?

Essentially quite positively for the company and shareholders and less well for potential buyers. A look at the P/E ratio for 2022 of 17.9 shows that SONY has never been as expensive measured by the P/E ratio as it is this year, if we look at the period 2020-2025.

In light of the Corona pandemic and SONY being one of the few companies that was advantaged by this because of its products, the 2020 P/E of 13.6 compared to 17.9 from 2022 is an interesting development. SONY seems to be relatively highly priced at the moment.

But what does the current share price say about that?

SONY is currently valued at JPY 10035.00 at the time of this analysis. In 2022, earnings per share were JPY 712. From this, we calculate according to (23):

10035.00 JPY / 712 JPY = 14.094

So we know that the current P/E ratio is about 14 times earnings. Those who have read my KEYENCE analysis know that the current P/E ratio of the NIKKEI 225 is 14.3 times sales. If we add the tech sector, the P/E ratio of the Japanese tech sector is 16.3 times sales. This is exciting as this sector is expected to grow by 9.3% and SONY with its current annual P/E ratio is only slightly above the average - and with the current P/E ratio even below this average (see (22), (24)).

What could this mean?

It means that with a stubborn look at the P/E ratio and the current valuation, SONY is somewhere between fairly valued to slightly undervalued in a sector comparison. In general, SONY is still slightly above the market. Therefore, in order to assess whether SONY is really that cheap, a comparison analogous to KEYENCE is a good idea. Here, too, I will try to determine a fair value, estimate the potential of the share and say 1.2 words about the dividend.

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We first start with the value consideration of whether SONY's growth is fairly priced. We do this by using (25) to annualize the P/E ratio to annualized annual growth on a 7-9 year cycle. To do this, I annualize the growth based on Sony's sales excluding the Corona effect from 2021 to 2025, resulting in (cf. (23), (24), (25)):

=((12,567,813 million JPY / 9,999,360 million JPY)^(1/4))-1 = 8.71% annual growth.

This allows us to determine whether SONY's growth tends to be cheap or expensive. We calculate:

8.71% annual growth / 14.094 (calculated current P/E ratio) = 0.62

So, we have obtained the parameter 0.62. From a value of 0.9, we speak of a "discount to growth". Nevertheless, it is noticeable that SONY has achieved a relatively good value here. The comparison with KEYENCE shows that SONY seems to have a tendency to be more favorable in growth. An interesting piece of info at this point, because even though both are so close in terms of market capitalization, this step of the value calculation shows an entirely different picture. SONY's growth seems to be twice as favorable as KEYENCE's (0.33).

So let's go ahead and try to find a fair purchase price for SONY. I do this analogously to KEYENCE with the formula:

(22.5 * earnings per share * book value per share)^1/2

We get for SONY:

=(22.5 * 712 JPY * 5776 JPY)^(1/2) = 9619.33 JPY

However, the current price of SONY is 10,035.00 JPY. Thus, the maximum purchase price suggested for SONY according to the Value Method is lower than the current valuation. We calculate:

(10,035 JPY / 9,619.33 JPY) - 1 = 4.32%.

So, according to our approach, SONY is cheaper in growth, but overvalued by about 4.32%. This tends to be linked to many marginal circumstances and is not an absolute judgment. Nevertheless, if necessary, with ordinary methods, one cannot assume that SONY would be valued cheaply right now. At least if I concentrate on the pure company values and do not make a chart comparison. Before I do that, I still determine the intrinsic value of this stock.

We calculate:

Intrinsic value of the stock = (8.5 +2*annual growth rate) * earnings per share.

This results in:

=712 JPY *(8.5+2*8.71) = 18,455.02 JPY

Where is the problem?

We have just applied a value investing procedure with a focus on dividend and group stability to a company in the tech sector. Accordingly, the results should be taken with a grain of salt.

Finally, I take a look at the chart progression. Here, Sony does not fare well in shorter periods of up to one year, with a maximum loss in value of -38% in September of this year, while the Nikkei 225 was at a loss of 10.95%. At almost no point in the 1-year comparison SONY's performance was above that of the NIKKEI 225, which in itself is a strong underperformance against the market. If we add KEYENCE, SONY would be in good company with -30.34%. Yet this has not been a regionally problematic phenomenon. If we add in the NASDAQ Composite as a regionally-incongruous but industry-related index, it does even worse in September 2022, at an even -34%. What does this mean?

• Tech stocks have fallen as expected due to interest rates and inflation among other factors
• Regional differences are rather not performance drivers
• The development is global
• KEYENCE and SONY show comparable performance
• SONY mostly outperforms KEYENCE slightly (approx. 5%) on average

2.conclusion

Fundamentally, we have now become familiar with SONY's product portfolio, know the impact of cineastics on SONY's sales, have been shown first film examples and have made a first comparison with KEYENCE.

Analytically, we have numerically calculated SONY's share potential, calculated a maximum price and put the P/E ratio in the context of the existing valuation.

For me, SONY is a very exciting investment case topic and I will be doing further analysis to gain a more informed understanding of SONY and its market. I find the stock fundamentally exciting and will therefore continue to analyze it to evaluate an expansion of my position.

In order not to go beyond the scope of this analysis, I have focused on selected points in this part. If you want to hear more about SONY in the market environment with Nintendo and Microsoft, write it to me in the comments!

A happy new year 2023 to all of you!

Your Bass-T

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How would you assess the situation?

Excerpt from the Scalable Newsletter:

Wargames - $SONY (+4,08 %) vs. $MSFT (+0,71 %)

According to the U.S. daily newspaper "Politico", the U.S. antitrust authority FTC is planning to file a lawsuit against Microsoft's planned purchase of the computer game company $ATVI Activision Blizzard. Proceedings against the $69 billion deal could be initiated as early as December. The takeover is also being examined by authorities in the European Union and the United Kingdom, which is not unusual for deals of this size.

$SONY (+4,08 %) Sony, however, actively complained to several competition authorities. The Japanese company fears that Activision games will only be available for Microsoft's Xbox in the future. Microsoft already agreed to publish the very popular tactical shooter series "Call of Duty" for Sony's PlayStation as well.

Wait and see, watch the prices and buy shares in case of a slump?

What do you think?

getquin Daily Summary 06.09.2022

Hello getquin,

the markets are moving back into the green and after a somewhat more action-packed Monday, things are a bit calmer today.

Europe🌍:

1st Porsche IPO at the end of September or beginning of October

The carmakers in Zuffenhausen and Wolfsburg have long pondered when to take Porsche public. Now they have apparently decided on late September or early October. Porsche wants to defy the poor market situation and raise new money, above all to push ahead with digitalization and electrification. The share is to be listed on the stock exchange in Frankfurt.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3qdmTlZ

🟩 $VOW (-1,37 %) 195,03€ (🔼 +4,69%)

America🌏:

2. Triple H becomes Chief Content Officer of WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has found a new content chief in wrestler Triple H, who understands the business. Whether he can apply his experience in his new job remains to be seen. But the shareholders are apparently not convinced.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3eqWQ8t

🟥 $WWE 68,02€ (🔽 -0,78%)

Asia🌏:

3. Sony and Tencent continue to buy

Both corporations continue their buying spree, investing in Elden Ring developer FromSoftware. Tencent suffers primarily from the restrictions on the gaming industry in its home market and wants to secure new formats outside of China. Sony, on the other hand, must continue to arm itself in the battle against the XBOX and Game Pass.

Read more: https://cnb.cx/3Qlja0D

🟥 $SONY (+4,08 %) 76,75€ (🔽 -1,92%)

🟥 $TCEHY (-3,13 %) 39,80€ (🔽 -2,57%)

Stocks of the day:

🟩 TOP $DHER (+5,53 %) 44,16€ (🔼 +7,61%)

👍 A positive study by the US bank Morgan Stanley on Delivery Hero gave the sector a boost overall

🟥 FLOP $GME (+0,38 %) 25,59€ (🔽 -8,50%)

👎 A new short squeeze probably does not show up and Gamestop crashes again

🟩 Most searched $ALV (+0,38 %) , 169,72 (🔼 +0,66%)

🟩 Most traded $BYDDY (+0,81 %) , 27,95 (🔼 +1,23%)

🟩 S&P500, 3,932.09 (🔼 +0.25%)

🟩 DAX, 12,867.33 (🔼 +0.83%)

🟩 Bitcoin ₿, 20,032.44 (🔼 +0.70%)

Time: 17:15 CEST

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By bringing a big one!

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getquin Daily Summary 29.08.2022

Hello getquin,

today the market was not so positive. In addition to news on European stocks, today we have an all-round view with Asia and America. Despite that the market was generally negative, bitcoin was able to perform positively. Have fun reading!

Europe🌍:

1. central bankers cause further price losses for European stocks

European markets fell today while bond yields rose as central bankers' comments fueled concerns about drastic measures to fight inflation despite growing recession risks.

The STOXX 600 index hit a more than one-month low, and interest-rate-sensitive technology stocks also fell 1.8%. The yield on 10-year German debt rose 10 basis points to a two-month high.

Read more: https://reut.rs/3RfaZne

🟥 $SC0C (+0,76 %) €97,08 (🔽 -0,08%)

🟩 10-year German government bonds 1,510% (🔼 +0,118%)

America🌏:

2nd Honda and LG to build EV battery production in U.S.

Honda Motor and LG Energy Solution announced Monday that they will spend $4.4 billion to build a new battery production facility in the United States.

As the industry tries to meet stricter requirements and accelerate the production of zero-emission cars and trucks, this news is the intention of automakers to invest in American production of battery cells for electric vehicles. General Motors, Ford Motor, Rivian Automotive and Hyundai Motor are among the other manufacturers.

Read more: https://reut.rs/3RiL6TD

🟩 $HMC (+0 %) €26,63 (🔼 +0,13%)

Asia🌏:

3rd Chinese tech giants posted worst quarterly growth in their history

Chinese tech giants have had the worst quarter in their history as the sharp slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, fueled by Beijing's strict covid policies, takes its toll. In the second quarter of the year, e-commerce company Alibaba posted its first flat year-on-year revenue growth, and social media and gaming company Tencent reported its first revenue decline in history. JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce company, posted the slowest revenue growth in its history, while electric vehicle maker Xpeng issued a larger-than-expected loss and a weak forecast. Together, these companies have a market capitalization of more than $770 billion. China's economy grew by only 0.4% in the second quarter, affecting consumer strength and corporate spending in areas such as advertising and cloud computing.

Read more: https://cnb.cx/3Q0e5ul

🟥 $BABA (-1,71 %) €98,20 (🔽 -1,16 %)

🟥 $JD (-1,76 %) €31,20 (🔽 -2,35 %)

🟥 $XPEV (-2,19 %) €18,50(🔽 -2,22 %)

Welt🗺️:

4. Savage plays along with Sony's Playstation

Savage Game Studios will join PlayStation's newly formed Studios Mobile division. Sony announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Game Studios. Savage games studio, which was founded as recently as 2020 by veterans from teams at Rockstar, Wargaming, Rovio and Next Games, among others, had raised $4.4 million in seed funding just last year. Savage games works primarily on mobile content, further confirming Sony's focus on expanding their mobile games division.

For all gaming investors: https://bwnews.pr/3QUhaNM

🟥 $SONY (+4,08 %) €81,84 (🔽 -2,41%)

Stocks of the day:

🟩 $PDD (-1,75 %) €67,95 (🔼 +17,56%)

👍 Shares of the China-based e-commerce company rose 17.56% on the stock market after better-than-expected quarterly results. The company said its performance was boosted by a recovery in consumer sentiment.

🟥 $FTCH €10,56 (🔽 -12,62%)

👎 After gaining 17.13% on Friday, Farfetch's shares fell again today by 12.62%. This could be due to the decline to the hype from the partnership with luxury goods manufacturer Richemont (Cartier, Montblanc, A. Lange & Söhne).

🟥 $EUNL (+0,43 %) €74.72 (🔽 -0.52%)

🟥 $TSLA (+1,64 %) €281.30 (🔽 -2.40)

🟥 $SP500TR 4.034,48 (🔽 -0,57 %)

🟥 $GDAXI 12.897,27 (🔽 -0,57 %)

🟩 $BTC (+1,13 %) ₿, €20.266,67 (🔼 +2,91 %)

Time: 18:00 CEST

(Not so) Fun Fact:

If you think we have it bad, Zimbabwe had the worst inflation in the world in 2008. 6.5 sextillion percent in November 2008 only. Again to clarify, a sextillion is a one with 36 zeros! That makes 8% sound a lot better.

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Crazy to think that some of the most valuable companies in the world are so young....

$TWTR: 16 years

$META (+0,71 %): 18 years

$TSLA (+1,64 %): 19 years

$GOOGL (+1,09 %): 24 years

$NFLX (-0,17 %): 25 years

$AMZN (+0,42 %): 28 years

$AAPL (+0,16 %): 46 years

$MSFT (+0,71 %): 47 years

$SONY (+4,08 %): 76 years

$SMSD (+3,07 %): 84 years

$BA (+0,38 %): 106 years

$IBM (+0,38 %): 111 years

$NTDOY (-1,81 %): 133 years

$NOK (-0,25 %): 157 years