Over the weekend, I ran my stocks and my watchlist through a quality check once again. The AI was designed to evaluate companies based on 10 metrics (1–10 points per metric / max 100 points): moat, margins, EPS CAGR, balance sheet quality, TAM, future prospects, resilience, innovation, and management.
I found it particularly interesting how high up $MIPS (+15,36%) and $LAES (-0,57%) ranked. The business model of $MIPS (+15,36%) sounds rather boring and seems unremarkable, but the numbers are impressive. $LAES (-0,57%) At first glance, it looks like just another AI gimmick, but under the hood, it doesn’t look half bad. Is anyone here keeping an eye on these companies?
Positives:
-MIPS has one of the purest IP moats in the entire small- and mid-cap universe
-A 70–75% gross margin for a physical product?
-EPS CAGR >25% and economies of scale
-MIPS management is the only one among the 40 companies to receive an 11/10 score from the AI
Negatives:
-TAM only 7 points because the safety TAM is limited
Positive:
-SEALSQ has a net cash position, which is is absurdly high
-SEALSQ is not a typical semiconductor player. It operates in a niche with extremely high barriers to entry
-PQC (post-quantum cryptography) is a regulatory S-curve
-asset-light security semiconductor (no factories, no millions/billions in CapEx)
Negative:
-EPS not yet fully scaling
Balance Sheet $LAES (-0,57%)




