Thanks for the transparency. Best of luck with your trading. I could say ZDEG..... We didn’t coordinate this—I bought right away today: 20 $NOW at 113.05 and 15 $AEIS at 216.84. And one more gamble on a bounce at $FTNT 🙈 May the stock market gods be with us.
@Dividendenopi Sure, why not? My cash reserves are just sitting around anyway 😂 I'm holding off on buying anything for a little while longer, so all that's left is to gamble 👀
@Tenbagger-Capital So, in terms of margins and market dominance, Maruwa is the clear leader among these three, and based on the latest figures, it has actually raised its annual forecast 🚀—that pretty much says it all. But right now, it’s just trading at a high valuation. Murata is also the global market leader in MLCCs and is essentially indispensable for all electronics manufacturers. To me, it’s an all-around winner. And in my opinion, Kokusai’s margins fluctuate more than those of Maruwa or Murata, and it faces much tougher competition from Tokyo Electron and ASM. So my pick would definitely be Maruwa! Unique business model.
@Aktienhauptmeister As far as my research has shown, Kokusai is the global market leader in its field, and there is no direct overlap with Tokyo and ASM.
@Tenbagger-Capital That's right, my friend. Essentially, you're correct that Kokusai is the market leader in the batch segment. The overlap is actually a bit higher. Tokyo Electron is the direct rival looking to take market share away from Kokusai in the batch and thermal segments. And when Samsung or SK Hynix build new production lines, they choose between Kokusai’s batch systems and ASMI’s single-wafer systems. Ultimately, though, all three are vying for the same billions in the memory and chip markets.