Intel heads into its April 23 earnings with rising investor expectations , but the key question remains whether AI-driven CPU demand can offset ongoing margin weakness . Revenue Stable, But Margins Under Pressure Intel is expected to deliver Q1 revenue around US$12.4 billion , slightly above the midpoint of its guidance range. However, the real concern lies in profitability: Gross margin guided at 34.5% , down from 39.2% a year ago EPS near breakeven (~US$0.00) vs US$0.13 last year This highlights continued pressure from costs, utilisation, and product mix , despite improving demand signals. AI CPUs: A Key Growth Driver Intel’s near-term bullish case centers on AI-related CPU demand , particularly its Xeon processors. A key development is its partnership with Alphabet , which reinforces: Intel’s role in AI data centre infrastructure Growing demand for AI inference and general-purpose computing Investors will watch c...
Cepatwawasan
Group Bhd (-ve)
SHARES
in Cepatwawasan Group Bhd (fundamental: 0.7/3, valuation: 2/3), which triggered
our momentum algorithm yesterday for the second time this year, closed up two
sen or 2.55% at 80.5 sen.
It
saw 1.28 million shares traded, versus its 200-day average volume of 120,745.
The
oil palm planter’s share price spiked recently, after it announced a 187% jump
in net profit to RM10.4 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2016
(3QFY16), from RM3.62 million a year earlier, on higher sales volume and better
crude palm oil and palm kernel prices. Revenue rose 8% year-on-year to RM79.08
million.
Subsequently,
its shares gained 9.5 sen or 14% to close at 78.5 sen on Oct 21, from 69 sen on
Oct 20.
Cepatwawasan
is trading at 0.52 times its net book value.
Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/stock-momentum-cepatwawasan-group
Comments
Post a Comment