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...
SKB Shutters Corp Bhd (-ve)
Shares in SKB Shutters Corp Bhd (fundamental: 0.75/3, valuation: 0.9/3) triggered our momentum algorithm last Friday for the first time. It saw a total of 4,000 shares traded that day, versus its 200-day average volume of 823.5 shares. The counter closed up 2.5 sen or 3.85% at 67.5 sen.
In April, SKB secured a US$10.8 million contract for the supply of racking solutions and automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) for Hund Vuong Corp Ltd, one of the largest seafood processing and
export groups in Vietnam.
The company also indicated it was expecting more business from the racking solutions and ASRS segment, going forward.
For the financial year ended June 30, 2016, the company reported a narrower net loss of RM423,000, compared with RM515,000 in the previous year, after a 9% increase in revenue to RM55.77 million.
SKB is trading at 0.34 times its net asset value. It did not pay dividends for the financial year ended June 30, 2015.
Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/stock-momentum-skb-shutters-corp?type=Stock%20with%20Momentum
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