Executive Summary - Acmr
Executive Summary - Acmr
Executive Summary - Acmr
Recommendation
The recommendation of this report is to take a long position on ACMR (3-year horizon).
The fundamental and qualitative analysis evaluated in this research report supports the thesis.
Investment highlights
ACM Research develops, manufactures, and distributes specialized cleaning and wet processing
technology for the progressive semiconductor industry.
The industry is supported by the long-term tailwinds of consumer demand for innovative
electronics, IoT, and other technological advancements that rely on ACMR’s technology.
ACMR controls 50% of the global market for single-wafer wet-cleaning equipment and has
secured a strategic portfolio of 285 patents.
Operations are vertically integrated, allowing it to focus on product differentiation, R&D, price
point, and offering premium products.
ACMR has experienced rapid growth with a revenue CAGR of 57.7%, significantly outperforming
the industry’s 7.1% growth. New strategic relationships and effective growth initiatives have
also led to an attractive EBITDA CAGR of 71.7% (all three-year CAGRs).
The implied share price that this report has found ($77.93), indicates that ACMR is trading below
its optimal price, offering a potential upside of 28.9%.
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