Stock price when the opinion was issued
Hard to know what 2024 landscape will look like in the western world. Hard times already felt in China and Asia, so this is a bit of a bet on Asia-Pacific. Mammoth company. Largest DRAM (memory) chip maker. Second to TSM as a foundry, 59% share vs. 13%. Samsung wants to double its share in 5 years. Great report. Yield is 2%.
No ADR. Trades on the London Stock Exchange. Buy in thirds at $1360, $1300, and $1200.
This has had a fabulous run, even adjusting for the Cdn$. The phone is the major driver of the asset, and the semiconductor business, which has a pretty positive outlook, in many cases as a loss leader cutting R&D for the phone segment. There are many cases where the phone companies are no longer around and this business could definitely come down. CEO is being investigated for bribery and corruption charges. He would wait for a pullback.