Craig Berger CFA CPA HedgeyeBerger
CHIP STACK TIMES SEMICONDUCTORS
July 1 2014
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DISCLAIMER
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SEMICONDUCTORS POWER YOUR WORLD
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bull Equity Research Analyst Craig has spent more than a decade as a semiconductor equity research analyst including as Managing Director and Technology Sector Head at Hedgeye Risk Management and previously as managing director for FBR Capital Markets (2007-2013) Wedbush Morgan (2005-2007) and Smith Barney Citigroup (2002-2005) He is a top institutional vote getter at firms like Fidelity Wellington Columbia amp others Craig won several awards from Forbes and ThomsonReuters and has numerous media and press interactions See more on LinkedIn here and CNBC here
bull Industry Experience Craig worked at Intel Corp (1999-2002) in positions of increasing responsibility in the CPU and capital spending finance groups Craig garnered industry perspective and training worked to maximize cash and developed capex metrics
bull Entrepreneurial and Startup Experience Since 2009 Craig founded a growing property management firm in St Louis (to fix or rent for cash flow) and a specialized e-commerce vendor of musical equipment Craig also served as interim CFO of technology startup firm Thirstiecom All of these endeavors provided a trove of operational strategy and real-world problem solving experience
ABOUT CRAIG BERGER CFA CPA
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We add value by layering Keith McCulloughrsquos Macro amp Technical w our Fundamentals
OUR APPROACH DRIVES VALUE
Subscriber Marketing Further Develop Deep Relationships
Industry Events amp Insights Expert Conference Calls Dinners
Focus on Fresh Long and Short Ideas Relative or Absolute
Deep-Dive amp Cross Sector Analysis Macro-related Takeaways
Topical amp Regular Publications Firm Specific amp Industry Pieces
People Networks End Markets amp Firms Close Mgmt Relationships
Good Analysis Events amp Stock Calls married with
Technical amp Macro Analysis
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bull Macro amp Technical Analysis from Hedgeye Founder Keith McCullough helps time stock entry amp exit points Marrying fundamental with Macro amp Technical analysis
bull Relevant industry experience Three years at worldrsquos largest chip firm Intel Corp bull Deep industry contacts across chip firms distributors hardware firms
bull We only seek information on broad trends sub-sector growth lead times pricing competitors etc Legal mosaic informational cross references are only way we operate
bull Detailed Financial Models with bottoms-up Units and ASPs through CY2017 bull Deep Research Analysis We do deep-dive detailed research on pieces of a firmrsquos
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us NDR access answers to business queries other deep-dive insights bull Good judge of buy-side expectations We regularly speak with Buy-Siders helping us
sense expectations on a stock We leverage our 10+ years of sell-side experience here
OUR DIFFERENTIATED INSIGHTS
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Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
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SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
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SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
Valueto Fair Value Cap ($m)
2014 EVS
2014 EVS
2014 PE
2014 PE
2015 PE
2015 PE
2014 EVEBITDA
2014 EVEBITDA
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
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CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
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Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
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0
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35Handset Inventory Days Conclusion Comms
Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
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CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
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SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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0
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er Q
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Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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10
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
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Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
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FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
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HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
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TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
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DISCLAIMER Hedgeye Risk Management is a registered investment advisor registered with the State of Connecticut Hedgeye Risk Management is not a broker dealer and does not provide investment advice for individuals This research does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security This research is presented without regard to individual investment preferences or risk parameters it is general information and does not constitute specific investment advice This presentation is based on information from sources believed to be reliable Hedgeye Risk Management is not responsible for errors inaccuracies or omissions of information The opinions and conclusions contained in this report are those of Hedgeye Risk Management and are intended solely for the use of Hedgeye Risk Managementrsquos clients and subscribers In reaching these opinions and conclusions Hedgeye Risk Management and its employees have relied upon research conducted by Hedgeye Risk Managementrsquos employees which is based upon sources considered credible and reliable within the industry Hedgeye Risk Management is not responsible for the validity or authenticity of the information upon which it has relied
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DISCLAIMER
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SEMICONDUCTORS POWER YOUR WORLD
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bull Equity Research Analyst Craig has spent more than a decade as a semiconductor equity research analyst including as Managing Director and Technology Sector Head at Hedgeye Risk Management and previously as managing director for FBR Capital Markets (2007-2013) Wedbush Morgan (2005-2007) and Smith Barney Citigroup (2002-2005) He is a top institutional vote getter at firms like Fidelity Wellington Columbia amp others Craig won several awards from Forbes and ThomsonReuters and has numerous media and press interactions See more on LinkedIn here and CNBC here
bull Industry Experience Craig worked at Intel Corp (1999-2002) in positions of increasing responsibility in the CPU and capital spending finance groups Craig garnered industry perspective and training worked to maximize cash and developed capex metrics
bull Entrepreneurial and Startup Experience Since 2009 Craig founded a growing property management firm in St Louis (to fix or rent for cash flow) and a specialized e-commerce vendor of musical equipment Craig also served as interim CFO of technology startup firm Thirstiecom All of these endeavors provided a trove of operational strategy and real-world problem solving experience
ABOUT CRAIG BERGER CFA CPA
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We add value by layering Keith McCulloughrsquos Macro amp Technical w our Fundamentals
OUR APPROACH DRIVES VALUE
Subscriber Marketing Further Develop Deep Relationships
Industry Events amp Insights Expert Conference Calls Dinners
Focus on Fresh Long and Short Ideas Relative or Absolute
Deep-Dive amp Cross Sector Analysis Macro-related Takeaways
Topical amp Regular Publications Firm Specific amp Industry Pieces
People Networks End Markets amp Firms Close Mgmt Relationships
Good Analysis Events amp Stock Calls married with
Technical amp Macro Analysis
HEDGEYE 7
bull Macro amp Technical Analysis from Hedgeye Founder Keith McCullough helps time stock entry amp exit points Marrying fundamental with Macro amp Technical analysis
bull Relevant industry experience Three years at worldrsquos largest chip firm Intel Corp bull Deep industry contacts across chip firms distributors hardware firms
bull We only seek information on broad trends sub-sector growth lead times pricing competitors etc Legal mosaic informational cross references are only way we operate
bull Detailed Financial Models with bottoms-up Units and ASPs through CY2017 bull Deep Research Analysis We do deep-dive detailed research on pieces of a firmrsquos
businessequity or on topicstechtrends of interest bull Hosted Content Events Deep-dive conference calls speaker series conference calls
hosted CESMWC tours NDRs possible Silicon Valley Bus Tours or Asia tours bull Close management relationships We maintain close management relationships giving
us NDR access answers to business queries other deep-dive insights bull Good judge of buy-side expectations We regularly speak with Buy-Siders helping us
sense expectations on a stock We leverage our 10+ years of sell-side experience here
OUR DIFFERENTIATED INSIGHTS
HEDGEYE 8
Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
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SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
Valueto Fair Value Cap ($m)
2014 EVS
2014 EVS
2014 PE
2014 PE
2015 PE
2015 PE
2014 EVEBITDA
2014 EVEBITDA
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
SOX PhiladelphiaSemiconductor Index
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60PC HardwareStorage Inventory Days
0
9
18
27
36
45
Supply Chain Inventory Days
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Semi Suppliers Inventory Days
0
16
32
48
64
80
Distributor Inventory Days
2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
0
16
32
48
64
80
EMS Inventory Days
0
20
40
60
80
Industrial Inventory Days
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Communications Inventory Days
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Handset Inventory Days Conclusion Comms
Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Gros
s amp O
pera
ting
Mar
gin
Sector Gross Margin
Sector Operating Margin
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total RevenuesRevenues YOY
(20000)
(15000)
(10000)
(5000)
0
5000
10000
15000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
QCO
M
INTC
TXN
SND
K
NVD
A
NXP
I
MXI
M
BRCM AD
I
ALTR
XLN
X
MRV
L
STM
LLTC
AVG
O
MCH
P
SWKS
ATM
L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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30
40
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60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 4
SEMICONDUCTORS POWER YOUR WORLD
HEDGEYE 5
bull Equity Research Analyst Craig has spent more than a decade as a semiconductor equity research analyst including as Managing Director and Technology Sector Head at Hedgeye Risk Management and previously as managing director for FBR Capital Markets (2007-2013) Wedbush Morgan (2005-2007) and Smith Barney Citigroup (2002-2005) He is a top institutional vote getter at firms like Fidelity Wellington Columbia amp others Craig won several awards from Forbes and ThomsonReuters and has numerous media and press interactions See more on LinkedIn here and CNBC here
bull Industry Experience Craig worked at Intel Corp (1999-2002) in positions of increasing responsibility in the CPU and capital spending finance groups Craig garnered industry perspective and training worked to maximize cash and developed capex metrics
bull Entrepreneurial and Startup Experience Since 2009 Craig founded a growing property management firm in St Louis (to fix or rent for cash flow) and a specialized e-commerce vendor of musical equipment Craig also served as interim CFO of technology startup firm Thirstiecom All of these endeavors provided a trove of operational strategy and real-world problem solving experience
ABOUT CRAIG BERGER CFA CPA
HEDGEYE 6
We add value by layering Keith McCulloughrsquos Macro amp Technical w our Fundamentals
OUR APPROACH DRIVES VALUE
Subscriber Marketing Further Develop Deep Relationships
Industry Events amp Insights Expert Conference Calls Dinners
Focus on Fresh Long and Short Ideas Relative or Absolute
Deep-Dive amp Cross Sector Analysis Macro-related Takeaways
Topical amp Regular Publications Firm Specific amp Industry Pieces
People Networks End Markets amp Firms Close Mgmt Relationships
Good Analysis Events amp Stock Calls married with
Technical amp Macro Analysis
HEDGEYE 7
bull Macro amp Technical Analysis from Hedgeye Founder Keith McCullough helps time stock entry amp exit points Marrying fundamental with Macro amp Technical analysis
bull Relevant industry experience Three years at worldrsquos largest chip firm Intel Corp bull Deep industry contacts across chip firms distributors hardware firms
bull We only seek information on broad trends sub-sector growth lead times pricing competitors etc Legal mosaic informational cross references are only way we operate
bull Detailed Financial Models with bottoms-up Units and ASPs through CY2017 bull Deep Research Analysis We do deep-dive detailed research on pieces of a firmrsquos
businessequity or on topicstechtrends of interest bull Hosted Content Events Deep-dive conference calls speaker series conference calls
hosted CESMWC tours NDRs possible Silicon Valley Bus Tours or Asia tours bull Close management relationships We maintain close management relationships giving
us NDR access answers to business queries other deep-dive insights bull Good judge of buy-side expectations We regularly speak with Buy-Siders helping us
sense expectations on a stock We leverage our 10+ years of sell-side experience here
OUR DIFFERENTIATED INSIGHTS
HEDGEYE 8
Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
Valueto Fair Value Cap ($m)
2014 EVS
2014 EVS
2014 PE
2014 PE
2015 PE
2015 PE
2014 EVEBITDA
2014 EVEBITDA
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
0
100
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300
400
500
600
700
800
SOX PhiladelphiaSemiconductor Index
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60PC HardwareStorage Inventory Days
0
9
18
27
36
45
Supply Chain Inventory Days
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Semi Suppliers Inventory Days
0
16
32
48
64
80
Distributor Inventory Days
2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
0
16
32
48
64
80
EMS Inventory Days
0
20
40
60
80
Industrial Inventory Days
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Communications Inventory Days
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Handset Inventory Days Conclusion Comms
Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Gros
s amp O
pera
ting
Mar
gin
Sector Gross Margin
Sector Operating Margin
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total RevenuesRevenues YOY
(20000)
(15000)
(10000)
(5000)
0
5000
10000
15000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
QCO
M
INTC
TXN
SND
K
NVD
A
NXP
I
MXI
M
BRCM AD
I
ALTR
XLN
X
MRV
L
STM
LLTC
AVG
O
MCH
P
SWKS
ATM
L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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INTC
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e Pr
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-18
-9
0
9
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36
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120PC Unit Shipments (mu) Shipments YOY
PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 5
bull Equity Research Analyst Craig has spent more than a decade as a semiconductor equity research analyst including as Managing Director and Technology Sector Head at Hedgeye Risk Management and previously as managing director for FBR Capital Markets (2007-2013) Wedbush Morgan (2005-2007) and Smith Barney Citigroup (2002-2005) He is a top institutional vote getter at firms like Fidelity Wellington Columbia amp others Craig won several awards from Forbes and ThomsonReuters and has numerous media and press interactions See more on LinkedIn here and CNBC here
bull Industry Experience Craig worked at Intel Corp (1999-2002) in positions of increasing responsibility in the CPU and capital spending finance groups Craig garnered industry perspective and training worked to maximize cash and developed capex metrics
bull Entrepreneurial and Startup Experience Since 2009 Craig founded a growing property management firm in St Louis (to fix or rent for cash flow) and a specialized e-commerce vendor of musical equipment Craig also served as interim CFO of technology startup firm Thirstiecom All of these endeavors provided a trove of operational strategy and real-world problem solving experience
ABOUT CRAIG BERGER CFA CPA
HEDGEYE 6
We add value by layering Keith McCulloughrsquos Macro amp Technical w our Fundamentals
OUR APPROACH DRIVES VALUE
Subscriber Marketing Further Develop Deep Relationships
Industry Events amp Insights Expert Conference Calls Dinners
Focus on Fresh Long and Short Ideas Relative or Absolute
Deep-Dive amp Cross Sector Analysis Macro-related Takeaways
Topical amp Regular Publications Firm Specific amp Industry Pieces
People Networks End Markets amp Firms Close Mgmt Relationships
Good Analysis Events amp Stock Calls married with
Technical amp Macro Analysis
HEDGEYE 7
bull Macro amp Technical Analysis from Hedgeye Founder Keith McCullough helps time stock entry amp exit points Marrying fundamental with Macro amp Technical analysis
bull Relevant industry experience Three years at worldrsquos largest chip firm Intel Corp bull Deep industry contacts across chip firms distributors hardware firms
bull We only seek information on broad trends sub-sector growth lead times pricing competitors etc Legal mosaic informational cross references are only way we operate
bull Detailed Financial Models with bottoms-up Units and ASPs through CY2017 bull Deep Research Analysis We do deep-dive detailed research on pieces of a firmrsquos
businessequity or on topicstechtrends of interest bull Hosted Content Events Deep-dive conference calls speaker series conference calls
hosted CESMWC tours NDRs possible Silicon Valley Bus Tours or Asia tours bull Close management relationships We maintain close management relationships giving
us NDR access answers to business queries other deep-dive insights bull Good judge of buy-side expectations We regularly speak with Buy-Siders helping us
sense expectations on a stock We leverage our 10+ years of sell-side experience here
OUR DIFFERENTIATED INSIGHTS
HEDGEYE 8
Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
Valueto Fair Value Cap ($m)
2014 EVS
2014 EVS
2014 PE
2014 PE
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2014 EVEBITDA
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
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32
48
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EMS Inventory Days
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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er Q
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er
Total RevenuesRevenues YOY
(20000)
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(5000)
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
2000
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6000
8000
10000
12000
$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
0
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3000
3500
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
2000
4000
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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IRF S
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 6
We add value by layering Keith McCulloughrsquos Macro amp Technical w our Fundamentals
OUR APPROACH DRIVES VALUE
Subscriber Marketing Further Develop Deep Relationships
Industry Events amp Insights Expert Conference Calls Dinners
Focus on Fresh Long and Short Ideas Relative or Absolute
Deep-Dive amp Cross Sector Analysis Macro-related Takeaways
Topical amp Regular Publications Firm Specific amp Industry Pieces
People Networks End Markets amp Firms Close Mgmt Relationships
Good Analysis Events amp Stock Calls married with
Technical amp Macro Analysis
HEDGEYE 7
bull Macro amp Technical Analysis from Hedgeye Founder Keith McCullough helps time stock entry amp exit points Marrying fundamental with Macro amp Technical analysis
bull Relevant industry experience Three years at worldrsquos largest chip firm Intel Corp bull Deep industry contacts across chip firms distributors hardware firms
bull We only seek information on broad trends sub-sector growth lead times pricing competitors etc Legal mosaic informational cross references are only way we operate
bull Detailed Financial Models with bottoms-up Units and ASPs through CY2017 bull Deep Research Analysis We do deep-dive detailed research on pieces of a firmrsquos
businessequity or on topicstechtrends of interest bull Hosted Content Events Deep-dive conference calls speaker series conference calls
hosted CESMWC tours NDRs possible Silicon Valley Bus Tours or Asia tours bull Close management relationships We maintain close management relationships giving
us NDR access answers to business queries other deep-dive insights bull Good judge of buy-side expectations We regularly speak with Buy-Siders helping us
sense expectations on a stock We leverage our 10+ years of sell-side experience here
OUR DIFFERENTIATED INSIGHTS
HEDGEYE 8
Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
Valueto Fair Value Cap ($m)
2014 EVS
2014 EVS
2014 PE
2014 PE
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2014 EVEBITDA
2014 EVEBITDA
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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uart
er
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er Q
uart
er
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
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er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
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QCO
M
INTC
TXN
SND
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A
NXP
I
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M
BRCM AD
I
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XLN
X
MRV
L
STM
LLTC
AVG
O
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ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
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60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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n ($
M)
Share Repurchases
Dividends
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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MXI
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hare
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80 Gross Margin Operating Margin
Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
-18
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18
36
54
72
0
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300 Industrial Revenues ($m) YOY
Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Net
Cas
h on
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Cas
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ow ($
M)
Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 7
bull Macro amp Technical Analysis from Hedgeye Founder Keith McCullough helps time stock entry amp exit points Marrying fundamental with Macro amp Technical analysis
bull Relevant industry experience Three years at worldrsquos largest chip firm Intel Corp bull Deep industry contacts across chip firms distributors hardware firms
bull We only seek information on broad trends sub-sector growth lead times pricing competitors etc Legal mosaic informational cross references are only way we operate
bull Detailed Financial Models with bottoms-up Units and ASPs through CY2017 bull Deep Research Analysis We do deep-dive detailed research on pieces of a firmrsquos
businessequity or on topicstechtrends of interest bull Hosted Content Events Deep-dive conference calls speaker series conference calls
hosted CESMWC tours NDRs possible Silicon Valley Bus Tours or Asia tours bull Close management relationships We maintain close management relationships giving
us NDR access answers to business queries other deep-dive insights bull Good judge of buy-side expectations We regularly speak with Buy-Siders helping us
sense expectations on a stock We leverage our 10+ years of sell-side experience here
OUR DIFFERENTIATED INSIGHTS
HEDGEYE 8
Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
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BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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SOX PhiladelphiaSemiconductor Index
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
0
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0
9
18
27
36
45
Supply Chain Inventory Days
0
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70
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0
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32
48
64
80
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
0
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64
80
EMS Inventory Days
0
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80
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0
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0
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35Handset Inventory Days Conclusion Comms
Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
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s amp O
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ting
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gin
Sector Gross Margin
Sector Operating Margin
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
-60
-40
-20
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er Q
uart
er
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0
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er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
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$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
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uart
er
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Total Dividend Payments
0
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er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
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QCO
M
INTC
TXN
SND
K
NVD
A
NXP
I
MXI
M
BRCM AD
I
ALTR
XLN
X
MRV
L
STM
LLTC
AVG
O
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P
SWKS
ATM
L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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der R
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n ($
M)
Share Repurchases
Dividends
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
0
5
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40
MXI
M S
hare
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e
0
20
40
60
80 Gross Margin Operating Margin
Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
-18
0
18
36
54
72
0
50
100
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300 Industrial Revenues ($m) YOY
Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Net
Cas
h on
Han
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M)
Cas
h Fl
ow ($
M)
Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 8
Research Coverage Mission Provide leading buy-siders with actionable longs amp shorts relevant companyindustry analyses and various content events bull Covering industry leaders INTC QCOM TXN TSMC There are only four bigmega cap
chip stocks and investors always care here We will provide continuous relevant research on these names (TSM possibly less so given it is foreign)
bull Covering Apple amp Samsung supply chains Apple amp Samsung smartphone supply chains are still of intense interest to investors many derivative plays all around tech sector (QCOM BRCM ARML SWKS AVGO TQNT CRUS SNDK NXPI TSM)
bull Covering PC Handset Communications Equipment Cloud market trends Relevant analysis on PC (INTC AMD NVDA MRVL AVGO MU) Handset (QCOM ARML BRCM MRVL SWKS TQNT RFMD MXIM ATML SYNA CRUS) and Communications Equipment trends (CAVM IPHI SLAB FSL NXPI) are still of interest
bull Covering other thematic topics interesting longsshorts or growthstory stocks Whatever is interesting (cloud IoT 4G infrastructure datacenter) as opportunities arise
SEMIS SECTOR COVERAGE PLAN
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
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BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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HEDGEYE 18
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
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Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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TXN
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TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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80 Gross Margin Operating Margin
Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 9
SECTOR VIEW WE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE ON CHIP FIRMSrsquo FUNDAMENTALS COGNIZANT
STOCKS HAVE HAD A HUGE RUN WITH POSSIBLE PROFIT TAKING
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
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2014 EVS
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2014 PE
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2015 PE
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BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
0
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
0
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
0
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0
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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INTC
TXN
SND
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A
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M
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L
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er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
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Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COVERAGE SUMMARY Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Following big SOX run higher we seek exposure to defensive longs (QCOM MXIM) product cycle growth stories (SLAB) and other value plays (IRF BRCM)
Return Market Current Target Current Target Current Target Current Target
Rating PriceFair
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2014 EVS
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2014 PE
2014 PE
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2014 EVEBITDA
2014 EVEBITDA
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 22916 228 305 159 213 113 151 135 180 $044IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 2017 125 177 146 208 103 147 71 101 NAINTC Neutra l $3093 $3100 0 157526 262 262 121 121 119 119 63 63 $090LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -3 11460 741 695 205 192 183 171 147 138 $108MXIM Long $3391 $3900 19 9711 363 419 164 190 141 163 110 127 $104NVDA Neutra l $1838 $1800 -2 10043 157 152 188 182 177 171 108 105 $034ONNN Neutra l $909 $1100 21 4022 139 166 110 131 90 108 69 83 NAQCOM Long $7899 $9500 22 134520 361 460 126 161 115 147 95 121 $172SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 2172 305 372 320 390 265 323 186 226 NATXN Neutra l $4776 $5200 11 51867 398 433 176 192 148 162 106 116 $120Median $354 $415 19 10751 284 338 161 191 130 156 107 118 $104Average $379 $431 14 40625 308 344 172 198 145 166 109 126 $096All PE amp EVEBITDA multiples include stock comp expense and back out net cash and related interest income (or the opposite for debt)
Annual Dividend
2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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HEDGEYE 18
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Dividends
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 11
CHIP STACK KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen However a near-term correction seems healthy after such a run We look to buy lower then bull Semiconductor Fundamentals are (too) Strong New all-time highs seen in sector Sales
Margins Profits Cash on Hand amp Dividends Some Upcycle dynamics seen with 2Q14 guides bull Sector YOY revenue comparisons have likely peaked and are decelerating
bull Overall inventories mostly in check PC amp Industrial DOIs moving up Chip firms are lean bull But Some supply chain re-stocking is now happening in 2Q14 (TXN ONNN)
bull Chip sector now a Dividend amp Cash Return story Dividend yield leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) and ADI (27)
bull Large Dividend Hikes (andor buybacks) SNDK QCOM BRCM NVDA MRVL ALTR AVGO POWI VSH SWKS
bull Chip Acquisitions Heating Up Sector Consolidation trends should continue with CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH our top acquisition targets
bull Acquisition Buckets include Analog roll up bucket Discretes roll-up bucket smaller product cycle targets larger scale targets amp miscellaneous
bull Some chip stocks that one can own now include QCOM MXIM SLAB IRF BRCM
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
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HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
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SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
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HEDGEYE 22
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hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
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HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 12
Impact FactorsFrom
-5 to +5 Comments
Global Macro Trends 3Global economy improving + US Fed policy to inflate US consumer squeeze and slowing China are risks
Global Demand Product Cycles
2Global demand seems decent as emerging market middle class grows Smartphones wearables tablets 4G infrastructure cloud data center IoT others
Global Inventories 2 PC amp industrial inventories keep growing Chip firms amp distributors running leanChip Revenues YOY
0YOY comparasions are likely peaking but at a solid +10 YOY and beginning to decelerate (bad) still versus positive growth last year
Chip Pricing Trends 4 Robust memory CPU GPU pricing means good times are here
Inflationary Impacts (1)Energy Wages and Healthcare costs increasing Commodity medals could go much higher still
Technical Measures 2Charts still generally look good with various chip stocks making new recent highs (INTC QCOM MU SNDK AVGO)
Valuation Measures 2Valuations have increased but so have EPS estimates Much good news now baked but sector still trades reasonable ~13x PE (2015) and ~8x EVEBITDA (2014)
Other Factors 4Chip consolidation and MampA activities heating up Chip firms now Cash Return stories as dividends amp buybacks drive upside from YieldChasers
Median 20 Dashboard Metrics still Tilting Positive But much good news is now baked and still Average 20 US Fed amp Macro dependent
SOX DASHBOARD STILL TILTS MODESTLY POSITIVE Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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TXN
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A
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TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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300 Industrial Revenues ($m) YOY
Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 13
SOX STILL TILT POSITIVE BUT MUCH NOW BAKED
bull Cyclical Industry with more Maturity ndash Long capacity installation times and product manufacturing times drive inventory boombust cycles
bull Cycles more muted now given enhanced maturity of industry bull Semiconductor sector Dividend and Share Repurchase cash return story in play bull Merger amp Acquisition activity also heating up and driving higher valuations given dearth of accretive deals
bull SOX breaks out to new all time highs (ex-DotCom) as Melt Up happens amp Upcycle dynamics ramp
bull SOX upside to 700-750 possible if supply chain restocking or macro strengthen further
bull Fundamentals (too) strong w correction healthy for stocks to move higher modestly positive dashboard metrics amp global demand
bull Selectivity in stocks matters more again bull We may be in later stages of this run bull Correction or not also fedmacro dependent
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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INTC
TXN
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A
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NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Share Repurchases
Dividends
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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MXI
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80 Gross Margin Operating Margin
Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
-18
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36
54
72
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300 Industrial Revenues ($m) YOY
Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Net
Cas
h on
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Cas
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Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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e Pr
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-18
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 14
INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS STILL POSITIVE BUT RE-STOCKING
NOW HAPPENING MACROFED DEPENDENT AND MUCH BAKED
HEDGEYE 15
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
0
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EMS Inventory Days
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
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Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
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er Q
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er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
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er Q
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er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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Sha
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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e Pr
ice
-18
-9
0
9
18
27
36
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120PC Unit Shipments (mu) Shipments YOY
PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 15
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0
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2Q14 DISTIS NOW REPLENISHING INVENTORY PC DAYS UP
Clearly some Disti restocking is now happening raising forward risks bullConclusion Overall supply chain still in control (but not as lean as 2009-2010)
bullConclusion PC amp storage firms have elevated inventory levels a risk to that supply chain
bullConclusion Chip firms amp distributors running lean lessening risks
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 16
0
16
32
48
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EMS Inventory Days
0
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0
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Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
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s amp O
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ting
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gin
Sector Gross Margin
Sector Operating Margin
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
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er Q
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er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
10000
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$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
urn
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
0
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
1000
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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8000
10000
12000
$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
1000
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QCO
M
INTC
TXN
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K
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A
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I
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I
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XLN
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L
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LLTC
AVG
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SWKS
ATM
L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
0
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INTC
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e Pr
ice
-18
-9
0
9
18
27
36
0
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100
120PC Unit Shipments (mu) Shipments YOY
PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 16
0
16
32
48
64
80
EMS Inventory Days
0
20
40
60
80
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0
10
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Communications Inventory Days
0
5
10
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20
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35Handset Inventory Days Conclusion Comms
Equipment amp Handset inventories look healthy
Conclusion Industrial amp EMSODM inventory days are slowly ticking higher
bull Drives a higher risk profile here should any macro slowdown occur
1Q14 INDUSTRIAL amp PC INVENTORY TICKING HIGHER
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
0
10
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s amp O
pera
ting
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gin
Sector Gross Margin
Sector Operating Margin
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
-60
-40
-20
0
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er Q
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er
Total RevenuesRevenues YOY
(20000)
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0
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er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
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$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
urn
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uart
er
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Total Dividend Payments
0
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er Q
uart
er
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
urn
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
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QCO
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I
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O
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L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 17
CHIP FIRMSrsquo MARGINS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS
Gross amp Operating Margins at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash ndash Inflation trends could pressure
gross margins but chip firms likely to raise prices in turn
-10
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s amp O
pera
ting
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gin
Sector Gross Margin
Sector Operating Margin
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 18
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
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10000
20000
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60000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total RevenuesRevenues YOY
(20000)
(15000)
(10000)
(5000)
0
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15000
$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Pro forma Income
CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
$M
Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
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f Ret
urn
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
0
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er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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6000
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$M o
f Ret
urn
per Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
1000
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5000
6000
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QCO
M
INTC
TXN
SND
K
NVD
A
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I
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M
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I
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X
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L
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SWKS
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L
ON
NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
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40
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60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 18
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CHIP EARNINGS AND REVENUES TOOhellip Revenues and Earnings at or near All-Time Highs ndash Sector more mature now ndash Generating much excess free cash
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
ndash Chip revenue CAGR ~35 since 2005 ndash Most of sectors profits generated by a
few firms INTC (33) QCOM (24) MU (10) TXN (9) SNDK (4) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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L
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NN
$M p
er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 19
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Total Net Cash (Debt) on Hand
THUS NET CASH AT ALL TIME HIGHShellip Net Cash Position All Time High ndash Net Cash has grown 80 since
the pre-cash economic peak in 2007
ndash Most of sectors net cash held by a few firms QCOM (42) INTC (21) SNDK (6) FSL (-7) ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this
data set
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
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Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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TXN
SND
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A
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LLTC
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NN
$M p
er Y
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TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Net
Cas
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Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
0
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IRF S
hare
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e
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Op Margin
Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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e Pr
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-18
-9
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9
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27
36
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 20
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes (andor share buybacks) possible from SNDK POWI BRCM QCOM NVDA MRVL TXN AVGO ALTR SWKS VSH
ndash Conclusion Dividend Yield Leaders include STM (42) INTC (30) MXIM (30) MCHP (29) amp ADI (27)
ndash TXN shares have soared after instituting wildly popular cash return policy A model for other firms to follow
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
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Total Dividend Payments
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er Q
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Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
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er Q
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er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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40
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60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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-11
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-12
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-13
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-14
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-15
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-16
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
4
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28
32
36
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 21
SO DIVIDENDS ARE GROWING NICELYhellip
ndash Note ARMH amp TSM pay dividends but are excluded from this data set
0
2000
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f Ret
urn
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
Total Dividend Payments
0
500
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Dividend Payments
Dividend Payments at All-Time Highs ndash Generating much excess free cash and
finally beginning to pay some of it out ndash Sectorrsquos biggest dividend payers (in $) are
INTC (39) QCOM (21) TXN (11) ADI (4)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 22
0
1000
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3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
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$M p
er Q
uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
0
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uart
er
Total Share Repurchases
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
0
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QCO
M
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NN
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er Y
ear
TTM Share Repurchase TTM Dividends
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 22
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er Q
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hellip AND SO ARE SHARE REPURCHASES Share Repurchases Solidly Growing ndash More volatile than dividends tied to
economic cycle and share price sell-offs ndash Most of sectorrsquos repurchases (TTM) driven
by few firms QCOM (34) TXN (16) INTC (13) SNDK (9) NXPI (4)
ndash Note ARMH and TSM are excluded from this data set
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 23
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A
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NN
$M p
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FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (TTM in $) ndash QCOM had big buybacks plus dividends ndash INTC amp TXN pay big dividends and repurchased ndash SNDK NVDA NXPI MXIM round out the list
Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
TTM Share Repurchase
TTM Dividends
Total Shareholder
Return ($M TTM)
of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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Free Cash Flow Net Cash
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
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Top Five Firms Drive 75 of total Cash Payouts
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
$M
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Total Shareholder
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of Chip Sectors Shareholder
ReturnsQCOM 6364 2375 8739 292INTC 2453 4484 6937 232TXN 2909 1268 4177 139SNDK 1614 153 1767 59NVDA 887 181 1069 36NXPI 828 0 828 28MXIM 465 290 755 25BRCM 490 261 751 25ADI 132 421 554 18ALTR 360 176 535 18XLNX 241 267 508 17MRVL 376 119 496 17STM 0 343 343 11LLTC 85 251 336 11AVGO 94 218 312 10MCHP 0 281 281 09SWKS 212 0 212 07ATML 127 0 127 04ONNN 120 0 120 04
HEDGEYE 24
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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Dividends amp Buybacks
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($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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re P
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
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Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
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Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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Sha
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 25
FIRMS RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS Firms that Returned the Most Cash (as of Market Cap) ndash ELX had a big
repurchase program of $200M
ndash NVDA returned much via dividend amp buyback
ndash TXN MXIM SNDK MRVL QCOM next
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
Total Shareholder Return of Market
Cap (TTM)ELX 238NVDA 101TXN 81MXIM 77SNDK 76MRVL 66QCOM 65PMCS 59MCRL 58QLGC 55MX 51NXPI 50ALTR 49ENTR 48DSPG 46INTC 46Top 16 59
Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields ndash STM (is it
sustainable) ndash INTC MXIM
MCHP ADI ndash TXN XLNX
LLTC QCOM ALTR NVDA MRVL AVGO
Total Shareholder Return ($M
TTM)Dividend per Share
Dividend Yield
STM 343 $040 42INTC 6937 $090 30MXIM 755 $104 30MCHP 281 $142 29ADI 554 $148 27TXN 4177 $120 25XLNX 508 $116 25LLTC 336 $108 23QCOM 8739 $168 21ALTR 535 $060 18NVDA 1069 $034 17MRVL 496 $024 16AVGO 312 $116 16BRCM 751 $048 13SNDK 1767 $090 09SWKS 212 $044 09NXPI 828 $000 00ATML 127 $000 00
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Factset
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
-36
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Op Margin
Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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e Pr
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-18
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 26
Dividends amp Buybacks
($M TTM)
Dividend of Next Years
Earnings
Net Cash on Hand
($M)
Earnings Current
Year ($M) CommentSWKS 212 13 798 560 Better Sizable dividend raise possible Or acquisitionsSNDK 1767 14 4864 1371 Better Sizable dividend raise possible To pay out all FCFPOWI 10 14 218 73 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleBRCM 751 15 3546 1369 Better Sizable dividend raise likely after Wireless exitVSH 9 20 788 131 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMRVL 496 20 1971 574 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleAVGO 312 22 1124 997 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleQCOM 8739 29 32040 8760 Better Sizable dividend raise likely To pay out 75 of FCFNVDA 1069 33 3298 510 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleALTR 535 33 3221 483 Better Sizable dividend raise possibleMPWR 32 36 238 60 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMCRL 37 38 96 18 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyINTC 6937 43 16080 10043 Typical Slight dividend raise likely in JanuaryXLNX 508 43 2089 651 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyAVX 71 45 899 126 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyTXN 4177 45 (1408) 2510 Typical Slight dividend raise likely Has net debt not cashMCHP 281 46 1123 552 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyLLTC 336 49 920 444 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyMXIM 755 50 228 474 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyADI 554 55 3834 738 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyISIL 62 61 197 93 Typical Slight dividend raise likelyIRF 3 568 68 Not Now No div likely for now buybacks MampA in focusSLAB 26 240 85 Not Now Good candidate for later acquisition focusedIDTI 44 454 102 Not Now Good candidate for laterCRUS 52 385 112 Not Now No dividend likely for now given Apple volatilitySYNA 85 410 149 Not Now Good candidate for laterATML 127 257 187 Not Now But good candidate for laterONNN 120 (303) 353 Not Now No div likely now debt reduction MampA in focusNXPI 828 (2810) 1108 Not Now Working off net debt so no dividend likely yet
PREDICTING BIG DIVIDEND HIKES ALPHA Big dividend hikes (or share buybacks) can drive upside for investors ndash Conclusion Large Dividend Hikes
(andor buybacks) possible from SWKS SNDK POWI BRCM VSH MRVL AVGO QCOM NVDA ALTR
ndash Conclusion Initial Dividends possible in the future from ATML IDTI SYNA SLAB ONNN IRF CRUS
ndash We do NOT see any of these firms as ready to initiate new dividends at next annual review meeting
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 27
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK ACQUISITION ROUNDUP
ndash Conclusion Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH
ndash Conclusion Second Likeliest Tranche of Targets SMTC MPWR INVN ADNC MCRL ATML DIOD
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 28
Sub-Scale (0-5)
Desirable IP (0-5)
Net Debt (-2 or -1)
or Net Cash (0-1)
Accretiveness Positive Net
Margin (0-5)
Other Factors
(-5 to +5)Total Score Comments
AMCC 4 4 1 1 2 12 Solid microserver product amp sub-scale ops QCOM TXN BRCMCAVM 4 5 0 0 3 12 Robust IP amp end-market sub-scale operations QCOM or TXN EZCH 5 3 1 2 1 12 Solid IP small scale amp robust margins INTC BRCM QCOM AMCCHITT 3 4 1 1 3 12 Getting acquired by ADI Attractive high margin high-rel businessIPHI 4 4 1 1 2 12 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCISIL 2 3 1 1 5 12 Analog Roll-Up play w broadbased business TXN MCHP SWKSMLNX 3 4 1 0 4 12 Attractive products amp end markets BRCM MXIM INTCPOWI 3 2 2 1 4 12 Analog Roll-Up play w solid IP amp margins TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNSLAB 2 5 1 0 4 12 Tremendous product portfolio Targeting IoT TXN BRCM MXIMADNC 4 4 1 1 1 11 Interesting products amp small scale BRCM MXIM INTCINVN 4 4 1 0 2 11 Sub-scale firm decent IP for wearables profitable marginsMCRL 3 1 0 3 4 11 Analog Roll-Up play TXN MCHP SWKS ONNNMPWR 3 3 1 1 3 11 Strong IP portfolio amp margins w smaller scale TXN MCHP SWKSSMTC 2 3 0 1 5 11 Analog Roll-Up play for TXN MCHP SWKS or even ONNNATML 2 4 1 2 1 10 Could be attractive to TXN or MCHP given solid MCU products amp fabsDIOD 2 2 0 2 4 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSEXAR 5 3 1 1 10 Smaller Roll-Up play decent IP amp margins MCHP SWKS ONNNIXYS 3 2 0 2 3 10 Discretes Roll-Up play potential for IRF ONNN or FCSLSCC 3 3 1 1 2 10 Solid revenue base and margins make this an attractive Roll Up playPMCS 2 4 1 1 2 10 Solid products end markets margins and revenue profileSIMG 3 3 1 2 1 10 Decent (but niche) IP and sub-scale size rollup playTQNT 2 3 1 0 4 10 Being consolidated by RFMD RF Roll-Up consolidation play
MampA ACTIVITY HEATING UP PROVIDES A BID Highest Chance of Being Acquired CAVM ISIL SLAB POWI MLNX AMCC IPHI EZCH SMTC MPWR INVN ndash MampA Activity heating
up chip sector Provides some juice
ndash Firms seek scale cost synergies revenue synergies and uses of cash
ndash Some firms are IP plays sector Roll-UpScale plays or Accretion plays
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Note We rated PLXT with a lsquo9rsquo Total Score
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 29
FORECASTED MampA ACTIVITY BY BUCKET Analog Roll-Up Bucket Scale amp cost synergies sought by TXN (still absorbing NSM) MCHP (test-driving w SUPX acqrsquon) SWKS (diversification) and maybe MSCC or ONNN (to offset Sanyo pressures) ndash Targets are (in order) ISIL SMTC POWI MPWR MCRL EXAR ATML
Discretes Roll-Up Bucket The discretes sub-sector is likely to continue to consolidate though each major firm management team wishes to remain one of the few last standing may make this harder ndash Targets are (in order) IXYS DIOD VSH (actives only) AVX (actives only) ATNY
Product Cycle amp Growth Driver Bucket (larger) While there are not many growing product cycle firms left in the chip sector but a few have strategic IP products or end-markets ndash Targets are (in order) CAVM SLAB MLNX AMCC PMCS INVN ENTR
IP Technology Acquisition Bucket (smaller) There are many niche chip firms that have decent IPtechnology but can not defend being a standalone public firm with sub-scale ops amp high overhead ndash Targets are (in order) EZCH IPHI ADNC PRKR SIGM SIMG PSEM VTSS AXTI PLXT
Other Possible Acqusition Bucket Here are others that could get gobbled up for various reasons ndash Targets are (in order) QLGC ELX LSCC MXIM (by TXN) ADI (by TXN)
HEDGEYE 30
HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
HEDGEYE 31
TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
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NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
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bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
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HEDGEYE CHIP STACK KEY STOCK PICKS
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TickerLong Short
PriceFair
Value Return to Fair Value
Market Cap ($B)
Dividend Yield
Thesis
QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
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c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
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4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 31
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QCOM Long $7899 $9500 20 $1330 21Cel lular technology amp product leader now with one less competi tor as BRCM exi ted cel lular Can appreciate in an up market and i s defens ive in a down market Go-to mega-cap chip long w growth drivers in QTL uni ts China Mobi le Wearables amp more
MXIM Long $3391 $3900 15 $96 30MXIM shares an attractivesafe mid-cap long Can appreciate in up markets i s defens ive in down MXIM a Cash Return s tory with 31 dividend amp share buybacks The fi rm has leading analog IP a ba lanced bus iness model amp a s trong management team
IRF Long $2766 $3600 30 $20 NALower margin power management smal l mid-cap play Tes la play with $500 of content per car and other growth drivers Gross margin expans ion amp financia l leverage to drive EPS ups ide Va luations s ti l l a ttractive w s tock having eventual runway into the $40s
BRCM Long $3686 $4700 28 $215 13BRCM shares seemingly rol l ing over amid post-Cel lular Exi t profi t taking ri skreward s tarting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 Sti l l industry leading products and sol id end market exposure Shares now inexpens ive at 115x PE
SLAB Long $4885 $5800 19 $21 NASLAB shares are richly va lued but fi rm has attractive proprietary products targeting IoT and Infrastructure i s one of the few growth fi rms in Semis i s an acquis i tion target (for TXN MXIM INTC QCOM SWKS) amp should have robust 2H14 financia l trends
NVDA Neutral $1838 $1800 -2 $103 18NVDA seems best pos i tioned PC chip fi rm Cash Return amp Bus iness Transformation Stories are happening but we await a better s tock entry Va lue-add pro server datacenter amp auto GPUs are ha l f NVDAs va lue PC GPU sa les seem mostly s table now
ONNN Neutral $909 $1100 21 $40 NAONNN is a va lue but we prefer IRF for now ONNNrsquos higher-beta action could drive a sel l -off towards $8 i f Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or i f bus iness ramps s izably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are l ikely headed above $10
TXN Neutral $4776 $515 25TXN shares are a mass ive Cash Return amp Gross Margin leverage s tory Dis ti re-s tocking here in 2Q14 i s helping loadings driving GMs up towards 60 TXN could earn close to $400 out in time a plus Prefer QCOM in mega-cap or MXIM in analog
INTC Neutral $3093 $3100 0 $1540 30Rebound in cl ient PC sa les l ikely a dead cat bounce Li ttle PC uni t growth with chip price decl ines amp tabletARM pressure (MS Office on iTunes) No rea l innovation beyond PC CPU process amp manufacturing No rea l handset or tablet biz Likely a protracted battle
LLTC Short $4668 $4400 -6 $112 23LLTC does everything right with industry high margins a great track record of s tabi l i ty amp growing shareholder returns But l i ttle i s left to improve with Operating Margins at 50 Also LLTC trades at a 30 PE premium vs MXIM which we prefer on a relative bas is
SEMICONDUCTOR STOCK CALL SUMMARY Semi Sector Thoughts bull Semis group has meaningfully appreciated many stocks sit at or near recent-history highs
bull Fundamental still good w supply chain inventories largely in check demand trends decent new drivers
ndash But w some signs of double ordering or re-stocking
bull Given stock run amp valuations a prudence makes sense for oft- depressed July-Aug
bull We did not get the Sell in May and go away behavior that happens many years
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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Sha
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rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 32
c2010 c2011 c2012 c2013 c2014e c2015e c2016e c2017eRevenues ($m) 11661 16291 20458 25469 27748 30181 31219 32110Gross Margin 698 674 645 609 611 613 613 614Op Margin 395 401 375 358 369 376 372 363Net Income ($m) 4375 5734 6996 8927 9475 10140 10305 10349Pro Forma EPS $266 $336 $400 $511 $555 $600 $620 $630
Net Cash ($m) 19107 21978 28371 31610 34752 37191 38918 39902Net Cash per Share $1093 $1220 $1620 $1836 $2045 $2210 $2357 $2435
Dividends ($m) 1202 1399 1649 2217 2787 3091 3242 3399Share Repurchases ($m) 3015 241 1464 5362 4752 5100 5500 5800
QCOM Investment Thesis We think shares can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market given the firmrsquos massive Cash Return story gold-standard cellular technology leadership sustainable competitive barriers additional growth catalysts and reasonable valuation bull QCOM a Cash Return story 75 of free cash being returned and a $32 billion cash arsenal bull Various growth opportunities exist including
1 Growth in LTE and smartphone chip shipments as emerging markets ramp (China Mobile is a particular oppty with TD-LTE) 2 Growth in royalty and chip shipments due to other device ramps tablets wearables automobiles IoT devices and more
bull Royalty units to grow from 12B units now to 20B units in time drives $150-$200 more EPS bull Valuation palatable at 12x-13x PE and 8x-9x EBITDA Appreciates in Up markets Defensive in Down
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Company Description QUALCOMM Inc designs and markets leading cellular and other wireless chips and technologies The firm has the highest market share of cellular basebands and collects the most in cellular device royalties after inventing the code division multiple access (CDMA) standard and much of the 4G LTE standard The firm was founded in 1985 employs roughly 31000 people and is headquartered in San Diego CA
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 33
4G Competitive Landscape remains surprisingly benign bull QUALCOMM has clear technology leadership in 4G LTE vs all competitors bull The firm is going to ramp its fourth generation LTE solution in 2H14 while other competitors are still
trying to get their first or second solutions to work well enough for low-end customers bull Competition Limited Only Samsungrsquos internal solution (Exynos) Mediatek Marvell and Intel are real
4G competition with NVIDIA and a few other niche players existing on the margin
CY2014 (013113)
CY2014 (82713)
CY2014 Now
Revenues ($m) 25147 27449 27748QoQ YoY 51 72 89
Chipsets (mu) 769 784 870Chipset ASPs ($) $216 $234 $224
Royalty Devices 1109 1166 1225Royalty Device ASPs ($) $217 $219 $213Royalty Rate 328 327 310
Gross Margins 633 628 611Op Margins 364 367 369Pro forma EPS $450 $495 $555
Source Hedgeye Risk Management Other Noteworthy Mentions bull China Mobile is a large untapped opportunity still could drive
5 revenue growth over time bull Chip Pricing robust as smartphone prices fall but emerging
market mixes up bull QUALCOMM developing 5G standards and pursuing a broad
path of product differentiation bodes well for future chip content trends
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QUALCOMMrsquos technology leadership amp scale are unmatched Fruits include nicely ramping EPS estimates
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Op Margin
Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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120PC Unit Shipments (mu) Shipments YOY
PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 34
QTL Royalties Still Growing (Despite Big Growth) Wearables and other New Devices the Next Wave bull $100 of EPS Growth vs 2017 We still only model 16B device units in 2017 where others think QTL
devices grow to 20B units in 2017 This would drive $100 of EPS upside vs our 2017 EPS estimate bull Largely due to new categories like tablets Wearables and automobiles bull Key Sensitivity Each 100M QTL device units drives ~$025 of EPS (at todayrsquos ~$220 ASP)
bull Additional 4G handset device units as 2G winds down (Qualcomm does not collect 2G royalties) bull Mix Benefits We think emerging regions are mixing up their handset device purchases helping to offset
handset device ASP declines in developed markets
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EQTL Units (Mu) 508 655 795 939 1083 1225 1387 1497 1599QTL Device ASP ($) 189 176 197 213 221 213 213 206 202QTL Device Revenues ($M) 96260 115430 156654 199812 239705 260840 295559 308840 323734Qualcomms Royalty Rate 365 329 371 333 321 310 307 303 300
QTL Revenues ($M) 3515 3798 5805 6645 7699 8086 9065 9370 9716QTL Revenue Growth YOY -12 8 53 14 16 5 12 3 4QTL EPS Contribution $148 $160 $244 $279 $323 $340 $381 $394 $408
Assumes a steady 85 QTL Op Margin 16 tax rate and 17B shares outstanding to drive comparabil ity
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LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
Plenty of Gas left in the QTL tank with $150-$200 of EPS upside vs our 2014
and still $100 of upside vs our 2017 as new devices like
wearables ramp
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Op Margin
Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 35
QUALCOMM now a Cash Return story w $7B-$8B Yearly to Shareholders bull Qualcomm shareholder return metrics favorable returning 75 of free cash annually bull 15 annual share count reduction likely QCOM can repurchase ~50M shares annually more
than fully offsetting share count inflation by about 20M shares (15 of outstanding)
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bull Mr Market already rewarding firms that return shareholder cash and punishing firms that do not
bull Shareholder return metrics now increasingly important to chip investors as the sector matures
bull Separates the lsquoHavesrsquo from the lsquoNotsrsquo
LONG QCOM FAIR VALUE $95 (NOW $79)
QCOM is clearly a lsquoHavesrsquo and shares the love with
its shareholders too
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 39
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Gross Margin
More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 36
($M) CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 CY13 CY14E CY15E CY16E CY17E
Revenues 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2596 2799 2919 3022Gross Margin 615 603 563 624 627 621 612 613 617 612 613Op Margin 260 223 147 290 277 265 254 265 288 290 296
Net Income 403 306 176 447 497 498 486 556 640 674 716Pro Forma EPS $123 $095 $057 $147 $164 $166 $165 $194 $225 $240 $257
Net Cash 1155 925 839 798 817 1030 1150 1341 1539 1733 1923
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 300 318 329 345Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 267 297 314 333
MXIM Investment Thesis MXIM shares an attractive safe mid-cap long that can appreciate in an up market and are defensive in a down market Cash Return story with 31 dividend yield amp share buyback in place Leading analog IP position and nice Sales split among growth amp broad-based (1) Might win iPhone 6 business Not certain but Maxim could win new content in Applersquos iPhone 6 (according
to some press) Maxim also has flagship smartphone sockets with Samsungrsquos Galaxy S handsets ndash Apple sensitivity $020-$025 EPS annual contribution for iPhone 6 sockets (range $007-$052)
(2) Stable margins command respect and are worth a premium multiple (3) Massive Cash Returns to shareholders a big plus (avg 22 of revenues in past seven years) (4) Shares are not expensive at a 14x PE (2015) slightly cheaper vs peers TXN (15x PE) amp LLTC (18x PE)
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Company Description Maxim Integrated designs and manufactures high performance analog chips for smartphones base stations automobiles industrial applications smart meters notebook PCs and more The firm claims analog integration leadership and is diverse with thousands of products and end-customers Maxim competes against analog firms like TI Linear Analog Devices and Intersil Maxim was founded in 1983 is based in Sunnyvale CA and employs 9000 people
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 37
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Dependable financials worth a premium shareholder returns significant bull Maxim an attractive business model with sticky product solutions and long-term competitive
barriers in IP design product breadth customer relationships Growth amp broad-based exposure bull Margins are remarkably steady and should remain so this is worth a premium bull While shares have run some volatility on MXIM is reasonably low ($2600-$3541 range in past
19 months) More sequential smartphone growth in crsquo3Q14 could propel shares towards $38
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
HEDGEYE 38
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
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bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
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Growth drivers in Smartphone Industrial Automotive bull Smartphone (1) New technology
offerings (right) (2) Targeting mid-range amp China handsets with higher volumes (3) Wearables and IoT (watches glasses smart clothes smart appliances medical) (4) possible iPhone 6 content wins
bull Automotive Business is up 25 YOY from new design wins infotainment sensors video displays LED lighting smart key HybridsEVs
bull Industrial Medical smart meter financial terminals (payments) factory automation
bull Communications 4G infrastructure power datacenter links amp power
IP breadth leadership drives integration amp feature leadership bull Power amp Battery management SOCs bull Audio Codec bull Touch screen controller bull MEMS sensors MotionGesture Bio
Temperature Touch Proximity Optical Compass Mic Accelerometer
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381)
Industrial and Auto on a roll
right now
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
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LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
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Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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16000 Revenues ($Mqtr)Capex of Revenues
What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2014E 2015E 2016ERevenues ($m) 2073 1901 1657 2314 2461 2405 2419 2175 2597 2799 2921Free Cash ($m) 215 358 263 513 678 519 570 445 618 648 679Free Cash of Sales 104 189 159 222 275 216 236 200 238 232 232
Dividends 220 247 244 246 253 269 287 252 300 318 329Share Repurchases 62 266 70 252 267 201 473 227 267 297 314Shareholder Return 282 513 314 498 520 470 760 480 567 614 643
Return of Sales 136 270 190 215 211 195 314 219 218 219 220Return of Free Cash 131 143 119 97 77 91 133 113 92 95 95
Aggressively Returns Cash via Dividends amp Buybacks bull Solid Dividend of $104year or 31 yield
bull Is roughly 50 of Free Cash Flow
bull Has paid out 22 of revenues amp 113 of free cash as dividendsbuybacks in past 7 years
bull Management willing to use debt when stock is low
Paying Out 6-7 of market cap each year is
attractive to large income investors
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG MXIM FAIR VALUE $39 (NOW $3381) Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 40
Investment Thesis IRF shares an attractive smallmid-cap long with margin expansion and under-appreciated EPS upside opportunities We note the following (1) Growth Drivers International Rectifier (IR) has been investing in areas like power modules ($500 of
content in each Tesla) game consoles GaN amp next-gen Intel server platforms (Grantley) (2) The firm is mid-way through its fab restructuring process likely to benefit gross margins We see
300-400 bps of GM upside versus 2014 driving $045-$060 of EPS growth (3) Model has significant Earnings Leverage Investors should get visibility into $040 run rate EPS
quarters in 2014 and $050 run rate EPS quarters in 2015 better than expected (4) Others Growing Cash Return story with share repurchases possible (and eventually dividends)
May be an industry consolidator Shares are inexpensive at 11x PE (2015) w upside possible
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
Company Description International Rectifier designs and manufactures power transistors (FETs IGBTs) and analog power chips that control condition and convert electrical power for motor electronic lighting and automotive systems IR operates five segments including Power Management Devices (37 of sales) Energy Saving Products (16) Enterprise Power (13) Automotive (10) and High-RelAerospace (21) IR was founded in 1947 is headquartered in El Segundo California and employs more than 4100 people Competition includes FCS ONNN VSH DIOD IFX IXYS others
CY2013 CY2014E CY2015E CY2016ECY2016E
UPSIDE CASERevenues ($m) 1040 1151 1220 1280 1395YOY 47 106 60 49 90
Gross Margins 319 370 393 406 420Operating Exps ($m) 304 313 319 330 341Op Margins 27 99 131 148 176
Pro Forma EPS $009 $135 $190 $230 $300
Net Cash per Share $700 $864 $1079 $1322 $1392 We are $011 and $018 ahead of Street for CY2014 and CY2015
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 41
Key Revenue Growth Drivers IR has invested in a number of growth areas bull Automotive Has focused on top tier automotive power design wins 2014 likely to be a year of significant
growth for IRrsquos IGBTs into electrichybrid vehicles Has gt$500 of chip content in every Tesla bull Game console amp server IRrsquos enterprise server segment trending well due to strength in PS4 game consoles
and digital power management share gains in Intelrsquos Grantley server platform (vs recently acquired Volterra) bull Energy Efficient Appliances IRrsquos power modules
make air conditioners amp refrigerators more power efficient by allowing gradients of power usage (versus on or off) and driving EnergyStar compliance Many appliances will use IR solutions with China industrial consumption a key impact
bull Low Power FETs for the mobile handset market IR has not previously participated here
bull GaN IR has the leading technology position in next generation MOSFETS (a multi-billion revenue market) and is slowly ramping these new cutting edge solutions (5-10 year ramp)
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LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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More to go here Possible Gross Margin Upside Drivers ndash 200 bps from utilizations to 90+ ndash 200 bps from Mix of (ESP amp Grantley server) ndash 100 bps from Startup costs winding down ndash 100-150 bps from Newport Wales fab savings Net 300-400 bps of GM upside possible vs 2014
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 42
Margins have more room to run due to structural changes bull Took old fabs offline and moved to fab-lite model IR has taken old capacity offline and
moved some production to foundries (fab-lite) ndash Utilizations rates now up to 80 (driving gross margins up) but revenue growth gt$300Mquarter
will drive utilizations gt90 and gross margins gt40 driving upside bull GM Sensitivity Each gross margin point drives $015 of EPS upside or ~$2 of stock value
Structural capacity changes and more mature sector mean that
margins should eclipse previous peaks (like many other chip firms)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
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EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 43
Leverage Earnings power shows IRF can work into $40s bull Structural changes in capacity and maturity
suggest margins can eclipse previous cycles bull New management (circa 2006) has made
long-haul business changes that are driving revenue margin amp profit good news
bull Significant financial and gross margin leverage exist as Utilizations rise to 90
bull Valuation Still Reasonable $36 Fair Value based on (1) a 18x EVSales (2014) (2) a 15x PE (calendar 2015) and (3) 8x EVEBITDA (calendar 2015)
Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues ($m) 994 1040 1151 1220 1280Gross Margin 271 319 370 393 406Gross Profit ($m) 269 332 426 479 520
Operating Expenses ($m) 329 304 313 319 330Operating Income ($m) -60 28 114 160 190Operating Margin -60 27 99 131 148
Interest Taxes Other ($m) 11 20 16 20 19Net Income ($m) -70 8 98 140 171Pro Forma EPS ($102) $011 $135 $190 $230Street PF EPS $124 $172 $210
Stock Price (at 15x PE) $28 $37 $43
Note We forecast IR to generate another $7share of cash over next three years increasing cash balances and helping push IRF fair value further
Note Net Cash per share to grow from $750 now to $13 exiting calendar 2016 providing valuation support (just over 2x forecasted net cash is still inexpensive)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
LONG IRF FAIR VALUE $36 (NOW $2766)
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LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
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INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
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Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 44
LONG BRCM FAIR VALUE $47 (NOW $3686) BRCM Investment Thesis BRCM shares are seemingly rolling over amid post-Cellular Exit profit taking riskreward starting to get more attractive long here as we approach $35 1 Investors uncertain about Cellular exit Concern about Combo revenue loss limiting share price upside 2 Technology Leader in a number of chip IP areas including Datacenter Networking CableSat set top box
CableDSL Modem WifiBluetoothGPSNFC and related combo chips Presents sizable barriers to entry 3 Now a Cash Return Story Buyback ammo w $7B of cash generated in next 4 years amp only $21B market cap
bull Dividend payment likely to get meaningfully raised in Janrsquo15 towards $060-$070 per year 4 Valuation downright attractive only 115x90x PE 2015 (withwithout stock comp) and 23x EVS
Risks to BRCM Story bull Cellular-driven Wireless Combo
revenue atrophy risk is real 20 of $600M-700M annual sales already baked in our model
bull Datacenter (~9 of sales) might be overheating revenues were +50 in 4Q13 YOY indicating unsustainable strength or coming lumpiness
($M) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 4658 4490 6818 7389 8006 8305 8238 8357 8734 9205YOY 23 -4 52 8 8 4 3 1 5 5
Gross Margin 516 491 506 508 521 525 529 544 542 542Op Margin 200 158 245 233 222 207 199 253 258 262Pro-Forma EPS $168 $122 $266 $289 $292 $272 $256 $325 $345 $365
Net Cash 1898 1929 3638 4009 2329 2977 4494 6150 7906 9752Dividends Paid 0 0 164 196 224 254 284 331 385 449Share Buybacks 1284 422 280 1168 33 597 300 420 441 463Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
HEDGEYE 47
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 45
LONG SLAB FAIR VALUE $58 (NOW $4885) SLAB Investment Thesis SLAB shares are richly valued however the firm has an attractive portfolio of proprietary value-add products is one of the few growth firms in Semis is an acquisition target and should have robust 2H14 financial and growth trends 1 Very robust IP and product portfolio focused on IoT (wireless MCUs sensors) internet infrastructure (timing
clocks power) amp wearable (watches fitness medical) Usually most integrated smallest solutions 2 One of the few lsquoTweenerrsquo growth stories in Semis As seen below Silicon Labs will grow revenues 82
since 2007 better than most firms in the sector and one of the few working towards $1B in sales 3 An Acquisition Target SLAB has great products has strong margins and would slot in nicely with other larger
analog firms seeking scale growth and IoT building blocks TXN INTC MXIM SWKS QCOM
Risks to SLAB Story bull Video market share very high future
growth to be more difficult (19 of sales) demod to help but risks remain
bull Shares already trade richly at 265x PE (2015 including stock comp) momentum or acquisition needed to move higher Note We are roughly in line with Street for 2014 and 2015 EPS
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 337 416 441 493 492 563 580 614 656 702 745YoY -27 23 6 12 0 15 3 6 7 7 6
Gross Margin 619 623 638 660 616 610 614 608 614 620 624Op Margin 189 234 252 257 192 207 188 188 200 210 219Pro-Forma EPS $134 $171 $237 $233 $180 $216 $203 $200 $230 $255 $280
Net Cash 573 325 435 366 325 198 199 325 406 478 540Share Buyback 0 284 20 140 110 62 26 15 40 60 80
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 46
INTC Investment Thesis Despite recent strength we think INTC is a long-term structural short trading vehicle given little PC unit growth (andor shrinkage) more compute moving to ARM (handsetstablets) and our view that Intel will not gain much traction in mobile ARM competitors will likely encroach on Intelrsquos core x86 PC market with much lower ASPs in a slow and protracted battle (1) More client compute moving to ARM-based platforms (handsets amp tablets) not to IA (MS Office on iTunes) school
kids using tabletsiPads not PCs Meanwhile INTC rallies as PC unit shipments stabilize (for now) (2) Innovation track record poor beyond CPU design process amp manufacturing Intelrsquos track record is poor on most
projects beyond CPU manufacturing and process scaling No real cellular success (10 years of effortcost) McAfee is not the security leader no mega-healthcare wins no cable set top box wins no CE wins no good tablets etc
(3) Gross margins may eventually be at risk as Depreciation catches up to Capex What goes in must come out and Intel has been overspending for years It is possible that Gross Margins could compress some here
(4) Positives EPS power up with latest guidance revision (so dividend is safer again) Datacenter strength coming in 2H14 with Grantley New CEO driving changes 30 dividend yield slow bleed down leads to trading opportunities
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Company Description Intel Corp is the worldrsquos largest chip firm and supplier of PC microprocessors Intel has about 90 unit share in the PC CPU market though lacks similar share in handsets or tablets The firm also produces communication chips embedded chips and NORNAND flash chips Intel founded in 1968 is based in Santa Clara CA and employs 108000 people
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
($M) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues $43623 $54109 $53341 $52708 $54858 $55870 $55958 $56156YoY 24 24 -1 -1 4 2 0 0
Gross Margin 650 637 632 616 632 626 624 622Op Margin 355 341 291 261 281 281 276 272Pro Forma EPS $197 $254 $224 $211 $230 $235 $235 $235
Net Cash $23842 $9204 $9450 $14616 $15085 $17868 $20504 $23104Dividends 3503 4127 4349 4479 4718 4962 5115 5265Repurchases 2250 14133 4765 2147 2180 2000 2000 2000
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bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
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TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
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TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 47
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-9
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120PC Unit Shipments (mu) Shipments YOY
PC Units not really growing anymore and could shrink again while shares rally
bull PC market stagnant as more compute moves to ARM tabletsphones (MS Office for iPads) Market can grow again but likely not much
bull Meanwhile shares are rallying as this negative shrinkage gap closes (and we get back to no PC unit shrinkage in 2H14)
bull Shares look strong perhaps toppy and we think shares tilt short from here much more than long $34 is Full Value at 14x PE multiple and giving INTC many benefits of the doubt PC Sales Could Weaken Again
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
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Source Hedgeye Risk Management
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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16000 Revenues ($Mqtr)Capex of Revenues
What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 48
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017CapEx ($M) 11027 10711 11056 11056 11296 11456Depreciation ($M) 6388 6783 7300 7920 8240 8560
YOY 243 62 76 85 40 39
Depreciation of Sales 120 129 133 142 147 152Gross Margin Drag YOY 25 09 04 09 05 05
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What Goes In Must Come Out ndash Ramping depreciation likely a gross margin headwind bull We believe Intel has been over-investing in capacity w Capex charges at 20 of revs for sustained years This will
likely weigh on gross margin in each of the next three years bull Proprietary depreciation model derives drag (I worked in capex finance at Intel in 2001-2002) bull We think the Street does NOT understand the 2015 amp 2016 depreciation impacts
Intel has never had a sustained (four-year) period of Capex ~20 of revenues
drives under-appreciated gross margin risks
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
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60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 49
Trying to break into value tablet segment (non-Apple) for years now bull 150 bps gross margin impact from tablets in 2014 It is material to how we view the stock
bull This strategy could backfire Technically this is a BOM cost equalizer payment from Intel to OEMs with Intel saying the penalty shrinks in half by year end and more over time But Intel has a bad track record in tabletssmartphones because Intelrsquos products are not as good as Qualcommrsquos products When Intelrsquos tablet subsidy is gone the customers will likely leave too
150 bps of gross margin is not immaterial ($800M)
Tablet chips only cost about $25-$30 so Intel is giving these next 30m units away for free Why canrsquot Intel win real business versus Qualcomm or even Nvidia Lack of innovation lack of good software lack of
customer-centric thinking
NEUTRAL INTC FAIR VALUE $31 (NOW $3093)
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
$M 2014Gross Margin Impact 150Gross Profit Impact $810
2014 Tablet Goal 402013 Tablet Shipments 10New 2014 tablet shipments 30
Subsidy per tablet $27
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 50
NEUTRAL TXN FAIR VALUE $52 (NOW $4776) TXN Investment Thesis TXN shares are a massive Cash Return and Gross Margin leverage story It seems distis are re-stocking here in 2Q14 helping loadings but fab utilizations remain low and a source of likely future GM expansion (towards 60) TXN could earn close to $400 out in time and investors are thrilled the firm is returning ALL of its Free Cash Flow bull Gross margins on the rise TXN has much inexpensive capacity installed with $18B of annual revenue
capacity vs our $13B sales estimate (2014) As revenues rise we expect a 75 cash fall through to gross profit plus the impact from falling depreciation We see 60 GMs at $3-5B-$36B in quarterly sales a plus
bull Business trends robust Disti re-stocking occurring now TXN gave strong 2Q14 sales guidance and hinted 3Q14 would grow again We think chip shipments are now tracking above consumption levels with Disti re-stocking happening now in 2Q14 and 3Q14 This makes us wonder how long this semi rally will last
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Returning all Free Cash a smash TXN shares are straight up over past year as its cash return policies drive investor upside We think others will follow suit here
bull Valuations in line but prefer MXIM TXNrsquos valuations are normal at a 15x PE (2015) amp 40x EVSales (2014) a slight premium vs MXIMrsquos 14x PE amp 36x EVS We like MXIMrsquos higher 30 div yield amp growth opportunities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues 13834 12501 10428 13966 13736 12825 11999 13055 13800 14235 14795Gross Margin 530 500 479 536 494 496 513 568 590 607 616Op Margin 253 215 211 315 249 210 232 310 344 361 372Pro Forma Income 2641 2004 1615 3116 2531 1918 2143 2867 3355 3607 3851Pro Forma EPS $183 $151 $128 $254 $213 $165 $189 $260 $310 $340 $370
Net Cash on Hand 3191 3193 3562 3525 3200 4180 4045 4911 5772 6610 7325Debt 0 0 0 0 4211 4186 4158 4652 4652 4652 4652
Free Cash Flow 3720 2563 1890 2621 2442 2916 2972 3213 3727 3873 3927Dividends 425 537 567 592 644 819 1175 1310 1430 1529 1631Share Repurchases 4885 2165 954 2454 1973 1800 2868 2445 2184 2271 2362
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 51
TXNrsquos Cash Return Policies a Smash bull Policy Returning 100 of Free Cash Flow plus proceeds from Stock Options amp Share sales less debt repayment needs
bull Shareholders have rewarded TXN very well with shares +37 in past year and +68 in past two years (plus dividends)
bull Dividend $13 billion per year ~10 of sales and ~40 of free cash flow
bull Share repurchases steady in the market and smoothed to account for variability in cash flows and debt repayments
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TXN
Sha
re P
rice
TXN CASH RETURN POSTER CHILD More Chip Firms Commit to Paying Out Cash ndash These firms are getting rewarded ndash QCOM SNDK and NVDA have all made
cash return pledges this year
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 52
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838) NVDA Investment Thesis NVDA seems the best positioned PC chip firm selling broad-based and value add serverdatacenterauto products that are now half its firm value PC GPU sales seem steady for now catering to Gamers and feature client PC buyers but with near-term risks there bull Business Transformation Happening Nvidia invented innovative GPU products including Quadro (graphics
professional) Tesla (serverbig-iron) and Grid (cloud GPU) has been seeding the global developer ecosystem for years driving higher margins and sustainable barriers to entry This is much of the value of the firm
bull Cash Return Story NVDA returning $1B seems able to make big dividend hike (Janrsquo15) or more big buybacks bull Client GPU seems more stable given it is a gamingfeature sub-set of PCs We are still skeptical here but
NVDA has done very well at holding client GPU pricing amp units these go into gaming PCs (less tied to console cycle) and feature-rich client PCs for differentiation
Risks to NVDA Shares bull Near-term client PC GPU risks
have been discussed in press Could keep a lid on shares for now but this seems less important than growth in Quadro Tesla amp Grid
bull $038 of EPS risk as Intel Royalty payments unwind in Aprrsquo17 Source Hedgeye Risk Management
(Calendar $M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 4098 3425 3326 3543 3998 4280 4130 4474 4655 4966 5188
YOY 34 -16 -3 7 13 7 -4 8 4 7 45
Gross Margins 46 40 39 45 52 52 55 54 54 55 54Op Margins 24 9 7 11 17 16 16 17 16 17 17EPS (ex Stock Comp) $156 $054 $040 $064 $098 $096 $099 $110 $115 $130 $133
Net Cash 1809 1255 1728 2491 3130 3728 3315 3026 3030 3005 2892Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 11 47 181 190 260 300 339Share Buybacks 553 424 0 0 0 100 887 900 440 484 532
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 53
EVSales Multiples Resulting Stock Value2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
Client PC GPUs 100 095 090 $46 $44 $42Quadro Workstation 30 27 24 $46 $47 $47Tesla (Server) 40 35 30 $15 $19 $22Grid (GPU Cloud) 60 53 45 $00 $05 $11Tegra Client 22 19 16 $15 $13 $11Tegra Auto 50 45 40 $13 $18 $21Other 05 05 05 $03 $03 $03Net Cash (after tax) $44 $44 $44Total 172 172 168 $1818 $1915 $2004
NEUTRAL NVDA FAIR VALUE $18 (NOW $1838)
NVDA Valuation Mostly Full Fair Value today is ~$18 or roughly 17x PE (2015) Valuing NVDA requires adjusting for Intel Royalty Payments amp Stock Comp bull PE 18x and 17x PE (CY14 and CY15 respectively this includes stock comp adjusts out much
of the Intel Royalty payment and excludes net cash) bull EVEBITDA 11x EVEBITDA (CY14 and CY15 same formula as above) this is certainly not
inexpensive but not egregious either bull EVSales16x EVSales (CY14)
Key Conclusions bull NVDA shares could run to the low- to
mid-$20s should any of its growth products really take off or with GM expansion
bull Our lsquoSum of the Partsrsquo Analysis values NVDA at $18-$20 plus growing cash balances and dividends not factored
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 54
NEUTRAL ONNN FAIR VALUE $11 (NOW $909) ONNN Investment Thesis ONNN shares are a value but we prefer IRF for now We note ONNNrsquos high-beta behavior could drive a sell-off towards $8 if Semis correct (a better entry) If Semis do not correct or if business ramps sizably in 2H14 then ONNN shares are likely headed above $10 We could get positive on ONNN once sector correction visibility improves bull MampA Action Jackson After acquiring Sanyo in early 2010 (and seeing challenges) ON now acquires image
maker Aptina ($532M in TTM sales) for $400M cash ON says $008 amp $010 EPS accretive in 2015 amp 2016 bull Business trends seem to be picking up in 2H14 ON management talked about its strongest order activity in
more than two years for 2H14 and we are encouraged its non-Sanyo businesses can pick up nicely a plus bull Sanyo and Gross Margins remain challenged Management seems to have backed off of its target of 40
GMs at $800M in revenues Similarly ONrsquos Sanyo business has seen revenues fall below its $150Mqtr floor
Note We are $005 and $007 better than Street EPS for 2014 and 2015 respectively Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull ON can continue to consolidate industry or eventually initiate dividends or buybacks in 2016-2017 On has built solid scale with almost $4 billion in annual sales
bull Valuations attractive We include Aptina in our estimates ONNN trades at 11x9x PE (20142015) 7x6x EVEBITDA (20142015) and 14x12x EVSales (20142015)
($M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017ERevenues 1566 2055 1769 2313 3442 2895 2783 3179 3717 3875 4060YoY 2 31 -14 31 49 -16 -4 14 17 4 5
Gross Margin 374 398 359 418 348 333 339 360 363 373 378Op Margin 176 160 119 191 133 90 104 135 141 156 163PF Income 241 287 164 396 405 213 252 376 461 544 603PF EPS $079 $075 $038 $090 $088 $047 $056 $085 $105 $125 $140
Net Cash (885) (711) (356) (266) 65 (27) (135) (420) 35 551 1114Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
HEDGEYE 55
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Revenues ($m) 1093 1164 901 1450 1336 1283 1317 1432 1547 1658 1771Gross Margins 773 769 748 783 767 753 758 769 778 782 786Op Margins 481 474 410 520 488 476 499 511 526 535 544Pro Forma Income 427 440 279 534 513 434 493 563 632 688 745Pro Forma EPS $149 $181 $112 $231 $220 $184 $206 $230 $255 $275 $295
Net Cash on Hand (893) (600) (343) (28) 242 483 880 903 1196 1534 1929Debt (1700) (1500) (1286) (776) (796) (816) (838) (843) (843) (843) (843)
Free Cash Flow 453 468 342 540 495 430 387 409 514 566 630Dividends 192 176 194 205 217 227 241 254 269 277 285Share Repurchases 3216 99 26 15 18 30 86 66 80 80 80
SHORT LLTC FAIR VALUE $44 (NOW $4668) LLTC Investment Thesis LLTC does everything right as a firm and a stock with industry high gross amp operating margins and a great track record of stability profitability and growing shareholder returns But doing everything right means there is little left to improve Gross and operating margins are already very high and LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM We prefer MXIM in the analog space and note LLTCrsquos high 18x PE leaves little upside left bull Margins already on the moon LLTC is the most profitable chip firm in the world on a margin basis with both
Gross amp Operating margins leading the industry We bow with respect but note the obvious that there is little left to improve as OM grows beyond 50
bull Shareholder Returns significant LLTC is a leader in dividend payments increasing its dividend every year for more than 20 years now The firmrsquos 2014 dividend is roughly 18 of sales and 62 of Free Cash very solid
Source Hedgeye Risk Management
bull Valuation somewhat rich prefer MXIM We note LLTC trades at 185x PE (2015 including stock comp) and 75x EVSales (2014) LLTC trades at a 30 PE multiple premium versus MXIM (14x 2015) even though MXIM pays more out in dividends (30 yield versus LLTCrsquos 23 yield) and in share buybacks Our Short thesis on LLTC is a relative not absolute call
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT
SALESHEDGEYECOM (203) 562-6500