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Key Points Industry/Company Involved - **Company**: WiSA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WISA) - **Industry**: Merger & Acquisition (M&A) - **Target**: CompuSystems, Inc. [1] Core Views and Arguments - **Forward-Looking Statements**: The call includes forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties. [1] - **Acquisition Details**: WiSA Technologies plans to acquire CompuSystems. [3] - **Participants**: Nate Bradley (CEO, Data Vault Holdings), Mark LoGiurato (CEO, CompuSystems), Brett Moyer (CEO and President, WiSA Technologies), and Michael Fazio (Controlling Investor, CompuSystems) participated in the call. [4] - **No Obligation to Update**: WiSA assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law. [5] [1][3][4][5] Other Important Content - **Conference Call Details**: The call took place on December 30, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET. [6] - **Participant Roles**: David Barnard (Alliance Advisors, IR) moderated the call. [6] - **Listening Mode**: Participants were in listen-only mode during the presentation. [7] - **Recording**: The call was being recorded. [7] [6][7]

Cumulative bond fund flows Figure 14: Cumulative AsiaXJ hard currency bond fund flow USD billion -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 Dec-06Nov-07Oct-08Sep-09Aug-10Jul-11Jun-12May-13Apr-14Mar-15Feb-16Jan-17Dec-17Nov-18Oct-19Sep-20Aug-21Jul-22Jun-23May-24 Sovereign Corporate Mixed High-Frequency Trends: EM Retail Equity Fund Flows | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |---------------|---------|---------|-------|--------|---------| | USD million | This wk | Last wk | Chg | 4w avg | 12w avg | | EM Equity | -996 | -4,624 | ▲ ...

Equity Research Report China Strategy Tracker Equity Strategy China ◆ Most economic indicators missed in November, indicating that the economy is still not out of the woods ◆ More proactive policy support is in the pipeline ◆ The 10Y CGB yield has fallen to a record low of 1.70%; recovering house prices in first-tier cities a positive signal * Employed by a non-US affiliate of HSBC Securities (USA) Inc, and is not registered/ qualified pursuant to FINRA regulations. Issuer of report: HSBC Qianhai Securities ...

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Figure 41: MP Days to Cover vs Share Price 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 15.0 Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Sep-24 Oct-24 Nov-24 Dec-24 MP Days to cover - last = 5.3 1yr Avg. = 8.2 Share Px ($/sh - RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |----------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|----------|-------|------------|--------------------------------|--------|----------------|--------|-------------- ...

Disclosure Appendix The Goldman Sachs Factor Profile provides investment context for a stock by comparing key attributes to the market (i.e. our coverage universe) and its sector peers. The four key attributes depicted are: Growth, Financial Returns, Multiple (e.g. valuation) and Integrated (a composite of Growth, Financial Returns and Multiple). Growth, Financial Returns and Multiple are calculated by using normalized ranks for specific metrics for each stock. The normalized ranks for the metrics are then ...

As of December 27, the total market cap of the nine companies we cover was down 0.4% from end-November. Their market cap decline is halting in absolute value terms, but they underperformed TOPIX by 4.9ppt. We believe uncertainty over the 2025 business environment is holding sector companies back. Meanwhile, the most recent data point of note is that exports of both cosmetics and sanitary products rose markedly in November. In particular, hygiene product exports to China rose strongly YoY for the second mont ...

Company and Industry Overview * **Company**: NIO Inc. (NIO/9866.HK) * **Industry**: Electric Vehicle (EV) and New Energy Vehicle (NEV) industry in China * **Research Firm**: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Key Points and Arguments * **New Product Cycle**: NIO is entering a new product cycle in 2025E-26E with the launch of two new Onvo models and facelift versions of existing NIO models. * **Volume Targets**: Management is confident of achieving 30k units of delivery in Dec 2024, with a target of 100% yoy volume growth in 2025E driven by Onvo and NIO facelift models. * **Operational Efficiency**: The company aims to improve operational efficiency and ensure smooth production and delivery of upcoming new models, learning from the lower-than-expected sales performance of NT2.0 products. * **Market Competition**: Management believes the Chinese passenger vehicle industry will remain fragmented, especially in the premium segment, due to diverse consumer needs and a large market size. * **Battery Swapping Stations**: NIO plans to expand its battery swapping network, aiming to have 3,000 stations by end-2024, up from 2,800 as of Dec 16, 2024. * **Financial Performance**: Management expects sequentially improving vehicle gross margin in 4Q24, with close to 15% for the Nio brand and approx. 5% for the Onvo brand. * **Rating**: Goldman Sachs has a Sell rating on NIO with a 12m DCF-based (WACC 11.8%, TGR 3.5%) target price of US$3.9/HK$30 on the ADR/H share. Additional Important Content * **Onvo Brand**: The Onvo brand will launch a 6/7-seat SUV benchmarking Li Auto L8 in 2H25E, followed by a 5-seat SUV benchmarking Li Auto L7. * **Firefly Brand**: The Firefly brand, focused on the small-size vehicle market, started presales of the firefly model at Rmb148.8k on Dec 21, 2024. * **ADAS**: NIO's ADAS team announced a series of organizational adjustment plans, with Mr. Shaoqing Ren leading the large model department to accelerate the delivery pace of the "end-to-end" model. * **M&A Rank**: NIO has a M&A rank of 3, indicating a low probability (0%-15%) of being acquired. * **Investment Thesis**: Goldman Sachs expects lukewarm order momentum, slow production ramp-up, and intensifying price competition to be downside catalysts for NIO's stock price.