Biden Spiral Debt Ceiling Negotiation CPI D1 Is the Price Caught? Jung So-ram Shin In-kyu’s Minari

2023-05-09 16:35:16

1. Macro

◆Main indicators (stock/bond/dollar/crude oil/gas/gold/coin)

Slight decline in the three major indices
10-year KTB 3.51% 2-year KTB 4.02%

US 3 months 5.25%, 1 month 5.44%
Short-term bonds soar amid concerns over debt limit

Crude Oil Falls, Gas Soars
Gold stays flat, coin rises slightly

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index 89.0 (89.6)
Dropped from 90, lowest since pandemic

Economic prospects fall short of labor shortages
Average of 49 years 98 .. Deteriorating psychology 16 consecutive months below 98

All-Day Senior Loan Officer Investigation (SLOOS)
Demand for loans to large and medium-sized enterprises decreased 31.3% -> 55.6%
Demand for Small Business Loans Decreased 53.5%

67% Raise Standards for Commercial Real Estate Lending
“Strict corporate loan standards, higher CRE standards”

◆Biden-Hospital Representative Debt Limit Meeting

Biden-Hospital Leader Debt Limit Meeting
Should I put down my default anxiety?

White House: “This meeting is not a negotiation”
Biden prepares speech criticizing Republicans tomorrow

Parallel lines between the two parties
“Budget reduction” vs “Unconditional increase”

Public opinion campaign begins
Thousands of dollars invested in publicity campaigns

I won’t be able to negotiate debt this time
Wall Street, pay attention to the timing of the next meeting

Treasury Department “debt limit deadline is June 1”
Debt ceiling negotiations are not easy within the deadline

Government spending negative for stocks during negotiation difficulties
Citi “Boeing, GE, Raytheon Short Selling Strategy”

Citi “At the time of extreme political confrontation
Short selling stocks related to government spending, put options”
Boeing, GE, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman

◆Wall Street market analysis (Goldman Sachs/Bill Gross)

April CPI Announcement D-1
What’s the monthly forecast?

Goldman “expected a 0.5% increase from the previous month”
Rise in used cars and clothes, decrease in travel prices

Consideration of higher interest rate hikes
“Fed will not raise interest rates on CPI alone”

Bill Gross: Debt ceiling negotiations will pass
“Buy 1-2 month bonds rather than long-term government bonds”

3-month Treasury yield soars, 1-month record 5.354%
“Find a safe haven.. Pay attention to VTIP, STIP, etc.”
(Short-term inflation protection bonds, TIPS inflation-linked bonds)

◆Remarks from the Fed the previous day/Jefferson Speech/(12:05) Williams Speech/Powell Confidence Survey

◆Gulsby “Credit crunch in progress… Possibility of recession”
“Be mindful of regional differences… reducing the job bubble”

Jefferson and Williams today
official speech

Powell’s public confidence has plummeted
Gallup poll: 36% of “good or good”

Confidence plummeted from 58% in April 2020
Lowest since 2001…Ben Bernanke Lowest 39%

Joe Biden 35%..the lowest since Bush in 2008
Yellen is also 37%.. Economic dissatisfaction lowers credibility

◆Turkish opposition victory? soaring stock prices

Turkish stocks rise amid ‘crazy inflation’
Kultzdaroulu challenges Erdogan

“Return to Orthodox Monetary Policy, Central Bank Change”
Anticipation of the opposition’s first victory

The banking index rose 6.5% this week
BIST 100 index up 5% in two days

12:00 EIA Energy Outlook

2. Performance

◆(All day) PayPal/Lucid/Palantier

◆Paypal sales of $7.04 billion (6.98 billion)
EPS $1.17 (1.11) above expectations

High proportion of low-margin brain trees
Business Partner Payment Processing Business

Despite the increase in sales guidance,
The increase in operating margin is 125bp -> 100bp

“Additional services, improved margin structure”
Shares fall on negative long-term margin outlook

◆Lucid (LCID) earnings announcement
Sales 149 million, EPS -0.43 dollars

Peter Rawlinson LCID CEO
“More than 10,000 vehicles produced this year”

In February, “production of 10,000 to 14,000 units”
Production guidance appears to have declined

Has Lucid Air Demand Declined?
Undisclosed pre-order demand

$700 million decrease in cash holdings in the first quarter
Lucid CFO “Sufficient cash until 2Q next year”

◆Palantier (PLTR) sales of 525 million dollars (506 million)
EPS $0.05 (0.04) above expectations

50% increase in US commercial customers
2nd highest net profit following first surplus in 4Q

“There is no unprecedented demand for AI platforms”
Anticipation of “partial use from this month”

◆(loaded) Nintendo/Apollo/Temper (including M&A news)/COTY/Under Armor

◆Nintendo (NTDOY) performance announcement
306.5 billion in sales, 86.54 billion in operating profit

Nintendo presented guidance for declining earnings
“FY2024 sales expected to decrease by 9.5% compared to the previous year”

Sony PS5 sells record
Nintendo Switch has an aging problem

Nintendo switch sales
Sales forecast of 15 million units

Apollo Global Management (APO)
EPS $1.42 (1.46) below expectations

“Low interest rates for 10 years, the private sector plays a role”
Dividend of $0.43 per share announced

Tempur (TPX) sales of 1.21 billion dollars (1.22 billion)
EPS $0.53 (0.51) below sales, above profits

Earnings soar during corona times
Annual EPS growth of 25% for 5 years.. Concern dispelled

Acquisition of Steinhoff mattresses for $4 billion
Private company selling in 2400 stores in 49 states

◆COTY sales of 1.29 billion dollars (1.23 billion)
EPS $0.19 (0.03) above expectations

America’s 4th largest beauty company focused on perfume sales
“Price increase by single digit… might be raised further”

“Strong demand for beauty in all categories”
Core sales growth forecast 6~8 -> 9~10%

◆Under Armor (UAA) performance
1.4 billion in sales, $0.18 in EPS

Stephanie Linnatz CEO
“Possible to increase sales in North America”

Performance was better than expected
Disappointing annual guidance

Under Armor “Next year’s EPS of $0.47 to $0.51”
Wall Street expectations are $0.61 per share.

Despite the disappointing performance of Novavex, soaring
Revenue 81 million ($95.61 million) EPS -$3.41

COVID-19 combination vaccine trial ‘positive’
Sentiment revived by 25% reduction in staffing costs

◆(Janghoo) Occidental/Airbnb/Alcon/Coupang/Ribian

Pay attention to future earnings announcements
Occidental, EA, Coupang, Rivian, etc.

3. News
25% decrease in urban pedestrian traffic

5 days a week commute disappears in the United States,
Opportunities in the suburbs?

Traffic on foot in the city center in April
25% decrease compared to April 2019

MRI springboard survey,

A blow to the downtown distribution chain
Nordstrom closes two stores in San Fran

Suburbs benefit relatively
Do you go to the suburban shopping mall during working hours?

Simon Property Visitor Growth
1Q store utilization rate 94.4%

Rent Growth in Suburbs
America outpaces urban areas

Aftermath of China’s stricter exhaust gas regulations

China tightens exhaust gas regulations from July
Vehicle production and sales are prohibited if the standards are not met

The Chinese automobile association is a township
“Please postpone until next January”

When the regulation comes into force from July
Difficulties in disposing of inventory of vehicles that do not meet standards

Polarization of bank bonuses + Settlement of Goldman lawsuit once morest women

Johnson Associates “Bank bonuses are also polarized”
“Local businesses -20%, large banks +20%”

“Big banks do well, small banks struggle”
1Q IB revenue of the top 5 banks -23%, cost reduction continued

“Bond Trading, Consumers, Global Profits Positive”
“Wealth management is expected to be -5 to -10%”

Goldman Sachs sues women’s wages
Payment of 215 million dollars as settlement

Pre-trial settlement with 2,800 female employees
Complaints since 1997.. 29% of current partners

GM recruits ex-Apple executives

GM hires ex-Apple executives
Senior Vice President of Software Division

Former Vice President of Apple Cloud Services
Mike Abbott joins GM on the 22nd

Double revenue target by 2030
Software can grow

Expand pickup to save Amazon costs

Amazon “Pick it up and get $10 off”
Offer on orders over $25

Part of a cost reduction plan
$1 fee for direct returns

Free Shipping – Expenses Spike After Returns
Prime price last year 20 -> $139

LinkedIn lays off 716 people
Suspension of operation of INcareer, a Chinese-specific app

4. Report
Alkami Technology/Skyworks Solutions/Ferguson

◆JP “Ready for long-term growth”
Opinion on ‘Overweight’ by Alkami

Software for local banks and credit unions
Online banking potential market $11 billion

“Sales growth visible, market share increased”
“The main target audience of FDIC-insured banks”

“There is little chance of hitting the number of customers”
Target price of $15..21.4% room

◆BMO Capital “There are more questions than answers”
Skyworks, excellent -> market performance downgrade

Lowered guidance due to semiconductor weakness
“Gross margin hit for several quarters due to high inventory”

“Pricing, product diversification questions”
Target price 140 -> $100

◆Zefferys “will increase its market share”
Ferguson (FERG) Upgrade to ‘Buy’

Distribution of special plumbing and home appliances “Pricing power”
Target price of $181..28% room

Atlantic, Shopify ‘neutral’
“Long-term outlook good, but consider short-term valuation”

Guggenheim ‘buys’ Shals (SHLS)
“Conservative guidance… $30 target”

◆BOA “Wood Deck, Resilience”
Trex ‘buy’ raised

New York = Jeong So-ram/Shin In-gyu Correspondent [email protected]

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