Company Notes


December 16, 2022

UBER: Leveraging Delivery Advantages Further

By Steven Fox

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $25.78; O/P) announced a new on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery partnership with Meijer for consumers located in the Midwest of the U.S. (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin). We think…

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December 16, 2022

APTV: A Critical Executive Transition

By Steven Fox

Yesterday after the close, Aptiv (APTV; $93.87; E/W) announced that Benjamin Lyon has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), succeeding Glen De Vos, who has served as Senior Vice President and…

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December 15, 2022

HYZN: An Important Step Forward to Resolving Operating Issues

By Steven Fox

This morning, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.80) disclosed in an 8-K that it entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 49.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of its Hyzon Europe joint venture (JV) from…

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December 15, 2022

GLW: Further Building Out AutoGrade Glass Reach

By Steven Fox

Earlier this week (12/13), Corning (GLW; $32.74; E/W) announced it is building on its existing partnership with LG Electronics (066570.KR; W88,700; NR) and is now providing new sustainable cover glass solutions for curved interior auto…

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December 15, 2022

JBL: Demonstrates Further Resiliency

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Jabil (JBL; $69.22) as we bump up F2023E (Aug) EPS from $8.25 to $8.40 (+10% YoY) and adjust F2024E EPS from $9.00 to $9.20 (+10%) after FQ1…

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December 15, 2022

JBL: First Look at FQ1 (Nov) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Jabil (JBL; $72.60; O/P) reported FQ1 (Nov) “core” non-GAAP EPS of $2.31, which was ahead of our $2.25 and the Street’s $2.24 on sales of $9,635mm (vs. our $9,300mm and the Street’s $9,290mm). As per…

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December 13, 2022

LYFT: Broader EV Vision Makes Good Business Sense

By Steven Fox

Earlier this week (12/12), Lyft (LYFT; $11.60; O/P) announced in a blog post it will be offering drivers on its network easier access to electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure as part of a path…

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December 13, 2022

HYZN: A Hydrogen Future Continues to Unfold

By Steven Fox

We think recent news flow continues to point to healthy project activity around hydrogen refueling infrastructure as well as provide further evidence for the idea that hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology is “taking…

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December 13, 2022

DCFC: Some Important Bullish Signals

By Steven Fox

This morning, Tritium (DCFC; $1.28; O/P) announced plans in a 6-K for a business update in the “latter half” of January, including an Analyst Day. Importantly, the company plans to host the meeting at its…

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December 9, 2022

TEL: Shows Some Incremental Cash Flow Confidence

By Steven Fox

This morning, TE Connectivity (TEL; $122.86; E/W) announced that its Board approved a 5% increase in its quarterly dividend from $0.56 to $0.59 for the four quarters starting in April of C2023 or the start…

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December 8, 2022

APTV: De-Risking Our Model

By Steven Fox

We reduce our Q4E and 2023E EPS for Aptiv (APTV; $93.46; E/W) to better account for recent vehicle production volatility in China, the “long tail” of semiconductor constraints, plus YoY currency headwinds while further de-risking…

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December 8, 2022

JBL: Expect FQ1 Print to Support Recent Rally

By Steven Fox

We expect FQ1 (Nov) results from Jabil (JBL; $71.72; O/P) at least living up to Street expectations and see management reiterating F2023E (Aug) guidance when it reports next Thursday (12/15 before market). However, we would…

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December 8, 2022

DCFC: More Positive Demand Indicators from a Major Customer

By Steven Fox

This morning, bp (BP; $34.10; NR), which we believe to be a “top five” customer of Tritium’s (DCFC; $1.07; O/P) announced it signed an exclusive agreement to install and operate direct current (DC) fast chargers…

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December 7, 2022

APTV: Adding to the Motional Intrinsic Value Argument

By Steven Fox

This morning, Motional, which is Aptiv’s (APTV; $97.79; E/W) joint venture with Hyundai Motor Group (005380.KR; W163,000; NR) announced the launch of its previously disclosed Automated Mobility on Demand (AMoD) service on Uber Technologies’ (UBER;…

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December 7, 2022

MBLY: Healthier Than Expected Q4E Guidance

By Steven Fox

This morning, Mobileye Global (MBLY; $32.34; NR) further confirmed that Q3 sales were in line with its pre-IPO outlook as part of releasing a full set of quarterly results that also included adjusted operating profits…

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