March 14, 2023
Last night, the California Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s ruling that found Proposition 22 to be unconstitutional. Prop 22, which defines app-based drivers and couriers as independent contractors with certain work-hour based benefits,…

March 14, 2023
Last night, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.00) announced that Parker Meeks was appointed to CEO on a permanent basis, effective immediately, after taking charge as interim CEO back in August of last year (“CEO Transition Announced”;…

March 14, 2023
Last night, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.00) announced that Parker Meeks was appointed to CEO on a permanent basis, effective immediately, after taking charge as interim CEO back in August of last year (“CEO Transition Announced”;…

March 9, 2023
This morning, Tritium (DCFC; $1.66; O/P) provided full disclosure on its H2 of C2022 results and outlook, much of which was already discussed at its Analyst Day in January (“Analyst Day Highlights Manufacturing Progress”; 1/23)….
March 9, 2023
Earlier this week (3/7), we attended Visteon’s (VC; $170.57; NR) highly informative Investor Day in New York, which highlighted attractive content trends around digital cockpit electronics, in-vehicle displays and electrification, which should remain key mobility…

March 9, 2023
We reiterate our Outperform on Jabil shares (JBL; $84.84; O/P) ahead of its FQ2 (Feb) results and outlook, scheduled for next Thursday (3/16 before market). We are comfortable with our FQ2E sales, operating margin, and…

March 8, 2023
Yesterday, we attended Visteon’s (VC; $168.55; NR) Investor Day in New York, which among other things, provided further support for the idea that Corning’s (GLW; $34.42; E/W) Automotive Glass Solutions’ business is well positioned to…

March 8, 2023
We have had some time to reflect on last Tuesday’s (2/28) Luminar Day in Orlando, Florida, which we attended in-person. The meeting provided us an opportunity to catch up on the quickly expanding investment story…

March 8, 2023
Yesterday, we attended the Optical Networking and Communications Conference (OFC) in San Diego, where we toured Corning’s (GLW; $34.44; E/W) trade show booth and sat in on CEO Wendell Weeks’ Plenary Session. Our meetings highlighted…

March 7, 2023
On Monday (3/6), we hosted an investor meeting in Tempe, AZ with Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $23.82; O/P) CEO Jeff Benck at its headquarters, after which we toured one of its newest electronics manufacturing services (EMS)…
March 6, 2023
We think recent news flow further highlights how Uber Technologies (UBER; $34.57; O/P), as well as DoorDash (DASH; $57.34; E/W), continue to build out commercial partnerships within increasingly important non-restaurant categories to drive revenues, including…
March 3, 2023
We think Tesla’s (TSLA; $199.25; NR) Investor Day on Wednesday (3/1) provided further support for the idea that electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers, especially Flex (FLEX; $23.03; O/P) and Jabil (JBL; $85.47; O/P), as well…

March 3, 2023
Earlier this week, Hyliion (HYLN; $2.80; NR) announced a new partnership with Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.25) to develop a prototype of a heavy-duty hydrogen-based fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). We think this news further highlights…

March 3, 2023
We cut F2024E (Jan) EPS for Dell Technologies (DELL; $40.17; E/W) from $6.10 to $5.15 after the company’s FQ1E (Apr) and full F2024E outlook disappointed, as we warned was likely. Dell pointed to weakening demand…

March 3, 2023
ChargePoint (CHPT; $11.26; O/P) produced another quarter of robust sales growth in FQ4 (Jan), albeit somewhat below Street expectations, with further gross margin improvements and opex discipline that led to better than expected operating losses….