Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR)


November 25, 2024

AMKR: Some Recent News to Consider

By Steven Fox

Amkor Technology (AMKR; $26.54; E/W) recently announced a strategic partnership with privately held Lightmatter, a photonic chips supplier, to develop a 3D-packaged chip complex that integrates more silicon in a single package. The partnership will…

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October 29, 2024

AMKR: Some Disappointing Guidance

By Steven Fox

We are reducing our 2024/2025E EPS for Amkor Technology (AMKR; $29.53; EW) from $1.55/$2.25 to $1.40/$1.85 after Q4 guidance disappointed the Street due predominantly to lower than seasonal sales to communications markets (50% of total),…

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October 28, 2024

AMKR: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Amkor Technology (AMKR; $29.53; E/W) reported Q3 EPS of $0.49, which compared to our $0.49 and the Street’s $0.50 on sales of $1,862mm (vs. our $1,838mm and the Street’s $1,840mm). Recall, AMKR’s Q3 guidance called…

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October 25, 2024

AMKR: Will Inline Be Good Enough?

By Steven Fox

We expect Amkor Technology (AMKR; $30.00; E/W) to produce Q3 results and an outlook that basically line up with Street expectations when it reports on Monday (10/28 after market) since our checks suggest signs of…

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October 7, 2024

AMKR: Further Fortifying Long Term Plans

By Steven Fox

Late last week, Amkor Technology (AMKR; $30.50; E/W) announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TSMC (TSM; $181.16; NR) whereby AMKR would expand its outsourced supply agreement of advanced semiconductor packaging solutions to include planned…

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July 30, 2024

AMKR: Some Near-Term Margin Disappointments

By Steven Fox

We adjust our 2024/2025E EPS for Amkor Technology (AMKR; $37.60; E/W) from $1.75/$2.25 to $1.55/$2.25 after Q2 operating profits came in as we anticipated, albeit with Q3E guidance that is somewhat below our thinking. Importantly,…

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July 26, 2024

AMKR: Announces Preliminary CHIPS Act Agreement Terms

By Steven Fox

This morning, Amkor Technology (AMKR; $38.18; E/W) announced a long-awaited signing of a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $600mm in funding through the U.S. CHIPS…

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July 17, 2024

AMKR: Q2 Call Should Still Point to Big H2

By Steven Fox

We are confident Amkor Technology (AMKR; $41.22; E/W) still guides to a significant sales recovery in H2 when it reports Q2 results on July 29th (after market) since our checks suggesting confidence in at least…

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June 3, 2024

AMKR: More Support for 2.5D Packaging Demand

By Steven Fox

We think news flow over the weekend out of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD; $161.57; NR) and NVIDIA (NVDA; $1,130.04; NR) provides further support to the idea that Amkor Technology (AMKR; $32.00; E/W) is well positioned…

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April 30, 2024

AMKR: Puts In Cyclical Bottom

By Steven Fox

We bump up our 2024/2025E EPS for Amkor Technology (AMKR; $31.47; E/W) from $1.60/$2.20 to $1.75/$2.25 after some better Q1 results and Q2E guidance. AMKR also still looks for a robust H2 recovery in sales,…

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April 29, 2024

AMKR: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Amkor Technology (AMKR; $31.47; E/W) reported Q1 EPS of $0.24, which handily beat our $0.10 and the Street’s $0.11 on basically as expected sales ($1,366mm vs. our $1,363mm and the Street’s $1,357mm). Recall, AMKR’s Q1…

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April 18, 2024

AMKR: Do H1 Results Matter Much for the Stock?

By Steven Fox

We continue to wonder if Amkor Technology’s (AMKR; $30.10; E/W) Q1 results and Q2E outlook, scheduled for April 29th (after market), are limited more than originally expected by a generally high exposure to still challenging…

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April 8, 2024

AMKR: Expands Partnership with Infineon

By Steven Fox

This morning, Infineon Technologies (IFX.DE; €32.18; NR) announced a new multi-year strategic partnership with Amkor Technology (AMKR; $31.45; E/W) that further expands Infineon’s use of outsourced backend manufacturing in Europe. The two companies will operate…

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March 13, 2024

AMKR: Positioned Well for Rising Complexities; Initiate with Equal-Weight

By Steven Fox

We initiate coverage of Amkor Technology (AMKR; $33.08) with an Equal-Weight rating after a 62% rally in its shares since late-October. Amkor, founded in 1968, is a top player in the outsourced semiconductor assembly and…

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