Electronics Manufacturing Services


October 14, 2024

Critical EMS Footprint Considerations

By Steven Fox

We think last week’s news that Hon Hai Technology Group (2317.TW; NT$199.00; NR), a/k/a Foxconn, plans to expand in Guadalajara, Mexico should be considered in the context of the decades of experience that North American…

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August 19, 2024

AMD Deal Further Highlights EMS Value

By Steven Fox

This morning, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD; $155.28; NR) announced plans to acquire privately held ZT Systems, which designs, assembles, integrates, and tests servers, storage, plus other data center components, as part of a primary focus…

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June 6, 2024

More Power Points for EMS

By Steven Fox

We think recent EPS prints from Atkore (ATKR; $143.65; NR), Eaton (ETN; $326.59; NR), Hubbell (HUBB; $381.62; NR), Johnson Controls (JCI; $71.95; NR) and WESCO International (WCC; $177.98; NR) point to further momentum on the…

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December 5, 2023

Some More Interesting EMS Proof Points

By Steven Fox

Last Wednesday (11/29), Celestica (CLS; $26.96; NR) hosted a virtual Investor Meeting that we think provided additional support for the idea that electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers are in a much better secular position for…

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March 3, 2023

More Auto Tech Proof Points for EMS

By Steven Fox

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…

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January 17, 2023

EMS and the India Growth Vector

By Steven Fox

We continue to envision a meaningful growth vector from global re-shoring for a range of electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers. In fact, based on our most recent industry conversations, we think EMS opportunities in India…

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November 30, 2022

Tip of the EMS Re-Shoring Iceberg?

By Steven Fox

We continue to see evidence that our well-established investment theme around global manufacturing re-shoring is still early stages when it comes to the electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers we follow (“In Unchartered Territory; Launch on…

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April 27, 2020

Should Flex Buy Veoneer

By Steven Fox

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