**NOT OT**
Hey, relax a little,...
Zeev, I will be more than willing to listen to any valid issues with regard to my investments; likewise, I'm quite relaxed enough to call out blatant error when I see it.
You stated in your post that SNDK will have 20%, since ALSC invest the same $75 MM according to your own figures that should be 40%,...
No Zeev, I was referring to SNDK's 'p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l' ownership of 20%. $75 million gets them 10%, but because they are a special partner, they are being given the option to 'p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y' own 20%, should SNDK choose it. I don't know for sure whether SNDK will choose to become a 20% equity partner or not, but I consider it a prudent thing for them to do so.
As for a PSR of between 1 to 1.5 at the trough of a semi cycle, TSEM itself sold at a PSR of close to 1 in the last 12 months (low just under $7 with TTM sales of about $100 MM and about 13 MM shares outstanding then).
I notice you neglected my comparison to TSEM's contemporaries, and instead choose to dwell on the past. Contrarily, I like to consider the potential consequences of a future explosive growth in TSEM revenues.
...contract fabs that do not have their own end products, but manufacture for others, have by necessity lower margins than the fabless companies they serve, and furthermore, they do not control their own future in the same way that companies serving end demand do.
...no need to be angry or aggressive.
Zeev, you must understand that it is not aggressive nor a reflection of anger when I call out the error of someone aggressively dissing my investment, particularly when they are grossly misinformed about it.
Tower's strategy for the last two-three years has been to not only continue to be a contract manufacturer, but to also develop their own higher margin specialty technologies. That is common knowledge to anyone that has done the minimum due diligence on the company. Furthermore, with regard to being a 'contract manufacturer', I find it a major positive as a hedge against any near-term slowdown, that Tower is pre-selling capacity to their investor clients, don't you?
Regards,
thecalculator |
