BN · rank #9 · 2026-09-07
SKHY
NASDAQ · $1.26T (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.64 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +54.4% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +71.9% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +85.6% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | -13.7% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.24 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.23× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +39.7% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +71% |
| Market cap (USD) | $1.26T |
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Summary
SK Hynix is the dominant global supplier of high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators, holding over 50% HBM market share with deep technology leadership in HBM3E/HBM4/HBM4E and long-term supply agreements with NVIDIA and other hyperscalers.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is directly reinforced — SKHY is a structural single-source constraint on AI compute scaling, with 54% forward revenue growth, a 0.24 forward PEG, 71% EPS surprise, and long-term customer contracts providing revenue visibility that distinguishes this from pure sentiment rotation.
Material risks
- 1US export-control tightening on Chinese fabs (annual license regime replacing waivers) could force capacity write-downs or production curtailments, directly impairing the supply ramp that underpins the bottleneck thesis.
- 2Aggressive HBM capacity additions by Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix itself risk converting the current structural shortage into oversupply by 2027–2028, compressing the pricing power and margins that make the bottleneck-solver edge durable.
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