Hikvision Stock Surges - Doubling In Past Year

By: John Honovich, Published on Jun 29, 2017

Hikvision's stock, on the China Shenzhen stock exchange, has more than doubled in the past year, vaulting the company's worth to an astounding (for the video surveillance industry) $44 billion USD (~300 billion RMB).

Inside this note, we examine the rise, the factors driving it and comparing to the rest of the video surveillance industry.

*********'* *****, ** *** China ******** ***** ********, has **** **** ******* in *** **** ****, vaulting *** *******'* ***** to ** ********** (*** the ***** ************ ********) $44 ******* *** (~*** billion ***).

****** **** ****, ** examine *** ****, *** factors ******* ** *** comparing ** *** **** of *** ***** ************ industry.

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Rise ** ***** *****

***** **** ****, *********'* stock ***** *** **** than *******, **** **** 2016 **** * ***** valuation ** ~*** ******* RMB (~$** ******* ***), now ***********~*** ******* *** ($44 ******* ***).

Charts *** ********

***** ****** ************ *** overall ***** ** *********'* stock ** * ****** stock ***** ** ***** incorrectly ** * ****** day ***** **** ******* readjusting *** *** ******* number ** ******, *.*.:

Revenue *******

** ******** ** *********'* 100%+ ***** ***** ******, 2016 ******* *** ** 26% ** ~$*.* *******, up **** ****'* ~$*.* billion, ******* ** *********'* **** financial ******* (******* *******).

** **** ******* *** up **% ** $* billion ***. ****, ******* of ******* *** **** falling ** **, ** is ********* *** ****** revenue ******* ** *** year.

Profit *******

********* ******** **** *** profits ** ~$* ******* USD, **.*% ** *******.

Domestic / ************* *****

** ****, ***** ******** sales *** **.**% ** revenue, ~$*.* ******* ***, with ******** ***** ******* at **.**%, ~$*** ******* higher **** ****.

** ********, ********* ***-***** sales (********* *** *** branded, ***** *** *** split) *** **.**% (~$*.* billion ***), ******* ** 40.62% **** ****.

Dahua ********* ** **%

*********'* ******** ***** *****'* stock ***** *** **** up ************* ** *** past ****, ** * robust **%, *** *********** a $** ******* *********:

Other ******* ************ ***** *****

********* *** ***** *** not ***** **** ***** rises.******* (******** ****)*** **** ******** ******** ***%+ ********** ******** **** ***. And *******, * ***** surveillance ********* ********,***** ***** *** **** than ************ ***** ******** **** IPO.

$44 ******* ***** ***** ** ***********

*********'* $** ******* *********, for *** ***** ************ industry, ** ********.**** *** ******** ** 2015 *** **** $* billion ***, ** **** ********** terms, ** **** * sense ** ***********.

***** ********* ******** *** ~20% ** ****** ***** surveillance (********* ***** ******** position ****** ** *****), Hikvision ****** ******** *** 60%+ ** *** ****** valuation ** *** ****** industry (**** - **** is ** ******** ***** rest ** ******** ******* of $** ** $** billion *** * **** conventional ***** ** ******* ratio ** ~*).

Chinese ***** ****** *******

*** ******* ***** ****** has **** ***** ***** well *** ********* ** these ********* **** **** willing ** ****** **** richer ********** ******** ** revenues *** *******.

*** **** ****** ******* is *** ****** **** to *** ********* *** other***** ******* ********* ** the **** *****, ***** ***** **** for **** ***** ** Chinese ****** *** ******** their ******.

Artificial ************ *********

********* *** **** ********* and ******** **** **** promoting *** ***** ** video ************ ** ** / **** ******** (*******:***** *** *** *********** Video,********* ****** ************** ***********).******'* **** / ****** has ***** **** *** Hikvision.

** ***** ** ******* shipment *** ****** ******, AI *** ***** ************ is ********** *****. *******, if **** *** ***** out **, ********* **** a $*+ ******* **** China ****** *** ** to **** *** ****** of ******* *** ******** using ** ** *** massive '******' ********* ************ systems **** ********* ** so ****** ******** **.

Government ********* ********* **** ****** *********

********* ******* ********** ******** ******** ******. **** is ****** ***** ***** state ***** ***********, *.*., the **** ** *****, China ******* *****, ********** are ***** ***** ***** owned ****** ********* ****, along, **** ********* *** being ****** ** *** MSCI ***** (*** **** ** ** large ***** ********* ***** listed *****).

Outlook / ******

** *** **** ****, very **** ********** ******* companies ** **** **** acquisitions *******, ** ****** reward ********* **** ********** stock ****** *** *********** to **** ****** ***** funds *** *********.

** *** ******** ****, very **** ********** (***, e.g., ********* ****** ** a ****** */* ** 40+), *** **** ***** downturns, ***** *** ************* extremely ********** ** *** reverse ** *** ***** positives **** **** ****. The ******* ******* **** face *********** ********** **** debt ********** ***********, ** **********, ***** steeply **** **********.

*** ******* **, *** now, *** ***** ** Hikvision (*** ** * lesser *** ********* ****** Dahua) ***** ***** ** a ****** ***** *** the ********* ** *** China *************.

Comments (9)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

06/29/17 04:31pm

* ***** ********* ** "data" **** *** ******** stock ****** *** ** well ** ********* ** the ******** ****** ** unicorn *****, *** *********** of ******'* **** ** how **** ***** ********** has ** **** *** wings ** *****, **'* all ******* **** ** base ** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 06/29/17 04:53pm

"****" **** *** ******** stock ****** *** ** well ** ********* ** the ******** ****** ** unicorn *****

*** ******:

*** ***** ***** ** 'correct'. *********'* ****** ********* is ****** $** ******* USD. ** ********* ***** go ****, ** ***** be ******** ******** ** 'fundamentals" (********* *** *** views ****), ** ***** benefit **** *** ***** government's ********* / ******* of *** ******** ****** but ****'* *** '****' output ** *** *********.

*** ********** ********** ***** be ********, *.*., **** recently***** ***** ***** ********** reported ********* *********** * ******* ****** who ******** "****** ***** ** *****’* Publicly ****** *********: **** Luck **** ****" *** **** "** ****** *** * Chinese ******* **** ***** than ***** **** ** books".

*** ******* ** *** much ********* ******** ** distorts *** **********, * have ** ******** ** reports ** ** ** I ** *** ***** to ******* ** ** the '*****'.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 06/30/17 05:23pm

-*** ******* ** *** much ********* ******** ** distorts *** **********, * have ** ******** ** reports ** ** ** I ** *** ***** to ******* ** ** the '*****'.

*** *** ****** **** Journalism ******? ******** *********** such ** ****** ******* are *** ****** **** "IPVM ***** *********" *** garner * *************** ********* headline *** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 06/30/17 10:39pm

******** *********** **** ** actual ******* *** *** needed

** ***, **'* **** that *** *** ****** hard *********! :)

*** *********, **** **, our ********* ** **** sourced. ******** ** ****** on *** * ****** or *******.

**** *** **** ********:

**** ** *** *** companies ** *****, ** consistently ********* *** **** sources / ********. *** you ******* **** ** said ********* ******** ***** Hikvision ** **** *******? :)

John Honovich

IPVM | 07/25/17 12:15pm

******:********* **** * *** article **** ***** *********** *** ** * Shenzhen *** ******* *** cites *****:

** *** ***** ****** since ***** ******* * trading **** ******* **** Kong *** ********, *** top ********* ** ******** investors **** ************ ********* ******* ********** Co.,**** ******** ********** ***.******** ***** **. **** ** *** three *** ***** **** than ** ******* **** year, ** *** ******** Composite ***** ********* * percent...

**** **** *** ******, analysts *** ******* ***** excessive ********** ** *** three.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

07/25/17 09:24pm

**** ** * **** in *** **** ** I **** **** **** one. *** *** ****** stories **** **** **** written ***** *** ********* folks ** ********* *** the **** **** *** how **** ***** **** are ****** ******* ** the "****** ****" *** so-forth *** *** *** reported **** *** ******** making **** ***** **** GENITALTEC *** **** ********? Left-Right-Up -****, ***** *** is **?

** * *** * 'correction ** *****' ** the ******** *** **** or ***** *** ******* chanting **** **** ********** in *****, ******* *** skewed, *** *** ***?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 07/25/17 10:00pm

**********

****'* ********.

** * *** * 'correction ** *****'

**. *** *******,*****'* ** **** ********** came ********, ********* **% ******* growth *** **% ********* profit ******, **** ****** than **** ******* *********.

** ****** ** *** conclude **** **** ***** is ***** **** **** better **** ********* ** we *** **** ********** assume **** ********* ** amiss ****** ***** **** these *********** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 01/10/18 12:47pm

********* ******* ****** ***** ******'* article***** *** ******* / most ******** ******* *********:

* ******* ***% ***** in ****** *** ****** Hangzhou ********* ******* **********, the *****'* *** ***** of ************ *******, ** 40th *****. *** ******* has **** *** ***** ties ** *** ******* government ** ******** *** domestic ****** ***** ************ on ****** ****** ** countries ********** ******** ******* terrorism.

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/26/18 12:34pm

********* ** *** #* overall ***** ******, ** 441% ***** ******* ****** Xi **** ** ***** in ****, ****** *** ********* ***** shows:

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