SK hynix's surging earnings challenge the idea that commodity memory profits are about to vanish. The attached report says third-quarter operating profit rose more than sevenfold and its operating margin reached 80%; analysts quoted there expect the earnings climb to continue at least through next year. Micron and Samsung are named alongside SK hynix. x.com 

SK hynix's 'insane' earnings set up a sharp move higher in the shares. x.com 

SK hynix's stronger pricing and contracted demand support the still-favored memory duration trade. DRAM and HBM capacity is sold out through 2029, and a supply-demand imbalance is expected through 2030. More than half of 2027-28 capacity is under long-term agreements, with agreed 2027 HBM prices significantly higher year on year. Guangfa HK expects fund flows and bearish sentiment to improve after earnings. x.com 

Korean equities' 2026 crashes were forced-liquidation flushes, not a broken thesis, and memory earnings and exports will carry KOSPI back up. All four circuit-breaker days came from external or technical shocks, a war-driven oil spike, a crowded AI unwind and foreign outflows, amplified by record retail margin debt above 38tn won; none came from Korean earnings breaking. SK Hynix just posted record revenue at a 72% operating margin. The real risk is the memory cycle itself rolling over. x.com 

Korean equities look like a leveraged mania in which money arrived faster than judgment, and borrowers may not survive the drawdown. Samsung and SK Hynix now make up over 54% of the KOSPI, up from 16% in 2016, and margin loans hit a record 36 trillion won, double a year ago, as Koreans surrendered insurance policies to buy stocks. On July 14 Samsung fell 10.70% and SK Hynix 15.37%, and the KOSPI sits near 6,750 from above 8,000. The businesses and the AI buildout remain real. x.com 

Korean equities are probably going higher as Samsung and SK hynix move toward capital returns while memory fundamentals strengthen. Multiple banks share the Samsung capital-return thesis, SK hynix says returns are imminent, both cite strong demand and long-term agreements, and Apple says memory prices will rise a lot next quarter. With froth and leverage cleared and hyperscaler revenue accelerating, a healthier rally looks likely, depending partly on a reasonable Iran resolution. x.com  x.com  … Show more

The Korean market is still seriously undervalued as its role in AI semiconductors is re-rated from a memory-cycle trade to a structural pillar of AI infrastructure. On May 6 the KOSPI broke 7,000, Samsung Electronics reached a trillion-dollar market cap, SK hynix hit an all-time high, and foreign investors net bought over 3 trillion won in one day. Most investors still stop at those two giants and miss the dozens of equipment, materials, test, packaging, power and optics suppliers beneath them. … Show more

A Samsung earnings miss should spark a rally that marks the start of the next leg up for memory stocks including Micron, SK hynix and SanDisk. A quoted post sums up the setup: Samsung just posted the most profitable quarter ever by any company, yet trades at a forward P/E of 4. x.com  x.com 

A four-year memory supply shortage could make low forward earnings multiples compelling if long-term agreements hold. At forward P/Es of 3.5 for Samsung, 5 for Micron and 3.1 for SK hynix, the sub-4 names could return roughly 100% over four years and still retain value even if margins subsequently compress sharply. x.com  x.com 

SK hynix and Samsung preferred remain bullish memory bets because the Korean names have a faster payback than Micron. The comparison is 3-4 years versus roughly eight for Micron, though Micron seems to be working fine. AI-trade tail risk could still cause steep losses in these names, as can happen even with low-P/E stocks. x.com