Super Storage Week, How to Value It?
"Super Memory Week: How to Value It?"
The week of July 27th marked a pivotal moment for the global memory chip market. On Monday, ChangXin Memory Technology (CXMT, 688825.SH) debuted on the Shanghai STAR Market, with its share price experiencing high volatility and settling around 49 yuan, resulting in a massive market capitalization of over 3.2 trillion yuan. This valuation far exceeds traditional models, as the market priced in CXMT's future potential as China's first large-scale DRAM producer rather than just current fundamentals.
This event signaled that China's memory industry is transitioning from a cycle follower to a significant variable in global market valuations. The week also saw major earnings reports from South Korean giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, which highlighted strong profits driven by AI memory demand but also raised questions about future capacity expansion and the cycle's sustainability.
The core debate centers on CXMT's true worth: is it based on immediate profits, the current DRAM boom, or China's strategic potential in semiconductors over the next decade? While CXMT has rapidly grown to become the world's fourth major DRAM player, gaps remain with incumbents in profitability, advanced products (like HBM), and technology ecosystems.
The divergent market reactions underscored the valuation challenge. Chinese markets priced CXMT for its scarcity and national strategic importance, while overseas markets began to reprice global chip stocks, factoring in potential future competition from Chinese capacity expansion. Ultimately, CXMT's valuation hinges on its ability to convert its massive financing and market-assigned "option value" into tangible technological progress, yield improvements, capacity, and sustained profits in the coming quarters and years.
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