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Anthropic IPO filing lifts hopes for Korean chip stocks
Anthropic filed IPO paperwork with US regulators on October 26, starting the process of seeking a stock market listing.
The AI company’s filing gave investors a rare look at the finances of a leading AI model developer, and analysts said its second-quarter margins were stronger than expected.
Its adjusted operating margin was 19%, while its margin under standard accounting rules was 8.4%.
Anthropic’s revenue for each dollar spent on computing rose from 57 cents a year earlier to $2.07, as sales grew faster than computing costs.
The filing helped revive hopes for chip demand, including for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, as AI companies build computing infrastructure; analysts expected the Korean stocks to try to rebound after a market decline.
Whether the rebound lasts is uncertain, because major technology companies are relying more on outside funding to pay for AI investment.
US rate-setters’ meeting and results from Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon were due that week, giving investors more information about AI spending and companies’ cash flows.
Anthropic’s filing for a US initial public offering has raised hopes of a rebound in South Korean chip stocks, especially Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
The company filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26 to begin the Nasdaq listing process.
iM Securities said gains in US chip stocks and South Korean night futures supported expectations of a rebound.
Analysts said possible investment in AI development and infrastructure could boost demand for memory chips.
They cautioned that the rally’s durability will depend on major technology companies’ cash generation and ability to finance AI investment.
- Who
- Anthropic, the US AI company, filed for an IPO; Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were identified as potential beneficiaries.
- What
- Anthropic’s filing raised expectations of a rebound in South Korean chip stocks.
- When
- Anthropic filed on October 26; the reports and market outlook were published on October 27.
- Where
- The filing was made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a Nasdaq listing; the expected market impact concerns South Korea.
- Why
- Analysts said the listing could bring in funds for AI development and infrastructure, supporting memory-chip demand.
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Anthropic filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to begin its Nasdaq listing process.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2.82%, and South Korean KOSPI night futures gained 2.63%.
iM Securities forecast a rebound in South Korean stocks led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
- Anthropic filing
- Submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26
- Potential valuation
- Up to $2 trillion, according to market speculation
- Potential fundraising
- Up to $100 billion, according to market speculation
- Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
- Rose 2.82%
- KOSPI close on October 26
- 5,469.47, down 1.46%
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The market’s assessment of cash-generation capacity to support AI investment, rather than the scale of AI investment, is expected to determine the size of the rebound.
The most notable point in the document release was profitability.
Revenue generated per dollar of computing costs rose from 57 cents in the second quarter of last year to $2.07 in the second quarter of this year.