CXMT: China’s Top Chipmaker by Valuation Rankings

Chipmaker CXMT Soars to The Top of China’s Valuation Rankings

Despite a recent selloff in international tech equities, shares of CXMT Corp (688825.SS) opened new tab rose more than 500% on their Shanghai trading debut on Monday following Asia’s largest IPO this year, propelling the chipmaker to the top of China’s stock market by valuation.

In contrast to its sale price of 8.66 yuan a share, the stock hit 54.65 yuan in the middle of the session. CXMT’s market capitalization increased dramatically from $85.5 billion during the IPO process to 3.65 trillion yuan ($539.21 billion) as a result of the rally.

The stunning debut makes CXMT the most valued firm listed in China, overtaking Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (601398.SS), opens new tab, the market’s prior heavyweight.

The chipmaker has emerged as a key player in China’s endeavor to stabilize its semiconductor ecosystem and close the gap in key areas like artificial intelligence, as U.S. limitations have increased the stakes in the global technology race.

China Resources New Energy (001248.SZ) opened a new tab following its $3.6 billion IPO in China earlier this month, but CXMT’s first-day rise far outpaced the company’s more than doubling.

As local markets negotiate uncertainty after an AI-led selloff, the impressive debut offers a measure of what investors are ready to pay for a prominent Chinese semiconductor company.

During the morning session, CXMT shares valued at 122 billion yuan were traded in Shanghai. The first A-share stock to sell more than 100 billion yuan in a single day was CXMT.

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Concerns about a bubble have also been raised by CXMT’s spectacular rise, which has valued it at over half of American rival Micron (MU.O) and opened a new tab. It has been able to hike costs for IT clients like Huawei thanks to its growing influence in China.

Chipmakers and other AI-related businesses have led the way in this year’s gains in the global share market. However, investor euphoria has increasingly been tempered by worries about stretched valuations and whether large AI-related capital expenditures can produce earnings growth fast enough.