Today was a very confusing day for investors who lean on smartphone and tablet technologies.
The overall market is swooning on jobs data (not to be confused with Jobs data, which look encouraging), and a disappointing report by Marvell Technology Group
Of course, the comparison to Marvell is a little unfair. Marvell is only just looking to move downstream into cheaper handsets, and Spreadtrum is a giant in the TD-SCDMA chips used in China.
Citing execution and an improved cost structure, CFO Shannon Gao presented 200% year-over-year revenue growth and guided to another record-sales quarter coming right up. Sales of mobile radio chips more than quadrupled, albeit at dramatically lower unit prices.
That's the market environment into which Marvell, Qualcomm
If you want to invest in Chinese consumerism, Spreadtrum would be as good a place as any to start. Just be mindful of the stock's nosebleed valuation, driven by 275% gains over the last year. You're not the first investor to see gold in them thar Himalayas!
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