03308 Zhongji Innolight is bouncing back. The stock jumped 16% today, clawing back a chunk of the day-one plunge we flagged when it broke below issue price
The move tracks the AI hardware complex turning: Nvidia's CPO (co-packaged optics) reportedly began shipping, and optical-module demand keeps running ahead of upstream supply — leaders are locking in capacity through prepayments
The debut sold off on 1.6T price-war fears. Today the tape is weighing the other side of the same story: if demand outpaces supply into 2027, the module leaders sit on the right side of it
The fundamentals never moved — Q1 2026 revenue up 192%, net profit up 273.7%. What changed is sentiment, not the order book
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Zhongji Innolight (HKEX: 03308), the world's largest optical transceiver maker, debuted in Hong Kong today — the biggest HK listing since Alibaba's 2019 return — and broke below its issue price on day one
Its A-shares (300308 SZ) fell 15.69% to RMB 908, shedding over RMB 160B in a session, now down 35%+ from a June 22 high
Two things drove the sell-off: chatter that 1.6T optical module prices could fall below $600 next year, stoking price-war fears; and a view that the lower H-share pricing — about a 21% discount to the A-shares — would weigh on the A-line
The fundamentals tell a different story. Q1 2026 revenue hit RMB 19.5B, up 192% YoY, net profit up 273.7%. Hours after the drop, the chairman proposed a RMB 4–8B A-share buyback
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