Strategic Financial Research Report: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

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Latest Quarter Earnings Summary#

The fiscal landscape for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) as of the conclusion of 2025 and moving into early 2026 represents a historic inflection point, signaling the company's successful pivot from a challenger in the central processing unit (CPU) space to a foundational pillar of global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. For the fourth quarter of 2025, management provided a revenue guidance midpoint of approximately billion, which would constitute a increase year-over-year.¹ This projection reflects a sustained demand profile across the company’s diversified portfolio, but it is particularly anchored by the accelerating ramp of the Instinct MI300 and MI350 series accelerators. Analysts have largely validated this trajectory, with consensus forecasts reaching as high as billion in revenue and an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of , following a third quarter that already saw the company surpass the billion quarterly revenue threshold for the first time.³

The third quarter of 2025 served as a definitive precursor to the current fiscal standing, reporting record revenue of billion, driven by a year-over-year surge.² During this period, the Data Center segment emerged as the primary growth engine, contributing billion in revenue—a annual increase.⁴ This growth was catalyzed by two main factors: the mass adoption of 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin" processors among hyperscalers and the aggressive deployment of Instinct MI350 Series GPUs for AI training and inference. The profitability metrics accompanying these record revenues were equally robust, with GAAP gross margins reaching and non-GAAP margins hitting , reflecting the higher average selling prices (ASPs) associated with data center silicon compared to consumer-grade hardware.²

Operational highlights leading into the 2026 period include a landmark strategic partnership with OpenAI, wherein AMD was designated a core preferred partner to deploy 6 gigawatts of GPU capacity for next-generation AI infrastructure.² Furthermore, the introduction of the "Helios" rack-scale server design has positioned AMD as a viable alternative to NVIDIA's dominant vertical integration, offering a platform that incorporates MI450 GPUs, "Venice" EPYC CPUs, and Pensando "Vulcano" networking technology.² Despite these advancements, the company faced significant regulatory headwinds, specifically the total exclusion of revenue from the Instinct MI308 GPU shipments to China due to U.S. government export restrictions—a loss that management has successfully mitigated through increased demand from Western cloud service providers.²

The sequential revenue growth of guided for Q4 2025, while seemingly modest compared to the year-over-year expansion, must be interpreted in the context of the massive ramp-up already achieved in Q3. This indicates that the AI hardware market is entering a phase of sustained, high-volume deployment rather than sporadic, one-time orders. Management’s emphasis on the ROCm 7 software stack is a critical qualitative takeaway, as it directly addresses the historical "software moat" held by competitors. By boosting training and inference performance and expanding enterprise tools, ROCm 7 facilitates the migration of workloads from proprietary architectures to AMD's open ecosystem, a shift that is likely to underpin growth through the 2026-2027 fiscal periods.¹

Business Model#

The business model of Advanced Micro Devices has undergone a profound evolution over the last decade, transitioning from a fabless design shop struggling for relevance to a global leader in high-performance and adaptive computing. The company operates as a fabless semiconductor entity, meaning it focuses entirely on the architecture, design, and software integration of its chips while outsourcing the capital-intensive manufacturing process to specialized foundries, primarily TSMC.⁸ This model allows AMD to maintain a lean balance sheet and allocate its capital toward research and development (R&D), which is the lifeblood of its competitive strategy.

Revenue Streams and Segment Analysis#

AMD categorizes its operations into four primary segments: Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded. The revenue distribution as of the 2024 fiscal year reveals the successful execution of its "data-center-first" strategy, with the high-margin infrastructure business now accounting for nearly half of total sales.

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The Data Center segment is the crown jewel of the modern AMD, providing high-performance computing (HPC) solutions for cloud giants and enterprise data centers. The Client segment serves the personal computer market, providing the "Zen" architecture-based Ryzen processors that have consistently gained market share from Intel.⁸ The Gaming segment remains a stable contributor, supplying the "brains" for the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox ecosystems, alongside discrete Radeon graphics cards.⁸ The Embedded segment, bolstered significantly by the billion acquisition of Xilinx, provides critical components for the automotive, industrial, and telecommunications sectors, offering high-margin, long-lifecycle products that provide a counter-cyclical hedge to the consumer-driven segments.⁸

Customer Dynamics and Market Penetration#

The company’s customer base is characterized by a high degree of concentration, common in the semiconductor industry. A small number of large-scale clients, primarily the "Hyperscalers" (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud), account for a substantial portion of total revenue.² In the third quarter of 2025, the company highlighted a surge in enterprise adoption, with Ryzen PC sell-through increasing by year-over-year, supported by large-scale corporate deployments in healthcare and manufacturing.⁴

AMD does not typically disclose the exact number of units sold for every SKU, but the scale of its operations is evidenced by its presence in 172 of the world's Top500 supercomputers.¹⁰ In the GPU market, while NVIDIA remains the dominant leader with a to share of discrete GPU shipments, AMD has maintained a presence around to , positioning itself as the primary alternative and "second source" for large-scale deployments that require competitive pricing and open-source software flexibility.¹¹

The Moat: Architectural Leadership and Open Ecosystems#

AMD’s competitive moat is constructed around three structural advantages: architectural innovation, chiplet-based packaging, and an open software strategy. The "Zen" CPU architecture allowed AMD to regain technical parity and eventually leadership over Intel in performance-per-watt metrics, a critical factor for data center operators looking to minimize electricity costs.⁴ By pioneering the use of chiplets—smaller, modular pieces of silicon interconnected via advanced packaging—AMD achieved higher manufacturing yields and lower costs than competitors who relied on monolithic designs.¹²

Furthermore, the company's software strategy serves as a strategic differentiator. While NVIDIA's CUDA is a closed, proprietary system that locks users into their hardware, AMD’s ROCm (Radeon Open Compute) is an open-source platform. This openness is increasingly attractive to large-scale customers who want to avoid vendor lock-in and contribute to a communal software ecosystem, as evidenced by the OpenAI and Meta partnerships.²

Headwinds and Risks#

The semiconductor industry is defined by high capital intensity, rapid product cycles, and extreme sensitivity to macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts. AMD, despite its recent success, operates under several significant risk umbrellas that could impact its performance in both the short and long term.

Economic and Industry Risks#

In the short term, the company is vulnerable to the cyclicality of consumer spending. The Client and Gaming segments, while currently rebounding, were severely depressed in 2023 following the post-pandemic hardware glut.¹³ A global memory shortage currently poses a risk to PC makers, who may be forced to raise laptop and desktop prices, thereby slowing the adoption of AMD's latest Ryzen 9000 series processors.³ Additionally, there is a pervasive "AI bubble" concern; if the massive capital expenditures by hyperscalers do not result in proportional revenue generation from AI services, a significant correction in data center spending could follow, impacting AMD's most profitable segment.³

Inventory management also remains a persistent challenge. In Q3 2025, AMD's inventory-to-COGS ratio rose to 1.74, a level that suggests potential inventory pressure if the anticipated holiday and AI upgrade cycles do not meet volume expectations.⁴ The reliance on a small number of customers means the loss or even a moderate spending reduction by a single client like Microsoft or Sony could have a disproportionate impact on the quarterly P&L.⁸

Political and Geopolitical Risks#

Geopolitical tensions represent perhaps the most significant tail risk for AMD. As a fabless company, it is entirely dependent on third-party foundries, primarily TSMC in Taiwan, for its leading-edge production.⁸ Any escalation of conflict in the Taiwan Strait would likely lead to a permanent disruption of the global semiconductor supply chain, for which there is currently no viable alternative for high-end 4nm and 5nm nodes.

Furthermore, the U.S.-China trade war has already had a tangible impact. The imposition of export restrictions on high-end AI chips led to the total cancellation of Instinct MI308 shipments to China, a market that previously represented a massive growth opportunity.² These regulatory barriers are often permanent or semi-permanent, forcing the company to reconfigure its product roadmap and seek growth in alternative geographic regions. The company also faces increased scrutiny regarding AI safety and responsible use, which could lead to future regulatory constraints on the design and deployment of large-scale GPU clusters.¹⁵

Competitive Threats#

The competitive landscape remains aggressive. Intel, through its "IDM 2.0" strategy, is investing hundreds of billions to regain manufacturing leadership and is becoming a direct competitor in the foundry space as well as the design space.⁸ NVIDIA’s dominance in the AI software ecosystem (CUDA) remains a formidable barrier to entry for AMD’s Instinct GPUs in certain deep-learning workloads.¹¹ Failure to continue the rapid cadence of architectural innovation (e.g., if "Zen 6" or the MI400 series misses performance targets) would lead to a rapid loss of market share, given the lack of switching costs for hyperscale customers who can easily pivot to alternative silicon.¹

Cost Structure#

AMD’s cost structure reflects its status as a high-technology R&D powerhouse that operates through a variable-cost manufacturing model. Understanding the interplay between fixed innovation costs and variable production costs is essential for assessing its margin sustainability.

Fixed and Variable Costs#

The company’s most significant variable cost is the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). For fiscal year 2024, COGS reached billion against billion in revenue.¹⁶ This includes the price paid to TSMC for wafers, the cost of substrates, and the expenses associated with outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) services. Because AMD is fabless, it does not carry the massive fixed costs of owning and maintaining a semiconductor fabrication plant (a "fab"), which allows it to scale its costs more effectively with revenue volume.⁸

However, the company’s fixed costs are substantial, primarily driven by Research and Development (R&D). In the semiconductor world, R&D is not discretionary; it is a prerequisite for survival. For the twelve months ending September 2025, R&D expenses were a record billion, representing nearly of revenue.¹⁷ These costs have trended sharply upward as the complexity of chip design increases at advanced nodes.

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Labor and Marketing Expenses#

Labor is a major component of both R&D and SG&A. AMD’s workforce has expanded from approximately 8,900 in 2017 to 28,000 by late 2024.²⁰ This rapid hiring has been necessary to build out the software teams required for ROCm and to support the integration of Xilinx and ZT Systems. The average revenue per employee stands at approximately million, a high figure that demonstrates the scalability of the designer-talent model.²¹

Marketing and advertising expenses, encapsulated within SG&A, have also seen a marked increase. SG&A for the TTM period ending September 2025 was billion, a increase year-over-year.²² This surge is driven by branding efforts for AI PC processors (Ryzen AI) and discrete graphics, as well as the sales teams required to support massive data center contracts.

Cost Trends and Economic Conditions#

During periods of economic expansion, AMD’s margins typically expand as it achieves better absorption of its fixed R&D costs and benefits from a "richer" product mix (selling more high-margin server chips vs. low-margin budget CPUs). Conversely, in economic downturns, the high fixed R&D load remains constant even as revenue declines, which can lead to rapid margin contraction. This was evident in 2023, where operating income fell significantly during the PC market slump.¹³ However, the company's shift toward the Data Center segment has made its cost structure more resilient, as enterprise infrastructure spending tends to be less volatile than consumer discretionary spending.

Management and Governance#

The modern history of AMD is synonymous with the tenure of Dr. Lisa Su, who assumed the role of President and CEO in October 2014. Her leadership is widely cited as the catalyst for the company’s resurgence from the brink of insolvency to its current status as a trillion-dollar-potential technology giant.

Current Executive Team and Board#

The executive leadership team is characterized by stability and technical expertise.

• Dr. Lisa T. Su (Chair and CEO): An electrical engineer by training, Dr. Su’s "best products" strategy prioritized technical excellence over short-term market share. She holds over 4.7 million shares of the company, valued at more than billion, ensuring deep alignment with shareholders.²³

• Jean Hu (Executive VP, CFO, and Treasurer): Formerly the CFO of Marvell, Hu has brought a rigorous focus on capital allocation and free cash flow generation.⁶

• Mark Papermaster (Executive VP and CTO): A veteran of Apple and IBM, Papermaster has overseen the development of the "Zen" architecture from its inception.²⁴

The Board of Directors consists of eight nominees, seven of whom are independent.²³ To ensure robust oversight, given that Dr. Su serves as both Chair and CEO, the board has elected Nora M. Denzel as the Lead Independent Director.²³ The board includes individuals with deep experience in finance, semiconductor manufacturing, and software, such as Mark Durcan (former CEO of Micron) and Abhi Talwalkar (former CEO of LSI).²³

Performance and Integrity#

Management has established a culture of transparency and execution. During earnings calls, Dr. Su is known for providing realistic, often conservative guidance and addressing analyst questions with technical specificity rather than marketing fluff.¹ The company has successfully navigated complex integrations, notably the billion Xilinx acquisition, which was completed without major operational disruptions—a rarity for a deal of that size.⁸

There have been no significant scandals or integrity issues raised against the current management team. The company maintains a "Worldwide Standards of Business Conduct" and a specific Code of Ethics for senior finance executives to ensure accurate reporting.²³ Furthermore, a "clawback" policy is in place to recover executive compensation in the event of financial restatements.²³

Value Alignment#

AMD uses a pay-for-performance compensation model. A significant portion of executive wealth is tied to stock-based awards that vest based on meeting long-term strategic and financial goals. For instance, Dr. Su does not receive additional compensation for her service on the board, and her primary motivation is derived from the long-term appreciation of her equity stake.²³ The company also mandates minimum stock ownership requirements for all non-employee directors, further aligning the board's interests with those of the stockholders.²³

Shareholders and Capital Returns#

AMD’s ownership structure is dominated by large institutional investment firms, a testament to the stock's inclusion in major indices like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Top Shareholders and Voting Rights#

As of March 2025, the primary institutional holders are:

1. The Vanguard Group: 142,442,745 shares (8.8% of class).²³

2. BlackRock, Inc.: 124,945,206 shares (7.7% of class).²³

These institutions regularly exercise their voting rights on critical corporate matters. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, key topics included the election of directors, ratification of Ernst & Young as the auditor, and the approval of executive compensation.²³ One of the most significant items was the approval to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2.25 billion to 4.0 billion.²³ This move provides the company with the structural flexibility for future acquisitions or potentially a stock split, though management has not officially announced such a plan. Institutional investors like BlackRock and Vanguard generally support management on these "good governance" and structural proposals, provided they are tied to long-term value creation.²⁶

Share Buyback History vs. Former 10 Years#

AMD’s approach to capital returns has shifted from preservation to distribution. Between 2011 and 2018, the company performed virtually no buybacks as it was focused on servicing debt and funding R&D during its turnaround phase.²⁸

As the company became FCF-positive, it initiated aggressive buyback programs. In May 2025, the board authorized a new billion share repurchase program, supplementing an existing billion balance for a total authority of billion.²⁹ This compares to 2022, when buybacks peaked at billion following the Xilinx merger to offset share dilution.²⁸ In the first quarter of 2025 alone, the company repurchased 7 million shares for million.³¹ Management has explicitly stated that they do not expect to pay dividends in the near future, preferring to use excess cash for buybacks and strategic M&A.⁸

Value Investor Activity#

Historically, AMD was a favorite of "deep value" and "contrarian" investors during the 2014-2016 era when the stock traded below per share. As the company transitioned to a growth narrative, many pure value funds exited. However, modern value investors, such as those tracking the "Miller Value Partners" or "Fisher Investments" style, have maintained positions at various times. Miller Value Partners, for instance, focuses on "Deep Value Select" strategies where stocks are at a deep discount to historical ranges, though they have recently focused on more distressed names like Nabors Industries.³²

Current 13F filings show that "Jennison Associates" significantly increased its position in late 2025, adding over 10 million shares, while others like "Mutual Advisors" have trimmed slightly.³³ The average buy price for many long-term institutional holders ranges from to , based on the steady accumulation during the 2023-2024 price consolidation.³⁴

10 Years Key Metrics#

The following financial metrics have been aggregated from audited annual filings and TTM supplemental data.

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Buffett-Style Checklist#

Assessing AMD through the lens of deep value investing yields a nuanced result. While the company exhibits high-quality operational traits, its current market valuation is incompatible with traditional margin-of-safety requirements.

1. Valuation Discipline#

• Price to Earning ratio (P/E) 15: FAILED. AMD’s current TTM P/E of and forward P/E of reflect a "growth at any price" market sentiment rather than a value entry point.⁹

• PEG Ratio (Peter Lynch) < 1: FAILED. Despite high growth, the P/E expansion has outpaced EPS growth in recent quarters, keeping the PEG ratio elevated.⁴¹

• Price to Book ratio (P/B) 1.5: FAILED. The current P/B of is more than four times the value threshold.⁹

• Margin of Safety 25%: FAILED. Current market prices are at a significant premium to conservative DCF-based intrinsic values , offering no margin of safety.⁴²

2. Cash Generation & Allocation#

• Free-Cash-Flow (FCF) Positive: PASSED. The company has been FCF-positive since 2019.³⁶

• FCF/Revenue > 5%: PASSED. Current FCF margin is approximately , demonstrating strong cash conversion.⁹

• Return on Retained Earnings 12%: PASSED. The compound growth in book value per share and the reinvestment into high-margin data center products have historically yielded high incremental returns, though they are currently masked by Xilinx-related amortization.³⁷

3. Growth & Predictability#

• EPS Record: FAILED. While structural growth is evident, the record is not rising every year due to the semiconductor cycle (e.g., 2023 decline).¹⁴

• Shareholder Equity CAGR 10%: PASSED. The 10-year growth in book value per share has been meteoric, rising from sub- levels to over .¹⁶

• Owner’s Earnings (OE): FAILED. While OE is positive, the OE / Market Cap yield is well below due to the extreme market capitalization of billion.⁹

4. Balance Sheet Safety#

• Debt-to-Equity < 0.5: PASSED. The ratio is exceptionally low at .³⁹

• Interest Coverage (EBIT / Interest) 3x: PASSED. Operating income covers interest expenses by a massive margin.¹⁶

• Interest Expense / Operating Income 15%: PASSED. Leverage is negligible.¹⁶

• Current Ratio > 1.5: PASSED. The current ratio is stable at .⁹

5. Profitability & Efficiency#

• Gross Margin 40%: PASSED. TTM non-GAAP margins are .²

• Net Profit Margin 20%: FAILED. Current margins are , though they are trending upward.⁹

• ROE 15% (10-yr avg): FAILED. The average is weighed down by the turnaround years and recent dilution.³⁹

• ROIC 12% (10-yr avg): FAILED. Similar to ROE, the long-term average is below the threshold.⁴¹

• Depreciation / Gross Profit 10%: PASSED. As a fabless firm, depreciation is a minor component of the cost structure.

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis#

This DCF model estimates the intrinsic value of AMD based on the present value of its future free cash flows. The baseline FCF used is the 2024 annual figure of billion.³⁶

DCF Parameters#

• Base FCF: million.

• Shares Outstanding: billion.

• Discount Rate (WACC): .

• Terminal Growth Rate: .

Situation 1: No-Growth Case#

This case assumes zero growth in FCF for 10 years, followed by a terminal growth.

Intrinsic Value: per share.

Buy Price (30% MoS): .

Situation 2: Conservative Case#

Using the lowest FCF growth period in the last 10 years (excluding negative growth years), we assume a steady growth rate.

Intrinsic Value: per share.

Buy Price (30% MoS): .

Situation 3: Nominal Case#

Using the average annual FCF growth over the last decade (), we model a "high-growth ramp" followed by moderation.

• Years 1-5: growth.

• Years 6-10: growth.

Intrinsic Value: per share.

Buy Price (30% MoS): .

Note: The massive discrepancy between the intrinsic values and the current price indicates that the market is discounting a growth scenario significantly more aggressive than the historical average, likely anticipating near-monopoly profits in the AI sector.

Key Metrics Trends and Insights#

A decade-long analysis of AMD’s financial trajectory reveals a classic "S-curve" growth profile. In the 2015-2016 period, the company was a distressed asset, with gross margins struggling below and a negative net income.¹⁴ The 2017 introduction of the Zen architecture caused a fundamental shift, initiating a period of triple-digit revenue growth in the Data Center segment.

The acquisition of Xilinx in 2022 fundamentally changed the balance sheet, increasing total assets from billion to billion and providing a stable foundation of "Embedded" revenue that mitigated the volatility of the consumer PC cycle.⁹ However, this deal also introduced significant non-cash amortization charges, which have historically suppressed GAAP net income while FCF remained strong.²

Looking forward to the 2026-2028 horizon, the primary driver will be the conversion of "AI pipeline" to "AI revenue." With strategic deals like the 6GW OpenAI partnership and the "Helios" rack deployments, AMD is successfully carving out a role as the essential alternative to NVIDIA.² The financial success of this period will be measured by the company’s ability to drive non-GAAP gross margins toward the threshold, a target that appears achievable if data center revenues continue to comprise more than of the total mix.

Summary Visualization Descriptions#

(The following describes the content and layout of the visual assets requested for the report.)

1. Metric Graph 1: Revenue & Net Income (2015-2025): A 2D line plot showing the dramatic breakout starting in 2017. Max value: (TTM), Min value: (2015). A red dotted line shows the 10-year average revenue of .

2. Metric Graph 2: FCF Margin Trend: Shows the transition from negative FCF in 2015-2018 to a peak of in 2021. Highlights the resilience of cash generation during the 2023 cyclical downturn.

3. Summary Image: Background Research: A 16:9 infographic featuring the four business segments with a pie chart. Key icons for EPYC, Ryzen, Radeon, and Xilinx. Text highlights: "OpenAI 6GW Partnership," "TSMC Dependence," and "Fabless Scalability."

4. Summary Image: Financial Research: A 16:9 table-centric view of the Buffett checklist results. Highlighting "PASSED" for Balance Sheet Safety and "FAILED" for Valuation Discipline.

5. YouTube Thumbnail: A high-contrast image featuring Dr. Lisa Su alongside an AI chip die. Large text: "AMD: THE NVIDIA KILLER?" with the current stock price and a "Buy/Hold/Sell" indicator.

Generation Scripts (Python/Matplotlib)#

Python

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np

# Sample Data for Revenue Trend Graph years = revenue = [3.99, 4.27, 5.33, 6.48, 6.73, 9.76, 16.43, 23.60, 22.68, 26.73, 27.20] avg_rev = np.mean(revenue)

plt.style.use('dark_background') fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(16, 9)) ax.plot(years, revenue, marker='o', linewidth=4, markersize=10, color='#ff3131') ax.axhline(avg_rev, color='red', linestyle='--', label=f'10-Year Avg: {avg_rev:.2f}B') ax.set_title('AMD Revenue Trend (营收趋势) 2015-2025', fontsize=24) ax.set_xlabel('Year (年份)', fontsize=18) ax.set_ylabel('Revenue in USD Billions (亿美元)', fontsize=18) plt.xticks(fontsize=14); plt.yticks(fontsize=14) plt.annotate(f'MAX: {max(revenue)}B', xy=(2025, 27.2), fontsize=18, color='white') plt.annotate(f'MIN: {min(revenue)}B', xy=(2015, 3.99), fontsize=18, color='white') plt.legend(fontsize=16) plt.tight_layout() plt.savefig('1_revenue_trend.png')

Conclusion#

Advanced Micro Devices stands today as a testament to the power of technical focus and disciplined execution. By successfully navigating the transition from a near-bankrupt PC component supplier to a leader in the AI-driven data center era, management has created immense value for long-term shareholders. While the current valuation leaves no room for error and fails traditional "deep value" metrics, the company's operational quality—evidenced by high gross margins, a robust balance sheet, and a dominant technical roadmap—suggests it remains a core infrastructure play for the coming decade. The primary risks remain geopolitical concentration and the sustainability of the AI investment cycle, both of which require constant monitoring by prudent investors.

Disclaimer: This content only expresses the views of the author(s) as of the date indicated and such views are subject to change without notice. All financial data and analysis is based on publicly available sources and may be subject to revisions or differing interpretations. The content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Conduct your own due diligence with a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions. The author has no duty or obligation to update the information contained herein. Further, the author makes no representation, and it should not be assumed, that past investment performance is an indication of future results. Moreover, wherever there is the potential for profit there is also the possibility of loss. This content is being made available for educational and informational purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose. The information contained herein does not constitute and should not be construed as an offering of advisory services or an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any securities or related financial instruments in any jurisdiction.

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