Hi-P recently caught my attention as it has been conducting several share buybacks in the past one month. Secondly, Hi-P’s chart formed a bullish double bottom formation with the breakout of the neckline at $0.690 on 24 Nov. Thirdly, Apple’s (Hi-P’s customer) market capitalisation hit US$700b on 25 Nov 2014 on optimism over iPhone 6 sales and new Apple products. Fourthly, an article dated 7 Nov 2014 on Financial Times reportedly cited that Xiaomi (Hi-P’s customer) is seeking to raise US$1.5 billion in new capital at a valuation set to exceed US$40 billion. The above factors prompted me to take a closer look into Hi-P. Description of Hi-P Hi-P is an integrated contract manufacturer to customers in mobile phones, tablets, household & personal care appliances. It has 14 manufacturing plants globally located across five locations in China (Shanghai, Chengdu, Tianjin, Xiamen and ......