AEM share price continues to break investors’ heart. Since my last blog post on AEM Holdings on 3 March 2024, the counter had somewhat stabilized at the levels of $2.30 to $2.50. However, the release of first quarter business update on 8 May 2024 caused a rupture in the form of AEM share price yet again. Year-to-date, AEM share price plummeted by a whopping 47%, making it one of the biggest falling stars in SGX mainboard. The crisis of confidence among investors is understandable as the latest financial result was not only bad, but also worrying for investors. Whilst I can understand that revenue has declined substantially due to slower than expected recovery of Intel, the massive drop of 9.6% in profit before tax (PBT) margin to 2.9% befuddled me. Given that the management has already settled the US$20 million arbitration to Advantest, as well as the stupid inventory mistake in FY2023, there was really no justification for the abysmal PBT margin....