NOK should have all the bad news priced in, unless the
world enters a terrible recession which given how there seems to be
one crisis after another one, it cannot be counted
out, but I digress, NOK should continue to deliver
decent to good news.
Take for example the disappointment of last Feb (I think)
when the arbitration was originally announced, NOK took a beating
because Suri was conservative. Today, he announces that the
Technologies division will indeed produce more revenue. He
always under-promises. I expect him to have under-promised on
gross margins, revenues and synergies. He has some two years
of potential earnings surprises, which can only be derailed if the
global economy tanks.
When 5G begins to ramp, it will be huge from a revenue
perspective. It will be divided by only three players, NOK
stands to make out like a bandit. Keep in mind that 5G will be a
global roll out that will take several years for all telecoms
around the world to deploy.