Three years later, a critically important insight! Taking China Uranium and CSN Digital as examples!

Based on its total share capital of 3.18 billion shares, the IPO subscription price of RMB 5.69 per share corresponds to a market capitalization of RMB 18 billion. Given its projected net profit of RMB 630 million in 2025, this valuation falls within a reasonable range. However, on its first trading day, the closing price surged to RMB 18.48 per share—pushing its market cap to RMB 58.8 billion and its P/E ratio to a steep 93x! Now consider China Uranium: on its debut, its IPO subscription price was RMB 17.89 per share; it opened at a high of RMB 79.88 and closed at RMB 67.99—posting an extraordinary gain! With a total share capital of 2.07 billion shares, the IPO subscription price of RMB 17.89 implies an initial market cap of RMB 37 billion. Based on its projected 2025 net profit of RMB 1.645 billion, its P/E ratio stood at a reasonable 22.5x. Yet after listing, its closing price of RMB 67.99 lifted its market cap to RMB 140.7 billion—and its P/E ratio ballooned to 85.5x! The pattern is strikingly clear: both companies entered the market with modest, fundamentally justified P/E ratios—but were immediately overhyped post-listing, effectively pricing in years of future growth all at once. In my framework, I generally avoid stocks trading above 80x P/E, and only resume tracking once they fall into the 50x P/E zone. So after listing, just tag them and wait patiently. Second, track strong enterprises over the long term! Studying companies is straightforward: identify those with the strongest fundamentals—and then simply wait for a good entry price. Finding such fundamentally robust companies saves enormous effort, because their core strengths rarely change; what fluctuates most is price. China Uranium—dubbed the 'first uranium stock on China’s A-share market'—is the sole supplier of natural uranium products within China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). It is, without question, the industry leader in uranium, with its core business supplying uranium ore to nuclear power plants. Fundamentally, it is exceptionally strong. CSN Digital is a core subsidiary of China Southern Power Grid. It serves as the main force driving digital grid construction and the digital transformation of power and energy enterprises; acts as a new pillar safeguarding grid security; and functions as a key implementing entity for national strategies—including building a new-type power system and achieving the power sector’s 'dual carbon' goals. CSN Digital’s core business revolves around the digital grid. Leveraging technologies such as micro-sensing, edge computing, and data fusion layered atop the physical grid, it supports end-to-end operational applications across power enterprises. Its integrated digital architecture spans 'cloud–network–edge–device–chip', enabling optimization of grid operations using data across the entire power system as a production factor—and empowering efficient, science-based decision-making via AI and big data across critical domains: generation, transmission, transformation, distribution, and consumption. The defining strength of both companies lies in their powerful backing: China Uranium is a resource enterprise controlling the most critical input—uranium—for nuclear power plants; CSN Digital is the Southern Power Grid’s flagship enterprise for smart grids and energy digitization. Thus, from a fundamental perspective, neither exhibits any major weaknesses—the remaining variable is purely price. Second, why wait three years? For many newly listed companies, a widely observed rule of thumb is to revisit them three to five years after listing. So—why specifically three years?

UUUU: Canadian production halted, Russia in crisis—America’s last remaining uranium producer amid a global uranium shortage.

Q1 revenue surged 112% year-on-year—but EPS was a loss of USD 0.04, missing the market’s expectation of a loss of only USD 0.02. Analysts subsequently downgraded full-year earnings forecasts. Markets show virtually zero patience for companies that ‘haven’t yet turned profitable.’ Second layer: Insiders’ sustained selling Over the past 12 months, 12 insiders collectively sold approximately USD 16.27 million worth of shares—with zero purchases. While the former CEO’s retirement-related monetization is understandable, the fact that other insiders are also selling aggressively continues to weigh heavily on market confidence. Although major institutions (Vanguard, VanEck, Bank of America) continue adding positions, the insider selling activity remains visually unappealing. Third layer: Macro environment tightening across the board The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield has spiked to 5.19%—the highest since 2007—and markets now price in over an 80% probability of another Fed rate hike before year-end. The entire nuclear energy sector, clean energy space, and small-cap growth stocks are being drained of liquidity. UUUU—owing to its ‘rare earth’ exposure—was also dragged down during the broader rare-earth selloff. Current short interest: ~36.92 million shares, representing 15.58% of the public float. In short, UUUU is undergoing a coordinated short attack fueled by a confluence of internal and external pressures. Third: Facts have clearly changed—yet the market remains oblivious As George Soros observed, when facts undergo a significant shift—but the crowd remains completely unaware—it creates massive upside potential. Below are concrete developments the market has yet to price in: Fact One: Canada’s shutdown—Western uranium supply chain ruptured On May 10, severe flooding in northern Saskatchewan collapsed the Smokey River Bridge, forcing Cameco—the world’s second-largest uranium producer—to suspend operations at its Key Lake processing facility and scale back activities at its McArthur River mine. Cameco accounts for ~14% of global uranium output, producing roughly 5 million pounds per quarter. Its timeline for resumption remains unknown. Fact Two: Russia in crisis—Eastern uranium supply also cracking On May 19, TASS reported that Russia will nearly double its uranium exploration budget this year, officially acknowledging a 'severe shortage' of uranium reserves. Russia controls ~40% of global uranium enrichment capacity and supplies nuclear fuel to numerous European nuclear power plants. This shortfall is no less consequential than Canada’s outage. Fact Three: UUUU is America’s sole domestic uranium producer With both major supply sources simultaneously disrupted, UUUU operates the only conventional uranium processing facility still running in the United States—the White Mesa mill. Since 2017, it has contributed roughly two-thirds of U.S. uranium output. Q1 weighted-average uranium sales price stood at USD 70.04 per pound, with spot sales reaching USD 95.88 per pound. Its full-year sales target of 1.5–2.0 million pounds remains unchanged. Fact Four: Rare earths are becoming tangible, commercial products In early May, the White Mesa facility produced high-purity terbium oxide (a heavy rare earth)—the first such production on U.S. soil. Its existing neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) production line has already entered commercial operation, with capacity sufficient to support 1 million electric vehicles annually. Its acquisition of Australian company ASM is progressing on schedule. ASM holds two critical assets: a rare-earth metals refinery in South Korea and the Dubbo rare earth deposit in Australia. Closing is expected in early July—upon which UUUU will become the largest vertically integrated rare-earth producer outside of China.

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