Micron locked in ~$100B in take-or-pay agreements with price ceilings at current market levels through 2030, covering ~40% of revenue. Record gross margin of 84.9% was driven by price (+62%), not volume (+3%). Selling upside cheaply indicates management expects prices to decline; the cycle is peaking. SK Hynix’s $26.5B IPO will fund capacity that ends the shortage, reinforcing the bearish commodity cycle logic. Micron’s business is highly commodity-like, and the price ceiling contracts confirm the market is near peak pricing. Shorting Micron offers a play on mean reversion in DRAM prices. HBM demand could sustain high prices longer than expected; Micron’s contract floors may provide downside protection; the memory shortage could extend past 2030.
Micron locked in ~$100B in take-or-pay agreements with price ceilings at current market levels through 2030, covering ~40% of revenue. Record gross margin of 84.9% was driven by price (+62%), not volume (+3%). Selling upside cheaply indicates management expects prices to decline; the cycle is peaking. SK Hynix’s $26.5B IPO will fund capacity that ends the shortage, reinforcing the bearish commodity cycle logic. Micron’s business is highly commodity-like, and the price ceiling contracts confirm the market is near peak pricing. Shorting Micron offers a play on mean reversion in DRAM prices. HBM demand could sustain high prices longer than expected; Micron’s contract floors may provide downside protection; the memory shortage could extend past 2030.