Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets, JapanConsuming

Michael Causton

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets

Real Insight on Japanese Consumer Markets

JapanConsuming

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports on retail sectors, seminars on key trends and telephone consulting to investors on trends and retailers.

JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Aeon will turn Aeon Mall and its facilities management business, Aeon Delight, into subsidiaries.</li>
<li>The move is part of plans to rationalise and inject new momentum into its shopping building business, including new types of neighbourhood mall.</li>
<li>It will also use Aeon Mall’s overseas network to scout for promising tenants for its malls and GMS stores.</li>
</ul>


Aeon will turn Aeon Mall and its facilities management business, Aeon Delight, into subsidiaries.
The move is part of plans to rationalise and inject new momentum into its shopping building business, including new types of neighbourhood mall.
It will also use Aeon Mall’s overseas network to scout for promising tenants for its malls and GMS stores.


Aeon's Plans to Absorb Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight Will Help Margin Growth

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Chagee may think that US IPO will help it gain greater imagination space/higher valuation. Although the tariff war is “a big surprise”, conservative IPO pricing still secure a good debut.</li>
<li>If Chagee can successfully achieve internationalization and reverse the trend of declining performance, its market value could reach US$10.9 billion. However, Chinese concept stocks would still face valuation discounts.</li>
<li>If same store GMV fails to stabilize, or overseas market penetration is lower-than-expected, or conflict between China and the US escalates, share price would face correction, with valuation falling below Starbucks.</li>
</ul>


Chagee may think that US IPO will help it gain greater imagination space/higher valuation. Although the tariff war is “a big surprise”, conservative IPO pricing still secure a good debut.
If Chagee can successfully achieve internationalization and reverse the trend of declining performance, its market value could reach US$10.9 billion. However, Chinese concept stocks would still face valuation discounts.
If same store GMV fails to stabilize, or overseas market penetration is lower-than-expected, or conflict between China and the US escalates, share price would face correction, with valuation falling below Starbucks.


Chagee Holdings - Thoughts on the IPO Debut and the Valuation Outlook

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 18th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 18th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.8bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 18th): Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>The review period for the June rebalance of the CSI All Share Semiconductor Index ends 30 April. The changes should be announced on 30 May and implemented on 13 June.</li>
<li>We forecast 4/5 adds and 8 deletes for the index with a one-way turnover of 2.4% and a round-trip trade of CNY 990m (US$136m).</li>
<li>There are many forecast adds and deletes that will have same side flows from trackers of the CES China Semiconductor Chips Index and the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the June rebalance of the CSI All Share Semiconductor Index ends 30 April. The changes should be announced on 30 May and implemented on 13 June.
We forecast 4/5 adds and 8 deletes for the index with a one-way turnover of 2.4% and a round-trip trade of CNY 990m (US$136m).
There are many forecast adds and deletes that will have same side flows from trackers of the CES China Semiconductor Chips Index and the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index.


CSI All Share Semiconductor Index Rebalance Preview: Multiple Index Flows for Some Stocks

Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst, Pennock Idea Hub

Cam Hui

Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst

Pennock Idea Hub

We are creators of independent equity research. The Pennock Idea Hub team are veterans of the investment industry. Much of our team has spent their careers at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Wood Gundy. We have taken every aspect of research back to the studs and returned to first principles. The Pennock Idea Hub marries the interests of the sell and buy side. 

We offer the best research for institutional investors by:

-Only publishing research from veteran analysts
-Eliminate the inherent conflicts of the traditional sell and buy side relationship
-Ensure our team is always accessible; collaboration with clients nurtures our collective success

Cross-Asset & Quantitative Research

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Markets are increasingly concerned about the USD and Treasury assets as a safe haven.</li>
<li>Investors can consider diversifying into a basket of non-U.S. sovereign bonds, but at the price of a lower coupon rate and a history of underperformance.</li>
<li>The current combination of technical, sentiment and fundamental conditions indicate the stock market is ripe for a short-term relief rally, with a substantial risk of a much deeper downdraft.</li>
</ul>


Markets are increasingly concerned about the USD and Treasury assets as a safe haven.
Investors can consider diversifying into a basket of non-U.S. sovereign bonds, but at the price of a lower coupon rate and a history of underperformance.
The current combination of technical, sentiment and fundamental conditions indicate the stock market is ripe for a short-term relief rally, with a substantial risk of a much deeper downdraft.


The 60/40 in an Era of American Unexceptionalism

Aeon's Plans to Absorb Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight Will Help Margin Growth

Aeon to transform mall ops by absorbing Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight, aiming to revitalise shopping building business with new concepts and...

Michael Causton

Chagee Holdings - Thoughts on the IPO Debut and the Valuation Outlook

Chagee aims for US IPO to boost valuation, but tariff war is a big surprise.Market value may reach $10.8bn if internationalization succeeds, but...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 18th): Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

The 60/40 in an Era of American Unexceptionalism

Markets wary of USD and Treasuries as safe havens, investors may consider non-U.S. sovereign bonds for diversification. S&P 500 ripe for short...

Cam Hui

Aeon's Plans to Absorb Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight Will Help Margin Growth

​Aeon to transform mall ops by absorbing Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight, aiming to revitalise shopping building business with new concepts and...

Michael Causton

Chagee Holdings - Thoughts on the IPO Debut and the Valuation Outlook

​Chagee aims for US IPO to boost valuation, but tariff war is a big surprise.Market value may reach $10.8bn if internationalization succeeds, but...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 18th): Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CSI All Share Semiconductor Index Rebalance Preview: Multiple Index Flows for Some Stocks

There could be 12-13 changes for the index in June. Some stocks will have same way flows from multiple index trackers and those stocks could...

Brian Freitas

The 60/40 in an Era of American Unexceptionalism

​Markets wary of USD and Treasuries as safe havens, investors may consider non-U.S. sovereign bonds for diversification. S&P 500 ripe for short...

Cam Hui

Aeon to transform mall ops by absorbing Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight, aiming to revitalise shopping building business with new concepts and...

Chagee aims for US IPO to boost valuation, but tariff war is a big surprise.Market value may reach $10.8bn if internationalization succeeds, but...

Markets wary of USD and Treasuries as safe havens, investors may consider non-U.S. sovereign bonds for diversification. S&P 500 ripe for short...