Aggregate Japan OP Currently Down 7%, However New FY3/18 OP Expected to Increase 4%....
With approx 280 names (mkt-cap above ¥50bn) announcing earnings before Golden Week, the overall picture is starting to form up. Currently FY3/17...
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Update on FY16 Results from Japan Export / Tech Sector - Delivering on Results, Not on Forecasts
If there's a trend to Japanese results season as far as the export / tech sectors are concerned it is "over-deliver on results, under-promise on...
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Hitachi Kokusai TOB - Minorities Are Asked To Take It Or Leave It
Back in early October 2016, the Nikkei carried an article saying Hitachi Ltd (6501 JP) was "gearing up to sell its power tool and chipmaking...
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Japanese Semiconductor-Related Stocks - Leaders & Laggards as We Go Deep Into the IC Cycle
If you go from the peak of the 1980~82 semiconductor cycle (ie the one that gave us the Commodore 64, the IBM PC [and technically the Apple III])...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Trucks, Pachinko, and Life Insurance
JapanStrong pick-up truck sales in USNick Tanner suggested paying attention to the continued recovery of US pick-up truck sales for Toyo Tire &...
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