Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

Ito En Ltd Preferred Shares / Equity Bottom-Up

In autumn of 2007, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/9551" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9551:1">Ito En Ltd (2593 JP)</a> issued preferred shares, distributing 3 shares for every 10 common shares owned. Those shares became <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/24022" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24022:1">Ito En Ltd Preferred Shares (25935 JP)</a>. They are illiquid but they still trade. They are, to my knowledge, the only such pair trading in Japan at the moment. <h2>The History</h2>The stated concept was that the company wanted to attract more individual shareholders, but because most did not vote in shareholder meetings, the idea was to offer shares without votes but…

In autumn of 2007, Ito En Ltd (2593 JP) issued preferred shares, distributing 3 shares for every 10 common shares owned. Those shares became Ito En Ltd Preferred Shares (25935 JP). They are illiquid but they still trade. They are, to my knowledge, the only such pair trading in Japan at the moment. The HistoryThe stated concept was that the company wanted to attract more individual shareholders, but because most did not vote in shareholder meetings, the idea was to offer shares without votes but…

Ito-En Pref Shares - Cheap Vs Common, Again, But...

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

Euromonitor International Ltd.

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<ul><li>Total volume sales of beer increase by 3% in 2016, to reach 534 million litres</li></ul><ul><li>Younger consumers are playing an increasingly important role in beer</li></ul><ul><li>Lager posts the fastest growth, rising by 3% in total volume terms in 2016</li></ul><ul><li>The average unit price sees little change, as players continue to discount during peak beer-drinking seasons</li></ul><ul><li>Taiwan Tobacco &amp; Liquor Corp remains the leader in beer in 2016, despite a weakening position due to the strong competition</li></ul><ul><li>Total volume sales are anticipated to increase by a CAGR of 1% in the forecast period, to reach 570 million litres</li></ul>

Total volume sales of beer increase by 3% in 2016, to reach 534 million litresYounger consumers are playing an increasingly important role in beerLager posts the fastest growth, rising by 3% in total volume terms in 2016The average unit price sees little change, as players continue to discount during peak beer-drinking seasonsTaiwan Tobacco &amp; Liquor Corp remains the leader in beer in 2016, despite a weakening position due to the strong competitionTotal volume sales are anticipated to increase by a CAGR of 1% in the forecast period, to reach 570 million litres

<ul><li>In 2017 baby food increases by 2% in retail current value terms to reach JPY111.4 billion and increases by 1% in retail volume terms to reach 44,000 tonnes</li><li>Despite the declining number of births, prepared baby food and milk formula perform well due to the rising number of working mothers</li><li>Prepared baby food sees the strongest retail current value growth within baby food in 2017, with an increase of 3% to reach JPY23.0 billion</li><li>The average unit price of baby food increases by 1% in current terms in 2017</li><li>Meiji remains the leading player in baby food in Japan in 2017, accounting for a retail value share of 24%</li><li>Baby food in Japan will continue to register growth over the forecast period with a value CAGR of 2% at constant 2017 prices to reach JPY119.8 billion in 2022</li></ul>

In 2017 baby food increases by 2% in retail current value terms to reach JPY111.4 billion and increases by 1% in retail volume terms to reach 44,000 tonnesDespite the declining number of births, prepared baby food and milk formula perform well due to the rising number of working mothersPrepared baby food sees the strongest retail current value growth within baby food in 2017, with an increase of 3% to reach JPY23.0 billionThe average unit price of baby food increases by 1% in current terms in 2017Meiji remains the leading player in baby food in Japan in 2017, accounting for a retail value share of 24%Baby food in Japan will continue to register growth over the forecast period with a value CAGR of 2% at constant 2017 prices to reach JPY119.8 billion in 2022

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

MSCI Emerging Markets Index / Technical Analysis

Bullish technicals continue to support our call to overweight EM. We highlight actionable themes, as well as pullback opportunities in Europe, European luxury/apparel, UK homebuilders, EM chemicals, Japanese chemicals, and Japanese tech stocks.

Bullish technicals continue to support our call to overweight EM. We highlight actionable themes, as well as pullback opportunities in Europe, European luxury/apparel, UK homebuilders, EM chemicals, Japanese chemicals, and Japanese tech stocks.

Int'l Compass: Overweight EM; Actionable Themes in Europe and Japan

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Japanese and Asian equity long/short strategies

Uzabase

Specialising in Japanese and Asian equity long/short strategies with a focus on rigorous, but targeted quantitative analysis to temper evaluations of company strategy, potential and vision. At Uzabase, our team of analysts provides coverage of industry dynamics with a local Asian flavour on Speeda, our financial information platform. Going forward we are aiming to channel our focus toward thematic research on emerging industries and company research.

This is the third report of "The Week That Was in North Asia@Smartkarma". This is a collaborative report among <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/713" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:713">Mio Kato, CFA</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/354" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:354">Sanghyun Park</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/342" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:342">Douglas Kim</a>, and  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/25" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:25">Travis Lundy</a>. It is written on a weekly, rotational basis among these four analysts (others are welcome!). The focus of this report is to recap the major insights about Japan and Korea featured on Smartkarma during the past week.<h2>Reminders of the Dotcom Bubble, Delayed Filings, Governance Issues and Political Threats... No Wonder North</h2>…

This is the third report of "The Week That Was in North Asia@Smartkarma". This is a collaborative report among Mio Kato, CFA, Sanghyun Park, Douglas Kim, and  Travis Lundy. It is written on a weekly, rotational basis among these four analysts (others are welcome!). The focus of this report is to recap the major insights about Japan and Korea featured on Smartkarma during the past week.Reminders of the Dotcom Bubble, Delayed Filings, Governance Issues and Political Threats... No Wonder North…

The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma

Japan

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. produces beer and other beverages including non-alcoholic drinks. The Company sells its products in Japan and overseas.

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Asahi Group Holdings (2502 JP)

Ito-En Pref Shares - Cheap Vs Common, Again, But...

In autumn of 2007, Ito En Ltd (2593 JP) issued preferred shares, distributing 3 shares for every 10 common shares owned. Those shares became Ito En...

Travis Lundy

Sector Briefing: Beer in Taiwan

Total volume sales of beer increase by 3% in 2016, to reach 534 million litresYounger consumers are playing an increasingly important role in...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

Sector Capsule: Baby Food in Japan

In 2017 baby food increases by 2% in retail current value terms to reach JPY111.4 billion and increases by 1% in retail volume terms to reach...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

Int'l Compass: Overweight EM; Actionable Themes in Europe and Japan

Bullish technicals continue to support our call to overweight EM. We highlight actionable themes, as well as pullback opportunities in Europe,...

Vermilion Research

The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma

This is the third report of "The Week That Was in North Asia@Smartkarma". This is a collaborative report among Mio Kato, CFA, Sanghyun Park,...

Mio Kato

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