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LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We had expected 3Q results for Capcom to be unsurprising given a lack of new titles and OP of ¥6.17bn was in line with consensus at ¥6.23bn. </li>
<li>The launch of Monster Hunter Rise for PC did not go as smoothly as we hoped but the trend appears to be improving. </li>
<li>All in all FY OP looks set to slightly beat consensus and guidance for better than double digit growth is likely in our view.</li>
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We had expected 3Q results for Capcom to be unsurprising given a lack of new titles and OP of ¥6.17bn was in line with consensus at ¥6.23bn. 
The launch of Monster Hunter Rise for PC did not go as smoothly as we hoped but the trend appears to be improving. 
All in all FY OP looks set to slightly beat consensus and guidance for better than double digit growth is likely in our view.


Capcom – In-Line Results Could Drive a Re-Verse in Fortunes

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<li>Early last year we very wrongly called Capcom as our top short-term pick as we expected an earnings blowout in 1QFY22. </li>
<li>The blowout duly came with OP 37% above clueless sell side expectations and… the stock tanked. </li>
<li>Almost a year later the stock languishes 28% lower just as the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise launches.</li>
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Early last year we very wrongly called Capcom as our top short-term pick as we expected an earnings blowout in 1QFY22. 
The blowout duly came with OP 37% above clueless sell side expectations and… the stock tanked. 
Almost a year later the stock languishes 28% lower just as the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise launches.


Capcom – Monster Hunter Rise PC Launches Even as Stock Hits 12 Month Low

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<li>Spider-Man: No Way Home appears set to more or less match the opening weekend of Avengers: Infinity War. </li>
<li>This is extremely strong performance especially given lingering pandemic impacts. </li>
<li>It also suggests that our call that the Spider-Man IP would step into the MCU void following Avengers: Endgame is likely correct.</li>
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Spider-Man: No Way Home appears set to more or less match the opening weekend of Avengers: Infinity War. 
This is extremely strong performance especially given lingering pandemic impacts. 
It also suggests that our call that the Spider-Man IP would step into the MCU void following Avengers: Endgame is likely correct.


<p>Capcom continues to do all it can to restrain profit from exploding to levels high enough that maintaining its double-digit annual OP growth target would become a challenge. 2Q featured another several billion yen in what we regard as entirely discretionary costs being booked to stop profit from running out of control – a good problem to have.</p>

Capcom continues to do all it can to restrain profit from exploding to levels high enough that maintaining its double-digit annual OP growth target would become a challenge. 2Q featured another several billion yen in what we regard as entirely discretionary costs being booked to stop profit from running out of control – a good problem to have.

Capcom – The Monsters Are Running Around Hiding All the Profit

<p>The demo for Monster Hunter Rise’s PC version has dropped and early indications are extremely positive. We were initially treating the PC version as an add-on to “core” Switch sales but even though it is a port we are starting to think volumes could be quite significant.</p>

The demo for Monster Hunter Rise’s PC version has dropped and early indications are extremely positive. We were initially treating the PC version as an add-on to “core” Switch sales but even though it is a port we are starting to think volumes could be quite significant.

Capcom – Monster Hunter Rise for PC Could Be a Pretty Big Deal

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CAPCOM CO., LTD. develops consumer video game software.  The Company also develops, manufactures, markets, and leases arcade game machines.  Capcom also operates amusement facilities.

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