'Quantamental' Japan Specialist, LightStream Research

Campbell Gunn

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

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.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div>• BEST &amp; WORST •</div>Our best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fanuc-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:752:1" rel="noopener">Fanuc (6954 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/omron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15904:1" rel="noopener">Omron (6645 JP)</a>. <section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/168/334/original/2020-10-30_06-23-20.png?1604006632" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="168334"></figure></section><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/168/335/original/2020-10-30_06-29-10.png?1604006963" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="168335"></figure></section><div class="content-caption">Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics</div><hr><div>DAILY STATS</div><hr><div>156 Quarterly Results</div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Results Score: 51% Positive / 4% Neutral / 45% Negative</li>
<li>Average Results Score Change: +0.2 points</li>
<li>Average % Change in Revenue: -5.7% Quarter YoY / -5.3% Rolling TTM YoY </li>
<li>Average Operating Profit Margin Change: -1.1ppt</li>
<li>Percentage Making Quarterly Losses: 15%</li>
</ul></div><hr><div>84 Annual • 35 Interim Forecasts/Revisions</div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Annual Forecast/Revision Score: 45% Positive / 6% Neutral / 51% Negative</li>
<li>Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: 51% Positive / 3% Neutral / 46% Negative</li>
<li>Average Forecast/Revision Score Change: -0.0 points</li>
</ul></div>

• BEST &amp; WORST •Our best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is Fanuc (6954 JP) and Omron (6645 JP). Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan AnalyticsDAILY STATS156 Quarterly Results
Results Score: 51% Positive / 4% Neutral / 45% Negative
Average Results Score Change: +0.2 points
Average % Change in Revenue: -5.7% Quarter YoY / -5.3% Rolling TTM YoY 
Average Operating Profit Margin Change: -1.1ppt
Percentage Making Quarterly Losses: 15%
84 Annual • 35 Interim Forecasts/Revisions
Annual Forecast/Revision Score: 45% Positive / 6% Neutral / 51% Negative
Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: 51% Positive / 3% Neutral / 46% Negative
Average Forecast/Revision Score Change: -0.0 points


🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​29 - Fanuc, Takeda, Panasonic, Kyocera

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Vicki Bryan

Founder & CEO Bond Angle, LLC

Bond Angle, LLC

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesla-motors-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20279:1" rel="noopener">Tesla Motors (TSLA US)</a> has<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/compose/insight/44419/Germany,%20France,%20Italy,%20the%20Netherlands,%20Portugal,%20Switzerland%20and%20Sweden" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> shipped 7,000</a> Made-In-China Model 3s to Europe, with expected distribution upon arrival next month to Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden.Interestingly, this news comes after Tesla managed to top reduced market consensus estimates for revenue and profits reported for its third quarter, released after the market closed Wednesday and projected full year deliveries up 30-40%.However, as I projected, Tesla again needed a sizable boost from energy credits and accounting maneuvers to increase operating revenue and profits sufficiently to mask yet another loss because its car business, its energy generation &amp; storage business, and its parts &amp; service business are still losing money after 17 years (see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/what-to-expect-in-tesla-s-critical-q3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43768" rel="noopener">What To Expect in Tesla's Critical Q3</a> on 10/19/20).This didn't seem to worry Tesla's fans who initially boosted the stock up by 5% the following Thursday, though it should. Because Tesla has failed to overcome persistent weakness in core demand that I have been tracking for two years persist despite multiple rounds of price cuts and expensive discounting to boost sales. It has happened with every Tesla model in every key market.And now Tesla is trying to find new markets for excess inventory out of its new Shanghai plant versus the existing China market which CEO Elon Musk had projected last year would be so strong for Tesla it would need <a href="https://bloom.bg/3otCEDy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several China plants to supply it</a>.So what's really going on with Tesla's demand?<div class="content-highlight">Read on for Bond Angleanalysis of Tesla's multi-year demand trends and prospects across markets.</div>

Tesla Motors (TSLA US) has shipped 7,000 Made-In-China Model 3s to Europe, with expected distribution upon arrival next month to Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden.Interestingly, this news comes after Tesla managed to top reduced market consensus estimates for revenue and profits reported for its third quarter, released after the market closed Wednesday and projected full year deliveries up 30-40%.However, as I projected, Tesla again needed a sizable boost from energy credits and accounting maneuvers to increase operating revenue and profits sufficiently to mask yet another loss because its car business, its energy generation &amp; storage business, and its parts &amp; service business are still losing money after 17 years (see What To Expect in Tesla's Critical Q3 on 10/19/20).This didn't seem to worry Tesla's fans who initially boosted the stock up by 5% the following Thursday, though it should. Because Tesla has failed to overcome persistent weakness in core demand that I have been tracking for two years persist despite multiple rounds of price cuts and expensive discounting to boost sales. It has happened with every Tesla model in every key market.And now Tesla is trying to find new markets for excess inventory out of its new Shanghai plant versus the existing China market which CEO Elon Musk had projected last year would be so strong for Tesla it would need several China plants to supply it.So what's really going on with Tesla's demand?Read on for Bond Angleanalysis of Tesla's multi-year demand trends and prospects across markets.

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Equity Bottom-Up

One of our long-running thematic ideas has been that Japanese corporates are starting to get to grips with improving productivity. This isn’t a universal trend but we had flagged the Toyota group as a bellwether for Japan and that both Toyota and its group companies were demonstrating increasingly flexible and fast decision making capability and less rigid cultural norms. The <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Toyota-named-top-ESG-brand-in-Japan-survey2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikkei has an article citing Toyota as the top ESG pick</a> by consumers and business people, and its contents are worth thinking about.

One of our long-running thematic ideas has been that Japanese corporates are starting to get to grips with improving productivity. This isn’t a universal trend but we had flagged the Toyota group as a bellwether for Japan and that both Toyota and its group companies were demonstrating increasingly flexible and fast decision making capability and less rigid cultural norms. The Nikkei has an article citing Toyota as the top ESG pick by consumers and business people, and its contents are worth thinking about.

Toyota – Topping the Nikkei’s ESG Survey and an Indicator of Labour Reform?

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Aqila Ali

Equity Analyst

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<h2>What's Original?</h2>
This insight is an in-depth research on the Asian solar energy industry, covering the value chain and related companies in each key stage of the value chain. Our research includes the following:
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Industry Background: This includes an in-depth analysis on the solar energy sector, which includes an overview on the key types of solar technologies (Photovoltaic-PV, Concentrated Solar Power-CSP and Solar Heating and Cooling- SHC), and the leading Asian countries (India, Japan and China) in the sector. We provide our thoughts on which solar technology looks promising and compare the technology used across the leading Asian countries. </li>
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Value Chain Analysis: We detail the value chain for PV, highlighting the critical stages of the value chain (system integration assembly and installation, and manufacturing of cells, modules, polysilicon ingot, and wafer) and the leading players in those stages (includes listed and unlisted companies).</li>
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Background Analysis on Key Players- This includes researching the key Asian listed/unlisted solar energy companies and analysing the key contributing factor/product to each of them in the sector. </li>
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Investment opportunities and risk – We compare and contrast the investment opportunities for each of the key players in the sector, to understand if the companies follow a similar strategy or otherwise. </li>
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Analysis on the key revenue and margin drivers– We compare and contrast the key revenue growth and profitability drivers for the listed companies. We have also provided a short investment thesis on the key listed players and looked at their valuation.</li>
</ul>
</div><div></div>The Insight is structured as follows:A. Solar Energy Industry Background B. A Deep Dive into the Three Key Solar TechnologiesC. A Look at the Leading Asian Countries in the Solar Market: China, Japan, and IndiaD. Value Chain AnalysisE. A Look at the Key Asian Solar Players


What's Original?
This insight is an in-depth research on the Asian solar energy industry, covering the value chain and related companies in each key stage of the value chain. Our research includes the following:


Industry Background: This includes an in-depth analysis on the solar energy sector, which includes an overview on the key types of solar technologies (Photovoltaic-PV, Concentrated Solar Power-CSP and Solar Heating and Cooling- SHC), and the leading Asian countries (India, Japan and China) in the sector. We provide our thoughts on which solar technology looks promising and compare the technology used across the leading Asian countries. 

Value Chain Analysis: We detail the value chain for PV, highlighting the critical stages of the value chain (system integration assembly and installation, and manufacturing of cells, modules, polysilicon ingot, and wafer) and the leading players in those stages (includes listed and unlisted companies).

Background Analysis on Key Players- This includes researching the key Asian listed/unlisted solar energy companies and analysing the key contributing factor/product to each of them in the sector. 

Investment opportunities and risk – We compare and contrast the investment opportunities for each of the key players in the sector, to understand if the companies follow a similar strategy or otherwise. 

Analysis on the key revenue and margin drivers– We compare and contrast the key revenue growth and profitability drivers for the listed companies. We have also provided a short investment thesis on the key listed players and looked at their valuation.

The Insight is structured as follows:A. Solar Energy Industry Background B. A Deep Dive into the Three Key Solar TechnologiesC. A Look at the Leading Asian Countries in the Solar Market: China, Japan, and IndiaD. Value Chain AnalysisE. A Look at the Key Asian Solar Players

Asian Solar Energy Sector: Powered by Subsidies and Moving Downstream

Event-Driven

Last week it was revealed that Warren Buffet had taken stakes of about 5% in Japan’s five major trading companies. This comes at a time when the Japanese market overall offers value investors rich pickings relative to valuations that had been getting more stretched by the day in other regions, especially the US. Below, we provide a quick synopsis of the trading companies’ business models and our thoughts on other potential investments that could attract Berkshire.

Last week it was revealed that Warren Buffet had taken stakes of about 5% in Japan’s five major trading companies. This comes at a time when the Japanese market overall offers value investors rich pickings relative to valuations that had been getting more stretched by the day in other regions, especially the US. Below, we provide a quick synopsis of the trading companies’ business models and our thoughts on other potential investments that could attract Berkshire.

A Quick Look at the Buffet Trade and the Most Obvious Follow-Ons

Japan

Panasonic Corporation manufactures electric and electronic products. The Company produces home appliances, car navigation systems, digital devices, computer peripherals, telecommunications, industrial equipment, and electronic parts. Panasonic has associated companies around the world.

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🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/29 - Fanuc, Takeda, Panasonic, Kyocera

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Asian Solar Energy Sector: Powered by Subsidies and Moving Downstream

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Aqila Ali

A Quick Look at the Buffet Trade and the Most Obvious Follow-Ons

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🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​29 - Fanuc, Takeda, Panasonic, Kyocera

• BEST & WORST • Our best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is Fanuc (6954 JP) and Omron (6645 JP). Source for all charts & tables:...

Campbell Gunn

What's Going On With Tesla's Demand?

Tesla still struggles to sustain sales strength in its largest markets, even as it plans extraordinary increases in capacity. What’s really going...

Vicki Bryan

Toyota – Topping the Nikkei’s ESG Survey and an Indicator of Labour Reform?

Toyota's efforts to reform labour policies bear watching as Japan's change of government and response to COVID's impact on workplaces offer a...

Mio Kato

Asian Solar Energy Sector: Powered by Subsidies and Moving Downstream

The Insight is structured as follows: A. Solar Energy Industry Background – Introduction to the Solar energy Industry B. A Deep Dive into the Three...

Aqila Ali

A Quick Look at the Buffet Trade and the Most Obvious Follow-Ons

Last week it was revealed that Warren Buffet had taken stakes of about 5% in Japan’s five major trading companies. This comes at a time when the...

Mio Kato

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/29 - Fanuc, Takeda, Panasonic, Kyocera