Rakuten's Buyback Ammo Exhausted, Goes for Yutai
As described in the series of insights linked on the right, Rakuten Inc (4755 JP) has bought back a significant number of shares and it has not led...
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While Numbers Are Disappointing, Solid Growth of Fintech Business Enhances Rakuten's Network Effect
Rakuten’s operating income for the September quarter was JPY 51.5 billion, which exceeded our preliminary forecast of JPY 28 billion. However, we...
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Rakuten Buyback Almost Complete (92%) - Rakuten/TOPIX Ratio Near 8yr Lows
In late February, with earnings and forecasts in the doldrums and the stock hovering at a long-term low at around ¥1000/share, Rakuten Inc (4755...
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SoftBank (9984) - Doubling Up on the VC Bet?
The suggestion that Softbank (9984 JP) is planning a second, larger, investment fund may well answer the question of what Son plans to do once...
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Names with Too Much "Other" On the Balance Sheet....
As I have mentioned before, a long time ago I worked at Panasonic in their IR department. One day when I was bored, I went to the Accounting...
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