External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

Value Investors Club

External reports (aggregated public sources)

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Sony is a major multinational company with presence in electronic hardware, financial services, and legacy media</li><li>Sony's "Sony Entertainment" segment, including Games, Pictures, and Music, generates significant revenue</li><li>PlayStation and Crunchyroll are key consumer platforms for Sony, driving growth in the video games and anime markets and positioning Sony as a global leader in these industries</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Sony is a major multinational company with presence in electronic hardware, financial services, and legacy mediaSony's "Sony Entertainment" segment, including Games, Pictures, and Music, generates significant revenuePlayStation and Crunchyroll are key consumer platforms for Sony, driving growth in the video games and anime markets and positioning Sony as a global leader in these industriesThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758) - Thursday, Jul 25, 2024

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The new article on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a> from TV Tokyo is causing a dip on top of last week's weakness. This is a dip to buy.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cpmc-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10427:1" rel="noopener">CPMC Holdings (906 HK)</a>'s Offer is now open for tendering. Ignore the rumours. Zhang Wei will tender. Expect payment before Chinese New Year. </li>
<li>Accounting solely for the pre-IPO investors, 164.6m shares (US$1.9bn) in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTech Robotics (9880 HK)</a> will be unlocked, ~39.2% of the firm’s total shares outstanding, and 91 days of three-month ADV.</li>
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The new article on Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP) from TV Tokyo is causing a dip on top of last week's weakness. This is a dip to buy.

CPMC Holdings (906 HK)'s Offer is now open for tendering. Ignore the rumours. Zhang Wei will tender. Expect payment before Chinese New Year. 
Accounting solely for the pre-IPO investors, 164.6m shares (US$1.9bn) in UBTech Robotics (9880 HK) will be unlocked, ~39.2% of the firm’s total shares outstanding, and 91 days of three-month ADV.


Last Week In Event SPACE: Seven & I, CPMC, UBTech Robotics, Macromill, 2024 Best-Of

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

<ul>
<li>Sony launches Soneium, a blockchain platform developed with Startale Labs, as a Layer 2 Ethereum solution to enhance transaction speed and scalability.</li>
<li>Soneium aims to bridge Web2 and Web3, leveraging Sony's vast intellectual property in entertainment and technology for broad consumer adoption.</li>
<li>Backed by Sony's resources, Soneium focuses on user-friendly blockchain technology, offering financial and technical support through its Soneium Spark incubation program.</li>
</ul>


Sony launches Soneium, a blockchain platform developed with Startale Labs, as a Layer 2 Ethereum solution to enhance transaction speed and scalability.
Soneium aims to bridge Web2 and Web3, leveraging Sony's vast intellectual property in entertainment and technology for broad consumer adoption.
Backed by Sony's resources, Soneium focuses on user-friendly blockchain technology, offering financial and technical support through its Soneium Spark incubation program.


Sony's (6758) Bold Move into Web3: What Is Soneium?

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>The Sony Group Corporation's latest consolidated earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 demonstrated notable financial growth and strategic advancements across its diversified portfolio, which spans from electronic products and financial services to entertainment and gaming.</li><li>Despite a complicated global economic climate, marked by exchange rate volatility and potential threats of an economic downturn, particularly in the United States, Sony has reported robust results and optimistic projections for the fiscal year.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

The Sony Group Corporation's latest consolidated earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 demonstrated notable financial growth and strategic advancements across its diversified portfolio, which spans from electronic products and financial services to entertainment and gaming.Despite a complicated global economic climate, marked by exchange rate volatility and potential threats of an economic downturn, particularly in the United States, Sony has reported robust results and optimistic projections for the fiscal year.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Sony Corporation: Enhanced Streaming and Subscription Revenue Growth in Entertainment Driving Our Optimism! - Major Drivers

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX EQUITY)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> all have elevated implied vols vs their peers and vs historical observations for October.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>  implied vols are on the low end of what is typically realized in October.</li>
<li>Most markets see price weakness in the 3rd week of the month with realized volatility underperforming over the back half of the month.</li>
</ul>



Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX), Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX EQUITY) and Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) all have elevated implied vols vs their peers and vs historical observations for October.

NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) , S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX) and S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)  implied vols are on the low end of what is typically realized in October.
Most markets see price weakness in the 3rd week of the month with realized volatility underperforming over the back half of the month.


EQD | Asia Monthly Vol Roadmap: Elevated IV's in CSI300 and Hang Seng Present Tactical Opportunity

Japan

Sony Group Corporation manufactures and distributes electronics products and provides related solutions. The Company produces televisions, cameras, mobiles, audio and video products. game equipment, and more. Sony Group also engages in game production,  movie production, music production, and other businesses.

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Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758) - Thursday, Jul 25, 2024

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Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758) - Thursday, Jul 25, 2024

PlayStation and Crunchyroll are key consumer platforms for Sony, driving growth in the video games and anime markets and positioning Sony as a...

Value Investors Club

Last Week In Event SPACE: Seven & I, CPMC, UBTech Robotics, Macromill, 2024 Best-Of

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

Sony's (6758) Bold Move into Web3: What Is Soneium?

​Sony launches Soneium, a user-friendly blockchain platform bridging Web2 and Web3 to enhance transaction speed and scalability, with a focus on...

Mark Chadwick

Sony Corporation: Enhanced Streaming and Subscription Revenue Growth in Entertainment Driving Our Optimism! - Major Drivers

The Sony Group Corporation's latest consolidated earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 demonstrated notable financial growth and...

Baptista Research

EQD | Asia Monthly Vol Roadmap: Elevated IV's in CSI300 and Hang Seng Present Tactical Opportunity

​Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...

John Ley

Sony launches Soneium, a user-friendly blockchain platform bridging Web2 and Web3 to enhance transaction speed and scalability, with a focus on...

Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...