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<ul><li>Starts is a high-quality business operating primarily in asset-light CRE services</li><li>The company has the potential to reframe its narrative and increase its share price</li><li>Strong founder and management team with a history of delivering impressive returns on equity</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.

Starts is a high-quality business operating primarily in asset-light CRE servicesThe company has the potential to reframe its narrative and increase its share priceStrong founder and management team with a history of delivering impressive returns on equityThis 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.

Starts Corporation Inc (8850) - Monday, Feb 26, 2024

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Travis Lundy

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Nomura Next F Jpx Nikkei 400 / Event-Driven

On August 7th after the close, the Japan Exchange Group announced the results of its annual review of JPX Nikkei 400 Index Components, resulting in 43 Inclusions and 42 names to be removed.&nbsp;The 42 Exclusions made up a combined weight of 2.7% of the index and as of the close, the 43&nbsp;Inclusions made up a combined expected weight of 5.1%. Toshiba (6502 JP) will be&nbsp;removed from the index because of its recent accounting scandal. TEPCO (9501 JP) was due to enter the index because of its 3-year average ROE and gain in the rankings but when domestic brokers published their expected index change lists in July, domestically there was a critical outcry regarding TEPCO's potential inclusion because of its recent past (and perhaps because of the fact that its E has been crushed and R artificially inflated by government injections and policies).Based on the particular makeup of the universe and relatively strict adherence to the rules and rankings, it is relatively easy to calculate - with a high degree of probability - what the changes in the index will be&nbsp;and last year's review showed that people had OVER-pre-positioned. This year, an arithmetically-weighted basket of the Inclusion Names outperformed its counterpart of Exclusion Names by 5% in the two months to Friday (counting TEPCO and Toshiba the outperformance would have been even higher).CONCLUSIONS<ul><li>As broad rebalances go, this is not terribly large.&nbsp;Based on calculations below, it would be reasonable to expect the total amount tracking the index to be about 3.2-4.0trln yen - not a huge amount. Based on that there would be approximately 240bn yen to buy and 240bn yen to sell (roughlly half exclusion half funding) at current prices.&nbsp;</li><li>The maximum impact in either direction is about 6 days of ADV but the sum total to trade on those two names is about $20mm.&nbsp;</li><li>As with most broad rebalances which are easily predictable, the best way to trade this is perhaps&nbsp;to fade the announcement. It has already moved several percent so there will be unwinds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>This is STILL a ridiculous index, designed to turn over 10% of its components a year, to over-weight 'new economy' businesses (the more expensive the higher the weight), to penalize those who ultimately become highly successful (market weight cap) and to sell low buy high in doing so (Sony got kicked out a couple of years ago; who will bet against it being put back in within 2yrs at 2-3x the price it got kicked out at?)</li><li>More detail - with tables and rankings - below the fold.</li></ul>

On August 7th after the close, the Japan Exchange Group announced the results of its annual review of JPX Nikkei 400 Index Components, resulting in 43 Inclusions and 42 names to be removed.&nbsp;The 42 Exclusions made up a combined weight of 2.7% of the index and as of the close, the 43&nbsp;Inclusions made up a combined expected weight of 5.1%. Toshiba (6502 JP) will be&nbsp;removed from the index because of its recent accounting scandal. TEPCO (9501 JP) was due to enter the index because of its 3-year average ROE and gain in the rankings but when domestic brokers published their expected index change lists in July, domestically there was a critical outcry regarding TEPCO's potential inclusion because of its recent past (and perhaps because of the fact that its E has been crushed and R artificially inflated by government injections and policies).Based on the particular makeup of the universe and relatively strict adherence to the rules and rankings, it is relatively easy to calculate - with a high degree of probability - what the changes in the index will be&nbsp;and last year's review showed that people had OVER-pre-positioned. This year, an arithmetically-weighted basket of the Inclusion Names outperformed its counterpart of Exclusion Names by 5% in the two months to Friday (counting TEPCO and Toshiba the outperformance would have been even higher).CONCLUSIONSAs broad rebalances go, this is not terribly large.&nbsp;Based on calculations below, it would be reasonable to expect the total amount tracking the index to be about 3.2-4.0trln yen - not a huge amount. Based on that there would be approximately 240bn yen to buy and 240bn yen to sell (roughlly half exclusion half funding) at current prices.&nbsp;The maximum impact in either direction is about 6 days of ADV but the sum total to trade on those two names is about $20mm.&nbsp;As with most broad rebalances which are easily predictable, the best way to trade this is perhaps&nbsp;to fade the announcement. It has already moved several percent so there will be unwinds.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is STILL a ridiculous index, designed to turn over 10% of its components a year, to over-weight 'new economy' businesses (the more expensive the higher the weight), to penalize those who ultimately become highly successful (market weight cap) and to sell low buy high in doing so (Sony got kicked out a couple of years ago; who will bet against it being put back in within 2yrs at 2-3x the price it got kicked out at?)More detail - with tables and rankings - below the fold.

AUG 2015 JPX NIKKEI 400 - Rebalance Announced -  How Much Tracks?  What Are Flows?

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STARTS CORPORATION INC. sells, leases, and manages real estate properties.  The Company also designs, alters, and undertakes repairs and construction works on real estate properties.  Through its subsidiaries, Starts operates publishing and network media businesses.

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Starts Corporation Inc (8850) - Monday, Feb 26, 2024

Starts is a high-quality business operating primarily in asset-light CRE services. The company has the potential to reframe its narrative and...

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AUG 2015 JPX NIKKEI 400 - Rebalance Announced - How Much Tracks? What Are Flows?

On August 7th after the close, the Japan Exchange Group announced the results of its annual review of JPX Nikkei 400 Index Components, resulting in...

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