Sector Capsule: Men's Grooming in China
Men’s grooming sales increased by 7% in current value terms to CNY13.3 billion in 2017. Growing sophistication among Chinese male consumers...
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With ‘Brand Building’ Ad Era Over, Can Food Inflation Rescue FMCG Margins?
I’ve been underweight consumer staples on valuation and business model disruption risks since 2015 and the sector has de-rated significantly...
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Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi - Moving Quickly? Maybe Not.
Just after midnight Tokyo time this morning, a headline popped across CNBC saying "Renault-Nissan's Ghosn has proposed a Dutch foundation to manage...
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Kao Will Continue to Leverage Its Brand Equity in Asia; Raising FVE to JPY 8,800
We believe Kao Corp (4452 JP) has built up a wide moat in its home market of Japan, particularly around its home-care (24% of sales) and human...
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Negative Readthrough from WPP's Outlook Warning for Japanese Advertisers, Global Consumer Tech
At first glance, WPP's (WPP LN) second sales warning of the year is merely a storyline in keeping with the growing “post-Brexit hangover” narrative...
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