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Daily Brief ESG: Improved Profitability to Attract Overseas Investors Key to Raise Valuation Even After TSE’s Request and more

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  • Improved Profitability to Attract Overseas Investors Key to Raise Valuation Even After TSE’s Request


Improved Profitability to Attract Overseas Investors Key to Raise Valuation Even After TSE’s Request

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Companies that increased Tobin’sQ have further increased Tobin’sQ due to continued growth in ROE and ROA. They have room to further improve return on capital by reducing cash on hand.
  • Companies with lower Tobin’s Q may include small-cap stocks that are increasingly undervalued because they have relatively high ROE and ROA but are not covered by overseas investors.
  • Over the past year, few companies raised their valuations based solely on expectations of P/B bottoming-out without improving profitability, and IR activities alone have had limited effect in boosting valuations.

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