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Daily Brief ESG: Market Shakeout Should Come with Business Portfolio Restructuring Especially for Small-Cap Companies and more

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  • Market Shakeout Should Come with Business Portfolio Restructuring Especially for Small-Cap Companies


Market Shakeout Should Come with Business Portfolio Restructuring Especially for Small-Cap Companies

By Aki Matsumoto

  • While good for small-cap stocks to disclose stock price improvement plans, which is the minimum to be eligible for TOPIX, few global investors can invest in company of this size.
  • Since many Japanese small-cap companies have diversified businesses and compete with numerous companies for a market that is not large, forcing low profit margins, a market shakeout is necessary.
  • The key is whether small cap companes that are beyond the reach of overseas investor engagement can execute a business portfolio review on its own initiative.

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