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Daily Brief ESG: To Be Selected by Global Investors as an Investment Target and more

In today’s briefing:

  • To Be Selected by Global Investors as an Investment Target, Increasing Cash Flow Is Crucial


To Be Selected by Global Investors as an Investment Target, Increasing Cash Flow Is Crucial

By Aki Matsumoto

  • The positive impact of increased dividends must be discounted because seniors, who receive most dividends, are non-working generations and are more vulnerable to the negative impact of rising consumer prices.
  • The high level of cash on hand should be used effectively for investments and shareholder returns. Looking at listed companies as a whole, both ROE and DOE are below FY2018.
  • Although the too-low dividend payout of Japanese companies have been corrected, the fact that ROE is still low means that few companies are chosen as investment targets by global investors.

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