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Daily Brief ESG: When Will Deflationary Mindset of Managers Disappear? Some Companies Have Begun to Change and more

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  • When Will Deflationary Mindset of Managers Disappear? Some Companies Have Begun to Change, Though


When Will Deflationary Mindset of Managers Disappear? Some Companies Have Begun to Change, Though

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Overseas investors have increased buying Japanese stocks in anticipation of acceleration in profit growth due to the shift to inflation. This is consistent with the trends of ROE and TOPIX.
  • As far as ROE trends are concerned, neither share buybacks nor dividends are sufficient. It may be said that many managers are still dominated by a deflationary mindset.
  • Companies with high foreign shareholdings are seeing changes that are starting to use cash more effectively. However, it’ll take time, as most companies will start to move after asking around.

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