Daily BriefsJapan

Daily Brief Japan: Kokusai Electric , Sanrio, TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX, Kioxia Holdings and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Quiddity Leaderboard Mar25 Nikkei 225 Rebal: 2 IN, 2 OUT, $5.5bn+ Fastie to Sell, $7bn a Side
  • Sanrio (8136 JP): The Current Playbook
  • “Parent-Subsidiary Listing” Heaven Continues to Provide Rich Investment Performance for Investors
  • ECM Weekly (9th Dec 2024) – Goodman, Auckland Airport, Kioxia, MNC, DIY, Vishal Mega, Mao Geping


Quiddity Leaderboard Mar25 Nikkei 225 Rebal: 2 IN, 2 OUT, $5.5bn+ Fastie to Sell, $7bn a Side

By Travis Lundy

  • The Sep24 Nikkei 225 Rebal was odd. They could have done 3. They did 2. For now, I still see 2 IN and 2 OUT for the Mar25 Nikkei225 Rebal.
  • There is also a DOUBLE-capping event for Fast Retailing which on 8% outperformance could become a TRIPLE-capping event. For now, the trade is shaping up to be US$7bn a side.
  • There is still a tech bent to potential ADDs. Some Consumer Goods stocks need stock splits to get in. Longer-term, the TOPIX Methodology Rejig is an interesting problem set.

Sanrio (8136 JP): The Current Playbook

By Arun George

  • Since the announcement of the US$840 million secondary offering, Sanrio (8136 JP)’s shares have been down 3.9% from the undisturbed price of JPY5,160 per share (26 November).
  • It is instructive to look at recent large Japanese placements to understand the potential trading pattern. So far, Sanrio’s shares have followed the pattern of previous large placements.
  • The offering will likely be priced on 10 December. The average large Japanese placement tends to generate positive returns.

“Parent-Subsidiary Listing” Heaven Continues to Provide Rich Investment Performance for Investors

By Aki Matsumoto

  • With the TSE shortly declaring the conclusion of discussions regarding parent-subsidiary listings, more parent-subsidiary listings (including listed affiliates) are likely to continue to appear going forward.
  • “TSE’s Request” states a restructuring of business portfolio, but leaves out the issue of restructuring the parent company’s business portfolio and shifting to a management approach that increases corporate value.
  • The parent-subsidiary listings (including listed affiliates) that continue to be created will continue to provide investment opportunities for investors, including activist investors.

ECM Weekly (9th Dec 2024) – Goodman, Auckland Airport, Kioxia, MNC, DIY, Vishal Mega, Mao Geping

By Sumeet Singh

  • Aequitas Research’s weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
  • On the IPO front,  the deal flow doesn’t seem to be slowing down much into the year end. The coming two weeks will see some of the past IPOs listing.
  • On the placements front, Goodman Group (GMG AU)‘s block trade was hogging all of the limelight this week. 

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