In today’s briefing:
- Ohayo Japan | Stocks Retreat; Oasis Loads Up on ACSL
- The Stocks to Own in Thailand – Vol. 43
- Industry Report – Climatetech & Sustainable Investing
- Mid-Cap Discretionary Retail Analysis -Screening for Best Recovery Plays
Ohayo Japan | Stocks Retreat; Oasis Loads Up on ACSL
- Overseas: SPX -0.5%, Nasdaq -1%; Mkt awaits Friday jobs report; Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Air; Carvana up 20%; Spotify +5%
- Today: NKY Futs -0.5% v cash. JPY 147.2; Japanese companies urgently seeking to improve capital allocation on TSE disclosure change
- JapanX: Oasis acquired a 10.47% stake in ACSL, a Tokyo-based drone maker
The Stocks to Own in Thailand – Vol. 43
- We highlight 14 stocks in Thailand that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
- Portfolio changes: Seven stocks remain, seven new join the fray
- Since inception, it has gained 104% versus the SET 100 Index’s return of 21%
Industry Report – Climatetech & Sustainable Investing
- The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 0.9% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 0.8%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.1%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 0.1%).
- Energy Technology (13.7% of the index) was up by 11.3%, while Industrial Climate and Ag Technology (49.8% of the index) was up 1.7%, ClimateTech Mining was down 2.7%, and Advanced Transportation Solutions was down 4.2%.
- Top 10 Performers: HTOO, FLNC, HLGN, PLUG, REX, OPTT, STEM, RUN, MVST, AMRS
Mid-Cap Discretionary Retail Analysis -Screening for Best Recovery Plays
- We have applied some screens to 15 ASX-listed retail stocks to determine which potentially present the best returns.
- As a retail analyst in a former life, I have learnt two things about consumers: buyer fatigue and pent-up demand.
- We saw online buyer fatigue post-Covid and we are arguably in a period that will lead to pent-up demand following the tightening of consumer belts in the current cost-of-living/interest rate environment.