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Japan: Nidec Corp and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Nidec (6594 JP): Structural Problems

Nidec (6594 JP): Structural Problems

By Scott Foster

  • Founder and Chairman Nagamori has reappointed himself CEO, obscuring the reasons why Nidec’s share price has declined.
  • Quarterly earnings should recover, but strategic investments look three years into the future while materials costs rise and the economic situation deteriorates.
  • Rising interest rates and compression of valuation multiples are likely to dampen the share price. Look to the long term without expecting a return to the glory days. 

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