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Brief Japan: January Chip Revenues Down 15.6% Year-On-Year and more

In this briefing:

  1. January Chip Revenues Down 15.6% Year-On-Year
  2. Accordia Golf Trust (AGT): Buy but Please Consider This…

1. January Chip Revenues Down 15.6% Year-On-Year

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The Semiconductor Industry Association in the US released the latest WSTS figures for January chip revenues.  Monthly revenues are down 15.6% from January of 2018.  While this is not a surprise to our clients it is frightening to those who anticipated that 2019 would be a continuation of the bonanza enjoyed in 2018.

2. Accordia Golf Trust (AGT): Buy but Please Consider This…

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Accordia Golf Trust (AGT SP) is the second largest golf course operator in Japan that offers stable DPU with assets that are less correlated to the global economic cycle but they have their own challenges; aging demographics that makes the number of games played lower over time, volatile weather in Japan (unlike in Singapore where it’s sunny summer all year long), limited upside impact from automation initiative and golf tax. 

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