Senior Technology Analyst, Japanese Equities, LightStream Research

Scott Foster

Securities analyst covering electronics, precision equipment & robotics, engineering, construction, transport and other sectors for more than 25 years in Japan and 3 years in Korea. Permanent resident of Japan.

Senior Technology Analyst, Japanese Equities

Hitachi Results, Special Gain on Asset Sale, and Semi-Bigly Buyback

Hitachi Ltd. (6501 JP): Buy into the Pull-Back

Hitachi Ltd. (6501): GlobalLogic Acquisition Expensive but Accretive

Hitachi Ltd. (6501 JP): Results Above Guidance, Growth Ahead

Hitachi Ltd. (6501 JP): Buys Kyoto Robotics, Plans to Sell Hitachi Metals

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hitachi is evacuating more than 7,000 GlobalLogic employees from Ukraine to other countries, but IT workers are mobile and these may have more work due to cyber attacks.</li>
<li>Hitachi Construction Machinery and other Hitachi Group divisions do some business in Ukraine, but we expect the impact of the crisis to be manageable and temporary.</li>
<li>Hitachi Ltd shares are down 25% since November and the P/E ratio is near the bottom of its historical range. </li>
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Hitachi is evacuating more than 7,000 GlobalLogic employees from Ukraine to other countries, but IT workers are mobile and these may have more work due to cyber attacks.
Hitachi Construction Machinery and other Hitachi Group divisions do some business in Ukraine, but we expect the impact of the crisis to be manageable and temporary.
Hitachi Ltd shares are down 25% since November and the P/E ratio is near the bottom of its historical range. 


Hitachi Ltd. (6501 JP): Assessing Exposure to Ukraine - Buy into the Sell-Off