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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

<p>In my previous article "Japan's Governance: Unclear Medium-Term Management Plan - Kusuri No Aoki (3549)", I wrote a review of the company after attending its 4Q results analyst meeting. In this article, I wrote that the possibility of equity financing in the near future was undeniable in order to achieve the same number of new store openings as in the previous fiscal year in response to the decrease in operating cash flow due to the deterioration of working capital, and that it would be difficult to find differentiation in product strategy in the drugstore industry where competition is becoming increasingly fierce and companies are focusing on food products. In the drugstore industry, where competition is becoming increasingly fierce and companies are focusing on food products, it is unclear whether a half-baked pricing strategy will work. This is an update along with a summary of the previous articles.</p>

In my previous article "Japan's Governance: Unclear Medium-Term Management Plan - Kusuri No Aoki (3549)", I wrote a review of the company after attending its 4Q results analyst meeting. In this article, I wrote that the possibility of equity financing in the near future was undeniable in order to achieve the same number of new store openings as in the previous fiscal year in response to the decrease in operating cash flow due to the deterioration of working capital, and that it would be difficult to find differentiation in product strategy in the drugstore industry where competition is becoming increasingly fierce and companies are focusing on food products. In the drugstore industry, where competition is becoming increasingly fierce and companies are focusing on food products, it is unclear whether a half-baked pricing strategy will work. This is an update along with a summary of the previous articles.

Japan's Governance: Unclear Mid-Term Management Plan Update: Kusuri No Aoki Holdings (3549)