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Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Japan Telecom services / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

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<li>With inflation exceeding 2% for only the third time in 22 years, hopes for employee wage hikes in Prime Minister Kishida's New Capitalism are likely to get more attention</li>
<li>But the telcos appear to be largely ahead of this already where we have visibility with wage increases of 1-2% already built into FY22 financial guidance </li>
<li>NTT's widespread telework offer is an example of how telcos have other tools to apply. We remain Overweight the Japan telecom sector with NTT and KDDI as top picks</li>
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With inflation exceeding 2% for only the third time in 22 years, hopes for employee wage hikes in Prime Minister Kishida's New Capitalism are likely to get more attention
But the telcos appear to be largely ahead of this already where we have visibility with wage increases of 1-2% already built into FY22 financial guidance 
NTT's widespread telework offer is an example of how telcos have other tools to apply. We remain Overweight the Japan telecom sector with NTT and KDDI as top picks


Japan Telecoms - FY22 Guidance Largely Insulated from Pressure to Raise Wages