Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Over 20 years experience in equities and asset management in Asia and Japan. Qualified CFA with experience analyzing companies as a buy-side analyst. In-depth knowledge of company fundamental analysis, corporate governance and valuations.

Nintendo (7974) | Q3 Results and the Road to Switch 2

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Nintendo missed Q1 with Operating income coming in at Y54.5b (-71% YoY) vs our estimate Y116b and the street at Y94b</li>
<li>Switch 2 hardware and software units sold are now suffering from buyer fatigue as consumers await the next-gen console</li>
<li>The stock will likely fall quite sharply over the next week. Looking for good buying opportunity in anticipation of the next console cycle</li>
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Nintendo missed Q1 with Operating income coming in at Y54.5b (-71% YoY) vs our estimate Y116b and the street at Y94b
Switch 2 hardware and software units sold are now suffering from buyer fatigue as consumers await the next-gen console
The stock will likely fall quite sharply over the next week. Looking for good buying opportunity in anticipation of the next console cycle


Nintendo

Nintendo (7974) | Game Over for Switch