Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Over 15 years analysing Japanese and Asian stocks from a long/short perspective

I focus on cyclically driven sectors such as Gaming, Factory Automation and Autos

An eclectic background as a long-short analyst, upper management at a financial data startup through its listing, and as the founder of a team analysing big/alternative data, all of which supports independent and differentiated views... we hope

An appreciation for Mathematics drives the development of a "Micro-Quantamental" process which can provide a data-driven, historically-informed and semi-automated foundation upon which to layer more qualitative and judgemental analysis, thus improving investment decision-making speed and accuracy

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Tesla – Battery Day Runs Low as Competition Ramps

Tesla – Autonomous Driving or Advantage Delusion?

Does an Apple Tie-Up Make Sense for J-Autos?

Tesla – Short Side Risk-Reward Looking Juicy Again

Things People Believe: Flat Earth, Faked Moon Landings, and Tesla $2100

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.

Event-Driven

<p>Tesla was not included in the S&amp;P 500 in its latest revision with the S&amp;P committee instead choosing to include the much smaller Etsy, Teradyne and Catalent. In addition, the company was the subject of a less than flattering review of its Full Self-Driving functionality by Consumer Reports. A review whose implications were underlined by an accident in China on Saturday where two people were killed and six injured with a Tesla driven by a 51-year-old woman involved. Downside risks are starting to accumulate here.</p>

Tesla was not included in the S&amp;P 500 in its latest revision with the S&amp;P committee instead choosing to include the much smaller Etsy, Teradyne and Catalent. In addition, the company was the subject of a less than flattering review of its Full Self-Driving functionality by Consumer Reports. A review whose implications were underlined by an accident in China on Saturday where two people were killed and six injured with a Tesla driven by a 51-year-old woman involved. Downside risks are starting to accumulate here.

Tesla – Fully Self-Driven, but Badly And Not Into the S&P