Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

I investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Toshiba, Peptidream, and Missiles

Toshiba Files - A Disclaimed Opinion Makes Delisting More Likely

Toshiba: Delisting Now Highly Probable in Our Opinion

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Japan Consumer discretionary / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div><div class="content-highlight"><h2>Japan</h2></div></div><h2>Strong pick-up truck sales in US</h2><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/940" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:940">Nick Tanner</a> suggested paying attention to the continued recovery of US pick-up truck sales for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15064" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15064:1">Toyo Tire &amp; Rubber Co Ltd (5105 JP)</a>, nearly 60% of whose operating profit is coming from North America. However, Nick cautiously pointed out that we might want to closely watch Toyo's profitability this year, which is expected to be slightly lower than that of last year. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/713" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:713">Mio Kato, CFA</a> also put out a piece on the strong pick-up sales in US. He argued that the ongoing…</p>

JapanStrong pick-up truck sales in USNick Tanner suggested paying attention to the continued recovery of US pick-up truck sales for Toyo Tire &amp; Rubber Co Ltd (5105 JP), nearly 60% of whose operating profit is coming from North America. However, Nick cautiously pointed out that we might want to closely watch Toyo's profitability this year, which is expected to be slightly lower than that of last year. Mio Kato, CFA also put out a piece on the strong pick-up sales in US. He argued that the ongoing…

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP)

The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Trucks, Pachinko, and Life Insurance