In the Land of Japanese Beef Bowls Zensho Could Be "Don"

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Chacko Jacob

Equity Analyst

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.

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Equity Bottom-Up

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14630" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14630:1">Yoshinoya Holdings (9861 JP)</a> is the second largest chain of beef bowl restaurants in Japan after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/4586" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4586:1">Zensho Holdings (7550 JP)</a> (Sukiya). The company has adopted a number of strategies in recent years to diversify its offerings and expand its overseas base. We look at some of these strategies and offer our outlook on the company. And since we already cover Zensho, we also provide our pick between the two.</p>

Yoshinoya Holdings (9861 JP) is the second largest chain of beef bowl restaurants in Japan after Zensho Holdings (7550 JP) (Sukiya). The company has adopted a number of strategies in recent years to diversify its offerings and expand its overseas base. We look at some of these strategies and offer our outlook on the company. And since we already cover Zensho, we also provide our pick between the two.

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