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Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Management has cut its FY23 EBITDA target from its long-term goal of ¥390bn to c. ¥363bn as its core ad and eCommerce performance gets weaker</li>
<li>Advertising revenue fell 1% YoY whilst eCommerce volumes (GTV) on the core third-party marketplace Yahoo!Shopping were also down significantly</li>
<li>The outlook for FY23 is further blurred by management changes to address business challenges and deeper LINE/Yahoo integration.  We are lowering our target price to ¥425</li>
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Management has cut its FY23 EBITDA target from its long-term goal of ¥390bn to c. ¥363bn as its core ad and eCommerce performance gets weaker
Advertising revenue fell 1% YoY whilst eCommerce volumes (GTV) on the core third-party marketplace Yahoo!Shopping were also down significantly
The outlook for FY23 is further blurred by management changes to address business challenges and deeper LINE/Yahoo integration.  We are lowering our target price to ¥425


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Z Holdings (Neutral) - Q3 22 Results Reaction: Lofty EBITDA Targets Cut on Erosion in Core Business