Director, Pearl Hill Advisors

Nicholas Tanner

Director

Pearl Hill Advisors

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<p>This company makes high end rice cookers (using induction heating technology, which is better than a microprocessor in maintaining the right pressure). These account for about 40% of sales. It makes very well insulated stainless thermos flasks (25% of sales), hot water machines (15%) and other products.  50% of production is overseas and it has production bases in Thailand and China for the lower end products. The high end rice cookers are made in Japan and retail for up to Y100,000. For rice…</p>

This company makes high end rice cookers (using induction heating technology, which is better than a microprocessor in maintaining the right pressure). These account for about 40% of sales. It makes very well insulated stainless thermos flasks (25% of sales), hot water machines (15%) and other products.  50% of production is overseas and it has production bases in Thailand and China for the lower end products. The high end rice cookers are made in Japan and retail for up to Y100,000. For rice…

Zojirushi (7965) Growth Has Clearly Slowed but the Shares Are Now Very Cheap.

Zojirushi Corp

Zojirushi (7965) Growth Has Clearly Slowed but the Shares Are Now Very Cheap.