Analogica KK

​Many sell-side broking firms continue to intensify their focus on large cap stocks because they are stuck in the mindset that higher liquidity drives their turnover (exacerbated by commission compression), despite ignoring buy-side client requests that being the 20th analyst on a stock adds no value to their investment process. At Analogica KK we understand there is an ever widening gap between the buy and sell-side and we are filling the void.

Analogica KK's sole independent stock research focus is to look to the thousands of uncovered and undiscovered small-mid cap companies in Japan which are taking advantage of decades of staid business practice conducted by long time revered large cap companies. While small-mid cap coverage is very limited in the Japanese market we believe that experience is also a must to find emerging leaders. Analogica KK also researches thematics, politics, geopolitics and structural change and the impacts to industry.

Japan's misguided Matryoshka M&A

​In the last 25 years, Intel Corp on its own has managed to make 31% more net income than all 20 of Japan’s largest tech companies combined on a currency adjusted basis. That is right. Intel on its own has thumped the likes of Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Fuji Film, Konica Minolta, Brother, Nidec, Kyocera, Canon, Olympus, TDK, TEL, Ricoh, Advantest and Nikon combined. Intel does one thing very well, commands huge market shares and ensures its p...

Elections, Polls, Terrorism and Financial Market Behaviour

​MIT economist Jonathan Gruber’s candour shocked many when he said that Obamacare could only be passed into legislation if it was “written in a tortured way” so it could play to the “stupidity of the American voter.” While politicians on both sides of the political divide were quick to support the ‘intelligence’ of their constituents the reality today is that ‘actual’ voter turnout across the globe, including America has been steadily falling over the last six decades and the...

The problem with all-you-can-eat ETFs in Japan

​ETFs are hitting the market faster than the dim-sum trolley can circle the banquet hall. Charles Schwab, in the 12 months to July 2015, saw a 130-fold preference of ETF over mutual funds given their relative simplicity, cost and transparency. It sure sounds good but for all the exotic flavours of ETFs one can feast on, one needs to be wary of indigestion when stomaching bear claws. To show what an upset bear is capable of - the most recent stock market rout from Aug 17th, 2015 - stocks which ...

ETF Behaviour in Bear Markets

​Assets invested in ETF/Ps comprise around $3 trillion globally. Put simply the new funds flowing into ETFs vs. traditional mutual funds is at a 100:1 ratio and in terms of AUM is on par with total hedge fund assets which have been in existence for 3 times as long. Although ETF products have been around for a quarter of a century, they have only really started to become meaningful since Lehman Shock. However ETFs, despite increasing levels of sophistication, have brought about higher levels of...

Corporate Governance in Japan (日本語版)

​安倍首相はアベノミクスの一環として、日本の企業に対し海外のコーポレート・ガバナンスを手本とした日本独自のコーポレートガバナンスコード(以下コード)の導入を推進している。時期としては遅い感は否めないし、不十分ではあるが、投資家はとりあえずその導入を歓迎した。日本は自国に必要なコードに注力するのは正しいということは認めざるを得ない。å…...

Japan's misguided Matryoshka M&A

​In the last 25 years, Intel Corp on its own has managed to make 31% more net income than all 20 of Japan’s largest tech companies combined on a currency adjusted basis. That is right. Intel on its own has thumped the likes of Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Fuji Film, Konica Minolta, Brother, Nidec, Kyocera, Canon, Olympus, TDK, TEL, Ricoh, Advantest and Nikon combined. Intel does one thing very well, commands huge market shares and ensures its p...

Elections, Polls, Terrorism and Financial Market Behaviour

​MIT economist Jonathan Gruber’s candour shocked many when he said that Obamacare could only be passed into legislation if it was “written in a tortured way” so it could play to the “stupidity of the American voter.” While politicians on both sides of the political divide were quick to support the ‘intelligence’ of their constituents the reality today is that ‘actual’ voter turnout across the globe, including America has been steadily falling over the last six decades and the...

The problem with all-you-can-eat ETFs in Japan

​ETFs are hitting the market faster than the dim-sum trolley can circle the banquet hall. Charles Schwab, in the 12 months to July 2015, saw a 130-fold preference of ETF over mutual funds given their relative simplicity, cost and transparency. It sure sounds good but for all the exotic flavours of ETFs one can feast on, one needs to be wary of indigestion when stomaching bear claws. To show what an upset bear is capable of - the most recent stock market rout from Aug 17th, 2015 - stocks which ...

ETF Behaviour in Bear Markets

​Assets invested in ETF/Ps comprise around $3 trillion globally. Put simply the new funds flowing into ETFs vs. traditional mutual funds is at a 100:1 ratio and in terms of AUM is on par with total hedge fund assets which have been in existence for 3 times as long. Although ETF products have been around for a quarter of a century, they have only really started to become meaningful since Lehman Shock. However ETFs, despite increasing levels of sophistication, have brought about higher levels of...

Corporate Governance Guidebook for Japanese Companies

Analogica KK conducts an in-depth approach to how Japanese companies are taking on the new Corporate Governance Code introduced recently by the Abe government. We believe that no corporate governance code is perfect given many corporate failures that have occurred since SOX's introduction) but Japanese companies must move away from making 'safe' choices and pursue independent directors that will add real value to the boardroom. We also compare global regulators and assess how budgets, techno...

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