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Mari Kumagai
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Limited Impacts from Toshiba’s Possible Memory Chip Sales in Favor of Japanese Major Banks

We view three scenarios as likely outcomes for Japanese major banks from Toshiba’s intended sales of its memory chip business. We highlight that none of the bank valuations under our coverage will be affected except for the unlikely scenario Toshiba is not able to find any buyer, assuming the injunctive relief filed by Western Digital will be in place for an extended period after the hearing scheduled on July 14, 2017. Our no-moat rating and stable outlook for the banks under our coverage will b...
Underlying
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is a holding company of the group mainly engaged in the provision of finance services. Co. offers services include deposits, loans, securities transaction, securities investment, domestic and foreign exchange, futures trading, bond fiduciary and registration, trust, security investment trust and insurance over-the-counter sales; leasing business; securities business; consumer finance, automobile sale finance business, venture capital business, business consulting, membership business, loan business, factoring, system development, information processing, money collection, swap related and investment adviser, among others.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Mari Kumagai

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