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Jeanie Chen
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Store Closure Boosting FamilyMart's Profits; Profit-Taking Opportunity at August Tender Offer

No-moat Uny FamilyMart's first-quarter earnings came in slightly above our expectations and the company's guidance given greater cost savings in the C-store business as the pace of closure of underperforming stores is ahead of our expectation. We have raised our fair value estimate to JPY 7,050 from JPY 6,950 to reflect increased time value of money and continue to view the stock as overvalued. The stock is trading at a nearly-60% premium to our fair value estimate despite the potential cost sav...
Underlying
FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

FamilyMart UNY Holdings is a holding company mainly engaged in the operation of convenience chain stores and general merchandise stores. Convenience Store segment is involved in the operation of convenience chain stores under the name of "FamilyMart" throughout Japan as well as in Taiwan, Thailand, China, Viet Nam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia through direct management and franchise systems. General Merchandise Store segment is engaged in the operation of general merchandise stores under the names of "APITA" and "PIAGO" in Tokai, Kanto, Hokuriku, Koshinetsu, Kansai and Tohoku regions as well as in Hong Kong. As of Feb 28 2017, Co. maintains total 24,710 stores.

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