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Kazunori Ito
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While Line’s Quarterly Results Are Disappointing, Indicators Suggest Its Solid User Base Is Intact

We expect the stagnation of Line’s advertisement business to disappoint the market in the short run. Cost per mille, or CPM (advertisement revenue paid over 1,000 impressions) dropped to JPY 380 from JPY 434 in the previous quarter and JPY 491 in the prior-year period, as an increase in overseas ads and the transition to new ad platforms worsened the product mix. As a result, display ad revenue growth in the September quarter was 13%, representing a slowdown from 62% in the June quarter; consequ...
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LINE Corp (ADR)

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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.

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Kazunori Ito

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