Japanese Telcos Q2 FY24 review: Stable growth with better profitability; NTT still preferred pick

Service revenue slowed for the incumbents but stayed in the low-single digit band, with Softbank still ahead followed by NTT. Mobile divergence continues to play out with SB leading the pack and is likely to remain so in our view. Industry EBITDA improved as NTT inflected to growth and led to a strong EBIT beat this quarter.

PSA Strategy: Japan Stock Market Quarterly 2024 Q4

When the BoJ raised rates in March, it had been 17 years since it had last done so, though the world was very different then. While the July rate hike was unlikely to move the economic needle, the question now is what else might follow the subsequent financial market maelstrom. Pelham Smithers discusses the outlook for Japan’s macro environment, what new fiscal policies the new PM might introduce, how the BoJ might react and the all-important trend in corporate earnings. This then leads us to consider our strategy for sector / stock selection and the changes to our updated Focus Lists.

Palo Alto Networks 1FQ25: Platformization progressing and going mainstream. Buy, $410 TP.

Nvidia 3FQ25: beat & guide up; Buy, $173 TP.

Nvidia reported 3FQ25 yesterday.

Ad Expert Call Takeaways: GOOGL Ad Tech, TTD, PMax, Advantage+, and the role of Clouds

Yesterday, we hosted a call with Jeremy Woodlee, CEO of Santa Ynez Partners, a boutique advisory firm focused on digital media and ad tech. Previously, he spent three years at Accenture leading its global relationship with Google Ads after spending 11 years at Google, and three years at Magnite (fka Rubicon Project).