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Julie Boote ...
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today 17 May: Covid and inflation weigh on market / Honda predicts flat profits / Diamond Electric delays restructuring / Perky Medley / Enechange benefits – Nikkei -0.92%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, William Nestuk and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥27,824.83 (-¥259.64 / -0.92%); Topix ¥1,879.28 (-¥4.56/ -0.22%); ¥/$109.24
Tags: Ebara (6361 JT), Mitsui Fudosan (8801 JT), KDDI (9433 JT), Nissan Chemical (4021 JT), Kubota (6326 JT), Toshiba (6502 JT), Honda (7267 JT), Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Nissan Motor (7201 JT), Diamond Electric (6699 JT), Medley Inc (4480 JT), Enechange (4169 JT), Nomura Research Institute (4307 JT), TIS Inc (3626 JT)
Main Points
• Covid, inflation concerns continue to weigh on market
• Honda predicts flat FY21 profits
• Diamond Electric delays restructuring
• Medley Inc posts Q1 results that bode well for a full-year forecast beat.
• Enechange FY21 Q1 benefits from winter electricity price spike
Provider
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

Analysts
Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

William Nestuk

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