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Joel Scheiman ...
  • Julie Boote
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today 5 Aug: Through 28k on household data and SOX move / Results comments on Bandai Namco, Lasertec, Suzuki Motor, Fujikura, Base Inc, Mixi, TIS, NRI – Nikkei 225 +0.87%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Joel Scheiman, Julie Boote, William Nestuk, Thao Nguyen, and Lindsay Whipp
Tags: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD US), Hoya (7741 JT), Tokyo Electron (8035 JT), Lasertec (6920 JT), Nippon Steel (5401 JT), Sysmex Corp (6869 JT), Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Square Enix (9684 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Konami (9766 JT), Bandai Namco (7832 JT), Lasertec (6920 JT), Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (4186 JT), Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (4182 JT), Mitsui Chemicals (4183 JT), Osaka Titanium (5726 JT), Toho Titanium (5727 JT), Suzuki Motor (7269 JT), Maruti Suzuki (MSIL IN), Fujikura (5803 JT), VW (VOW GY), BASE Inc (4477 JT), Mixi (2121 JT), TIS (3626 JT), Nomura Research Institute (4307 JT), Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JT), Nomura Holdings (8604 JT), Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA AU)
Main Points
• Household data, SOX help send Nikkei 225 through 28,000
• Lasertec 4Q FY22 (Jun) OP +113% YoY
• Bandai Namco 1Q OP +64% YoY
• Suzuki FY22 Q1 results beat estimates
• Fujikura bullish trends but modest guidance upgrade on helium concern
• BASE Inc sold off following FY22 Q2 results
• Mixi’s FY22 off to a good start
• TIS Inc beats on FY22 Q1 OP and sales but keeps full-year forecasts
• Additional commentary on NRI’s FY22 Q1
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
Joel Scheiman

Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

William Nestuk

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