PSA Today Feb 6: Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, William Nestuk and Thao Nguyen
Nikkei ¥21,610.24 (-¥1,071.88 / -4.7%); Topix ¥1,743.41 (-¥80.33 / -4.4%); ¥/$108.88
Tags: iStyle (3660 JP), Kitanotatsujin (2930 JP), Sony (6758 JP), Nintendo (7974 JP), Square Enix (9684 JP), Capcom (9697 JP), Koei Tecmo (3635 JP), Gumi (3903 JP), Bandai Namco (7832 JP), Sega Sammy (6460 JP), Toyota (7203 JP), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JP), IHI (7013 JP), Nissan (7201 JP), GungHo (3765 JP), Nexon (3659 JP)
Main Points at a Glance
• Market lower on Wall Street sell-off
• Square Enix’s solid 3Q performance
• Sega Sammy: Pachislot rule change hits 3Q performance
• Toyota: Q3 earnings lifted by currency
• Mitsubishi Motors: Q3 Earnings Lifted by Asian Operations
• Stunning earnings from IHI’s Aero-Engine Division and a surprise recovery in the Boiler business
• GungHo reports another year of declines
Bandai Namco Holdings is a holding company engaged in the planning and execution of medium- and long-term business strategies for the Group. Co. operates in three business segments: toy and hobby, network entertainment, and visual and music production. Co.'s principal products include toys, candy toys, products for vending machines, cards, plastic model kits, apparel, sundries, stationery, home-use video game software, commercial-use video game machines, and prizes for amusement arcade machines, video products, video software and on-demand video distribution. Co. is also involved in the operation of amusement facilities, as well as the transportation and the real estate management services.
Capcom is engaged in the development, manufacture and sales of video games, online games, mobile games and arcade games, as well as the operation of amusement arcades. Co.'s business segments are digital contents, amusement facility and amusement equipment. Co. is engaged in the planning, development, manufacture and sales of home video games, online games and mobile games including "Rockman," "Monster Hunter World" and "Dragons Dogma"; the operation of "Plaza Capcom" amusement facilities in Japan; and the development, production and distribution of arcade games for amusement facilities. Co. is also engaged in the licensing business of game characters and the real estate leasing business.
Gumi Inc. gumi Inc. is a Japan-based company which develops mobile online game. The Company is primarily engaged in planning and development of mobile online game, mainly online gaming application for mobile terminals. It provides native application services, game contents can be downloaded from apple store without browser; browser game services, game can be played on the mobile terminal browser, as well as publishing services, in which the Company performs localization of game content developed by third parties and then sell them through its various sales channels.
GungHo Online Entertainment is mainly engaged in the planning, development, and operation of online games. Along with its subsidiaries and associated companies, Co. is engaged in the planning, development, operation and distribution of smart phone applications and online computer games, and the sale of console games. Co. is also engaged in the sale of game contents through download service as well as the licensing of self-developed games. Co.'s principal smart phone applications are "Puzzle & Dragons," "Summons Board," "Divine Gate," and "Princess Punt Sweets," and its principal online computer games are "Ragnarok Online" and "Emil Chronicle Online."
IHI is engaged in the manufacture and sale of heavy machinery. Resources, Energy and Resources segment offers boilers, power systems, motors for land and marine use, large marine motors and gas storage facilities and process plants. Social Infrastructure and Offshore Facilities segment offers bridges, water gates, steel structures, floating LNG storage facilities and offshore structures. Industrial Systems and General-purpose Machinery segment offers marine machinery, logistics systems, parking systems, steel manufacturing equipment and heat/surface treatment machinery. Aero Engine, Space and Defense segment provides aero engines, rocket systems, and defense systems.
istyle Inc. is engaged in the operation of cosmetics portal Website under the name @cosme. The Company operates in four segments. The On Platform segment includes marketing business in Japan and overseas, service for premium members. The Beauty Service segment includes the operation of cosmetics e-commerce (EC) sites in Japan and the operation of the cosmetics specialty store. The Global segment includes services developed outside Japan. The Others segment includes the temporary staffing business, which dispatches beauty salon staff, and the investment development business, which invests in companies with a wide range of growth stages, including companies that have not been established.
Kitanotatsujin Corporation is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the e-commerce business. The Company is mainly engaged in the sale of health foods and beauty-related products through Internet, and the operation of related businesses, such as the order receipt and shipment business, the production of mail order Websites, the plan and production of sales promotion tools, as well as the development of systems. The Company provides its products through mail order Websites http://www.kaitekikobo.jp/ and http://www.kaitekikobo.jp/sp/ operated by the Company.
Koei Tecmo Holdings is a holding company. Co., through its subsidiaries, operates in five business segments: entertainment, service provider, amusement facility operation, real estate, and others. Co. is engaged in the development and sale of game software for personal computers and home video game systems and software for online games and mobile phones; books, compact discs, digital versatile discs and goods; as well as liquid crystal display for pinball games and slot games. Co. is also involved in the collection of related royalty, the operation of amusement facilities, the real estate business and the venture capital business.
Mitsubishi Motors and its affiliates are mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of motor vehicles including passenger cars as well as component parts. Co. is engaged in the development, design, manufacture, assembly, sale and purchase, import and other transactions relating to automobiles, component parts and replacement parts, agricultural machinery and industrial engines; the sale and purchase of used automobiles; the sale of measuring equipment; and acting as insurance agents in accordance with laws relating to property damage insurance and to automobile damage indemnity insurance. In addition, Co. is involved in the provision of automobile leasing and sales finance services.
Nexon is engaged in the production, development and delivering on-line games. Along with its subsidiaries and affiliates, Co. provides PC online-games and mobile games in Japan, Korea, China, North America and Europe as well as Asian countries. Co.'s principal existing game titles include "MapleStory," "Sudden Attack," "Dungeon & Fighter," "Counter-Strike Online," and "EA SPORTS FIFA Online 3." Co. also offers services such as consulting related to PC online-game distribution, in-game advertising, and merchandising incidental to PC online business. As of Dec 31 2017, Co. has 26 consolidated subsidiaries and 14 affiliates.
Nintendo is mainly engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of home-use game hardware/software and peripheral equipment as well as software under the name of "Nintendo DS," "Nintendo 3DS," "Game Boy," "Nintendo 64,"" Game Boy Advance," "Wii," "Nintendo GameCube," "Game Boy Color" and "e-Reader (trading card games)." Co.'s principal software trademarks include "Pokemon," "Super Mario Bros.," "The Legend of Zelda," "STARFOX64" and others. Co. also provides online games and repair services. In addition, Co. is involved in the manufacture and sale of Japanese playing cards called "Karuta," playing cards and board games, as well as the management of intellectual property rights.
Nissan Motor, along with its subsidiaries and associated companies, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of vehicles, marine products and related parts; and the provision of finance services throughout world. Co.'s principal businesses are automobile and sales financing. Automobile segment manufactures electric vehicles, sedans, sport coupes, compact cars, mini vans, SUVs, pick-up trucks, and station wagons. Co.'s principal brand names include "Leaf," "Infiniti," "Murano," "Altima," "Maxima," "Sentra," "Quest," "Cedric," "Days Roox," "e-NV200," "Note e-Power," "Caravan," "Wingroad," "GT-R," "Farilady Z, among others. Sales Financing segment provides sales financing services..
Sega Sammy Holdings is a holding company mainly engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of slot and pachinko machines, amusement equipment and home-use TV game software. Co., through its affiliates, operates three business segments: pachislot and pachinko machines, entertainment contents, and resort. Co. is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of pachislot and pachinko machines; the development and sale of digital game software, packaged game, software and amusement machines; the development and operation of amusement centers, hotels and theme parks; the planning, production and sales of animated films; and the development, manufacture and sales of toys.
Sony is engaged in the development, design, production, manufacture, offer and sale of various kinds of electronic equipment, instruments and devices for consumer, professional and industrial markets such as network services, game hardware and software, televisions, audio and video recorders and players, still and video cameras, mobile phones, and semiconductors. Co. is engaged in the development, production, manufacture, and distribution of recorded music and the management and licensing of the words and music of songs as well as the production and distribution of animation titles. Co. is also engaged in the production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures and television.
Square Enix Holdings is a holding company that is mainly engaged in the entertainment industry. Co., through its subsidiaries, operates in four business segments. The Digital Entertainment business is engaged in the design, development, sale, licensed sale and operation of digital entertainment contents focusing on computer games. The Amusement segment is engaged in the operation of amusement facilities, the design, development, manufacture, sale and rental of amusement equipment. The Publishing segment is involved in the publication of comic magazines, books and game related books. The Rights Property segment is involved design, production, sale and grant of secondary works.
Toyota Motor is an automobile manufacturer. Co. is primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of sedans, minivans, compact cars, sport-utility vehicles, trucks and related parts and accessories throughout the world. Co. provides financing, vehicle and equipment leasing and certain other financial services primarily to its dealers and their customers to support the sales of vehicles and other products manufactured by Co. Co.'s principal business segments are automotive operations, financial services operations and other operations. Co. sells its vehicles in approximately 190 countries and regions, and markets for its automobiles in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia.
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