- Julie Boote
- Lindsay Whipp
- Pelham Smithers
- Thao Nguyen
- William Nestuk
The PSA Japan Weekly Research Round-Up for the Week Ending 19 November 2021
The Weekly Comment SummaryERP software analyst Lindsay Whipp discusses whether AI start-up ExaWizards will spice up Japan’s market with its IPO on Dec 23?
PSA Company Visits, Tours and Interviews
• Visited: Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063 JT), Showa Denko (4004 JT), Ube Industries (4208 JT), Diamond Electric (6699 JT)
• Presentations at: Murata Manufacturing (6981 JT), Mitsui Mining & Smelting (5706 JT), Ferrotec (6890 JT), SMC (6273 JT), Toyoda Gosei (7282 JT)
PSA in the Press
Pelham Smithers features in a FT article discussing whether Japan is still a value trap. /content/595400d2-7a16-4685-a660-d075714412d6?accessToken=zwAAAX04rcD4kc9ZVADSehZGhdOmYNB1cUQS1g.MEUCIQCs-S9PQUwt6jTm3oKL5Rjf48CQHT1kxo9DFqyOZemu7gIgGrSZTvjzJIXqxOKLfrCxkkrNLGd3LYruPWL0yMPwJK4&sharetype=gift?token=657a8cee-1944-430a-8b01-61235a1fd6db
Reports / Flash Notes Summaries
1. Money Forward (3994 JT): Beyond the ARPA Blip
2. Semiconductor / SPE Super Cycle – Our Explanation for the Continued Boom in Semiconductors
Company / Sector / Thematic Comments
Technology: Consumer Electronics, Gaming
1. Should We Be Buying Video Game Stocks (Along with Video Game Stocking Fillers)?
2. Sony (6758 JT) Criticizes Activision Response
3. GungHo’s (3765 JT) FY21 Q3 OP up 36.1% YoY
4. Other Consumer Elec / Tech-Related Moves & News That Caught Our Eye
Technology: Industrial Electronics / Components / Semis & SPE / Precision
5. Nvidia and the Rise of the DPU
6. Our Explanation for the Continued Semiconductor Boom
7. Other Tech-Related Moves & News That Caught Our Eye
Chemicals / Materials
8. Japan Government Said to Subsidize LiB Plants
Auto
9. Mazda (7261 JT) Presents New CX-50 in the US
10. Nissan (7201 JT) Announces Pricing, Specs of All-new Ariya EV / Redesign Allows use of More Generic Chips
11. Toyota (7203 JT) Potentially Partnering with Panasonic (6752 JT) for Battery Plant
Auto Parts / Machinery
12. Ferrotec (6890 JT) Rises 14% to Record High as FY22 Outlook Brightens
13. Positive Slant to SMC’s (6273 JT) FY21 1H Results Call
14. Denso Posts its 6th Consecutive Listing High to Close Above ¥9,000
Internet / eCommerce
15. Recruit (6098 JT) Raises FY21 Guidance
16. Mercari (4385 JT) Reaches a New All-time High
17. GA Technologies (3491 JT) Gets Boost from DX Push in Stimulus Package
18. Other Internet / eCommerce-Related Moves & News That Caught Our Eye
Enterprise Software
19. Enechange (4169 JT) Posts Solid FY21 Q3 Earnings and Announces Stock Split
20. Cybozu (4776 JT) Confirms FY21 Q3 Results
21. PKSHA (3993 JT) Posts Mixed FY21 Earnings but a Strong FY22 Forecast
Pharma
22. GNI Group (2160 JT) 3Q OP -8% YoY
23. Thumbs Down to Eisai (4523 JT) / Biogen’s (BIIB US) Aduhelm from EMA
Miscellaneous
24. Other Moves & News That Caught Our Eye
Market / Strategy / Macro
25. Bloomberg Topix OP/Shr +12% YoY for the September Quarter
26. Kishida Set to Unveil US$700bil Stimulus Package
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.
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