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PSA Leisure Products: Bandai Namco (7832 JT): FY25 Q1 Results Review
Pelham Smithers is impressed by the strong FY25 Q1 performance in Bandai Namco’s Digital division – ie video games. While the firm has raised its 1H forecasts, there are reasons to think a revision to the full-year as well is not out of the question.
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PSA Media & Entertainment: PSA's Rankings of Video Game Stocks After A...
This CY25 Q2 has been another tremendous quarter for the Japanese video game sector, driven by the release of the Switch 2. Analyst Pelham Smithers reviews the performance and offerings of the video game stocks PSA covers and delivers his updated rankings.
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATION
9697 CAPCOM CO. LTD.
9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
9468 KADOKAWA CORPORATION
3932 AKATSUKI INC.
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
6758 SONY CORPORATION
9602 TOHO CO. LTD.
3765 GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
00700 TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD.
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
6460 JP SEGA SAMMY
21210 MIXI
EMBRAC B EMBRACER GROUP
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
36350 KOEI TECMO
WBD WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC.
215A TIMEE INC
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PSA Media & Entertainment: Video Game Third-Party Publishers’ FY24 Q4 ...
The US market has been good to Japanese game developers, so far, in 2025. Pelham Smithers updates us on what is performing well in the charts and what implications it has for the upcoming earnings season. Several companies have seen their shares rise April-to-date, so the FY25 outlook will be closely watched.
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PSA Strategy: Japan Stock Market Quarterly for 2025 Q2
In this quarterly strategy report, we look to evaluate where we are with regards the bull market conditions, and where those indicators might be headed, factoring in the downside risks, from Trump tariffs and the US economy, BoJ actions, Japanese earnings and valuations.
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INC.
6146 DISCO CORPORATION
5108 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
7751 CANON INC.
9697 CAPCOM CO. LTD.
4519 CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
4755 RAKUTEN INC.
9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
8473 SBI HOLDINGS INC.
6954 FANUC CORPORATION
4324 DENTSU GROUP INC.
6861 KEYENCE CORPORATION
6869 SYSMEX CORPORATION
8306 MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
6501 HITACHI LTD.
6305 HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO. LTD.
7267 HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
6301 KOMATSU LTD.
6503 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
6723 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
6594 NIDEC CORPORATION
7731 NIKON CORP.
8604 NOMURA HOLDINGS INC.
7733 OLYMPUS CORP.
4666 PARK24 CO. LTD.
2371 KAKAKU.COM INC.
9984 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
1803 SHIMIZU CORPORATION
4063 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD
6758 SONY CORPORATION
7269 SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
1801 TAISEI CORP
6857 ADVANTEST CORP.
4186 TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO. LTD.
8035 TOKYO ELECTRON LTD.
7203 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
2413 M3 INC.
2160 GNI GROUP LTD.
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
6098 RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
3769 GMO PAYMENT
6460 JP SEGA SAMMY
4385 MERCARI INC.
3993 PKSHA TECHNOLOGY INC.
9434 SOFTBANK CORP.
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
45870 PEPTIDREAM INC
3491 JT GA TECHNOLOGIES
3394 JT MONEY FOWARD
6532 JT BAYCURRENT CONSULTING (6532 JT)
4483 JMDC
4180 JP APPIER GROUP
TSE: 2980 SRE HOLDINGS CORP
4194 VISIONAL INC
6526 SOCIONEXT INC
5032 JT ANYCOLOR INC
5838 RAKUTEN BANK LTD.
5253 JT COVER CORPORATION (5253 JT)
9616 JT KYORITSU MAINTENANCE (9616 JT)
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TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC.
9697 CAPCOM CO. LTD.
9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
9766 KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
6758 SONY CORPORATION
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPORATION
6460 JP SEGA SAMMY
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
36350 KOEI TECMO
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PSA Media & Entertainment: Video Games Round-Up
It has been a busy week for bean counters in the video games industry, with the release of global console sales data for September, US software and hardware markets for September, and weekly software sales for UK, Japan and Steam. These figures seem to paint a similar picture: hardware sales are bad, though not as bad as over the summer, while software sales are okay. Pelham Smithers elaborates.
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DIS WALT DISNEY COMPANY
9697 CAPCOM CO. LTD.
4816 TOEI ANIMATION
9468 KADOKAWA CORPORATION
9766 KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
6758 SONY CORPORATION
9602 TOHO CO. LTD.
3765 GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
AMZN AMAZON.COM INC.
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPORATION
6460 JP SEGA SAMMY
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
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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...
6754 ANRITSU CORPORATION
7751 CANON INC.
4519 CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
4751 CYBERAGENT INC.
4755 RAKUTEN INC.
3107 DAIWABO HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
8473 SBI HOLDINGS INC.
6954 FANUC CORPORATION
4324 DENTSU GROUP INC.
6861 KEYENCE CORPORATION
4902 KONICA MINOLTA INC.
6988 NITTO DENKO CORP.
7752 RICOH COMPANY LTD.
6869 SYSMEX CORPORATION
3064 MONOTARO CO. LTD.
5801 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
5715 FURUKAWA CO. LTD.
7205 HINO MOTORS LTD.
6501 HITACHI LTD.
6305 HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO. LTD.
7267 HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
7012 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
9107 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD.
6971 KYOCERA CORPORATION
8316 SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
6503 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
5632 MITSUBISHI STEEL MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
5706 MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY LIMITED
6966 MITSUI HIGH-TEC INC.
6902 DENSO CORPORATION
6701 NEC CORP.
6594 NIDEC CORPORATION
7201 NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
4666 PARK24 CO. LTD.
6268 NABTESCO CORPORATION
2371 KAKAKU.COM INC.
9984 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
8136 SANRIO COMPANY LTD.
6758 SONY CORPORATION
5802 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
6762 TDK CORPORATION
6976 TAIYO YUDEN CO. LTD.
6315 TOWA CORPORATION
7203 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
4208 UBE INDUSTRIES LTD.
8698 MONEX GROUP INC.
3774 INTERNET INITIATIVE JAPAN
3765 GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
2160 GNI GROUP LTD.
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
3445 RS TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.
6269 MODEC INC
3769 GMO PAYMENT
68900 FERROTEC CORPORATION
9519 RENOVA
4385 MERCARI INC.
3993 PKSHA TECHNOLOGY INC.
3626 JT TIS INC
9434 SOFTBANK CORP.
TXG 10X GENOMICS INC CLASS A
TGIF 1933 INDUSTRIES
7071 AMVIS HOLDINGS
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
45870 PEPTIDREAM INC
4443 JT SANSAN (4443 JT)
3491 JT GA TECHNOLOGIES
3394 JT MONEY FOWARD
4480 MEDLEY
RRRP3 3R PETROLEUM OLEO E GAS
6532 JT BAYCURRENT CONSULTING (6532 JT)
3697 JT SHIFT INCORPORATED (3697 JT)
4483 JMDC
4180 JP APPIER GROUP
TSE: 2980 SRE HOLDINGS CORP
4194 VISIONAL INC
9552 M&A RESEARCH INSTITUTE
123F 123FAHRSCHULE SE
9616 JT KYORITSU MAINTENANCE (9616 JT)
9552 JT M&A RESEARCH INSTITUTE (9552 JT)
6544 JT JAPAN ELEVATOR SERVICES HOLDINGS (6544 JT)
6200 JT INSOURCE (6200 JT)
2154 JT OPEN UP GROUP (2154 JT)
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PSA Media & Entertainment: Bandai Namco (7832 JT) – Can it Build on El...
Despite producing excellent FY24 Q1 results, the shares fell in the wake of them, as the market bet that the gains were not sustainable. However, while the outlook for the video game business is less impressive in FY25, structural improvements to the Toys & Hobby division and the Amusement division means that these should support earnings in FY25 at FY24 levels, while allowing the business to kick on from there.
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6146 DISCO CORPORATION
AJIT ABERDEEN JAPAN INVESTMENT TRUST
7735 SCREEN HOLDINGS CO. LTD
9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
4902 KONICA MINOLTA INC.
7752 RICOH COMPANY LTD.
3064 MONOTARO CO. LTD.
6305 HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO. LTD.
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
7201 NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
6758 SONY CORPORATION
8035 TOKYO ELECTRON LTD.
7203 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
ADSB ABU DHABI SHIP BUILDING
8086 ADVANCED WIRELESS SEMICONDUCTOR
6632 JVCKENWOOD
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
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9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
3656 KLAB INC.
3932 AKATSUKI INC.
9766 KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP
6758 SONY CORPORATION
2432 DENA CO. LTD.
3765 GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
6460 JP SEGA SAMMY
GRVY GRAVITY CO. LTD. ADS
21210 MIXI
651 GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
36350 KOEI TECMO
1954.T NIPPON KOEI CO LTD
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PSA Media & Entertainment: Global Video Game Industry Update
The global video games market has improved since the start of the year and 2023 now looks like being an "up" year, after the retrenchment in 2022. However, recent quarterly results suggested Japanese video games companies are struggling to take advantage of this. We look at why conditions are improving, and which Japanese firms are keeping pace and which aren't.
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PSA Market Strategy: Japan Perspective for 2023
At the beginning of every year we publish our PSA Perspective, a report intended as a long shelf-life look at the year ahead. This year Pelham Smithers discusses Japan's economy, the outlook for the stock market, and some stand-out themes and developments for the year. These include the digital yen and the demise of live action entertainment in Japan. We also update our noted PSA Focus List of stocks. Table of Contents Overview 3 Background: 4 Japan’s Economic Outlook 5 Ja...
005930 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
V VISA INC. CLASS A
ATVI ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC.
LLOY LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
9020 EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
9983 FAST RETAILING CO. LTD.
6861 KEYENCE CORPORATION
8411 MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
3349 COSMOS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
4188 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
9468 KADOKAWA CORPORATION
8306 MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
6301 KOMATSU LTD.
8058 MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
7011 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
7211 MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION
6981 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
6902 DENSO CORPORATION
6594 NIDEC CORPORATION
7201 NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
9984 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
6758 SONY CORPORATION
4005 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO. LTD.
8053 SUMITOMO CORPORATION
6762 TDK CORPORATION
4502 TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
7203 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
9021 WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
2413 M3 INC.
7270 SUBARU CORP
6506 YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
AAPL APPLE INC.
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPORATION
9434 SOFTBANK CORP.
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
36350 KOEI TECMO
9988 ALIBABA (9988 HK)
3394 JT MONEY FOWARD
4051 JT GMO FINANCIAL GATE (4051 JT)
TSE:4477 BASE INC
4259 JT EXAWIZARDS INC
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PSA Strategy: Japan Market Strategy for FY22 Q2
The Japanese stock market is in an interesting phase where the Bank of Japan is supporting the bond market rather than the stock market. While this phase lasts, the dollar should remain above ¥120/$ and perhaps strengthen further against the yen. This report looks at what this phase might mean for the Japanese stock market as a whole, and for stock selection. The PSA Focus List has also been updated.
6770 ALPS ALPINE CO. LTD.
3407 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION
4751 CYBERAGENT INC.
9684 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
4307 NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD.
4324 DENTSU GROUP INC.
6728 ULVAC INC.
6981 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
6723 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
6902 DENSO CORPORATION
7915 NISSHA CO.LTD.
7201 NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
6268 NABTESCO CORPORATION
4063 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD
6758 SONY CORPORATION
6762 TDK CORPORATION
6857 ADVANTEST CORP.
8035 TOKYO ELECTRON LTD.
7261 MAZDA MOTOR CORP.
7203 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
3436 SUMCO CORPORATION
3659 NEXON CO. LTD.
6098 RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
7270 SUBARU CORP
4503 ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
6506 YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
4980 DEXERIALS
68900 FERROTEC CORPORATION
41850 JSR CORPORATION
4385 MERCARI INC.
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
TSE:4477 BASE CO.
3491 JT LTD.
4478 JT GA TECHNOLOGIES
3394 JT FREEE KK
6967 JT MONEY FOWARD
7383 SHINKO ELECTRIC (6967 JT)
4259 JT NET PROTECTIONS HLDGS INC
TSE: 2980 EXAWIZARDS INC
SRE HOLDINGS CORP
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- Joel Scheiman
- Julie Boote
- Lindsay Whipp
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- Thao Nguyen
- William Nestuk
PSA Market Strategy: The Japan Perspective 2022
Although the Japanese economy, politics and stock market seem to be where they were this time last year, there is a seismic shift going on in the way the Japanese stock market behaves that could make investing in Japan in 2022 quite different to previous years. We look at how and why this shift has taken place and what it means for investing in Japan in the coming year.
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC.
TSLA TESLA INC
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATION
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON
FB FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INC.
ADBE ADOBE INC.
PRU PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC.
RAND RANDSTAD NV
6770 ALPS ALPINE CO. LTD.
9437 NTT DOCOMO INC.
9697 CAPCOM CO. LTD.
4922 KOSE CORPORATION
4519 CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
6367 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD.
7735 SCREEN HOLDINGS CO. LTD
9020 EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
7717 V-TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
4307 NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD.
4324 DENTSU GROUP INC.
7741 HOYA CORPORATION
6861 KEYENCE CORPORATION
6586 MAKITA CORPORATION
4911 SHISEIDO COMPANY LIMITED
4188 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
8002 MARUBENI CORPORATION
8058 MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
6728 ULVAC INC.
6723 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
6902 DENSO CORPORATION
6594 NIDEC CORPORATION
7915 NISSHA CO.LTD.
7731 NIKON CORP.
7201 NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
8604 NOMURA HOLDINGS INC.
9984 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
4063 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD
6758 SONY CORPORATION
4502 TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
6857 ADVANTEST CORP.
8035 TOKYO ELECTRON LTD.
6201 TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORP.
7203 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
9021 WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
2413 M3 INC.
6098 RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
6178 JAPAN POST HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
7270 SUBARU CORP
6506 YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
TTD TRADE DESK INC. CLASS A
AMZN AMAZON.COM INC.
GM GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
AAPL APPLE INC.
40978Z HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO
0530153D ALPHABET HOLDING CO INC
VOW VOLKSWAGEN (VOW GR)
9434 SOFTBANK CORP.
4449 GIFTEE
78320 BANDAI NAMCO
3491 JT BASE CO.
TSE:4477 LTD.
6967 JT GA TECHNOLOGIES
BASE INC
SHINKO ELECTRIC (6967 JT)
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