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- Pelham Smithers
PSA Macro: Machinery Order Backlog Continues to Grow Despite Weak Defe...
Pelham Smithers notes that the machinery order data for October is something of a curate’s egg. The numbers are strong but the pressure on capacity remains strained. As a result, companies may start to focus on making savings in non-production areas, such as G&A.
- Lindsay Whipp
PSA Enterprise Software / IT Services: Visional (4194 JT) FY26 Q1 OP C...
Analyst Lindsay Whipp is encouraged by the Q1 performance and even though investment is weighted to H2, that was also the case in FY25, when it significantly outperformed. There is a strong change it could do it again this year.
Moody's Ratings says Oracle's enormous growth in RPO, leases and capex...
Moody's Ratings (Moody's) commented that Oracle Corporation's (Oracle) increase in contract backlog is impressive, though the counterparty risk and spending and commitments required to support that growth remain significant credit concerns and primary drivers of the negative outlook. The Baa2 senior...
- Gary Brode
- Antoine Chkaiban
- Pierre FerraguÊ
- Lindsay Whipp
PSA Professional Services / HR & Employment Services: Visional (4194 J...
Visional has consistently beaten quarterly consensus OP estimates in all but three quarters since FY22 (Jul yr-end) Q2 and it has come in ahead of its own annual OP forecasts every year since FY22 as well. The recruitment platform operator will announce its FY26 Q1 results on 11 Dec. Although we think that it is more likely to meet than beat on OP due to investments for growth, we are optimistic that it will outperform later in the year and surpass its full-year forecasts once more. Trading on a...
- Lindsay Whipp
PSA IT Services – Unpopularity Unwarranted – Sector Report
PSA IT Services – Unpopularity Unwarranted – Sector Report In this report we discuss the overall results for the IT Services sector and then delve into each company in our coverage. Our valuations quadrant on page 9 provides a snapshot of the valuation of each company vs. their growth. It shows that half the companies under our coverage in the IT Service sector feature in the Higher Growth, Lower Valuation segment of the quadrant, underlining the opportunities that the sector still presents.
- Lindsay Whipp
- Chris Hoare
- Lindsay Whipp
PSA IT Services: FY25 Q2 Results Review for IT Service Companies
Tags: Obic (4684 JT), Obic Business Consultants (4733 JT), PCA Corp (9629 JT), Ines Corp (9742 JT), Shift (3697 JT), BayCurrent (6532 JT), PKSHA (3993 JT), ExaWizards (4259 JT) Six enterprise software companies reported earnings during the week to 31 Oct with mixed results. Analyst Lindsay Whipp takes us through the performance of four companies in her coverage – TIS, NRI, Obic and OBC.
- Gary Brode
- Seth Basham
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
ORCL ORACLE CORPORATION
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATION
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.
IMAX IMAX CORPORATION
INOD INNODATA
ARGX ARGENX ADS
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPORATION
LYFT LYFT
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SNOW SNOWFLAKE INC. CLASS A
ARTV ARTIVA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
SNDK SANDISK CORP
STUB STUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.
- Pierre FerraguÊ
PSA Enterprise Software / IT Services: Internet Initiative Japan (3774...
IIJ is flying under the radar in the IT Services sector. Its roots as Japan’s first ISP are playing a crucial role in its expansion as Japanese organisations shift to more open cloud-based IT systems, from which IIJ is winning larger project. Coupled with its higher-margin cyber security offerings and smart digital currency strategy, IIJ is in a strong position to improve OPM over the next three fiscal years. Meanwhile, valuations remain attractive. Analyst Lindsay Whipp explains.
- Gary Brode
- William Nestuk
QCOM QUALCOMM INC
ORCL ORACLE CORPORATION
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATION
6383 DAIFUKU CO. LTD.
6954 FANUC CORPORATION
6702 FUJITSU LIMITED
6504 FUJI ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
6503 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
6645 OMRON CORPORATION
6268 NABTESCO CORPORATION
6273 SMC CORPORATION
9984 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
6506 YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
6324 JT HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS
- Pierre FerraguÊ
Oracle AI cloud margins: Much ado about nothing
The Information reported yesterday that Oracle’s AI cloud margins are in the high teens. Accounting for typical start-up costs, this aligns well with our analysis of the $300bn OpenAI contract. Please see the link for our analysis of Oracle's AI cloud economics over the next 10 years and the implications for overall gross margins.
- Pelham Smithers
PSA Strategy: Japan Stock Market Quarterly for 2025 Q4
For almost three years the Nikkei 225 has been tracking its performance from the 2003~5 bull market, albeit at levels some 3.3x higher In this report, Pelham Smithers discusses the similarities and asks three key questions: (1) Can we continue to track 2005 through the rest of the year; (2) Whatever happens in Q4, should we fear or be hopeful for 2026? And (3) Who are the upcoming winners and losers.
4689 Z HOLDINGS CORPORATION
7751 CANON INC.
6952 CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD.
4519 CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
7762 CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD.
4751 CYBERAGENT INC.
4755 RAKUTEN INC.
9433 KDDI CORPORATION
5803 FUJIKURA LTD
4902 KONICA MINOLTA INC.
6752 PANASONIC CORPORATION
7752 RICOH COMPANY LTD.
6869 SYSMEX CORPORATION
5423 TOKYO STEEL MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
8729 SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
7267 HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
7202 ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
9616 KYORITSU MAINTENANCE CO. LTD.
6981 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
6723 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
7974 NINTENDO CO. LTD.
6701 NEC CORP.
6594 NIDEC CORPORATION
7731 NIKON CORP.
2371 KAKAKU.COM INC.
6963 ROHM CO. LTD.
6753 SHARP CORPORATION
6762 TDK CORPORATION
4502 TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
6857 ADVANTEST CORP.
6976 TAIYO YUDEN CO. LTD.
4186 TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO. LTD.
8035 TOKYO ELECTRON LTD.
7261 MAZDA MOTOR CORP.
3774 INTERNET INITIATIVE JAPAN
3697 SHIFT
6857 JP ADVANEST
6460 JP SEGA SAMMY
4385 MERCARI INC.
36350 KOEI TECMO
45870 PEPTIDREAM INC
3491 JT GA TECHNOLOGIES
3630 JT DENSAN SYSTEM CO LTD (3630 JT)
4194 VISIONAL
4483 JMDC
WOLF WOLFSPEED INC
TSE: 2980 SRE HOLDINGS CORP
AST VISIONAL INC
5032 JT ASTREE CIE ASSURANCE & REASSURANCE
5253 JT ANYCOLOR INC
9616 JT COVER CORPORATION (5253 JT)
8473 JT KYORITSU MAINTENANCE (9616 JT)
215A SBI HOLDINGS [STRATEGIC BUSINESS INNOVATOR GROUP] (8473 JT)
285A JT TIMEE INC
KIOXIA CORPORATION (285A JT)
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