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.
Following the recent results season where several leading semiconductor and SPE companies globally produced either disappointing results or guidance, we look at where the semiconductor industry is at present, where it looks to be headed in 2025 and identify opportunities in the Japanese IC / SPE space.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba set out the first plan of his administration, which is to spend ¥10tril through FY30 further revitalizing Japan’s one-time globally dominant chip industry. The move comes after a ¥2tril package was announced last year and is seen as party of a ¥50tril private-public investment in Japanese chipmaking over the next decade. Pelham Smithers discusses beneficiaries.
In our 2010 Japan Perspective, written close to the nadir of the bear market, we discussed what was wrong with Japan, but also what it was starting to do right. Fourteen years on, the Nikkei 225 - though not yet Topix - has hit a new all-time high. This report looks at how Japan built on those things that were going right, while also starting to address what else needed to be done, and looks at whether more is needed to be done if the market rally is to continue from here.
As electric vehicles are set to replace combustion engine cars over time, established automakers need to prove they can remain competitive in this new market. In this context, much attention has been given to battery technology, but the creation of an optimal EV auto platform is just as important. Here, the jury is still out, as we are in the early development days. Analyst Julie Boote discusses how the prefect EV platform should look like and where automakers are currently positioned.
Renesas is due to release its FY23 (Dec yr-end) Q1 results on 27 Apr, making it one of the earliest to report. Based on TSMC’s monthly revenue figures so far this year, Renesas’s sales and OP are likely to fall short of expectations in FY23, but we discuss why earnings should recover sharply thereafter.
A report on Bloomberg about deteriorating sentiment in the Korean memory chip market is the latest piece of tinder to feed to the growing flame of negativity towards semiconductors. While Pelham Smithers sees the overall market as mixed, what stands out is the value in several semiconductor-related plays, with four Japanese companies currently trading on EV/OPs of less than 6x.
RENESAS ELECTRONICS (JP), a company active in the Semiconductors industry, is favoured by a more supportive environment. The independent financial analyst theScreener has confirmed the fundamental rating of the title, which shows 4 out of 4 stars, as well as its unchanged, moderately risky market behaviour. The title leverages a more favourable environment and raises its general evaluation to Slightly Positive. As of the analysis date April 5, 2022, the closing price was JPY 1,425.00 and its pot...
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.
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.
DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc. / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Dialog Semiconductor's DA16200 Secures PSA Ceritified Level 1 for Wi-Fi SoC (news with additional features) 03.11.2021 / 16:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DA16200 delivers another certified milestone, earning PSA Certified Level 1 to ensure security of IoT devices LONDON, United Kingdom ― November 3, 2021 - , a Renesas company and leading provider of battery and power management, Wi-Fi(R), Bluetooth(R) low energy (BLE) and Industrial edge computing solutions, ...
DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc. / Key word(s): Miscellaneous REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWING THE END OF THE BREXIT TRANSITION PERIOD 12.10.2021 / 11:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. London - 12 October 2021. Dialog Semiconductor Limited (formerly Dialog Semiconductor Plc) ("Dialog"), today announced that it supplements its announcement of 4 January 2021 in respect of the choice of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) as its EU home member state for purpose of the EU-Transparency Directive as follows: Dialog commits (i...
>Un mois d’août très solide, avec une saisonnalité supérieure à la norme, qui conduit à une stabilité de la croissance - Les ventes mondiales de semi-conducteurs d’août 2021 ont été publiées ce week-end par la WSTS (World Semiconductor Trade Statistics), comme d’habitude avec un mois de décalage. En données lissées (MM3 – Moyennes Mobiles 3 mois), elles ressortent à 47,2 Md$, très légèrement supérieures à notre prévision de 46,7 Md$. Il s’agit d’une croissance annuell...
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