Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Today with the earnings announcement, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sumitomo-electric-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10496:1" rel="noopener">Sumitomo Electric Industries (5802 JP)</a> announced it would buy out minorities in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sumitomo-riko-company-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14955:1" rel="noopener">Sumitomo Riko Company (5191 JP)</a>, its rubber products subsidiary. </li>
<li>The price is low, and especially so when one considers the significant net receivables and inventory number (about 2mos of revenue, but one turn of annual EBITDA).</li>
<li>Crossholders and insiders, however, own nearly 15% of the company, and that makes blocking this deal difficult, despite its low price, and lack of synergies considered in the price.</li>
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Today with the earnings announcement, Sumitomo Electric Industries (5802 JP) announced it would buy out minorities in Sumitomo Riko Company (5191 JP), its rubber products subsidiary. 
The price is low, and especially so when one considers the significant net receivables and inventory number (about 2mos of revenue, but one turn of annual EBITDA).
Crossholders and insiders, however, own nearly 15% of the company, and that makes blocking this deal difficult, despite its low price, and lack of synergies considered in the price.


[Japan M&A] Sumi Elec Buys Out Minorities in Sumitomo Riko (5191 JP) For ¥2,600 - Low Price/Multiple

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Opposition coalition forming against Takaichi, but unlikely to succeed given vast policy differences</li>
<li>Samsung big beat this morning shows the memory super cycle may be a real thing</li>
<li>Softbank to surge with ARM architecture used in latest Broadcom/NVDA multi-year deal for ASIC</li>
</ul>


Opposition coalition forming against Takaichi, but unlikely to succeed given vast policy differences
Samsung big beat this morning shows the memory super cycle may be a real thing
Softbank to surge with ARM architecture used in latest Broadcom/NVDA multi-year deal for ASIC


Japan Morning Connection: Tech Dip Buying Likely After Wobble from Takaichi Political Challenge

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<li>HDD names taking a hit in later trading after Seagate miss. Watch the likes of Hoya, TDK and Minebea Misumi for weakness.</li>
<li>Boeing down despite numbers good on better FCF, although 787 deliveries read's well for carbon fiber names the Heavies.</li>
<li>NEC beat points to plenty of room for further upside, while Advantest numbers may lead to tough QoQ comps for 2Q.</li>
</ul>


HDD names taking a hit in later trading after Seagate miss. Watch the likes of Hoya, TDK and Minebea Misumi for weakness.
Boeing down despite numbers good on better FCF, although 787 deliveries read's well for carbon fiber names the Heavies.
NEC beat points to plenty of room for further upside, while Advantest numbers may lead to tough QoQ comps for 2Q.


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<li>New smartphone offering from Micron lifts memory plays which may help EUV also.</li>
<li>Comments from Onsemi management that auto has turned the corner positive for Rohm, Fuji Elec, Renesas.</li>
<li>Kadokawa/Bandai Namco's Nightreign sells 3.5m copies in 4-days, plus a new DLC on the way.</li>
</ul>


New smartphone offering from Micron lifts memory plays which may help EUV also.
Comments from Onsemi management that auto has turned the corner positive for Rohm, Fuji Elec, Renesas.
Kadokawa/Bandai Namco's Nightreign sells 3.5m copies in 4-days, plus a new DLC on the way.


Japan Morning Connection: Coreweave +25% and Numbers from HP Enterprise Sets Positive Semi Tone

<ul>
<li>Semi's and cons disc leading way higher, Japan set for strong start.</li>
<li>Apple breaking downtrend on news its releasing a new game center to better compete against consoles.</li>
<li>Nuclear names surging again which sets a continued positive tone for heavies and related.</li>
</ul>


Semi's and cons disc leading way higher, Japan set for strong start.
Apple breaking downtrend on news its releasing a new game center to better compete against consoles.
Nuclear names surging again which sets a continued positive tone for heavies and related.


Japan Morning Connection: Risk-On with Investors Liking Optimistic Tone from EU-US Talks

Japan

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. manufactures electric wires, cables, and their related equipment.  The Company's products include optical fibers, wire harnesses, antennas for broadcasting stations, and electric monitoring systems.  Sumitomo Electric also produces disc brakes and antilock braking systems for automobiles and printed circuit board.

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