Rakuten: Good COVID-19 Play; Possibility of Further Upside
Rakuten Inc (4755 JP)’s 1Q FY12/20 financial results upholds its position as a COVID-19 beneficiary. Hence, we expect the current rally in...
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Softbank Corp: Guidance for Stability and A (Very Modest) Dividend Boost
Softbank Corp (9434 JP) FY19 financial results were mixed with a modest beat for revenue and operating income offset by a miss for net income. In...
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NTT DoCoMo: Q4 19 Results Support Japan Telcos as a Safe Haven
NTT DoCoMo posted Q4 and FY19 results that were ahead of its original guidance helped by Rakuten's delay in mobile entry but also a reduction in Q4...
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Japan Telecoms: Drilling Down on Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Returns
Japanese telcos have plenty of financial flexibility and political/social cover to maintain current policies on returns to shareholders. We expect...
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NTT To Raise Money Through Asset Sales, Invest, and Buy Back More Stock
The Nikkei carried an article (Japanese only) last night which effectively "confirmed" what NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP) CEO...
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