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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pentamaster-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15302:1" rel="noopener">Pentamaster Corp (PENT MK)</a> specialises in the manufacturing of automated testing equipment (ATE segment) and the provision of factory automated solutions (FAS segment). </li>
<li>Pentamaster's solid track record, exposure to structural trends (electric vehicles), profitability, cash generation and healthy balance sheet are attractive. The shares are up 12.9% YTD.</li>
<li>However, the shares reflect this story and the valuation looks full compared to peers and historical multiples. We like the fundamentals and would be buyers of any prolonged weakness.</li>
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Pentamaster Corp (PENT MK) specialises in the manufacturing of automated testing equipment (ATE segment) and the provision of factory automated solutions (FAS segment). 
Pentamaster's solid track record, exposure to structural trends (electric vehicles), profitability, cash generation and healthy balance sheet are attractive. The shares are up 12.9% YTD.
However, the shares reflect this story and the valuation looks full compared to peers and historical multiples. We like the fundamentals and would be buyers of any prolonged weakness.


Pentamaster Corp (PENT MK): Good Story, at What Price?

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OVERSEAS.  SPX positive on day, +2.5%WoW; SOX +5.4%WoW;  PCE Inflation sets stage for benign Fed; INTEL, KLC puts damper on tech party; TELSA delivers again; AMEX not seeing consumer weakness; </li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs vs Cash +0.1%; USDJPY 129.88; Tokyo Dec CPI highest since 1981; GS sees highest base pay hike in decades.;  Fanuc 3Q beats on Robots; Sagawa hikes prices</li>
<li>DAILY. NUGGETS. Stealth Immigration - Foreigner workers in Japan hit all time high 1.82 million/2.7% of labour force. Clear policy on Immigration needed to help secure Japan's  future. </li>
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OVERSEAS.  SPX positive on day, +2.5%WoW; SOX +5.4%WoW;  PCE Inflation sets stage for benign Fed; INTEL, KLC puts damper on tech party; TELSA delivers again; AMEX not seeing consumer weakness; 
JAPAN. NKY Futs vs Cash +0.1%; USDJPY 129.88; Tokyo Dec CPI highest since 1981; GS sees highest base pay hike in decades.;  Fanuc 3Q beats on Robots; Sagawa hikes prices
DAILY. NUGGETS. Stealth Immigration - Foreigner workers in Japan hit all time high 1.82 million/2.7% of labour force. Clear policy on Immigration needed to help secure Japan's  future. 


Good Morning Japan |SPX Break Out In Sight ! ; PCE Inflation Delivers; Fed +25bps ? ; Awful INTEL

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<li>Fanuc's Q3 sales and earnings beat analyst expectations. Sales rose 17% YoY and profit increased by 14%. </li>
<li>The bears will be able to point to the collapse in FA orders in Q3, but this just confirms what the Japan Machine Tool numbers have been signalling.</li>
<li>Robot orders remain strong as Fanuc continues to benefit from de-globalization and the need to modernize global supply chains.</li>
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Fanuc's Q3 sales and earnings beat analyst expectations. Sales rose 17% YoY and profit increased by 14%. 
The bears will be able to point to the collapse in FA orders in Q3, but this just confirms what the Japan Machine Tool numbers have been signalling.
Robot orders remain strong as Fanuc continues to benefit from de-globalization and the need to modernize global supply chains.


Fanuc (6954) | Forget FA, Robots Are the Future

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<li>OVERSEAS.  SPX Rallies as Earnings take centre stage; Telsa rips as Musk see 2m in Sales; Auto Semis in Play as STMicro beats - lifts sector; Seagate at turning point</li>
<li>JAPAN.  NKY Futs +0.5% vs Cash; USDJPY Steady at 130.22; Baton gets passed at Toyota; Double D/G of Shippers downgrade to Sell ; EARNINGS TODAY: All about Fanuc</li>
<li>DAILY NUGGET. Toyota - End of an Era, and the start of another. We expect new CEO Sato to accelerate the EV shift !</li>
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OVERSEAS.  SPX Rallies as Earnings take centre stage; Telsa rips as Musk see 2m in Sales; Auto Semis in Play as STMicro beats - lifts sector; Seagate at turning point
JAPAN.  NKY Futs +0.5% vs Cash; USDJPY Steady at 130.22; Baton gets passed at Toyota; Double D/G of Shippers downgrade to Sell ; EARNINGS TODAY: All about Fanuc
DAILY NUGGET. Toyota - End of an Era, and the start of another. We expect new CEO Sato to accelerate the EV shift !


Good Morning Japan |Earnings Bonanaza! ; Tesla Rips; AutoSemis in Play;Toyoda @Toyota Passes Baton

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<li>Fanuc is a core structural growth stock that has fallen by -4% over the past year. We turn bullish with 8 days to earnings</li>
<li>We believe that Fanuc is a key beneficiary of continued investment in automation and realignment of supply chains globally</li>
<li>We focus on Fanuc’s core value drivers – revenue, margins, risk and investment – and see 25% upside for long term investors</li>
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Fanuc is a core structural growth stock that has fallen by -4% over the past year. We turn bullish with 8 days to earnings
We believe that Fanuc is a key beneficiary of continued investment in automation and realignment of supply chains globally
We focus on Fanuc’s core value drivers – revenue, margins, risk and investment – and see 25% upside for long term investors


Japan

FANUC CORPORATION manufactures factory automation (FA) systems and equipments, and robots. The Company's products include computerized numerically-controlled (CNC) equipment, servo motors, laser systems, industrial robots, wire-cut electric discharge machines, and CNC drill.  Fanuc participates in a joint venture with General Electric in the FA field.

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Fanuc Corp (6954 JP)

Pentamaster Corp (PENT MK): Good Story, at What Price?

The shares have had a strong run and the valuation looks full compared to peers and historical multiples. We like the fundamentals and would be...

Arun George

Good Morning Japan |SPX Break Out In Sight ! ; PCE Inflation Delivers; Fed +25bps ? ; Awful INTEL

NKY Futs vs Cash +0.1%; Tokyo Dec CPI highest since 1981; GS sees highest base pay hike in decades.; Fanuc 3Q beats on Robots; Sagawa hikes...

Mark Chadwick

Fanuc (6954) | Forget FA, Robots Are the Future

Fanuc Q3 results were surprisingly strong, beating analyst expectations. Robot orders remain strong as Fanuc continues to benefit from de...

Mark Chadwick

Good Morning Japan |Earnings Bonanaza! ; Tesla Rips; AutoSemis in Play;Toyoda @Toyota Passes Baton

JAPAN. NKY Futs +0.5% vs Cash; Baton gets passed at Toyota; Double D/G of Shippers downgrade to Sell ; EARNINGS TODAY: All about Fanuc.

Mark Chadwick

Fanuc (6954) | Bullish on Robots

Fanuc is a core structural growth stock that has fallen by -4% over the past year. We turn bullish with 8 days to earnings

Mark Chadwick

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