Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Japanese banks are the hottest new thing but unless you think <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto</a> is going to change its spots, it's still best thought of as a range trade. </li>
<li>WM Motors opts for a backdoor listing via merging with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/we-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9818:1" rel="noopener">WE Solutions Limited (860 HK)</a>. There's probably a good reason for doing so.</li>
<li>You pay for the liquidity of Japanese banks by paying a higher PBR against not as much improvement in ROE. That's life.</li>
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Japanese banks are the hottest new thing but unless you think Bank of Kyoto is going to change its spots, it's still best thought of as a range trade. 
WM Motors opts for a backdoor listing via merging with WE Solutions Limited (860 HK). There's probably a good reason for doing so.
You pay for the liquidity of Japanese banks by paying a higher PBR against not as much improvement in ROE. That's life.


Last Week In SPACE: Bank of Kyoto, WM Motors, Japanese Banks, Hong Kong Aerospace, CP ALL/MAKRO

Travis Lundy

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<li>Japanese Banks have had a good run recently. From the day before the BOJ changed the 10yr yield target in December in its YCC programme to today, +30% vs TOPIX.</li>
<li>The question is how that is spread out. There are lots of banks. Some are cheaper than others. Some are better than others. Can we draw conclusions to trade better?</li>
<li>If you are looking at Japanese Banks to play a change in BOJ policy when Governor Kuroda's term ends shortly, there are definitely conclusions one can draw. I offer comments.</li>
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Japanese Banks have had a good run recently. From the day before the BOJ changed the 10yr yield target in December in its YCC programme to today, +30% vs TOPIX.
The question is how that is spread out. There are lots of banks. Some are cheaper than others. Some are better than others. Can we draw conclusions to trade better?
If you are looking at Japanese Banks to play a change in BOJ policy when Governor Kuroda's term ends shortly, there are definitely conclusions one can draw. I offer comments.


Thinking About Japanese Banks - Go Big, Go Small, Go Insurance

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP)</a> is a classic "deep value" trade. It has a low PBR, and... "Dude, it's equity portfolio alone is worth more than the whole bank."
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<li>It has a larger market cap than most super-low PBR Japanese regional banks, is more liquid, and the narrative is quite easy to tell. </li>
<li>Japanese Banks are the hottest new thing but unless you think This Particular Leopard is going to change its spots, it is still best thought of as a range trade. </li>
</ul>



Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP) is a classic "deep value" trade. It has a low PBR, and... "Dude, it's equity portfolio alone is worth more than the whole bank."

It has a larger market cap than most super-low PBR Japanese regional banks, is more liquid, and the narrative is quite easy to tell. 
Japanese Banks are the hottest new thing but unless you think This Particular Leopard is going to change its spots, it is still best thought of as a range trade. 


Bank of Kyoto (8369) - Not a Normal Regional Bank

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pccw-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:873:1" rel="noopener">PCCW Ltd (8 HK)</a> is coming up "cheap" on my monitor, both from a discount to NAV and implied stub angle. </li>
<li>Preceding my comments PCCW / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hkt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:874:1" rel="noopener">HKT Ltd (6823 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP)</a> are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. </li>
<li>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
</ul>



PCCW Ltd (8 HK) is coming up "cheap" on my monitor, both from a discount to NAV and implied stub angle. 
Preceding my comments PCCW / HKT Ltd (6823 HK) and Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP) are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. 
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.


NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) / Event-Driven

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

<ul>
<li>The TOPIX October FFW rebalance is Friday at the close. </li>
<li>It is still ¥2trln+ to buy and ¥2trln+ to sell. And there are some big names. A spreadsheet is attached with all the flows. </li>
<li>Surprisingly, the top 40 Z-scores on each side have traded in a VERY tight range for the 6 weeks prior to the announcement and the two weeks post. Very weird.</li>
</ul>


The TOPIX October FFW rebalance is Friday at the close. 
It is still ¥2trln+ to buy and ¥2trln+ to sell. And there are some big names. A spreadsheet is attached with all the flows. 
Surprisingly, the top 40 Z-scores on each side have traded in a VERY tight range for the 6 weeks prior to the announcement and the two weeks post. Very weird.


TOPIX October 2022 Rebal - Treading Water

Japan

The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. is a regional bank in Kyoto.  The Bank provides banking services including deposits, savings, loans, foreign exchange transactions, and securities investments.  The Bank of Kyoto also provides financial services such as letter of credit, leasing, loans, and credit cards.

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Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP)

Last Week In SPACE: Bank of Kyoto, WM Motors, Japanese Banks, Hong Kong Aerospace, CP ALL/MAKRO

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Travis Lundy

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