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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/chubu-steel-plate-co-ltd">Chubu Steel Plate</a> is a specialized electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plate manufacturer facing significant headwinds, evidenced by sharply declining revenue, profitability, and cash flows over the past three years.</li>
  <li>The company's investment appeal is primarily centered on its high dividend yield and a strong balance sheet; however, the sustainability of the dividend is questionable given the negative free cash flow in the most recent fiscal year.</li>
  <li>Future performance is contingent on a recovery in key end markets (construction, industrial machinery), navigating volatile raw material and energy costs, and successfully leveraging its new, more efficient EAF to reduce its carbon footprint and production costs.</li>
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Chubu Steel Plate is a specialized electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plate manufacturer facing significant headwinds, evidenced by sharply declining revenue, profitability, and cash flows over the past three years.
  The company's investment appeal is primarily centered on its high dividend yield and a strong balance sheet; however, the sustainability of the dividend is questionable given the negative free cash flow in the most recent fiscal year.
  Future performance is contingent on a recovery in key end markets (construction, industrial machinery), navigating volatile raw material and energy costs, and successfully leveraging its new, more efficient EAF to reduce its carbon footprint and production costs.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP) - Aug 2026

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Mar 13th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD23,263m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Kioxia, Nintendo, Lasertec, Disco, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank, Ibiden, Advantest, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Mizuho Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Mar 13th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD23,263m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Kioxia, Nintendo, Lasertec, Disco, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank, Ibiden, Advantest, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Mizuho Financial.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Mar 13th): Kioxia, Nintendo, Lasertec, Disco, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>In the TOPIX Index, some "low liquidity" names carry a liquidity factor of 0.75x resulting in their actual index weights being smaller than their default weights.</li>
<li>These names are reviewed every April and if the liquidity factor of a stock gets removed, the stock will see index inflows from passive trackers of TOPIX.</li>
<li>The results for April 2025 liquidity factor removal have been confirmed and we achieved very high hit rates for our High and Medium conviction baskets.</li>
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In the TOPIX Index, some "low liquidity" names carry a liquidity factor of 0.75x resulting in their actual index weights being smaller than their default weights.
These names are reviewed every April and if the liquidity factor of a stock gets removed, the stock will see index inflows from passive trackers of TOPIX.
The results for April 2025 liquidity factor removal have been confirmed and we achieved very high hit rates for our High and Medium conviction baskets.


TOPIX Index Upweights: Great Hit Rate; Strong Trade Performance; A Rare Win!

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Event-Driven

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<li>The January 2023 TOPIX FFW Trade was announced today. The two-way trade is worth about ¥325bn. </li>
<li>There are four ADDs previously discussed: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sun-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36668:1" rel="noopener">Sun* (4053 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/appier-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32165:1" rel="noopener">Appier Group (4180 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chubu-steel-plate-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18535:1" rel="noopener">Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chubu-steel-plate-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18535:1" rel="noopener">Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>There are 57 downweights, 11 upweights (but only seven FFW buys). The rest is reverse funding to buy. There are 10 names with &gt;$10mm AND &gt;3 days ADV to sell.</li>
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The January 2023 TOPIX FFW Trade was announced today. The two-way trade is worth about ¥325bn. 
There are four ADDs previously discussed: Sun* (4053 JP), Appier Group (4180 JP), Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP), and Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP). 
There are 57 downweights, 11 upweights (but only seven FFW buys). The rest is reverse funding to buy. There are 10 names with &gt;$10mm AND &gt;3 days ADV to sell.


January TOPIX FFW Review - Some Big Sells

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<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>This insight is a follow-up to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-inclusions-who-is-ready-dec-2022" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:85784" rel="noopener">TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Dec 2022)</a>. </li>
<li>Our latest top pick for TOPIX Inclusion pre-events is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/artspark-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20774:1" rel="noopener">Artspark Holdings (3663 JP)</a>. </li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
This insight is a follow-up to TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Dec 2022). 
Our latest top pick for TOPIX Inclusion pre-events is Artspark Holdings (3663 JP). 


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Jan 2023)

Japan

Chubu Steel Plate Co., Ltd., based in Nagoya, manufactures electric furnace steel plates. The Company also manufactures artificial bone materials and operates chemical waste treatment business.

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Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP)

Primer: Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP) - Aug 2026

Chubu Steel Plate is a specialized electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plate manufacturer facing significant headwinds, evidenced by sharply...

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JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Mar 13th): Kioxia, Nintendo, Lasertec, Disco, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Kioxia (285A JP), Nintendo (7974 JP), Lasertec (6920 JP), Disco...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TOPIX Index Upweights: Great Hit Rate; Strong Trade Performance; A Rare Win!

Our LONG Tokyo Metro outperformed the TOPIX Index by 22% from 27th January 2025 to 7th April 2025 and ended up as one of the best performing names...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

January TOPIX FFW Review - Some Big Sells

The TOPIX January 2023 FFW trade was announced today. 57 down-weights, 11 FFW up-weights. The Phased Weight Reduction has its second leg. Total to...

Travis Lundy

TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Jan 2023)

Out of the 1,600+ TSE-listed names that are not part of the Prime market, around 100+ can satisfy most of the key conditions for a prime market...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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