Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Hugely cash-rich <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cookpad-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23:1" rel="noopener">Cookpad Inc (2193 JP)</a> wouldn't hit my radar except for two things. 1) it was the target of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/melco-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6597:1" rel="noopener">Melco Holdings (6676 JP)</a> chairman Maki-san a few years ago...</li>
<li>And 2) they did a huge buyback last year which pumped up the stock very bigly. </li>
<li>Maki-San appears long gone from the shares, but now they are doing another big buyback. Just as bigly. But there are new nuances this year.</li>
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Hugely cash-rich Cookpad Inc (2193 JP) wouldn't hit my radar except for two things. 1) it was the target of Melco Holdings (6676 JP) chairman Maki-san a few years ago...
And 2) they did a huge buyback last year which pumped up the stock very bigly. 
Maki-San appears long gone from the shares, but now they are doing another big buyback. Just as bigly. But there are new nuances this year.


Tinycap Cash-Rich Cookpad (2193) With HUGE Buyback. AGAIN

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/melco-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6597:1" rel="noopener">Melco Holdings (6676 JP)</a> chairman Hiroyuki MAKI bought up a 14% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/base-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28353:1" rel="noopener">BASE Inc (4477 JP)</a> in just under two weeks. It was done quite transparently. He announced daily.</li>
<li>He wants to get to 30% in a Tender Offer. The method, approach, lack of transparency, and similarity to previous situations where he invested has the company wary. </li>
<li>This looks like a Poison Pill case in the offing. It WAS a cheap stock. It is not expensive now. But it is not clear what the endgame is here.</li>
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Melco Holdings (6676 JP) chairman Hiroyuki MAKI bought up a 14% stake in BASE Inc (4477 JP) in just under two weeks. It was done quite transparently. He announced daily.
He wants to get to 30% in a Tender Offer. The method, approach, lack of transparency, and similarity to previous situations where he invested has the company wary. 
This looks like a Poison Pill case in the offing. It WAS a cheap stock. It is not expensive now. But it is not clear what the endgame is here.


Boss Maki Goes Hard on Base (4477) - Interesting Situation

David Blennerhassett

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<li>If you don't think <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I (3382 JP)</a>'s Standalone Plan has legs to go north of here, or ACT gets its act together,  then you should sell into strength.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/enn-energy-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:316:1" rel="noopener">ENN Energy (2688 HK)</a>'s cash and scrip (into a unlisted H-share-equivalent entity) Offer was not what the doctor ordered.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sun-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10803:1" rel="noopener">Sun Corp (6736 JP)</a> is cheap to its holding in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cellebrite-di-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37102:1" rel="noopener">Cellebrite DI (CLBT US)</a>. How cheap depends on the form and structure of its eventual exit.</li>
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If you don't think Seven &amp; I (3382 JP)'s Standalone Plan has legs to go north of here, or ACT gets its act together,  then you should sell into strength.

ENN Energy (2688 HK)'s cash and scrip (into a unlisted H-share-equivalent entity) Offer was not what the doctor ordered.

Sun Corp (6736 JP) is cheap to its holding in Cellebrite DI (CLBT US). How cheap depends on the form and structure of its eventual exit.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Seven & I, ENN Energy, Sun Corp, Great Eastern Holdings

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets, JapanConsuming

Michael Causton

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets

Real Insight on Japanese Consumer Markets

JapanConsuming

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports on retail sectors, seminars on key trends and telephone consulting to investors on trends and retailers.

JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

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With Japanese shoppers still reluctant to visit stores too often, more are turning to online food shopping.This trend was already building gradually before the pandemic, but demand has grown massively in the past nine months and large and small food retailers alike are rushing to add more online capacity.The winners will be the ones able to solve the last mile problem and add some customer-centric innovations. The sector is currently led by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amazon-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:409:1" rel="noopener">Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US)</a> in its partnership with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20668:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP)'s </a>supermarket affiliate, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/life-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1743:1" rel="noopener">Life Corp (8194 JP).</a> Others like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aeon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3:1" rel="noopener">Aeon Co Ltd (8267 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Inc (4755 JP)</a> are also investing for the long-term and even <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a> is having another go and we review the current status of all the main players below the fold.What is certain is that, with online penetration of the food retail sector still below 3%, there is plenty of share to mop up for all concerned.

With Japanese shoppers still reluctant to visit stores too often, more are turning to online food shopping.This trend was already building gradually before the pandemic, but demand has grown massively in the past nine months and large and small food retailers alike are rushing to add more online capacity.The winners will be the ones able to solve the last mile problem and add some customer-centric innovations. The sector is currently led by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US) in its partnership with Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP)'s supermarket affiliate, Life Corp (8194 JP). Others like Aeon Co Ltd (8267 JP) and Rakuten Inc (4755 JP) are also investing for the long-term and even Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP) is having another go and we review the current status of all the main players below the fold.What is certain is that, with online penetration of the food retail sector still below 3%, there is plenty of share to mop up for all concerned.

Online Food Demand Brings New Ideas and Innovations

<div class="content-highlight">Amazon Fresh is now a year old in Japan, and to mark its anniversary <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/409" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:409:1">Amazon (AMZN US)</a> added new links to recipe apps and continues to expand its market coverage. The launch of Amazon Fresh came sooner than most competitors expected, and it has left domestic rivals scrambling to catch-up. Even with so much activity, Amazon remains unchallenged for now.</div>It has been a year since Amazon Fresh opened in Japan. Despite virtually every large supermarket offering a “netsuper” service (online sales…

Amazon Fresh is now a year old in Japan, and to mark its anniversary Amazon (AMZN US) added new links to recipe apps and continues to expand its market coverage. The launch of Amazon Fresh came sooner than most competitors expected, and it has left domestic rivals scrambling to catch-up. Even with so much activity, Amazon remains unchallenged for now.It has been a year since Amazon Fresh opened in Japan. Despite virtually every large supermarket offering a “netsuper” service (online sales…

Amazon Fresh Forces Catch-Up Scramble in Online Food Retailing in Japan

Japan

COOKPAD Inc. operates websites for searching and posting cooking recipes. The company is also engaged in the business of advertising and marketing through its "COOKPAD" website and mobile website, "MOBA REPI", both of which contain tie-up and banner advertisements.

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Online Food Demand Brings New Ideas and Innovations

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Michael Causton

Amazon Fresh Forces Catch-Up Scramble in Online Food Retailing in Japan

Amazon Fresh is now a year old in Japan, and to mark its anniversary Amazon (AMZN US) added new links to recipe apps and continues to expand its...

Michael Causton

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