Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Delivered FY’23 net sales of ¥$211 billion, up 57.5% sequentially.</li>
<li>FY'23 operating profit of ¥35 billion was up 63% sequentially</li>
<li>Our favourite Japanese semi stock with a TTM P/E &lt;5</li>
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Delivered FY’23 net sales of ¥$211 billion, up 57.5% sequentially.
FY'23 operating profit of ¥35 billion was up 63% sequentially
Our favourite Japanese semi stock with a TTM P/E &lt;5


Ferrotec. Accelerating Growth Across Multiple Niche Semi Segments

Independent Insight Provider, Japanese equities, LightStream Research

Scott Foster

Independent Insight Provider, Japanese equities

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>Ferrotec shares have dropped by a third since last July and are now selling at 8.2x EPS guidance and 0.6x book value.</li>
<li>Sales and operating should start to recover in 2H of FY Mar-24, led by power semiconductor substrates.</li>
<li>Buy for the upturn in the semiconductor cycle and capacity expansion in Japan, China and Malaysia. No significant damage from the Noto Peninsula earthquake has been reported.</li>
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Ferrotec shares have dropped by a third since last July and are now selling at 8.2x EPS guidance and 0.6x book value.
Sales and operating should start to recover in 2H of FY Mar-24, led by power semiconductor substrates.
Buy for the upturn in the semiconductor cycle and capacity expansion in Japan, China and Malaysia. No significant damage from the Noto Peninsula earthquake has been reported.


Ferrotec (6890 JP): Return to Growth Led by Power Semiconductor Substrates

Equity Analyst, Event-driven, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Equity Analyst, Event-driven

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

<ul>
<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>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/furuya-metal-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5196:1" rel="noopener">Furuya Metal (7826 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/visional-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32977:1" rel="noopener">Visional (4194 JP)</a> are expected to be included in the TOPIX index at the end of January 2024</li>
<li>There are couple of other pre-event names that we have been tracking for the past few months.</li>
</ul>


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.

Furuya Metal (7826 JP) and Visional (4194 JP) are expected to be included in the TOPIX index at the end of January 2024
There are couple of other pre-event names that we have been tracking for the past few months.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Jan 2024)

<ul>
<li>The new market structure of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) consisting of Prime and Standard Sections is about to become functional in a few months.</li>
<li>Some companies have already announced their desired Market Sections under this new structure. However, some companies are yet to make such announcements.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at those who are yet to make such announcements to identify attractive TOPIX Inclusion Pre-event candidates. </li>
</ul>


The new market structure of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) consisting of Prime and Standard Sections is about to become functional in a few months.
Some companies have already announced their desired Market Sections under this new structure. However, some companies are yet to make such announcements.
In this insight, we take a look at those who are yet to make such announcements to identify attractive TOPIX Inclusion Pre-event candidates. 


<ul>
<li>Quiddity's "<strong>Who is Ready</strong>" 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>There were no Section Transfers announced in the last 3 months so currently there are no live TOPIX Inclusion events at present.</li>
<li>There are currently 79 names capable of satisfying all the key section transfer requirements. Our long-term pre-event candidate <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celsys-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20774:1" rel="noopener">CELSYS (3663 JP)</a> is one of them.</li>
</ul>


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.
There were no Section Transfers announced in the last 3 months so currently there are no live TOPIX Inclusion events at present.
There are currently 79 names capable of satisfying all the key section transfer requirements. Our long-term pre-event candidate CELSYS (3663 JP) is one of them.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Apr 2024)

Japan

Ferrotec Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells equipment that incorporates magnetic fluid (ferrofluid) technology. The Company manufactures and processes electronics components, manufactures machine tools, and cleans parts used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment as CMS (contract manufacturing service) business in China.

Ferrotec Corp (6890 JP)

Ferrotec. Accelerating Growth Across Multiple Niche Semi Segments

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William Keating

Ferrotec (6890 JP): Return to Growth Led by Power Semiconductor Substrates

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Scott Foster

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Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is READY? 4.0

In this insight, we take a look at potential pre-event candidates who could move to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the next few...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Apr 2024)

There are currently 79 names that satisfy all 6 key Segment Transfer requirements based on current data. Another 84 names can satisfy 5 out of 6...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA