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Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The situation at Paris Miki has been relatively non-salutary the last many years til 2022. The stock has underperformed peers in sales growth and has dropped sales points. </li>
<li>The company has a decent relationship with one of its main suppliers, global eyewear giant <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/luxottica-group-spa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21203:1" rel="noopener">Luxottica Group (LUX IM)</a>, which just added to their stake recently, aggressively. </li>
<li>The company is getting slow-kicked out of TOPIX, but revival appears in the works. It kind of looks like a setup for an MBO.</li>
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The situation at Paris Miki has been relatively non-salutary the last many years til 2022. The stock has underperformed peers in sales growth and has dropped sales points. 
The company has a decent relationship with one of its main suppliers, global eyewear giant Luxottica Group (LUX IM), which just added to their stake recently, aggressively. 
The company is getting slow-kicked out of TOPIX, but revival appears in the works. It kind of looks like a setup for an MBO.


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<li>JINS is spending heavily to turn itself from a Japan-centred value eyewear chain into a more tightly controlled global SPA retailer.</li>
<li>Sales growth remains impressive and overseas earnings are finally becoming meaningful.</li>
<li>But investment is rising faster than profit, and there has been a drop in domestic same-store momentum over the summer.</li>
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JINS is spending heavily to turn itself from a Japan-centred value eyewear chain into a more tightly controlled global SPA retailer.
Sales growth remains impressive and overseas earnings are finally becoming meaningful.
But investment is rising faster than profit, and there has been a drop in domestic same-store momentum over the summer.


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  <li>JINS is capitalizing on strong overseas growth, particularly in Asia and North America, with international sales and profitability surging due to successful structural reforms and new store openings.</li>
  <li>The domestic Japanese market faces significant headwinds, with declining operating profit and shrinking margins, creating a stark contrast to the robust performance of its international division.</li>
  <li>The company's core strategy relies on its vertically integrated SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) model, which enables competitive pricing, rapid product innovation, and a consistent brand experience, driving its disruption of the traditional eyewear market.</li>
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  JINS is capitalizing on strong overseas growth, particularly in Asia and North America, with international sales and profitability surging due to successful structural reforms and new store openings.
  The domestic Japanese market faces significant headwinds, with declining operating profit and shrinking margins, creating a stark contrast to the robust performance of its international division.
  The company's core strategy relies on its vertically integrated SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) model, which enables competitive pricing, rapid product innovation, and a consistent brand experience, driving its disruption of the traditional eyewear market.
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<ul><li>Sales increased 15.6% YoY to JPY80.7bn, driven by domestic and overseas eyewear business growth, with operating profit rising 1.2%.</li><li>Domestic sales rose 13.0% YoY to JPY61.3bn, with operating profit declining 13.6%, and 44 new stores opened.</li><li>Overseas sales increased 24.9% YoY to JPY19.4bn, with operating profit surging 143.8%, supported by structural reforms.</li></ul>

Sales increased 15.6% YoY to JPY80.7bn, driven by domestic and overseas eyewear business growth, with operating profit rising 1.2%.Domestic sales rose 13.0% YoY to JPY61.3bn, with operating profit declining 13.6%, and 44 new stores opened.Overseas sales increased 24.9% YoY to JPY19.4bn, with operating profit surging 143.8%, supported by structural reforms.

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<li>EssilorLuxottica has always played a long game in Japan but since 2018 the eyewear giant has been investing in local production and a growing store network.</li>
<li>As reported by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/mark-chadwick-b029e12b-877a-4796-9fc2-726aa7084ed5" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:10765" rel="noopener">Mark Chadwick,</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/travis-lundy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:25" rel="noopener">Travis Lundy</a> and myself, Luxottica has a stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paris-miki-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15251:1" rel="noopener">Paris Miki Holdings (7455 JP)</a> and the Japanese firm is a key strategic interest for EssilorLuxottica.</li>
<li>That Luxottica is increasing its investments in Japan retail through acquisition is evidenced by its takeover of Washin Optical, a 70-store eyewear chain, last month.</li>
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EssilorLuxottica has always played a long game in Japan but since 2018 the eyewear giant has been investing in local production and a growing store network.
As reported by Mark Chadwick,Travis Lundy and myself, Luxottica has a stake in Paris Miki Holdings (7455 JP) and the Japanese firm is a key strategic interest for EssilorLuxottica.
That Luxottica is increasing its investments in Japan retail through acquisition is evidenced by its takeover of Washin Optical, a 70-store eyewear chain, last month.


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JINS HOLDINGS Inc. sells eyeglass products. The Company mainly distributes thin aspheric lenses and other products. JINS Holdings also provides medial products, apparels, and other products.

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