Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,638m.</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 Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric, Fast Retailing, Tokyo Electron, Nintendo, Hitachi, Kioxia, Lasertec, Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,638m.
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 Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric, Fast Retailing, Tokyo Electron, Nintendo, Hitachi, Kioxia, Lasertec, Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Sep 5th): Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Steady past performance, soft Q1: TEL doubled revenues and EPS since FY2021 with margins near 30%, but Q1 FY2026 showed a YoY dip as NAND/DRAM digestion hit.</li>
<li>Expansion plans: ¥700 bn capex and ¥1.5 tn R&amp;D by FY2029 will lift capacity ~+80%, aligned with AI logic and HBM-driven WFE growth.</li>
<li>Valuation &amp; growth: At ~18× forward P/E, TEL trades fair vs Lam/Applied but at a steep discount to ASML/KLA, offering upside if recovery unfolds.</li>
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Steady past performance, soft Q1: TEL doubled revenues and EPS since FY2021 with margins near 30%, but Q1 FY2026 showed a YoY dip as NAND/DRAM digestion hit.
Expansion plans: ¥700 bn capex and ¥1.5 tn R&amp;D by FY2029 will lift capacity ~+80%, aligned with AI logic and HBM-driven WFE growth.
Valuation &amp; growth: At ~18× forward P/E, TEL trades fair vs Lam/Applied but at a steep discount to ASML/KLA, offering upside if recovery unfolds.


Tokyo Electron — Navigating the Cycle, Leveraged to AI/HBM Growth

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Japan heads for its 4th Prime Minister since 2020 with Ishiba failing to turn many of his election pledges into reality.</li>
<li>Broadcom OpenAI order sends tech higher, with NVDA and AMD weakness likely short-lived.</li>
<li>US Jobs print sends yields sharply lower and Homebuilders up.</li>
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Japan heads for its 4th Prime Minister since 2020 with Ishiba failing to turn many of his election pledges into reality.
Broadcom OpenAI order sends tech higher, with NVDA and AMD weakness likely short-lived.
US Jobs print sends yields sharply lower and Homebuilders up.


Japan Morning Connection: Ishiba Heads for the Door (Finally) And Markets Pointing Higher

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<li>Huge +18% move for Sandisk will help Japan's memory complex leg higher.</li>
<li>Networking developer Ciena jumped 23% after blow-out numbers while Broadcom beats after-hours.</li>
<li>10-Year yield dropping below its recent supports helps home builders higher while Shin Etsu continues to underwhelm.</li>
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Huge +18% move for Sandisk will help Japan's memory complex leg higher.
Networking developer Ciena jumped 23% after blow-out numbers while Broadcom beats after-hours.
10-Year yield dropping below its recent supports helps home builders higher while Shin Etsu continues to underwhelm.


Japan Morning Connection: Tech Storms Higher on a Raft of Positive Earnings and Bullish NAND Outlook

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<li>Memory continues to surge with Western Digital named as a top pick helping lift peers.</li>
<li>Power and industrial semi's lower after a poor reception to Infineon's IR conference comments and Trump's wind power attack.</li>
<li>Da Vinci facing headwinds as funding recedes in another negative for Sysmex who continues to reel after poor numbers.</li>
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Memory continues to surge with Western Digital named as a top pick helping lift peers.
Power and industrial semi's lower after a poor reception to Infineon's IR conference comments and Trump's wind power attack.
Da Vinci facing headwinds as funding recedes in another negative for Sysmex who continues to reel after poor numbers.


Japan Morning Connection: Alphabet and Apple Prop the Market up as AI Cited as a Competitive Threat

Japan

Kioxia Holdings Corporation manufactures semiconductor memory products. The Company develops, produces, and sells flash memory cards, solid state drives, secure digital memory cards, and other products. Kioxia Holdings also operates group management strategy formulation and management.

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Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Sep 5th): Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Nidec (6594 JP), Disco (6146 JP), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tokyo Electron — Navigating the Cycle, Leveraged to AI/HBM Growth

Despite a soft Q1, TEL has doubled revenues and EPS since FY2021 with plans for significant expansion and potential upside in valuation compared...

Rahul Jain

Japan Morning Connection: Ishiba Heads for the Door (Finally) And Markets Pointing Higher

Tech still strong on AI demand. Memory names continue even higher with the potential for higher flash memory prices due to export restrictions. US...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Tech Storms Higher on a Raft of Positive Earnings and Bullish NAND Outlook

Lynx equity strategies research sent NAND related higher in the US, watch JP memory names today. Drop in 10-year yield will help homebuilders....

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Alphabet and Apple Prop the Market up as AI Cited as a Competitive Threat

Memory names continue to perform well. Intuitive surgical dropped after guidance showed impact from tarrifs. Marvell falls again after lackluster...

Andrew Jackson

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JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Sep 5th): Nidec, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Furukawa Electric

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Nidec (6594 JP), Disco (6146 JP), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tokyo Electron — Navigating the Cycle, Leveraged to AI/HBM Growth

​Despite a soft Q1, TEL has doubled revenues and EPS since FY2021 with plans for significant expansion and potential upside in valuation compared...

Rahul Jain

Japan Morning Connection: Ishiba Heads for the Door (Finally) And Markets Pointing Higher

Tech still strong on AI demand. Memory names continue even higher with the potential for higher flash memory prices due to export restrictions. US...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Tech Storms Higher on a Raft of Positive Earnings and Bullish NAND Outlook

Lynx equity strategies research sent NAND related higher in the US, watch JP memory names today. Drop in 10-year yield will help homebuilders....

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Alphabet and Apple Prop the Market up as AI Cited as a Competitive Threat

Memory names continue to perform well. Intuitive surgical dropped after guidance showed impact from tarrifs. Marvell falls again after lackluster...

Andrew Jackson

Despite a soft Q1, TEL has doubled revenues and EPS since FY2021 with plans for significant expansion and potential upside in valuation compared...