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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,417m.</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 Ryohin Keikaku, Disco, Yoshinoya, Advantest, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Fast Retailing, Nintendo, Fujikura, Furukawa Electric, Ryohin Keikaku, Disco, Yoshinoya, Advantest.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,417m.
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 Ryohin Keikaku, Disco, Yoshinoya, Advantest, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Fast Retailing, Nintendo, Fujikura, Furukawa Electric, Ryohin Keikaku, Disco, Yoshinoya, Advantest.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 29th): Ryohin Keikaku, Disco, Yoshinoya, Advantest

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,072m.</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 Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Hitachi, SoftBank, Fujikura, Japan Tobacco, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, IHI, Shimano, Capcom, Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Hitachi, Softbank, Fujikura, Japan Tobacco.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,072m.
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 Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Hitachi, SoftBank, Fujikura, Japan Tobacco, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, IHI, Shimano, Capcom, Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Hitachi, Softbank, Fujikura, Japan Tobacco.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 1st): Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Hitachi, SoftBank, Fujikura

External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

Value Investors Club (VIC)

External reports (aggregated public sources)

Value Investors Club

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Karaoke Manekineko is expanding their chain and improving unit economics to fill the gap left by the COVID pandemic</li><li>Affordable pricing, BYO food and drinks policy, and improved ordering system make them well-positioned to capture more market share</li><li>Membership fee of only 220¥ makes their services accessible to customers and gives them a competitive advantage in the karaoke industry</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.</em></p>

Karaoke Manekineko is expanding their chain and improving unit economics to fill the gap left by the COVID pandemicAffordable pricing, BYO food and drinks policy, and improved ordering system make them well-positioned to capture more market shareMembership fee of only 220¥ makes their services accessible to customers and gives them a competitive advantage in the karaoke industryThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Koshidaka Holdings (2157) - Monday, Jun 17, 2024

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist, LightStream Research

Campbell Gunn

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>• BEST &amp; WORST •</strong></p></div><div>
<p>The best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is general retailer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/izumi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13173:1" rel="noopener">Izumi (8273 JP) </a>and movie house <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toho-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7806:1" rel="noopener">Toho (9602 JP)</a>. </p>
<section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/165/091/original/2020-10-14_06-31-16.png?1602624693" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="165091"></figure></section><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/165/090/original/2020-10-14_06-29-48.png?1602624602" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="165090"></figure><p></p></section>
</div><div><div class="content-caption">Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics</div></div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DAILY STATS</strong></p></div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>49 Quarterly Results</strong></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><p><strong>Results Score:</strong> 55% Positive / 8% Neutral / 37% Negative</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average Results Score Change: </strong>+1.6 points</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average % Change in Revenue:</strong> -5.6% Quarter YoY / -1.8% Rolling TTM YoY </p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average Operating Profit Margin Change:</strong> -1.8ppt</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Percentage Making Quarterly Losses:</strong> 24%</p></li>
</ul></div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>25 Annual • 10 Interim Forecasts/Revisions</strong></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><p><strong>Annual Forecast/Revision Score:</strong> 36% Positive / 0% Neutral / 64% Negative</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> 50% Positive / 0% Neutral / 40% Negative</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> -4.1 point</p></li>
</ul></div>

• BEST &amp; WORST •
The best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is general retailer Izumi (8273 JP) and movie house Toho (9602 JP). 

Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan AnalyticsDAILY STATS49 Quarterly Results
Results Score: 55% Positive / 8% Neutral / 37% Negative
Average Results Score Change: +1.6 points
Average % Change in Revenue: -5.6% Quarter YoY / -1.8% Rolling TTM YoY 
Average Operating Profit Margin Change: -1.8ppt
Percentage Making Quarterly Losses: 24%
25 Annual • 10 Interim Forecasts/Revisions
Annual Forecast/Revision Score: 36% Positive / 0% Neutral / 64% Negative
Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: 50% Positive / 0% Neutral / 40% Negative
Average Forecast/Revision Score Change: -4.1 point


🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​​​13 - Toho, Izumi, J Front Retailing, Koshidaka

<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/362/original/File%202020-04-04%208%2045%2047.jpeg?1585957595" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126362"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • stopcovid19.jp</div><p><strong>OVERSHOOT</strong> - This Insight will be longer than usual with more above the paywall 'fold' as Friday saw several significant developments in Japan's response to COVID-19. The English-language word 'overshoot' is used widely in Japan to refer to the situation in which more than 100% of available intensive care hospital beds are in use. Although the occupancy rate for Japan is still only 48%, Kyoto and Kanagawa Prefectures are already in 'overshoot', and Tokyo is again close to being so even after increasing capacity by 50% this week. As can be seen above, the country has sufficient ventilator capacity to deal with ten times the current cases (28,197); the shortage is in hospital beds for infectious diseases (4,089). The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is now aiming to secure over 4,000 beds for severe COVID-19 cases, including 3,300 with oxygen. Of the 635 patients currently hospitalised in the capital, 80% do not need intensive care. </p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/377/original/IMG_1102.jpg?1585958777" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126377"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • NHK</div><p><strong>REGIME CHANGE</strong> - As we have noted in an earlier <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/japan-market-update-hit-the-boj-bid-and-wait-for-the-absolute-value-opportunity" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:37670" rel="noopener">Insight</a>, Japan has been slow to increase testing for COVID-19 as there was a Health Ministry guideline that all positive cases were to be hospitalised however mild the symptoms. Large-scale testing would result in the healthcare system being overwhelmed by a large number of relatively-mild cases. Also, the social convention of avoiding '<em>meiwaku</em>' or trouble to others has resulted in many of those with symptoms avoiding seeking confirmation. The Ministry is also resisting the designation of deaths from pneumonia as related to COVID-19 and is refusing to release data on the number of pneumonia deaths which are rumoured to be 'significantly higher' than in previous years in Tokyo. Whether by design or neglect, Japan lulled itself into a false sense of 'corona-superiority' which has delayed many of the responses that other developed countries have been taking. In the face of increased pressure from the medical profession, the bureaucrats have now relented and, at least in Tokyo, less-severe cases will be able to stay at home or will be billeted in hotels. The rule that patients could only be released from the hospital after two negative tests is also to be 'relaxed'. The rule that new cases must be reported to the Ministry by fax still, however, remains in place.</p><p><strong>HOTELS &amp; HOMES</strong> - Given the size of most homes in the capital, isolation in homes with multiple residents will be hazardous, The TMG is, therefore, moving quickly to requisition or acquire the necessary hotel space.  The infamously-xenophobic APA Hotel chain has been quick to offer their services to lightly-symptomatic patients and is offering a 50% discount to health care workers.</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/380/original/2020-04-04_10-51-38.png?1585965120" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126380"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source outbreak.info</div><p><strong>ASIAN OUTLIER</strong> - Japan is now the outlier in Asia in seeing an increasing rate of daily new cases (353 on April 3rd),  including a six-month-old baby against whom medical staff did not think to take any precautions forcing 44 staff into two weeks of self-isolation. Using a simple measure proposed by Messrs <a href="https://medium.com/@ekohlberg_47501/a-simple-score-to-tell-if-we-are-beating-the-virus-49e74b707e35" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kohlberg, Neyman, and Tepper</a>, Japan's R Score is 2.09. With both Singapore and Hong Kong introducing stricter social constraints over the last two days, Japan's Swedish-style response is facing increasing domestic criticism. Several LDP politicians and supporters have distanced themselves from PM Abe's two-masks policy. Although far from disinterested parties, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten (4755 JP)</a>'s @hmikitani and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a>'s @masason have both taken to Twitter to urge for the declaration of a state of emergency. The former has however been slow to prevent price-gouging for masks sold on the Rakuten platform. Even the influential Keidanren business federation has now accepted that a state of emergency is 'acceptable' on condition that 'vital services' are not too severely disrupted.</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/396/original/File%202020-04-03%2019%2016%2000.jpeg?1585974026" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126396"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • NHK</div><p><strong>TOKYO AT THE TIPPING POINT</strong> - Even the normally-quiescent NHK fired up their graphic team for last night's '7 NEWS'  to illustrate that Tokyo is 18 days away from an exponential explosion unless there is an 80% reduction in social activities. </p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/386/original/File%202020-04-04%200%2030%2052.jpeg?1585968614" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126386"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • NHK</div><p><strong>GOVERNOR KOIKE -</strong> Although firmly stating that a full lockdown of Tokyo is legally 'impossible', Gov. Koike is gently prodding the national government towards stricter measures and continues to warn businesses to make the necessary preparations as only grocery stores, bank and medical facilities would remain open. She has requested residents to stay at home this weekend and is recommending avoiding the three "<strong>C'</strong>s" - <strong>C</strong>rowded, <strong>C</strong>onfined spaces where <strong>C</strong>onversations take place until further notice. Taking a leaf from Governor Cuomo's book, she is now giving daily updates on YouTube, including one in English. Having harboured ambitions for higher office in the past, the contrast she is drawing with the apparently-hapless Prime Minister is being made abundantly clear. Many LDP officials, however, remain wary of her 'un-Japanese' opportunism and her authoritarian and unpredictable nature. As in the United States, personal and political rivalries are obstructing to sensible policy-making.   </p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/387/original/2020-04-04_12-01-17.png?1585969302" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126387"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Google</div><p><strong>PARTIAL LOCKDOWN</strong> - Many restaurant chains including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/torikizoku-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17718:1" rel="noopener">Torikizoku (3193 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kushikatsu-tanaka-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26733:1" rel="noopener">Kushikatsu Tanaka (3547 JP)</a>  and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hub-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11892:1" rel="noopener">Hub (3030 JP)</a> and karaoke and entertainment facilities such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiichikosho-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8629:1" rel="noopener">Daiichikosho (7458 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/koshidaka-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14191:1" rel="noopener">Koshidaka (2157 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/round-one-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7057:1" rel="noopener">Round One (4680 JP)</a> have announced the closure of their facilities for several weeks and join the department stores and cinemas that closed last and will be so again this weekend. Even the Spring Sumo tournament has been delayed for at least two weeks. As confirmed by Google's excellent Community Mobility Reports above, Tokyo is gradually heeding the call. The March Services PMI for Japan suggests a year-on-year contraction of 8%. The onus will now pass to the national government to mitigate the losses.</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/126/397/original/2020-04-04_13-51-59.png?1585975942" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="126397"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • US Embassy, Tokyo</div><p><strong>'GET-OUT-OF-EDO-BABY-GO'</strong> - The US Embassy in Japan is recommending that any US citizens who are not prepared to stay in Japan for several months or who are concerned about not being able to receive appropriate medical care should leave immediately. Those who do will, however, not be allowed to return for an as-yet-unspecified period.  Even Japanese nationals are now required to spend fourteen days in quarantine. All residence visas that expire before the end of June be extended by three months. From April 3rd and until further notice, non-Japanese of any residence status, including permanent and spouses of Japanese nationals, are to be denied re-entry if they leave Japan. Welcome to the lock-in without a lockdown!</p><p><strong>RELIEF MEASURES</strong> - A potpourri of relief measures and new policies are doing the rounds in government circles including some or all of the following:- </p><ul>
<li>
<strong>¥300,000 </strong>- A one-time non-taxable payment will be made to qualified households that are suffering financially from a loss of income. About 10 million households are expected to qualify. It has already been necessary to make clear that the adult entertainment industry will not be eligible for public funds. ¥300,000 is equivalent to the annual amount spent on a pet dog in Japan.</li>
<li>
<strong>PREFERENCE SHARES</strong> - Large firms such as airlines, shippers and auto manufacturers may be eligible for rescue packages in the form of preference shares issued to the Development Bank of Japan of up to ¥400 billion each. The allocation of such funds will be a subject of much political jostling, while smaller businesses that lack the right connections may not be deemed eligible. We would now be wary of being aggressively 'short' these sectors.</li>
<li>
<strong>FIVE-YEAR INTEREST-FREE LOANS</strong> - While a welcome measure for some SMEs, this measure may not be sufficient for those already-indebted businesses with large numbers of regular employees operating out of rented accommodation, of which Japan's legion of wholesalers is a prime example.</li>
<li>
<strong>TAX MORATORIA</strong> - The government is to grant a moratorium on tax payments by companies that have seen their monthly revenues fall by more than 20% from the previous year due to COVID-19.</li>
<li>
<strong>WRITE-DOWNS</strong> - The Japanese ASB and the FSA have announced that companies will be allowed greater leniency regarding asset writedowns for idle plants and stores</li>
<li>
<strong>SUBSIDIES</strong> - The government will fully-subsidise the increase in production of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fujifilm-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16353:1" rel="noopener">Fujifilm (4901 JP)</a>'s Avigan drug and ventilators from a variety of manufacturers. Avigan will be offered for free to other countries.</li>
<li>
<strong>DE-GLOBALISATION</strong> - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honda-motor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:154:1" rel="noopener">Honda Motor (7267 JP)</a> are in talks with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to move some or all of their supply chains our of China. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nissan-motor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:72:1" rel="noopener">Nissan Motor (7201 JP)</a> is seemingly no longer considered relevant in this regard. Japanese corporates will also begin a process of unwinding unprofitable overseas operations to support their domestic activities, a move that will help keep the Yen relatively stable over the medium term.</li>
</ul><p>While large Japanse corporations are relatively well-placed to weather this storm, the Japanese government is fiscally constrained and grossly indebted relative to GDP. Given the now-inflationary global outlook, we would expect the Bank of Japan to be the least generous of the central banks in response to COVID-19, which will also be supportive of the Yen.</p><p>In the <strong>DETAIL</strong> section below, we shall review our targets for our Results and Revisions Scores, and the market overall, look at our updated trailing aggregate actual profits and multiples and review Fridays' Results and Revisions. Finally, we shall suggest that Japan is well-placed for the emergent post-COVID economic world order and conclude that we would be buyers of Japanse equities into the second wave of the COVID-19 downturn.</p>

Source • stopcovid19.jpOVERSHOOT - This Insight will be longer than usual with more above the paywall 'fold' as Friday saw several significant developments in Japan's response to COVID-19. The English-language word 'overshoot' is used widely in Japan to refer to the situation in which more than 100% of available intensive care hospital beds are in use. Although the occupancy rate for Japan is still only 48%, Kyoto and Kanagawa Prefectures are already in 'overshoot', and Tokyo is again close to being so even after increasing capacity by 50% this week. As can be seen above, the country has sufficient ventilator capacity to deal with ten times the current cases (28,197); the shortage is in hospital beds for infectious diseases (4,089). The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is now aiming to secure over 4,000 beds for severe COVID-19 cases, including 3,300 with oxygen. Of the 635 patients currently hospitalised in the capital, 80% do not need intensive care. Source • NHKREGIME CHANGE - As we have noted in an earlier Insight, Japan has been slow to increase testing for COVID-19 as there was a Health Ministry guideline that all positive cases were to be hospitalised however mild the symptoms. Large-scale testing would result in the healthcare system being overwhelmed by a large number of relatively-mild cases. Also, the social convention of avoiding 'meiwaku' or trouble to others has resulted in many of those with symptoms avoiding seeking confirmation. The Ministry is also resisting the designation of deaths from pneumonia as related to COVID-19 and is refusing to release data on the number of pneumonia deaths which are rumoured to be 'significantly higher' than in previous years in Tokyo. Whether by design or neglect, Japan lulled itself into a false sense of 'corona-superiority' which has delayed many of the responses that other developed countries have been taking. In the face of increased pressure from the medical profession, the bureaucrats have now relented and, at least in Tokyo, less-severe cases will be able to stay at home or will be billeted in hotels. The rule that patients could only be released from the hospital after two negative tests is also to be 'relaxed'. The rule that new cases must be reported to the Ministry by fax still, however, remains in place.HOTELS &amp; HOMES - Given the size of most homes in the capital, isolation in homes with multiple residents will be hazardous, The TMG is, therefore, moving quickly to requisition or acquire the necessary hotel space.  The infamously-xenophobic APA Hotel chain has been quick to offer their services to lightly-symptomatic patients and is offering a 50% discount to health care workers.Source outbreak.infoASIAN OUTLIER - Japan is now the outlier in Asia in seeing an increasing rate of daily new cases (353 on April 3rd),  including a six-month-old baby against whom medical staff did not think to take any precautions forcing 44 staff into two weeks of self-isolation. Using a simple measure proposed by Messrs Kohlberg, Neyman, and Tepper, Japan's R Score is 2.09. With both Singapore and Hong Kong introducing stricter social constraints over the last two days, Japan's Swedish-style response is facing increasing domestic criticism. Several LDP politicians and supporters have distanced themselves from PM Abe's two-masks policy. Although far from disinterested parties, Rakuten (4755 JP)'s @hmikitani and Softbank Group (9984 JP)'s @masason have both taken to Twitter to urge for the declaration of a state of emergency. The former has however been slow to prevent price-gouging for masks sold on the Rakuten platform. Even the influential Keidanren business federation has now accepted that a state of emergency is 'acceptable' on condition that 'vital services' are not too severely disrupted.Source • NHKTOKYO AT THE TIPPING POINT - Even the normally-quiescent NHK fired up their graphic team for last night's '7 NEWS'  to illustrate that Tokyo is 18 days away from an exponential explosion unless there is an 80% reduction in social activities. Source • NHKGOVERNOR KOIKE - Although firmly stating that a full lockdown of Tokyo is legally 'impossible', Gov. Koike is gently prodding the national government towards stricter measures and continues to warn businesses to make the necessary preparations as only grocery stores, bank and medical facilities would remain open. She has requested residents to stay at home this weekend and is recommending avoiding the three "C's" - Crowded, Confined spaces where Conversations take place until further notice. Taking a leaf from Governor Cuomo's book, she is now giving daily updates on YouTube, including one in English. Having harboured ambitions for higher office in the past, the contrast she is drawing with the apparently-hapless Prime Minister is being made abundantly clear. Many LDP officials, however, remain wary of her 'un-Japanese' opportunism and her authoritarian and unpredictable nature. As in the United States, personal and political rivalries are obstructing to sensible policy-making.   Source • GooglePARTIAL LOCKDOWN - Many restaurant chains including Torikizoku (3193 JP), Kushikatsu Tanaka (3547 JP)  and Hub (3030 JP) and karaoke and entertainment facilities such as Daiichikosho (7458 JP), Koshidaka (2157 JP) and Round One (4680 JP) have announced the closure of their facilities for several weeks and join the department stores and cinemas that closed last and will be so again this weekend. Even the Spring Sumo tournament has been delayed for at least two weeks. As confirmed by Google's excellent Community Mobility Reports above, Tokyo is gradually heeding the call. The March Services PMI for Japan suggests a year-on-year contraction of 8%. The onus will now pass to the national government to mitigate the losses.Source • US Embassy, Tokyo'GET-OUT-OF-EDO-BABY-GO' - The US Embassy in Japan is recommending that any US citizens who are not prepared to stay in Japan for several months or who are concerned about not being able to receive appropriate medical care should leave immediately. Those who do will, however, not be allowed to return for an as-yet-unspecified period.  Even Japanese nationals are now required to spend fourteen days in quarantine. All residence visas that expire before the end of June be extended by three months. From April 3rd and until further notice, non-Japanese of any residence status, including permanent and spouses of Japanese nationals, are to be denied re-entry if they leave Japan. Welcome to the lock-in without a lockdown!RELIEF MEASURES - A potpourri of relief measures and new policies are doing the rounds in government circles including some or all of the following:- 

¥300,000 - A one-time non-taxable payment will be made to qualified households that are suffering financially from a loss of income. About 10 million households are expected to qualify. It has already been necessary to make clear that the adult entertainment industry will not be eligible for public funds. ¥300,000 is equivalent to the annual amount spent on a pet dog in Japan.

PREFERENCE SHARES - Large firms such as airlines, shippers and auto manufacturers may be eligible for rescue packages in the form of preference shares issued to the Development Bank of Japan of up to ¥400 billion each. The allocation of such funds will be a subject of much political jostling, while smaller businesses that lack the right connections may not be deemed eligible. We would now be wary of being aggressively 'short' these sectors.

FIVE-YEAR INTEREST-FREE LOANS - While a welcome measure for some SMEs, this measure may not be sufficient for those already-indebted businesses with large numbers of regular employees operating out of rented accommodation, of which Japan's legion of wholesalers is a prime example.

TAX MORATORIA - The government is to grant a moratorium on tax payments by companies that have seen their monthly revenues fall by more than 20% from the previous year due to COVID-19.

WRITE-DOWNS - The Japanese ASB and the FSA have announced that companies will be allowed greater leniency regarding asset writedowns for idle plants and stores

SUBSIDIES - The government will fully-subsidise the increase in production of Fujifilm (4901 JP)'s Avigan drug and ventilators from a variety of manufacturers. Avigan will be offered for free to other countries.

DE-GLOBALISATION - Toyota Motor (7203 JP) and Honda Motor (7267 JP) are in talks with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to move some or all of their supply chains our of China. Nissan Motor (7201 JP) is seemingly no longer considered relevant in this regard. Japanese corporates will also begin a process of unwinding unprofitable overseas operations to support their domestic activities, a move that will help keep the Yen relatively stable over the medium term.
While large Japanse corporations are relatively well-placed to weather this storm, the Japanese government is fiscally constrained and grossly indebted relative to GDP. Given the now-inflationary global outlook, we would expect the Bank of Japan to be the least generous of the central banks in response to COVID-19, which will also be supportive of the Yen.In the DETAIL section below, we shall review our targets for our Results and Revisions Scores, and the market overall, look at our updated trailing aggregate actual profits and multiples and review Fridays' Results and Revisions. Finally, we shall suggest that Japan is well-placed for the emergent post-COVID economic world order and conclude that we would be buyers of Japanse equities into the second wave of the COVID-19 downturn.

🇯🇵 JAPAN MARKET UPDATE 5th April 2020 • Overshoot

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KOSHIDAKA HOLDINGS Co.,LTD. mainly operates karaoke rooms, restaurants with karaoke facility, and circuit training gym exclusively for female called "Curves."

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Koshidaka Holdings (2157) - Monday, Jun 17, 2024

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OVERSHOOT - This Insight will be longer than usual with more above the paywall 'fold' as Friday saw several significant developments in Japan's...

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JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 29th): Ryohin Keikaku, Disco, Yoshinoya, Advantest

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Ryohin Keikaku (7453 JP), Disco (6146 JP), Yoshinoya (9861 JP),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 1st): Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Hitachi, SoftBank, Fujikura

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Tokyo Electron (8035 JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Hitachi (6501 JP),...

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Koshidaka Holdings (2157) - Monday, Jun 17, 2024

Affordable pricing, BYO food and drinks policy, and improved ordering system make them well-positioned to capture more market share

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🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​​​13 - Toho, Izumi, J Front Retailing, Koshidaka

The best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is general retailer Izumi (8273 JP) and movie house Toho (9602 JP).

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🇯🇵 JAPAN MARKET UPDATE 5th April 2020 • Overshoot

OVERSHOOT - This Insight will be longer than usual with more above the paywall 'fold' as Friday saw several significant developments in Japan's...

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🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/13 - Toho, Izumi, J Front Retailing, Koshidaka