Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>KLA had a rare miss. The guidance was a bit light for the inspection execution machine.</li><li>KLA rarely misses and is by far the best financially managed of the large-cap semicap companies.</li><li>KLA reports Q2 EPS $6.16 ex-items vs FactSet $5.91</li></ul>

KLA had a rare miss. The guidance was a bit light for the inspection execution machine.KLA rarely misses and is by far the best financially managed of the large-cap semicap companies.KLA reports Q2 EPS $6.16 ex-items vs FactSet $5.91

KLA & LaserTec, AMD, Hyperscaler Capex, SK Hynix, SWKS and QRVO, WOLF, MCHP

Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies, Shared Research Inc

Shared Research

Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies

Shared Research Inc

Pioneering research coverage of Japanese listed companies. Now customizable and interactive for global institutional investors. Corporate access reimagined.

<ul><li>The company reported significant YoY growth in sales, operating profit, recurring profit, and net income, driven by AI semiconductor demand.</li><li>FY06/25 orders and backlog decreased sharply YoY, with the company ceasing quarterly order disclosures and forecasting weaker future orders.</li><li>The company plans increased R&D spending, reduced capital expenditures, and stable dividends, with a share repurchase program announced.</li></ul>

The company reported significant YoY growth in sales, operating profit, recurring profit, and net income, driven by AI semiconductor demand.FY06/25 orders and backlog decreased sharply YoY, with the company ceasing quarterly order disclosures and forecasting weaker future orders.The company plans increased R&D spending, reduced capital expenditures, and stable dividends, with a share repurchase program announced.

Lasertec Corp (6920 JP): Full-year FY06/25 flash update

Japanese Turnaround Situations, Short-Ideas, Azabu Research

Michael Allen

Japanese Turnaround Situations, Short-Ideas

Azabu Research

Azabu Research is a publishing and consulting firm focused on distressed equities in the Japanese market. We specialize in turnaround strategies, corporate combinations, divestitures, and restructuring.

Publisher of the Tokyo Turnaround Letter, which conducts the most thorough research possible of publicly available information, including forensic tests for fraudulent overstatement of assets and understatement of liabilities, as well as rigorous market and industry analysis to assess the underlying strengths of the company’s products or services, the appropriateness of the company’s turnaround strategy, and the skill of its current management team. The average length of a report exceeds 25 pages of text and tables, excluding any disclosures or executive summaries.

We have more than 30 years of experience in applying this process to distressed equities in Japan. Additionally, subscribers have free access to detailed, yet easily navigated earnings models for the target company as well as the top five comparable companies, and unlimited access to the analyst for follow-up questions.

Azabu Research also conducts be-spoke research on a project basis, and provides consulting services to companies looking to restructure, divest, make acquisitions, go public, or improve investor sentiment toward their stock.

Independent Research and Consulting Firm

<ul>
<li>Lixil increased operating profit by 15.7% YoY, to ¥20.6bn, compared to consensus estimates for an 18% decline. The stock trades at 80% of book value.</li>
<li>TEPCO earned ¥112bn compared to a consensus forecast of a ¥3bn loss. It trades at 35% of book value.</li>
<li>Lasertec increased EBIT by 122% to ¥47.7bn compared to consensus estimates for ¥27bn, and the stock trading at the lowest multiples relative to Topix in seven years.  </li>
</ul>


Lixil increased operating profit by 15.7% YoY, to ¥20.6bn, compared to consensus estimates for an 18% decline. The stock trades at 80% of book value.
TEPCO earned ¥112bn compared to a consensus forecast of a ¥3bn loss. It trades at 35% of book value.
Lasertec increased EBIT by 122% to ¥47.7bn compared to consensus estimates for ¥27bn, and the stock trading at the lowest multiples relative to Topix in seven years.  


Unloved Japan Round-Up: Some Massive Results Surprises

Equity Derivatives Broker - Delta One Japan, Vantage Capital Markets Japan

François-Xavier Pustoc'h

Equity Derivatives Broker - Delta One Japan

Independent Financial Broker

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

We provide world class financial solutions to our extensive institutional client base including rapidly growing corporations, leading investment banks, commercial banks, asset managers, private equity funds, family offices and hedge funds.

Our services include capital market offerings and placements, wholesale brokerage and execution of cash and derivative products (both listed and OTC) across a range of asset classes.

VCM has offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Dubai from where we service our global client base. Our strength lies in the experience and quality of our teams, supported by excellent operations and infrastructure.

Equity Derivatives

<ul><li>Three single stock options strategies to express a bullish view: Long Call, Delta +Long Put, Short Risk Reversal.</li><li>Fundamental Analysis: strong return on equity and profit margins.</li><li>Technical Analysis: Lasertec is forming a Reversal Wedge pattern sign of a Bullish Reversal.</li></ul>

Three single stock options strategies to express a bullish view: Long Call, Delta +Long Put, Short Risk Reversal.Fundamental Analysis: strong return on equity and profit margins.Technical Analysis: Lasertec is forming a Reversal Wedge pattern sign of a Bullish Reversal.

Bullish on Lasertec Corp (6920 JP)? Think Options

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

<ul>
<li>Long Lastertec after a solid set of numbers and the easing of concerns raised by the recent Scorpion Capital short sellers report.</li>
<li>Short 6525 Kokusai Electric over continuing concerns over the US upcoming trade restriction announcement in September.</li>
<li>This was previously seen as a dangerous short due to its high outstanding short interest, although it has now unwound to almost zero.</li>
</ul>


Long Lastertec after a solid set of numbers and the easing of concerns raised by the recent Scorpion Capital short sellers report.
Short 6525 Kokusai Electric over continuing concerns over the US upcoming trade restriction announcement in September.
This was previously seen as a dangerous short due to its high outstanding short interest, although it has now unwound to almost zero.


Long 6920 Lasertec Corp | Short 6525 Kokusai Electric

Japan

Lasertec Corporation develops, designs, manufactures and markets photomask inspection systems to make semiconductor devices, confocal scanning laser microscopes and liquid crystal display (LCD) inspection systems.

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Lasertec Corp (6920 JP)

KLA & LaserTec, AMD, Hyperscaler Capex, SK Hynix, SWKS and QRVO, WOLF, MCHP

Another week of earnings, with KLA having a rare miss and the guidance being a bit light for the inspection execution machine.

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