Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>AMAT number after market missed showing a slowdown in Chinese demand and licensing delays.</li>
<li>INTC news positive for SPE suppliers but demand will be tempered in light of AMAT.</li>
<li>Coach owner taking a hit on tariff costs sends a warning to likes of Este Lauder who reports next week.</li>
</ul>


AMAT number after market missed showing a slowdown in Chinese demand and licensing delays.
INTC news positive for SPE suppliers but demand will be tempered in light of AMAT.
Coach owner taking a hit on tariff costs sends a warning to likes of Este Lauder who reports next week.


Japan Morning Connection: US Looking to Take a Stage in INTC Will Ensure Fab Ambitions

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 Aug 8th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD15,664m.</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 Furukawa Electric, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SoftBank, Advantest, Tokyo Electron, Nintendo, IHI, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Toyota Motor, Furukawa Electric, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Aug 8th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD15,664m.
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 Furukawa Electric, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SoftBank, Advantest, Tokyo Electron, Nintendo, IHI, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Toyota Motor, Furukawa Electric, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 8th): Furukawa Electric, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SoftBank

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<li>Power-Semi's leading the charge higher on positive broker comments for the sector while AI related takes a backseat.</li>
<li>Intel continues to move up with CEO Tan set to submit proposals to Trump next week which will certainly point to close alignment.</li>
<li>CPI data points to Sep rate cut which helped Homebuilders and airlines were up on Spirit woes.</li>
</ul>


Power-Semi's leading the charge higher on positive broker comments for the sector while AI related takes a backseat.
Intel continues to move up with CEO Tan set to submit proposals to Trump next week which will certainly point to close alignment.
CPI data points to Sep rate cut which helped Homebuilders and airlines were up on Spirit woes.


Japan Morning Connection: Market Ignoring Chinese Pullback from NVDA's H20 with Tech Surge Higher

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<li>Intel CEO Tan summoned to Washington for meetings will likely result in a bigger domestic fab push.</li>
<li>Micron beats on HBM, Kioxia on NAND - sets a good tone for memory overall.</li>
<li>NVDA selling Blackwell in China positive for substrate supplier Ibiden.</li>
</ul>


Intel CEO Tan summoned to Washington for meetings will likely result in a bigger domestic fab push.
Micron beats on HBM, Kioxia on NAND - sets a good tone for memory overall.
NVDA selling Blackwell in China positive for substrate supplier Ibiden.


Japan Morning Connection: AMD and NVDA Set to Pay 15% of China Chip Sales to US for Export Licenses

<ul>
<li>Chipmakers with existing fabs or plans for US expansion will be exempt from the tariffs as Trump pushes his onshoring agenda.</li>
<li>Intel, AMAT, GlobalFoundries are all higher afterhours which should ultimately bide well for JP SPE suppliers.</li>
<li>Power-Semi's are increasingly important for AI which makes the WOLF/Renesas connection look increasingly attractive.</li>
</ul>


Chipmakers with existing fabs or plans for US expansion will be exempt from the tariffs as Trump pushes his onshoring agenda.
Intel, AMAT, GlobalFoundries are all higher afterhours which should ultimately bide well for JP SPE suppliers.
Power-Semi's are increasingly important for AI which makes the WOLF/Renesas connection look increasingly attractive.


Japan Morning Connection: Trump Threatens 100% Chip Tariffs While Tim Cook Kisses the Ring

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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Japan Morning Connection: US Looking to Take a Stage in INTC Will Ensure Fab Ambitions

US talks about a stake in Intel to boost US chipmaking, a positive for those involved in Intel's SPE supply chain. Estee Lauder down on concerns...

Andrew Jackson

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 8th): Furukawa Electric, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SoftBank

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Furukawa Electric (5801 JP), Disco (6146 JP), Mitsubishi Heavy...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Japan Morning Connection: Market Ignoring Chinese Pullback from NVDA's H20 with Tech Surge Higher

Power semis higher on positive broker comments, Intel continues to benefit from CEO in the limelight, moves higher for airlines and homebuilders.

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: AMD and NVDA Set to Pay 15% of China Chip Sales to US for Export Licenses

JP still needs to price in large cap tech gains in the US from Friday, Intel up after Trump's meeting with CEO Tan, positive for Ibiden if NVDA is...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Trump Threatens 100% Chip Tariffs While Tim Cook Kisses the Ring

Trump threatenes 100% tarriffs on all chip imports, Apple announces it will invest further on US manufacturing for tariff exemptions, Japan SPE may...

Andrew Jackson

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