Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Mixed signals for JP semi's with the positive read from ASML set to be tempered by the AMAT numbers.</li>
<li>Trump cutting the $7.5k EV tax credit hitting Tesla, Rivian and power semi's.</li>
<li>Govt. names down on concerns over what Musk's DOGE means for Govt spending.</li>
</ul>


Mixed signals for JP semi's with the positive read from ASML set to be tempered by the AMAT numbers.
Trump cutting the $7.5k EV tax credit hitting Tesla, Rivian and power semi's.
Govt. names down on concerns over what Musk's DOGE means for Govt spending.


Japan Morning Connection: SPE Continues to Be Under Pressure

<ul>
<li>Trump names including banks, energy and tech rally hard, while renewables are sold heavily</li>
<li>Underperformance by semi-capex plays with high China sales may be reflected in Japan SPE today</li>
<li>Global defense rallied on the spectre of higher spend requirements for EU countries</li>
</ul>


Trump names including banks, energy and tech rally hard, while renewables are sold heavily
Underperformance by semi-capex plays with high China sales may be reflected in Japan SPE today
Global defense rallied on the spectre of higher spend requirements for EU countries


Japan Morning Connection: Trump Names Rally in the Wake of Re-Election

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Sales decreased by 22.3% YoY to JPY36.7bn, while operating profit increased by 54.9% YoY to JPY15.9bn.</li><li>Full-year earnings outlook projects sales growth of 12.4% YoY, with operating profit rising 27.8% YoY to JPY104.0bn.</li><li>R&D expenses projected at JPY12.0bn, representing 5.0% of sales, with capital expenditures expected to increase by 105.3% YoY.</li></ul>

Sales decreased by 22.3% YoY to JPY36.7bn, while operating profit increased by 54.9% YoY to JPY15.9bn.Full-year earnings outlook projects sales growth of 12.4% YoY, with operating profit rising 27.8% YoY to JPY104.0bn.R&D expenses projected at JPY12.0bn, representing 5.0% of sales, with capital expenditures expected to increase by 105.3% YoY.

Lasertec Corp (6920 JP): Q1 FY06/25 flash update

<ul>
<li>Japan SPE set for a big pullback after a terrible ASML order outlook.</li>
<li>EUV related plays will be under pressure including Lasertec and Hoya.</li>
<li>Expect rotation towards domestic defensive, with rails in focus after Tokyo Metro IPO priced top of range.</li>
</ul>


Japan SPE set for a big pullback after a terrible ASML order outlook.
EUV related plays will be under pressure including Lasertec and Hoya.
Expect rotation towards domestic defensive, with rails in focus after Tokyo Metro IPO priced top of range.


Japan Morning Connection: SPE Set for a Serous Pullback After ASML Order Outlook

<ul>
<li>Big gains for semi related after Micron's big beat, although the lions share of this may have priced in during Asian trading yesterday.</li>
<li>China related names in Japan look set to continue gains with HSI futures strong overnight and names like Estee Lauder +10% and L'Oreal +7% overnight.</li>
<li>Election day in Japan, with voting kicking off at JST, results, or at least a strong indication should be known before market close today.</li>
</ul>


Big gains for semi related after Micron's big beat, although the lions share of this may have priced in during Asian trading yesterday.
China related names in Japan look set to continue gains with HSI futures strong overnight and names like Estee Lauder +10% and L'Oreal +7% overnight.
Election day in Japan, with voting kicking off at JST, results, or at least a strong indication should be known before market close today.


Japan Morning Connection: China Related Names Set to Continue Gains

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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)

Japan Morning Connection: SPE Continues to Be Under Pressure

Mixed signals for semi's with positive news from ASML while AMAT numbers dissapoint. EV tax credit cuts impact Tesla, Rivian, and power semi's....

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Trump Names Rally in the Wake of Re-Election

Trump names rally while renewables sold heavily. Underperformance by semi-capex with high China sales may reflect in Japan SPE. Global defense...

Andrew Jackson