Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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 For the week: Nikkei: +6.3% | TPX +1.9% | JPY 154.11 (+1.24¥)</li>
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 Sectors: NFM +13%, Elec. Equip. +7%, IT &amp; Comm +4.5% | Paper -5%, Services -3%, Textiles -3%</li>
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 Stocks: Ibiden +39%, Advantest +33%, SCSK +32%, Lasertec +31% | DMG -24%, Nidec -24%, SMS -16%</li>
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 For the week: Nikkei: +6.3% | TPX +1.9% | JPY 154.11 (+1.24¥)

 Sectors: NFM +13%, Elec. Equip. +7%, IT &amp; Comm +4.5% | Paper -5%, Services -3%, Textiles -3%

 Stocks: Ibiden +39%, Advantest +33%, SCSK +32%, Lasertec +31% | DMG -24%, Nidec -24%, SMS -16%


Japan Strategy Weekly | A Place in the Sun

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

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<li>Apple misses in China but its iPhone is nonetheless on track for its best quarter ever.</li>
<li>Western Digital highlights AI's insatiable demand for memory. Disco down but not out, while Lasertec looks too much.</li>
<li>Renesas closes -4% yesterday but comments that AI/data center demand is on the rise should help this re-bucket.</li>
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Apple misses in China but its iPhone is nonetheless on track for its best quarter ever.
Western Digital highlights AI's insatiable demand for memory. Disco down but not out, while Lasertec looks too much.
Renesas closes -4% yesterday but comments that AI/data center demand is on the rise should help this re-bucket.


Japan Morning Connection: Strong Mega-Tech Numbers AH Will Boost the Mood After Meta and MSFT Drag

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

Kokusai Electric  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Three weeks ago I wrote that KKR's lockup would expire about now in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/japan-ecm-kokusai-elec-6525-kkr-s-lock-up-expiry-in-3-weeks-700mm-clean-up-coming" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:202343" rel="noopener">[Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) - KKR's Lock Up Expiry in 3 Weeks - $700mm Clean-Up Coming?</a> 
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<li>Today post-close, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/applied-materials-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:283:1" rel="noopener">Applied Materials (AMAT US)</a> announced a 10.7mm share (4.5%) Accelerated Block Offering to be priced tomorrow morning, at an indicated 4.5-6.5% discount. This would put them at 10+%. </li>
<li>This should be very well taken up. There is index demand on the follow. The question is more about the unwind of KKR's last bit. Perhaps to come soon?</li>
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Three weeks ago I wrote that KKR's lockup would expire about now in [Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) - KKR's Lock Up Expiry in 3 Weeks - $700mm Clean-Up Coming? 

Today post-close, Applied Materials (AMAT US) announced a 10.7mm share (4.5%) Accelerated Block Offering to be priced tomorrow morning, at an indicated 4.5-6.5% discount. This would put them at 10+%. 
This should be very well taken up. There is index demand on the follow. The question is more about the unwind of KKR's last bit. Perhaps to come soon?


[Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) - Applied Materials $330mm Selldown

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<li>Great numbers from Advantest, Teradyne, Seagate and SK Hynix set to send AI related surging.</li>
<li>Jensen Huang spreads NVDA's net wider while dispelling concerns of a bubble.</li>
<li>Qorvo-Skyworks merger could tighten the competitive market for the likes of Murata.</li>
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Great numbers from Advantest, Teradyne, Seagate and SK Hynix set to send AI related surging.
Jensen Huang spreads NVDA's net wider while dispelling concerns of a bubble.
Qorvo-Skyworks merger could tighten the competitive market for the likes of Murata.


Japan Morning Connection: A Sea of Knockout Earnings Set to Send Tech and AI Surging

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 Oct 24th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,881m.</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 IHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Fujikura, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Kobe Bussan, Sanrio, SoftBank, Fast Retailing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ihi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,881m.
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 IHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Fujikura, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Kobe Bussan, Sanrio, SoftBank, Fast Retailing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ihi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Oct 24th): IHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Fujikura

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)

Japan Strategy Weekly | A Place in the Sun

Stocks in the Japanese market saw significant gains this week, with sectors like NFM and Electronics leading the way. Ibiden, Advantest, and SCSK...

Mark Chadwick

Japan Morning Connection: Strong Mega-Tech Numbers AH Will Boost the Mood After Meta and MSFT Drag

Ibiden will start higher after numbers easily beat yesterday. Lasertec limit up but expected to fade today. Amazon numbers help quell concerns of...

Andrew Jackson

[Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) - Applied Materials $330mm Selldown

Kokusai Electric's recent selldown by AMAT has been well-absorbed and with shares up nearly 10% today on AI-related excitement in the hardware/SPE...

Travis Lundy

Japan Morning Connection: A Sea of Knockout Earnings Set to Send Tech and AI Surging

Teradyne's 3Q numbers set a strong tone for the testing market. Skyworks and Qorvo merging may be a negative for Murata which will have to compete...

Andrew Jackson

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Oct 24th): IHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Fujikura

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted IHI (7013 JP), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012 JP), Lasertec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Japan Strategy Weekly | A Place in the Sun

​Stocks in the Japanese market saw significant gains this week, with sectors like NFM and Electronics leading the way. Ibiden, Advantest, and SCSK...

Mark Chadwick

Japan Morning Connection: Strong Mega-Tech Numbers AH Will Boost the Mood After Meta and MSFT Drag

Ibiden will start higher after numbers easily beat yesterday. Lasertec limit up but expected to fade today. Amazon numbers help quell concerns of...

Andrew Jackson

[Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) - Applied Materials $330mm Selldown

Kokusai Electric's recent selldown by AMAT has been well-absorbed and with shares up nearly 10% today on AI-related excitement in the hardware/SPE...

Travis Lundy

Japan Morning Connection: A Sea of Knockout Earnings Set to Send Tech and AI Surging

Teradyne's 3Q numbers set a strong tone for the testing market. Skyworks and Qorvo merging may be a negative for Murata which will have to compete...

Andrew Jackson

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Oct 24th): IHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Fujikura

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted IHI (7013 JP), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012 JP), Lasertec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Stocks in the Japanese market saw significant gains this week, with sectors like NFM and Electronics leading the way. Ibiden, Advantest, and SCSK...