Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Sanwa Holdings revised its first-half (1H) forecasts, increasing sales estimates from ¥293 billion to ¥313 billion, and operating profit (OP) from ¥25.6 billion to ¥32 billion</li>
<li>Essilor's growing investment in Nikon, with the optical giant increasing its stake from 5.1% to 7.38% in just a few weeks, underscores our bullish view on the name.</li>
<li>Nihon Kohden recently revised its first-half (1H24) guidance, raising sales expectations by ¥700 million to ¥102.7 billion and operating profit by ¥2 billion to ¥5 billion. </li>
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Sanwa Holdings revised its first-half (1H) forecasts, increasing sales estimates from ¥293 billion to ¥313 billion, and operating profit (OP) from ¥25.6 billion to ¥32 billion
Essilor's growing investment in Nikon, with the optical giant increasing its stake from 5.1% to 7.38% in just a few weeks, underscores our bullish view on the name.
Nihon Kohden recently revised its first-half (1H24) guidance, raising sales expectations by ¥700 million to ¥102.7 billion and operating profit by ¥2 billion to ¥5 billion. 


Japan Value | Sanwa, Nikon, Nihon Kohden, Maruichi Steel

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In FY25, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nihon-kohden-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7668:1" rel="noopener">Nihon Kohden (6849 JP)</a> guided for domestic revenue of ¥147B, up 3% YoY. The demand for patient monitors and treatment equipment is expected to remain steady.</li>
<li>Nihon Kohden expects North America business to report a revenue CAGR of 11% (fastest among all the other regions) during FY24–27, outpacing mid-single-digit growth of the market.</li>
<li>The company announced ¥10B buyback plan to repurchase up to 6M shares, representing 3.57% of total number of issued shares from August 5, 2024, to March 31, 2025.</li>
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In FY25, Nihon Kohden (6849 JP) guided for domestic revenue of ¥147B, up 3% YoY. The demand for patient monitors and treatment equipment is expected to remain steady.
Nihon Kohden expects North America business to report a revenue CAGR of 11% (fastest among all the other regions) during FY24–27, outpacing mid-single-digit growth of the market.
The company announced ¥10B buyback plan to repurchase up to 6M shares, representing 3.57% of total number of issued shares from August 5, 2024, to March 31, 2025.


Nihon Kohden (6849 JP): ¥10B Buyback Plan And Stock Split; Japan and US to Drive Business Growth

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<li>On December 26, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nihon-kohden-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7668:1" rel="noopener">Nihon Kohden (6849 JP)</a> shares jumped ~15% as the company was a beneficiary of the ban on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a>’s latest smartwatch models.</li>
<li>Nihon Kohden reported better-than-expected result in H1FY24. The company raised FY24 revenue forecast to ¥221.5B (+7% YoY) from ¥215.0B. The company has also raised FY24 operating and net profit guidance.</li>
<li>Currently consensus expects 2% YoY revenue growth for the company in FY25. With strong demand for existing products and new launches, the expectation seems to be conservative.  </li>
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On December 26, Nihon Kohden (6849 JP) shares jumped ~15% as the company was a beneficiary of the ban on Apple (AAPL US)’s latest smartwatch models.
Nihon Kohden reported better-than-expected result in H1FY24. The company raised FY24 revenue forecast to ¥221.5B (+7% YoY) from ¥215.0B. The company has also raised FY24 operating and net profit guidance.
Currently consensus expects 2% YoY revenue growth for the company in FY25. With strong demand for existing products and new launches, the expectation seems to be conservative.  


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Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

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<li>PHC Holding had raised US$645m in its Japan IPO in Oct 2021, after the deal was downsized and priced at the low-end.</li>
<li>PHC is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of healthcare devices and services. The company has three main segments: Diabetes Management; Healthcare Services; and Diagnosis/Life Science.</li>
<li>The pre-IPO shareholders will be released from the lockup today on 11th Apr 2022. Its largest shareholder is KKR, who still owns a 39% stake in the company. </li>
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PHC Holding had raised US$645m in its Japan IPO in Oct 2021, after the deal was downsized and priced at the low-end.
PHC is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of healthcare devices and services. The company has three main segments: Diabetes Management; Healthcare Services; and Diagnosis/Life Science.
The pre-IPO shareholders will be released from the lockup today on 11th Apr 2022. Its largest shareholder is KKR, who still owns a 39% stake in the company. 


PHC Holdings IPO Lock-Up - Stock Might Be Cheap but It’s Stuck with a US$1bn Overhang

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/phc-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34198:1" rel="noopener">PHC Holdings (6523 JP)</a> is a diversified healthcare company, which serves ~$25 billion broader end-market, of which global glucose monitoring is the largest end-market.</li>
<li>The company’s diabetes management business is the highest margin earning segment and is poised to grow through expanding presence in continuous glucose monitoring system.</li>
<li>PHC can be an early investment idea as a passive play on the fastest growing segment of the global diabetes management segment ahead of its global launch of next-generation CGM.</li>
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PHC Holdings (6523 JP) is a diversified healthcare company, which serves ~$25 billion broader end-market, of which global glucose monitoring is the largest end-market.
The company’s diabetes management business is the highest margin earning segment and is poised to grow through expanding presence in continuous glucose monitoring system.
PHC can be an early investment idea as a passive play on the fastest growing segment of the global diabetes management segment ahead of its global launch of next-generation CGM.


PHC Holdings (6523 JP): Eyeing a Bigger Pie of Global Diabetes Management Solution

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NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION develops, manufactures, and sells medical equipment, transformers, and power switches and devices.  The Company's products include testing equipment for cerebral nerve such as electroencephalographs, circulatory systems, diagnostic equipment, catheters, biogenic monitoring systems such as electrocardiographs used into patient monitoring systems.

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Nihon Kohden (6849 JP)

Japan Value | Sanwa, Nikon, Nihon Kohden, Maruichi Steel

Sanwa Holdings, Essilor, and Nihon Kohden all revise their first-half forecasts, showing increased sales estimates and operating profits.

Mark Chadwick