IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/c-i-takiron-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18675:1" rel="noopener">C.I. TAKIRON Corporation (4215 JP)</a> has recommended a tender offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/itochu-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18448:1" rel="noopener">Itochu Corp (8001 JP)</a> at JPY870, a 9.7% premium to the undisturbed price of JPY793 (2 August).</li>
<li>The lower limit of the tender offer is set at a 10.97% ownership ratio. The tender offer runs from 6 August to 18 September, with payment from 26 September. </li>
<li>While attractive vs peer multiples, the offer is light due to a skinny takeover premium, an implied P/B below 1x, and 9% below the mid-point IFA DCF valuation. </li>
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C.I. TAKIRON Corporation (4215 JP) has recommended a tender offer from Itochu Corp (8001 JP) at JPY870, a 9.7% premium to the undisturbed price of JPY793 (2 August).
The lower limit of the tender offer is set at a 10.97% ownership ratio. The tender offer runs from 6 August to 18 September, with payment from 26 September. 
While attractive vs peer multiples, the offer is light due to a skinny takeover premium, an implied P/B below 1x, and 9% below the mid-point IFA DCF valuation. 


C.I.TAKIRON (4215 JP): Itochu’s (8001 JP) Light Tender Offer at JPY870

Research from Asian Century Stocks, Asian Century Stocks

Michael Fritzell

Research from Asian Century Stocks

Providing financial journalism in the Asia-Pacific

Asian Century Stocks

Asian Century Stocks is a newsletter providing financial journalism for companies and stocks in the Asia-Pacific. 
The Asian Century Stocks logotype “百” stands for “one hundred” or a “century”. The economic centre of gravity is moving towards Asia. Yet most global investors are missing out.

Equity Bottom-Up

Okamoto (5122 JP) is a family-run household products and industrial materials company based in Japan.
The company is best known for its condom business, which ranks as the #3 globally. The brand name is strong in Asia, where Okamoto dominates the premium segment. The operating margin for Okamoto’s condom business is around 30%, and it has a clear technological leadership that protects it from the competition.

Okamoto (5122 JP) is a family-run household products and industrial materials company based in Japan.
The company is best known for its condom business, which ranks as the #3 globally. The brand name is strong in Asia, where Okamoto dominates the premium segment. The operating margin for Okamoto’s condom business is around 30%, and it has a clear technological leadership that protects it from the competition.

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Ben Li

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JD Finance Quantamental Research

JD Finance Big Data Quantamental Research is a data and insight provider of proprietary online eCommerce data, under the arm of big data analytics team in JD Finance. JD Finance is an affiliate of US listed JD, a leading eCommerce player in China. It is one of the largest fintech companies in China, with business spanning across consumer loans, fund distribution, and quantitative strategy research. 

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Premiumization in China has been an unstoppable trend as China’s economic reform continuously spurs the growth of consumer sector and benefits citizens’ everyday life. Among Chinese consumers, Millennials, defined as a cohort born between 1980 and 1995, have the strongest purchase power on e-commerce platforms with constantly rising online spending. We sorted out Millennials’ three shared values that affect their purchase decisions: Higher Quality, Better Lifestyle and Health Consciousness, and will discuss the impact of these principles on different consumer sectors in this article.

Premiumization in China has been an unstoppable trend as China’s economic reform continuously spurs the growth of consumer sector and benefits citizens’ everyday life. Among Chinese consumers, Millennials, defined as a cohort born between 1980 and 1995, have the strongest purchase power on e-commerce platforms with constantly rising online spending. We sorted out Millennials’ three shared values that affect their purchase decisions: Higher Quality, Better Lifestyle and Health Consciousness, and will discuss the impact of these principles on different consumer sectors in this article.

A Closer Look at Premiumization: Decoding Millennials Online Spending

Chart based progressive global trading strategies, Chart Partners

Thomas Schroeder

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Our methodology fuses global market variables and isolates drivers in trends. We specialize in FX, index trade in NY and Asia with a focus on Asian stocks. 

Technical Analysis

Chartonics flash Tuesday 30 August 2016USD/JPY macro low and position update webcast<div>We have made a USD bull case from JPY 100 or 95 if we broke below 100 with a bull pivot above USD/JPY 101 which was triggered Friday. The bigger test revolves around USD sustainability above 101 and a successful test on the lower 101 pullback zone followed by a move through the second hurdle at 102.70. MT pivot resistance lies at 104 (macro bull targets come in at 110 and 114 with ideal objective at 114/117 in…</div>

Chartonics flash Tuesday 30 August 2016USD/JPY macro low and position update webcastWe have made a USD bull case from JPY 100 or 95 if we broke below 100 with a bull pivot above USD/JPY 101 which was triggered Friday. The bigger test revolves around USD sustainability above 101 and a successful test on the lower 101 pullback zone followed by a move through the second hurdle at 102.70. MT pivot resistance lies at 104 (macro bull targets come in at 110 and 114 with ideal objective at 114/117 in…

USD/JPY Macro Low and Fresh Position Webcast

Japan

OKAMOTO INDUSTRIES, INC. manufactures and sells rubber products.  The Company's products include condoms, food wares, plastic films, and industrial materials.

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Okamoto Industries (5122 JP)

C.I.TAKIRON (4215 JP): Itochu’s (8001 JP) Light Tender Offer at JPY870

While attractive vs peer multiples, the offer is light due to a skinny takeover premium, an implied P/B below 1x, and 9% below the mid-point IFA...

Arun George

Deep-Dive: Okamoto Industries (5122 JP)

Okamoto (5122 JP) is a family-run household products and industrial materials company based in Japan. The company is best known for its condom...

Asian Century Stocks

A Closer Look at Premiumization: Decoding Millennials Online Spending

Premiumization in China has been an unstoppable trend as China’s economic reform continuously spurs the growth of consumer sector and benefits...

Ben Li

USD/JPY Macro Low and Fresh Position Webcast

Chartonics flash Tuesday 30 August 2016USD/JPY macro low and position update webcastWe have made a USD bull case from JPY 100 or 95 if we broke...

Thomas Schroeder

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