Shiseido's 1Q21 Results Beat Consensus But Try to Play Safe With Conservative 2021 Guidance
There is a margin story at play in the Japanese cosmetics sector through moving to an online-focused business model and Shiseido remains our number...
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FANCL: Conservative Guidance Could Form an Opening on The Long Side
With 3.7% YoY projected revenue and OP growth in FY22, FANCL’s guidance is quite disappointing. However, it seems like FANCL could be playing safe...
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Japanese Cosmetics Industry: 1Q21 Statistics Update
With 36.7% YoY growth in 1Q21, cosmetics exports continue to drive the recovery of the Japanese cosmetics sector. However, the out-of-control COVID...
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Shiseido: Lowballing 2021 Guidance
Previously, we questioned whether Shiseido is playing safe or departing from cost discipline as we felt that that the 4Q20 OP estimate was too low...
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Kose: China and E-Commerce Propels Kose’s Performance Towards the Pre-Pandemic Level
Even though there are indications that Kose could be relaxing cost controls, an implied 4QFY21 OPM of 2.5% seem conservative making an OP beat a...
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