Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies, Shared Research Inc

Shared Research

Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies

Shared Research Inc

Pioneering research coverage of Japanese listed companies. Now customizable and interactive for global institutional investors. Corporate access reimagined.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Sales reached JPY87.6bn (+39.6% YoY), with operating profit at JPY39.1bn (+66.1% YoY), driven by Sanrio character popularity.</li><li>Licensing business saw significant growth, with sales at JPY18.6bn (+60.6% YoY) and operating profit at JPY10.2bn (+96.2% YoY).</li><li>Revised full-year forecast: Sales JPY184.3bn, operating profit JPY70.2bn, net income JPY49.4bn, dividend JPY62.0 per share.</li></ul>

Sales reached JPY87.6bn (+39.6% YoY), with operating profit at JPY39.1bn (+66.1% YoY), driven by Sanrio character popularity.Licensing business saw significant growth, with sales at JPY18.6bn (+60.6% YoY) and operating profit at JPY10.2bn (+96.2% YoY).Revised full-year forecast: Sales JPY184.3bn, operating profit JPY70.2bn, net income JPY49.4bn, dividend JPY62.0 per share.

Sanrio (8136 JP): 1H FY03/26 flash update

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 Dec 12th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD19,648m.</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 Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec, Skylark, Nintendo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Tokyo Electron, Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD19,648m.
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 Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec, Skylark, Nintendo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Tokyo Electron, Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Dec 12th): Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanrio-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16476:1" rel="noopener">Sanrio (8136 JP)</a>'s stock price dropped following the placement announcement in November. Then there was a rally in the stock amid increased volatility.</li>
<li>The placement resulted in an increase in free float and the move higher in the stock could lead to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanrio-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16476:1" rel="noopener">Sanrio (8136 JP)</a> being added to a global index in May.</li>
<li>There is positioning in the stock but a lot of that appears to have been taken off in the last month. The stock could move higher depending on global cues.</li>
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Sanrio (8136 JP)'s stock price dropped following the placement announcement in November. Then there was a rally in the stock amid increased volatility.
The placement resulted in an increase in free float and the move higher in the stock could lead to Sanrio (8136 JP) being added to a global index in May.
There is positioning in the stock but a lot of that appears to have been taken off in the last month. The stock could move higher depending on global cues.


Sanrio (8136 JP): Global Index Inclusion in May

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<li>The changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> as part of the September rebalance should be announced in just over 2 weeks. We expect 2 changes at the review.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baycurrent-consulting-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25985:1" rel="noopener">BayCurrent Consulting</a>'s PAF will double, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fast-retailing-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:751:1" rel="noopener">Fast Retailing</a>'s CPAF will stay the same, and Sony Financial Group will be deleted from the index following its spinoff from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sony-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:563:1" rel="noopener">Sony Corp (6758 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanrio-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16476:1" rel="noopener">Sanrio (8136 JP)</a>'s improved liquidity increases the probability of index inclusion, and the stock could be added to the index at the next rebalance if it misses in September.</li>
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The changes to the Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) as part of the September rebalance should be announced in just over 2 weeks. We expect 2 changes at the review.

BayCurrent Consulting's PAF will double, Fast Retailing's CPAF will stay the same, and Sony Financial Group will be deleted from the index following its spinoff from Sony Corp (6758 JP). 

Sanrio (8136 JP)'s improved liquidity increases the probability of index inclusion, and the stock could be added to the index at the next rebalance if it misses in September.


Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance Sep25: Performance of Potential Adds/Deletes & Positioning

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Today, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanrio-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16476:1" rel="noopener">Sanrio (8136 JP)</a> announced a large secondary offering where banks would sell down shares and the Tsuji family would sell a few shares at the margin. </li>
<li>The stock has been on a rocket for two years. It's expensive. Growth slows next year. Will this cause momentum to turn? Maybe. The offering is 38% of Max RWF.</li>
<li>I think one could give this a pass, and even sell it if it opens down small. </li>
</ul>


Today, Sanrio (8136 JP) announced a large secondary offering where banks would sell down shares and the Tsuji family would sell a few shares at the margin. 
The stock has been on a rocket for two years. It's expensive. Growth slows next year. Will this cause momentum to turn? Maybe. The offering is 38% of Max RWF.
I think one could give this a pass, and even sell it if it opens down small. 


Sanrio (8136 JP) Large Secondary Offering - Don't Say Hello Kitty! Too Soon

Japan

Sanrio Company, Ltd. manufactures and sells character goods including gift merchandise, greeting cards, and stationery products.  The Company also produces books, magazines, and movies, and though its subsidiary, operates restaurants and amusement parks.

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Sanrio (8136 JP)

Sanrio (8136 JP): 1H FY03/26 flash update

Sales reached JPY87.6bn (+39.6% YoY), with operating profit at JPY39.1bn (+66.1% YoY), driven by Sanrio character popularity. Licensing business...

Shared Research

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Dec 12th): Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Ci Medical (3540 JP), Toyoda Gosei (7282 JP), SoftBank (9984 JP),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Sanrio (8136 JP): Global Index Inclusion in May

Sanrio's stock price has stalled over the last few weeks and the announcement of inclusion in a global index in the next few weeks could take the...

Brian Freitas

Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance Sep25: Performance of Potential Adds/Deletes & Positioning

A week or so to go for the announcement of changes to the NKY in September. The forecast adds have dropped a bit over the last week and there will...

Brian Freitas

Sanrio (8136 JP) Large Secondary Offering - Don't Say Hello Kitty! Too Soon

After a magnificent run-up in the stock, the expected secondary offering by banks unwinding cross-holdings in Sanrio (8136) has arrived. It's big...

Travis Lundy

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