Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Yesterday after the close, well-known Japanese activist Murakami-san's preferred entity City Index Eleventh filed a Large Shareholder Report. </li>
<li>The blast across Bloomberg was "<strong>*AOZORA 5.4% STAKE REPORTED BY CITY INDEX ELEVENTH.</strong>" Sounds exciting after the shares dropped 34% in two days earlier this month after reporting big writedowns. </li>
<li>But there has to be a question here. Why? And Why this way? And what kind of activism would be possible? </li>
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Yesterday after the close, well-known Japanese activist Murakami-san's preferred entity City Index Eleventh filed a Large Shareholder Report. 
The blast across Bloomberg was "*AOZORA 5.4% STAKE REPORTED BY CITY INDEX ELEVENTH." Sounds exciting after the shares dropped 34% in two days earlier this month after reporting big writedowns. 
But there has to be a question here. Why? And Why this way? And what kind of activism would be possible? 


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Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>ROE is now 24.4% in 1H24 compared with 18.0% last year. ROE consistently rising well, from 15.9% in FY21. </li>
<li>Quarterly net profit up 47% YoY in 2Q24. On an annualized basis, net profit in FY24 can show considerable delta from FY23, a year when returns and profit were good.</li>
<li>Costs are well-contained. SG&amp;A to assets was 23.7% at its recent peak and now it's 20.8%. SG&amp;A to revenue is now 55.5% compared with 65.3% at its recent peak.</li>
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ROE is now 24.4% in 1H24 compared with 18.0% last year. ROE consistently rising well, from 15.9% in FY21. 
Quarterly net profit up 47% YoY in 2Q24. On an annualized basis, net profit in FY24 can show considerable delta from FY23, a year when returns and profit were good.
Costs are well-contained. SG&amp;A to assets was 23.7% at its recent peak and now it's 20.8%. SG&amp;A to revenue is now 55.5% compared with 65.3% at its recent peak.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10928:1" rel="noopener">SBI Holdings (8473 JP)</a> may not be the easiest company to analyze with its many pages of affiliates, but at the least, it's profit momentum is strong.</li>
<li>Securities Group profit is key to the company where growth is excellent in earnings and in the number of new accounts, across many businesses.</li>
<li>Its two banks in Japan are doing well, growing faster than others, but still <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10928:1" rel="noopener">SBI Holdings (8473 JP)</a> is more of an alternative financial company to a traditional bank.</li>
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SBI Holdings (8473 JP) may not be the easiest company to analyze with its many pages of affiliates, but at the least, it's profit momentum is strong.
Securities Group profit is key to the company where growth is excellent in earnings and in the number of new accounts, across many businesses.
Its two banks in Japan are doing well, growing faster than others, but still SBI Holdings (8473 JP) is more of an alternative financial company to a traditional bank.


SBI Holdings - Pages of Affiliates | Strong Securities | Banks Doing Well | Accelerating Profit

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10928:1" rel="noopener">SBI Holdings (8473 JP)</a> takeout of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-shinsei-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16897:1" rel="noopener">SBI Shinsei Bank (8303 JP)</a> was opportunistic - done at a price SBI Shinsei's Board considered not reasonable. Until it changed its mind.</li>
<li>I had thought appraisal rights a great trade. I also thought it a good trade to own the back end, but that involved one holder putting ¥55bn on the table. </li>
<li>Activist Murakami-san's S Grant Corporation has done that. It will own one share of 8 post-consolidation on Monday. They are now equal shareholders with the govt entities.  Wow.</li>
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The SBI Holdings (8473 JP) takeout of SBI Shinsei Bank (8303 JP) was opportunistic - done at a price SBI Shinsei's Board considered not reasonable. Until it changed its mind.
I had thought appraisal rights a great trade. I also thought it a good trade to own the back end, but that involved one holder putting ¥55bn on the table. 
Activist Murakami-san's S Grant Corporation has done that. It will own one share of 8 post-consolidation on Monday. They are now equal shareholders with the govt entities.  Wow.


Murakami-San's Masterful Maneuvering to Stymy SBI's Shysterish Shinsei Squeezeout

Index Rebalance

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<li>Last week on 20 Sep I published <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/toshiba-tender-offer-ends-today-upcoming-index-selldown-schedule" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:113337" rel="noopener">Toshiba Tender Offer Ends Today - Upcoming Index Selldown Schedule</a> and Sunday, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/the-biggish-sep-2023-wednesday-thursday-trade-with-added-monday-friday-flavour" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:113623" rel="noopener">The Biggish Sep 2023 "Wednesday-Thursday Trade" With Added Monday/Friday Flavour</a>. </li>
<li>They were based on an expectation the TSE would announce the initial selldown for Sep-end as they normally would. Unbeknownst to me, on 22 Sep they announced end-Oct.</li>
<li>The initial TOPIX selldown is 30 Oct, not 28 Sep. This affects expected reverse funding today.</li>
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Last week on 20 Sep I published Toshiba Tender Offer Ends Today - Upcoming Index Selldown Schedule and Sunday, The Biggish Sep 2023 "Wednesday-Thursday Trade" With Added Monday/Friday Flavour. 
They were based on an expectation the TSE would announce the initial selldown for Sep-end as they normally would. Unbeknownst to me, on 22 Sep they announced end-Oct.
The initial TOPIX selldown is 30 Oct, not 28 Sep. This affects expected reverse funding today.


Updated TOPIX Selldown and Index Flows This Week - Initial TOPIX Selldown of Toshiba NEXT Month

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SBI Shinsei Bank, Ltd. provides banking services including deposits, loans, and foreign exchange transaction, as well as investment trust service and issuance of long-term bonds.

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JAPAN ACTIVISM: Is Murakami-San Going To Do A PacMetals Rug Pull on Aozora? Or Is This For Real?

Murakami-san's daughter bought 5.4% of Aozora Bank. It could be activism or it could be another pump'n'dump like Pacific Metals. It is tough to...

Travis Lundy

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Continuously expanding ROE now to 24%, profit growth at 47% YoY in the quarter, can mean an exceptionally strong full year. Costs are well...

Daniel Tabbush

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Earnings are very strong now, especially from mainstay securities business, but also from affilates. It is an interesting alternative financial...

Daniel Tabbush

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​SBI's takeover of SBI Shinsei Bank was opportunistic - too cheap, but the govt holding format held weakness. One could fight via appraisal rights...

Travis Lundy

Updated TOPIX Selldown and Index Flows This Week - Initial TOPIX Selldown of Toshiba NEXT Month

I wrote 20 Sep on the initial TOPIX selldown. It turns out the TSE delayed it for a month. Perhaps "too short" lead time. Perhaps to mix with Oct...

Travis Lundy

SBI's takeover of SBI Shinsei Bank was opportunistic - too cheap, but the govt holding format held weakness. One could fight via appraisal rights...