Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Sony launches Soneium, a blockchain platform developed with Startale Labs, as a Layer 2 Ethereum solution to enhance transaction speed and scalability.</li>
<li>Soneium aims to bridge Web2 and Web3, leveraging Sony's vast intellectual property in entertainment and technology for broad consumer adoption.</li>
<li>Backed by Sony's resources, Soneium focuses on user-friendly blockchain technology, offering financial and technical support through its Soneium Spark incubation program.</li>
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Sony launches Soneium, a blockchain platform developed with Startale Labs, as a Layer 2 Ethereum solution to enhance transaction speed and scalability.
Soneium aims to bridge Web2 and Web3, leveraging Sony's vast intellectual property in entertainment and technology for broad consumer adoption.
Backed by Sony's resources, Soneium focuses on user-friendly blockchain technology, offering financial and technical support through its Soneium Spark incubation program.


Sony's (6758) Bold Move into Web3: What Is Soneium?

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>The Sony Group Corporation's latest consolidated earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 demonstrated notable financial growth and strategic advancements across its diversified portfolio, which spans from electronic products and financial services to entertainment and gaming.</li><li>Despite a complicated global economic climate, marked by exchange rate volatility and potential threats of an economic downturn, particularly in the United States, Sony has reported robust results and optimistic projections for the fiscal year.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

The Sony Group Corporation's latest consolidated earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 demonstrated notable financial growth and strategic advancements across its diversified portfolio, which spans from electronic products and financial services to entertainment and gaming.Despite a complicated global economic climate, marked by exchange rate volatility and potential threats of an economic downturn, particularly in the United States, Sony has reported robust results and optimistic projections for the fiscal year.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

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Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX EQUITY)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> all have elevated implied vols vs their peers and vs historical observations for October.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>  implied vols are on the low end of what is typically realized in October.</li>
<li>Most markets see price weakness in the 3rd week of the month with realized volatility underperforming over the back half of the month.</li>
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Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX), Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX EQUITY) and Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) all have elevated implied vols vs their peers and vs historical observations for October.

NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) , S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX) and S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)  implied vols are on the low end of what is typically realized in October.
Most markets see price weakness in the 3rd week of the month with realized volatility underperforming over the back half of the month.


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Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Sony plans to achieve profitability in car camera business by 2026, aiming for 6x growth in the sector.</li><li>Samsung cancels anniversary events to focus on new management plan in response to crisis within the company.</li><li>Taiwan's passive component makers like Yageo and Ample flourish in AI boom, indicating growth potential in semiconductor industry.</li></ul>

Sony plans to achieve profitability in car camera business by 2026, aiming for 6x growth in the sector.Samsung cancels anniversary events to focus on new management plan in response to crisis within the company.Taiwan's passive component makers like Yageo and Ample flourish in AI boom, indicating growth potential in semiconductor industry.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (13-Jun-2024): Sony aims for profit in car camera biz by 2026.

<ul><li>Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2023 results and offered insights into its FY 2024 forecast as well as its fifth mid-range plan.</li><li>The corporation experienced a record high in consolidated sales at JPY 13,020.8 billion while consolidated operating income was JPY 1,208.8 billion.</li><li>Net income stood at JPY 970.6 billion, and consolidated adjusted EBITDA was JPY 1,880 billion.</li></ul>

Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2023 results and offered insights into its FY 2024 forecast as well as its fifth mid-range plan.The corporation experienced a record high in consolidated sales at JPY 13,020.8 billion while consolidated operating income was JPY 1,208.8 billion.Net income stood at JPY 970.6 billion, and consolidated adjusted EBITDA was JPY 1,880 billion.

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Sony Corporation manufactures audio, home video game consoles, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.  The Company's other businesses include music, pictures, computer entertainment, and online businesses.

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Sony's (6758) Bold Move into Web3: What Is Soneium?

Sony launches Soneium, a user-friendly blockchain platform bridging Web2 and Web3 to enhance transaction speed and scalability, with a focus on...

Mark Chadwick

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Baptista Research

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Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...

John Ley

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (13-Jun-2024): Sony aims for profit in car camera biz by 2026.

Sony targets profitability in car camera business by 2026; Samsung delays anniversary events, Canon eyes India's semiconductor market, Taiwan's...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Sony Corporation: How It Is Implementing A Multi-Faceted Strategy In A Maturing Consumer Electronics Market! - Major Drivers

Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2023 results and offered insights into its FY 2024 forecast as well as its fifth mid-range...

Baptista Research

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Sony's (6758) Bold Move into Web3: What Is Soneium?

​Sony launches Soneium, a user-friendly blockchain platform bridging Web2 and Web3 to enhance transaction speed and scalability, with a focus on...

Mark Chadwick

Sony Corporation: Enhanced Streaming and Subscription Revenue Growth in Entertainment Driving Our Optimism! - Major Drivers

The Sony Group Corporation's latest consolidated earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 demonstrated notable financial growth and...

Baptista Research

EQD | Asia Monthly Vol Roadmap: Elevated IV's in CSI300 and Hang Seng Present Tactical Opportunity

​Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...

John Ley

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (13-Jun-2024): Sony aims for profit in car camera biz by 2026.

Sony targets profitability in car camera business by 2026; Samsung delays anniversary events, Canon eyes India's semiconductor market, Taiwan's...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Sony Corporation: How It Is Implementing A Multi-Faceted Strategy In A Maturing Consumer Electronics Market! - Major Drivers

Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2023 results and offered insights into its FY 2024 forecast as well as its fifth mid-range...

Baptista Research

Sony launches Soneium, a user-friendly blockchain platform bridging Web2 and Web3 to enhance transaction speed and scalability, with a focus on...

Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...