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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group / Equity Bottom-Up

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Favorable Rate Environment Driving Profitability: SMFG is well-positioned to benefit from the normalization of Japan's monetary policy. The end of negative interest rates is expected to significantly boost Net Interest Margins (NIMs), a key driver of earnings growth, with analysts forecasting substantial increases in Net Interest Income (NII).</li>
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Strategic Global Expansion and Alliances: The company is actively pursuing a 'Multi-Franchise Strategy,' particularly in Asia, and deepening its strategic alliance with Jefferies Financial Group to enhance its global investment banking and advisory capabilities. This reduces its high dependency on the mature Japanese domestic market and taps into higher-growth international opportunities.</li>
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Solid Financial Performance and Shareholder Returns: SMFG has demonstrated a strong growth track record with robust increases in revenue and net income. This financial strength supports a consistent and growing dividend payout to shareholders, complemented by share buyback programs.</li>
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Favorable Rate Environment Driving Profitability: SMFG is well-positioned to benefit from the normalization of Japan's monetary policy. The end of negative interest rates is expected to significantly boost Net Interest Margins (NIMs), a key driver of earnings growth, with analysts forecasting substantial increases in Net Interest Income (NII).
  
Strategic Global Expansion and Alliances: The company is actively pursuing a 'Multi-Franchise Strategy,' particularly in Asia, and deepening its strategic alliance with Jefferies Financial Group to enhance its global investment banking and advisory capabilities. This reduces its high dependency on the mature Japanese domestic market and taps into higher-growth international opportunities.
  
Solid Financial Performance and Shareholder Returns: SMFG has demonstrated a strong growth track record with robust increases in revenue and net income. This financial strength supports a consistent and growing dividend payout to shareholders, complemented by share buyback programs.
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Primer: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP) - Sep 2025

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Sponsored Adr) / Equity Bottom-Up

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Sponsored Adr)

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Dominant Market Position with Diversified Operations: As one of Japan's three 'megabanks', SMFG holds a significant market share of approximately 26.7% in the domestic banking sector and operates a diversified business portfolio including retail banking, corporate banking, securities, leasing, and consumer finance, providing a stable earnings base.</li>
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Poised to Benefit from Monetary Policy Normalization: With the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest rate policy, SMFG is well-positioned to see an expansion in its net interest margin (NIM), a key driver of profitability for its core lending business.</li>
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Strategic Global Expansion: SMFG is actively pursuing a 'Multi-Franchise Strategy' to capture growth in overseas markets, particularly in Asia and the U.S. This includes strategic alliances, such as the expanded partnership with Jefferies, to enhance its global investment banking capabilities and diversify revenue streams beyond the mature Japanese market.</li>
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Dominant Market Position with Diversified Operations: As one of Japan's three 'megabanks', SMFG holds a significant market share of approximately 26.7% in the domestic banking sector and operates a diversified business portfolio including retail banking, corporate banking, securities, leasing, and consumer finance, providing a stable earnings base.
  
Poised to Benefit from Monetary Policy Normalization: With the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest rate policy, SMFG is well-positioned to see an expansion in its net interest margin (NIM), a key driver of profitability for its core lending business.
  
Strategic Global Expansion: SMFG is actively pursuing a 'Multi-Franchise Strategy' to capture growth in overseas markets, particularly in Asia and the U.S. This includes strategic alliances, such as the expanded partnership with Jefferies, to enhance its global investment banking capabilities and diversify revenue streams beyond the mature Japanese market.
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Primer: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Sponsored Adr) (SMFG US) - Sep 2025

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Kawasaki Heavy Industries / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Expect continued buying in defense related, as well as banks and life insurance, renewable energy, rails, and medical IT plays with Shigeru Ishiba at the helm. </li>
<li>The Market will be quick to rotate out of names which spiked into Friday's close on expectation for a Sanae Takaichi win in the LDP election.  </li>
<li>Ishiba has been a vocal critic of Abenomics, and his potential policies aimed at higher taxes for investment incomes and capital gains are set to weigh on the Japanese market. </li>
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Expect continued buying in defense related, as well as banks and life insurance, renewable energy, rails, and medical IT plays with Shigeru Ishiba at the helm. 
The Market will be quick to rotate out of names which spiked into Friday's close on expectation for a Sanae Takaichi win in the LDP election.  
Ishiba has been a vocal critic of Abenomics, and his potential policies aimed at higher taxes for investment incomes and capital gains are set to weigh on the Japanese market. 


Best Outright and Pair Trades for an Ishiba-Led LDP

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

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<li>The new excitement of the MS&amp;AD story is the company's commitment to sell down all of its cross-shareholdings and to use proceeds to fund growth and dividends. </li>
<li>ROE is already far higher now than in recent years, and this can continue with rising dividends. </li>
<li>Monthly insurance sales figures give a good window on the core business, with growth rates in May YoY and YTD accelerating.</li>
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The new excitement of the MS&amp;AD story is the company's commitment to sell down all of its cross-shareholdings and to use proceeds to fund growth and dividends. 
ROE is already far higher now than in recent years, and this can continue with rising dividends. 
Monthly insurance sales figures give a good window on the core business, with growth rates in May YoY and YTD accelerating.


MS&AD Insurance - Sell Stocks to Zero; Drive Growth, Dividends. HFD on Policy Sales, Accelerating

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.

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<li>Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) presented a mixed set of results for the fiscal year ended in March 2017, with several positives but also notable challenges.</li>
<li>The company's profit attributable to owners of the parent came in at JPY 706.5 billion, an increase of JPY 59.8 billion from the previous year, partly due to the tax effects associated with adopting a consolidated corporate tax system.</li>
<li>This tax benefit, however, will not recur, impacting future profitability metrics.</li>
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) presented a mixed set of results for the fiscal year ended in March 2017, with several positives but also notable challenges.
The company's profit attributable to owners of the parent came in at JPY 706.5 billion, an increase of JPY 59.8 billion from the previous year, partly due to the tax effects associated with adopting a consolidated corporate tax system.
This tax benefit, however, will not recur, impacting future profitability metrics.


Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s Ruthless Expense Overhaul

Japan

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. manages financial operations for its subsidiaries. The Company provides commercial banking and a variety of financial services.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP)

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP)

Primer: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP) - Sep 2025

Favorable Rate Environment Driving Profitability: SMFG is well-positioned to benefit from the normalization of Japan's monetary policy. The end...

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Primer: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Sponsored Adr) (SMFG US) - Sep 2025

Dominant Market Position with Diversified Operations: As one of Japan's three 'megabanks', SMFG holds a significant market share of...

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Best Outright and Pair Trades for an Ishiba-Led LDP

How to position in Japanese equities after the surprise win by Shigeru Ishiba over Sanae Takaichi in Friday's LDP election.

Andrew Jackson

MS&AD Insurance - Sell Stocks to Zero; Drive Growth, Dividends. HFD on Policy Sales, Accelerating

MS&AD commits to sell down its cross-shareholding to zero, proceeds to fund growth, dividends. Core insurance sales improving, with April and May...

Daniel Tabbush

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s Ruthless Expense Overhaul

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) presented a mixed set of results for the fiscal year ended in March 2017, with several positives but also...

Baptista Research

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