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  <li>TKP Corporation has demonstrated a robust recovery and significant growth, achieving record revenue and profit in the fiscal year ending February 2026, driven by strong demand in its core space rental business.</li>
  <li>The company's unique 'space regeneration' business model, which focuses on acquiring or leasing underutilized real estate at favorable rates, provides a significant cost advantage and is a key driver of profitability.</li>
  <li>While the outlook is positive, supported by a growing MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) market in Japan, key risks include high sensitivity to economic cycles, increasing competition, and a heavy reliance on its primary business segment.</li>
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  TKP Corporation has demonstrated a robust recovery and significant growth, achieving record revenue and profit in the fiscal year ending February 2026, driven by strong demand in its core space rental business.
  The company's unique 'space regeneration' business model, which focuses on acquiring or leasing underutilized real estate at favorable rates, provides a significant cost advantage and is a key driver of profitability.
  While the outlook is positive, supported by a growing MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) market in Japan, key risks include high sensitivity to economic cycles, increasing competition, and a heavy reliance on its primary business segment.
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Primer:   TKP Corporation  (3479 JP) - Aug 2026

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist, LightStream Research

Campbell Gunn

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<p><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/money-forward-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25919:1" rel="noopener">Money Forward (3994 JP)</a></strong>- Money Forward's impressive revenue growth continued unabated in the second quarter. However necessary the ¥611 million (22% of sales) quarterly advertising budget is to sustain such revenue momentum, the lack of 'margin' improvement has shaved two points from our Results Score. The shares are close to a new Relative Price Score high and to being Overbought. We would trim into any announcement bounce above ¥8,000.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DAILY STATS</strong></p>
</div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>66 Quarterly Results</strong></p></div><div><ul>
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<strong>Results Score:</strong> 10 Positive / 9 Neutral / 47 Negative</li>
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<strong>Average Results Score Change:</strong> -5.4</li>
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<strong>Average % Change in Revenue:</strong> -14.7% Quarter YoY / +1.3% Rolling TTM YoY</li>
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<strong>Average Operating Profit Margin Change:</strong> -3.2ppt</li>
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<strong>Percentage Making Quarterly Losses:</strong> 42%</li>
</ul></div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><br><strong>24 Annual • 9 Interim Forecasts/Revisions</strong></p></div><div><ul>
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<strong>Annual Forecast/Revision Score:</strong> 7 Positive / 4 Neutral / 13 Negative</li>
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<strong>Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> 1 Positive / 0 Neutral / 8 Negative</li>
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<strong>Average Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> -9.3</li>
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Source • Japan Analytics
Money Forward (3994 JP)- Money Forward's impressive revenue growth continued unabated in the second quarter. However necessary the ¥611 million (22% of sales) quarterly advertising budget is to sustain such revenue momentum, the lack of 'margin' improvement has shaved two points from our Results Score. The shares are close to a new Relative Price Score high and to being Overbought. We would trim into any announcement bounce above ¥8,000.
DAILY STATS
66 Quarterly Results

Results Score: 10 Positive / 9 Neutral / 47 Negative

Average Results Score Change: -5.4

Average % Change in Revenue: -14.7% Quarter YoY / +1.3% Rolling TTM YoY

Average Operating Profit Margin Change: -3.2ppt

Percentage Making Quarterly Losses: 42%
 24 Annual • 9 Interim Forecasts/Revisions

Annual Forecast/Revision Score: 7 Positive / 4 Neutral / 13 Negative

Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: 1 Positive / 0 Neutral / 8 Negative

Average Forecast/Revision Score Change: -9.3


🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 15th July - Money Forward, TKP, Nachi-Fujikoshi, Tokyo Steel

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tkp-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28305:1" rel="noopener"> TKP Corporation (3479 JP)</a> is a fascinating little company. It rents space. From people. To people. Then adds on services. Meeting, recruiting, training, seminar, banquet, party, etc rooms.</li>
<li>Last year they bought control of two small businesses to add features. Revenues are up. The new FY suggests revenue growth, OP growth, and now a buyback.</li>
<li>The buyback is the interesting bit. They did one last FY with interesting parameters, and Quiddity has a new tool we are trying out, so we showcase an example here.</li>
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 TKP Corporation (3479 JP) is a fascinating little company. It rents space. From people. To people. Then adds on services. Meeting, recruiting, training, seminar, banquet, party, etc rooms.
Last year they bought control of two small businesses to add features. Revenues are up. The new FY suggests revenue growth, OP growth, and now a buyback.
The buyback is the interesting bit. They did one last FY with interesting parameters, and Quiddity has a new tool we are trying out, so we showcase an example here.


TKP Corp (3479) - A Second Big Buyback In Short Order

David Blennerhassett

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<li>Value Act, as activist, believes the KKR's <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/topcon-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:738:1" rel="noopener">Topcon Corp (7732 JP)</a></strong> is not being done at the right price. But Value Act will now tender shares and invest in Bidco. </li>
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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lynas-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20374:1" rel="noopener">Lynas Corp Ltd (LYC AU)</a></strong>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iluka-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10105:1" rel="noopener"><strong>Iluka Resources (ILU AU</strong>)</a> are the only Australian companies with confirmed (or near-term) refining specific heavy rare earth elements as China restricts exports.</li>
<li>StraCap has been tilting at the <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wakita-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11924:1" rel="noopener">Wakita (8125 JP)</a></strong> for years. It hasn't made headway. The only way StraCap will get its measures over the line is by soliciting retail.</li>
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Value Act, as activist, believes the KKR's Topcon Corp (7732 JP) is not being done at the right price. But Value Act will now tender shares and invest in Bidco. 

Lynas Corp Ltd (LYC AU)and Iluka Resources (ILU AU) are the only Australian companies with confirmed (or near-term) refining specific heavy rare earth elements as China restricts exports.
StraCap has been tilting at the Wakita (8125 JP) for years. It hasn't made headway. The only way StraCap will get its measures over the line is by soliciting retail.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Topcon, Heavy Rare Earth Elements, Wakita, Swire/Cathay, Horizon Robotics

Japanese news, equities, and trends, Teddy Letter

Teddy Okuyama

Japanese news, equities, and trends

Teddy Letter

We aim to fill the information gap on the Japan market, especially on small cap companies with little or no analyst coverage. While brokerages and sponsored research provide useful information, there is still an information divide between domestic and foreign investors. We aim to fill that gap by providing access to insights that are lost in translation.

<p>This is installment #7 of my 200-day challenge to do write-ups on 200 Japanese small caps, at the end of which I plan to publish a book (tentative title: Japan Small Caps Handbook). I’m writing these unedited versions in a stream of consciousness style, and they will be refined before being finalized later on.</p>

This is installment #7 of my 200-day challenge to do write-ups on 200 Japanese small caps, at the end of which I plan to publish a book (tentative title: Japan Small Caps Handbook). I’m writing these unedited versions in a stream of consciousness style, and they will be refined before being finalized later on.

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TKP Corporation provides convention and event management services. The Company offers hotel banquet arrangement, business conference management, restaurant operation, and other services. TKP also operates equipment rental, travel arrangement, and other businesses.

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TKP Corporation (3479 JP)

Primer: TKP Corporation (3479 JP) - Aug 2026

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αSK Primers

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 15th July - Money Forward, TKP, Nachi-Fujikoshi, Tokyo Steel

Money Forward (3994 JP)- Money Forward's impressive revenue growth continued unabated in the second quarter. However necessary the ¥611 million...

Campbell Gunn

TKP Corp (3479) - A Second Big Buyback In Short Order

TKP's buyback is short and very sharp. It is a LOT of stock in a short while. But we still have 3/4 of the time frame left and the stock hit a new...

Travis Lundy

Last Week in Event SPACE: Topcon, Heavy Rare Earth Elements, Wakita, Swire/Cathay, Horizon Robotics

It’s Sunday (and Easter)! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Day 7: TKP Corporation (3479)

This is installment #7 of my 200-day challenge to do write-ups on 200 Japanese small caps, at the end of which I plan to publish a book (tentative...

Teddy Okuyama

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