Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies, Shared Research Inc

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<ul><li>Revenue increased by 4.1% YoY to JPY69.4bn, achieving 84.7% of the full-year forecast, driven by Development business growth.</li><li>Operating profit rose 18.0% YoY to JPY17.1bn, reaching 93.8% of the full-year forecast, with notable profit margin improvements.</li><li>Tosei revised its full-year forecast, lowering revenue by 11.1% but raising profit forecasts due to strategic adjustments.</li></ul>

Revenue increased by 4.1% YoY to JPY69.4bn, achieving 84.7% of the full-year forecast, driven by Development business growth.Operating profit rose 18.0% YoY to JPY17.1bn, reaching 93.8% of the full-year forecast, with notable profit margin improvements.Tosei revised its full-year forecast, lowering revenue by 11.1% but raising profit forecasts due to strategic adjustments.

Tosei Corp (8923 JP): Q3 FY11/24 flash update

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

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<li>Tosei achieved record revenue and profit, driven by robust growth in its fund management business and a balanced portfolio of stable and sales-driven operations.</li>
<li>Activist investor Dalton acquired a 5.02% stake, highlighting concerns over recent governance decisions and potential Board independence dilution due to the Nagoya Railroad alliance.</li>
<li>Dalton's involvement ensures heightened scrutiny, promising better governance, and potentially favorable outcomes for minority shareholders amid Tosei's continued strong business performance.</li>
</ul>


Tosei achieved record revenue and profit, driven by robust growth in its fund management business and a balanced portfolio of stable and sales-driven operations.
Activist investor Dalton acquired a 5.02% stake, highlighting concerns over recent governance decisions and potential Board independence dilution due to the Nagoya Railroad alliance.
Dalton's involvement ensures heightened scrutiny, promising better governance, and potentially favorable outcomes for minority shareholders amid Tosei's continued strong business performance.


Tosei (8923) | Strong Performance with Dalton’s Governance Watch

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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Although Japan is not out of the woods in terms of COVID-19 and the vaccine is not yet found, let alone distributed, investors have rushed to own <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tkp-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28305:1" rel="noopener"> TKP Corporation (3479 JP)</a> as it was seemingly cheap in terms of PBR. The reality was that COVID-19 economic impact caused a weak earning and a secondary offering that boosted the book value has made the company's PBR looks cheap. TKP is the only one with negative earnings compared to its peers, underlining the economic reality that the company is more exposed to.
TKP's share price has risen more than doubled to some of its peers amidst the tough business outlook. Its peers such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11321:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Inc (4321 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/katitas-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26073:1" rel="noopener">Katitas Co Ltd (8919 JP)</a> share price rose almost double but their business remains profitable during COVID-19 while TKP's earnings have turned negative. Turned Bearish on TKP on slow business condition improvement and the meteoric share price increase.

Although Japan is not out of the woods in terms of COVID-19 and the vaccine is not yet found, let alone distributed, investors have rushed to own  TKP Corporation (3479 JP) as it was seemingly cheap in terms of PBR. The reality was that COVID-19 economic impact caused a weak earning and a secondary offering that boosted the book value has made the company's PBR looks cheap. TKP is the only one with negative earnings compared to its peers, underlining the economic reality that the company is more exposed to.
TKP's share price has risen more than doubled to some of its peers amidst the tough business outlook. Its peers such as Kenedix Inc (4321 JP) and Katitas Co Ltd (8919 JP) share price rose almost double but their business remains profitable during COVID-19 while TKP's earnings have turned negative. Turned Bearish on TKP on slow business condition improvement and the meteoric share price increase. 

TKP (3479): Slow Recovery yet Share Price Has More than Doubled?

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In the past, the share price is almost always following analyst recommendation but the most troubling thing about TKP is its high valuation. TKP is not exactly without a competitor in Japan, albeit TKP has the biggest market share. TKP business model is a flexible conference room rental provider in which the management source idle assets in Japan and resell them through the internet started with entrepreneurs and of late to listed corporates as well.
The company's profitability is short of that mind-blowing numbers and it has a massive debt in its balance sheet as well. Does paying 3x more than its peers justify for a conference room rental business with low profitability? 
While investors are happy to pay a premium for its dominant market share in Japan, they should be cautioned if they were to pay the same valuation level for TKP's overseas venture. The flexible working space outside of Japan has been filled with innovative competitors. With a limited success potential for its overseas venture, investors should start to sell/short-sell <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tkp-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28305:1" rel="noopener"> TKP Corporation (3479 JP)</a> .


Source; Capital IQ
In the past, the share price is almost always following analyst recommendation but the most troubling thing about TKP is its high valuation. TKP is not exactly without a competitor in Japan, albeit TKP has the biggest market share. TKP business model is a flexible conference room rental provider in which the management source idle assets in Japan and resell them through the internet started with entrepreneurs and of late to listed corporates as well.
The company's profitability is short of that mind-blowing numbers and it has a massive debt in its balance sheet as well. Does paying 3x more than its peers justify for a conference room rental business with low profitability? 
While investors are happy to pay a premium for its dominant market share in Japan, they should be cautioned if they were to pay the same valuation level for TKP's overseas venture. The flexible working space outside of Japan has been filled with innovative competitors. With a limited success potential for its overseas venture, investors should start to sell/short-sell  TKP Corporation (3479 JP) .

Director, Pearl Hill Advisors

Nicholas Tanner

Director

Pearl Hill Advisors

The shares are very cheap. They trade at 0.9x book but there is some Y22bn in unrealised profit on land/buildings (vs. the market cap of Y46bn). If adjusted for this, the shares are less that half book. Meanwhile the dividend has been steadily increasing (both payout ratio and in absolute terms). To 11/19 the payout ratio will be 23% and the dividend will rise to Y37 from Y30 last year. At today’s price of Y950, the yield is thus 3.9%. And the shares trade on multiple of 6x. They rose significantly last year on the back of Morgan Stanley BUY note (from Y800 to Y1,500) but with the market’s correction and the tightening of bank lending to individuals (which has no impact on them), the shares have fallen back to Y950. For those looking for a cheap domestic small cap name, this is worth looking at.

The shares are very cheap. They trade at 0.9x book but there is some Y22bn in unrealised profit on land/buildings (vs. the market cap of Y46bn). If adjusted for this, the shares are less that half book. Meanwhile the dividend has been steadily increasing (both payout ratio and in absolute terms). To 11/19 the payout ratio will be 23% and the dividend will rise to Y37 from Y30 last year. At today’s price of Y950, the yield is thus 3.9%. And the shares trade on multiple of 6x. They rose significantly last year on the back of Morgan Stanley BUY note (from Y800 to Y1,500) but with the market’s correction and the tightening of bank lending to individuals (which has no impact on them), the shares have fallen back to Y950. For those looking for a cheap domestic small cap name, this is worth looking at.  

Tosei (8923) An Undervalued and Depressed Japanese Property Developer.

Japan

TOSEI CORPORATION develops and sells residential properties and leases office facilities in central Tokyo.  The Company also invests in real estate and manages investment trust funds such as the Argo Fund.

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