Quantitative Researcher, MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Quantitative Researcher

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> said in a Tokyo stock exchange filing on Saturday that it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key supplier Toyota Industries.</li>
<li>Bloomberg reported Friday that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a>  Chairman Akio Toyoda and his family proposed acquiring <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-industries-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4500:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Industries (6201 JP)</a>  in a possible 6 trillion yen ($42 billion) transaction.</li>
<li>The stocks of both companies were rising on Monday, this insight focus on tactical positioning on Toyota Motor:the stock appears very OVERBOUGHT according to our models.</li>
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Toyota Motor (7203 JP) said in a Tokyo stock exchange filing on Saturday that it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key supplier Toyota Industries.
Bloomberg reported Friday that Toyota Motor (7203 JP)  Chairman Akio Toyoda and his family proposed acquiring Toyota Industries (6201 JP)  in a possible 6 trillion yen ($42 billion) transaction.
The stocks of both companies were rising on Monday, this insight focus on tactical positioning on Toyota Motor:the stock appears very OVERBOUGHT according to our models.


Toyota (7203 JP) Tactical Outlook Following Toyota Industries (6201 JP) Privatization Rumors

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Executive Director

Independent Leading Corporate Governance Research

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<li>It's unlikely that the transition to ‘company with audit committee’ will enhance the supervisory function, but it's likely to speed up the decision-making process by delegating authority to executive directors.</li>
<li>Instead of achieving 30% female board member and moving to Company with US-type 3 Committees at once, Toyota will implement Toyota's way firmly with BOD that is half independent directors.</li>
<li>The only way for Toyota, which faces several governance challenges, to uphold tradition of Toyoda family being at the top of management is to make the returns expected by investors.</li>
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It's unlikely that the transition to ‘company with audit committee’ will enhance the supervisory function, but it's likely to speed up the decision-making process by delegating authority to executive directors.
Instead of achieving 30% female board member and moving to Company with US-type 3 Committees at once, Toyota will implement Toyota's way firmly with BOD that is half independent directors.
The only way for Toyota, which faces several governance challenges, to uphold tradition of Toyoda family being at the top of management is to make the returns expected by investors.


The Toyota Way Is Not to Rush, but to Gain a Foothold and Proceed with Caution

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

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Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Taiwan server revenue and shipment forecast for 2025 is expected to increase, reflecting growth in the IT industry. </li><li>Japanese government plans to invest $1 billion in Space Strategy Fund projects, highlighting a push for innovation and exploration in the aerospace sector. </li><li>SoftBank's $6.5B Ampere acquisition is a strategic move in the AI chip market with Arm, positioning the company for future technological advancements.</li></ul>

Taiwan server revenue and shipment forecast for 2025 is expected to increase, reflecting growth in the IT industry. Japanese government plans to invest $1 billion in Space Strategy Fund projects, highlighting a push for innovation and exploration in the aerospace sector. SoftBank's $6.5B Ampere acquisition is a strategic move in the AI chip market with Arm, positioning the company for future technological advancements.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (21-Mar-2025): Taiwan server revenue forecast 2025.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Today, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> announced a new Shareholder Benefit Program (株主優待 or kabunushiyutai). Often these programs are designed to give small unknown companies a way to build shareholder awareness/loyalty. </li>
<li>Toyota, needless to say, is not a small, unknown company building awareness. So this is a bribe or inducement to own shares or get people to use higher value product.</li>
<li>This is not a great look, and not great for shareholders. It smells of Toyota trying to buy votes as crossholders sell. But below we look at the math.</li>
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Today, Toyota Motor (7203 JP) announced a new Shareholder Benefit Program (株主優待 or kabunushiyutai). Often these programs are designed to give small unknown companies a way to build shareholder awareness/loyalty. 
Toyota, needless to say, is not a small, unknown company building awareness. So this is a bribe or inducement to own shares or get people to use higher value product.
This is not a great look, and not great for shareholders. It smells of Toyota trying to buy votes as crossholders sell. But below we look at the math.


Toyota's New Shareholder Benefit Program - Either a Bribe for Retail or Odd Advertising

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

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Independent research on the U.S. markets

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Toyota Motor Corp Spon Adr / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Toyota Motor Corporation's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 reveal a period of cautious resilience amidst both internal challenges and external pressures.</li><li>The company's operating income for the first half of the fiscal year was recorded at JPY 2.4642 trillion, closely matching the figures from the same period last year, despite hurdles including production halts due to certification issues and the incremental costs associated with addressing these disruptions.</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>

Toyota Motor Corporation's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 reveal a period of cautious resilience amidst both internal challenges and external pressures.The company's operating income for the first half of the fiscal year was recorded at JPY 2.4642 trillion, closely matching the figures from the same period last year, despite hurdles including production halts due to certification issues and the incremental costs associated with addressing these disruptions.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.

Toyota Motors: Is It Really Adapting to China’s Market For Long-Term Growth?

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Toyota Motor Corporation manufactures, sells, leases, and repairs passenger cars, trucks, buses, and their related parts worldwide. The Company also operates financing services through their subsidiaries. Toyota Motor builds homes, produces pleasure boats, and develops intelligent transportation systems including radar cruise control and electronic toll collection systems.

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Toyota today announced a Shareholder Benefit Program. It gifts money to small shareholders who hold a long time. This is portrayed as "thank you"...

Travis Lundy

Toyota Motors: Is It Really Adapting to China’s Market For Long-Term Growth?

Toyota Motor Corporation's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 reveal a period of cautious resilience amidst both...

Baptista Research

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Toyota (7203 JP) Tactical Outlook Following Toyota Industries (6201 JP) Privatization Rumors

Rumor: ​Toyota Motor is considering investing in a potential buyout of key supplier Toyota Industries, both companies' stocks are rising. Our...

Nico Rosti

The Toyota Way Is Not to Rush, but to Gain a Foothold and Proceed with Caution

I would like to discuss the issues on the 26 February Nikkei newspaper "Toyota, half of its board members are outside directors, ‘challenging’...

Metrical Inc

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (21-Mar-2025): Taiwan server revenue forecast 2025.

Taiwan server revenue forecast, Japan's $1B Space Strategy Fund, SoftBank's Ampere acquisition, China's Empyrean Technology acquires Xpeedic,...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Toyota's New Shareholder Benefit Program - Either a Bribe for Retail or Odd Advertising

Toyota today announced a Shareholder Benefit Program. It gifts money to small shareholders who hold a long time. This is portrayed as "thank you"...

Travis Lundy

Toyota Motors: Is It Really Adapting to China’s Market For Long-Term Growth?

Toyota Motor Corporation's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 reveal a period of cautious resilience amidst both...

Baptista Research

Rumor: Toyota Motor is considering investing in a potential buyout of key supplier Toyota Industries, both companies' stocks are rising. Our...