'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)

<div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>• BEST &amp; WORST •</strong></p></div><div>
<p>Our best and worst pair from Wednesday's 54 results and 32 forecasts/revisions announcements is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fanuc-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:752:1" rel="noopener">Fanuc (6954 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shin-etsu-chemical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4481:1" rel="noopener">Shin Etsu Chemical (4063 JP)</a>.  A second pairing would be the OverBought <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nomura-research-institute-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18129:1" rel="noopener">Nomura Research Institute (4307 JP),</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cyberagent-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8197:1" rel="noopener">CyberAgent (4751 JP)</a>. </p>
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</div><div class="content-caption">  Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics</div>

• BEST &amp; WORST •
Our best and worst pair from Wednesday's 54 results and 32 forecasts/revisions announcements is Fanuc (6954 JP) and Shin Etsu Chemical (4063 JP).  A second pairing would be the OverBought Nomura Research Institute (4307 JP), and CyberAgent (4751 JP). 

  Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​01/​​​​​​​​​​​27 Fanuc, Shin-Etsu....

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>• BEST &amp; WORST LARGE CAPS •</strong></p><p>Our pick of Tuesday's best and worst large-cap announcements are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yaskawa-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2458:1" rel="noopener">Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP)</a> and retailer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I (3382 JP)</a>.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/182/156/original/2021-01-13_06-07-37.png?1610485671" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="182156"></figure></section><div class="content-caption">
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• BEST &amp; WORST LARGE CAPS •Our pick of Tuesday's best and worst large-cap announcements are Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP) and retailer Seven &amp; I (3382 JP).
 ++++Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics.++++    

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​01/​​​​08 - Yaskawa, Seven & I

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>• LEADING INDICATOR •</strong></p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/164/379/original/2020-10-10_12-16-59.png?1602299856" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="164379"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics</div><p><strong>LEADING THE WAY</strong> - The market continues to make new post-COVID highs supported by global and local liquidity conditions and now a bottoming of earnings momentum. As was the case in 2009, the Cabinet Office Leading Indicator, which is published with a lag of two months, identified the low point ahead of the market and our Results &amp; Revision Score. At present, only three Sectors - Internet Content &amp; Services, Information Technology, and Non-Bank Finance have positive Scores, of which only the first and last are rising. We expect the coming 'wave' of announcements to turn the tide as has been 'previewed' in the percentages of positive results and revision over the last week.    </p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/164/382/original/2020-10-10_12-48-29.png?1602301755" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="164382"></figure><div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>• BEST &amp; WORST •</strong></p></div><div>
<p>The best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sakata-seed-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9825:1" rel="noopener">Sakata Seed (1377 JP)</a>  and dental, surgical and ophthalmic instrument maker <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mani-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6534:1" rel="noopener">Mani (7730 JP)</a>. the latter despite the company's very bullish fully-year forecast. </p>
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<div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DAILY STATS</strong></p></div>
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<div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>26 Quarterly Results</strong></p></div>
<div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><p><strong>Results Score:</strong> 58% Positive / 10% Neutral / 32% Negative</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average Results Score Change:</strong> +2.2 points</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average % Change in Revenue:</strong> +2.1% Quarter YoY / -4.5% Rolling TTM YoY </p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average Operating Profit Margin Change:</strong> -1.9ppt</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Percentage Making Quarterly Losses:</strong> 18%</p></li>
</ul></div>
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<div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>32 Annual • 12 Interim Forecasts/Revisions</strong></p></div>
<div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><p><strong>Annual Forecast/Revision Score:</strong> 41% Positive / 6% Neutral / 53% Negative</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> 42% Positive / 8% Neutral / 50% Negative</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Average Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> -2.1 point</p></li>
</ul></div>
</div>

• LEADING INDICATOR •Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan AnalyticsLEADING THE WAY - The market continues to make new post-COVID highs supported by global and local liquidity conditions and now a bottoming of earnings momentum. As was the case in 2009, the Cabinet Office Leading Indicator, which is published with a lag of two months, identified the low point ahead of the market and our Results &amp; Revision Score. At present, only three Sectors - Internet Content &amp; Services, Information Technology, and Non-Bank Finance have positive Scores, of which only the first and last are rising. We expect the coming 'wave' of announcements to turn the tide as has been 'previewed' in the percentages of positive results and revision over the last week.    • BEST &amp; WORST •
The best and worst pair from yesterday's announcements is Sakata Seed (1377 JP)  and dental, surgical and ophthalmic instrument maker Mani (7730 JP). the latter despite the company's very bullish fully-year forecast. 
Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics
DAILY STATS

26 Quarterly Results

Results Score: 58% Positive / 10% Neutral / 32% Negative
Average Results Score Change: +2.2 points
Average % Change in Revenue: +2.1% Quarter YoY / -4.5% Rolling TTM YoY 
Average Operating Profit Margin Change: -1.9ppt
Percentage Making Quarterly Losses: 18%


32 Annual • 12 Interim Forecasts/Revisions

Annual Forecast/Revision Score: 41% Positive / 6% Neutral / 53% Negative
Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: 42% Positive / 8% Neutral / 50% Negative
Average Forecast/Revision Score Change: -2.1 point



🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​09 - Yaskawa, MANI, OSG, JINS, Sakata Seed

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC210PD0R20C26A6000000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikkei reported</a> that NSSK has made a revised proposal for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/makino-milling-machine-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5200:1" rel="noopener">Makino Milling Machine Co (6135 JP)</a> at around JPY16,000, a 36.2% premium to the failed MBK JPY11,751 offer.</li>
<li>The Nikkei highlights a risk that the NSSK tender offer may be rejected in favour of implementing the updated <a href="https://ir.makino.co.jp/en/news/pdf/2026/20260519.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">corporate enhancement plan</a> (announced on 13 May). </li>
<li>However, the Board is likely to support an NSSK offer of around JPY16,000, as it would represent an all-time high and exceed the peer- and market-adjusted undisturbed price. </li>
</ul>


The Nikkei reported that NSSK has made a revised proposal for Makino Milling Machine Co (6135 JP) at around JPY16,000, a 36.2% premium to the failed MBK JPY11,751 offer.
The Nikkei highlights a risk that the NSSK tender offer may be rejected in favour of implementing the updated corporate enhancement plan (announced on 13 May). 
However, the Board is likely to support an NSSK offer of around JPY16,000, as it would represent an all-time high and exceed the peer- and market-adjusted undisturbed price. 


Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP): NSSK’s Rumoured Revised Offer Around JPY16,000

<div>
<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/145/396/original/2020-07-11_10-05-20.png?1594454466" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="145396"></figure><div class="content-caption"> Source • Japan Analytics</div>
<p><strong>SMALL CHANGE</strong> - With over half of the companies with February, May, August and November year-ends having reported, the gap between the performance of larger and smaller capitalisation companies is widening again - as was the case prior to the March COVID 'crash'. The former are benefiting from a relatively more robust earnings momentum and the willingness of shareholders to look through to 2022. For the latter, their mostly-retail investor base is focused more on the prolongation of current operating losses despite, in many cases, ample Net Financial Assets.  42% of companies reporting on Friday had net losses for the last three months on an average decline in revenues of 14%. For the next reporting 'cohort' with one less 'normal' month, these statistics will be worse.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DAILY STATS</strong></p>
</div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>83 Quarterly Results</strong></p></div><div><ul>
<li>
<strong>Results Score:</strong> 19 Positive / 3 Neutral / 61 Negative</li>
<li>
<strong>Average Results Score Change:</strong> -4.4</li>
<li>
<strong>Average % Change in Revenue:</strong> -14.2% Quarter YoY / -0.9% Rolling TTM YoY</li>
<li>
<strong>Average Operating Profit Margin Change:</strong> -0.7ppt</li>
<li>
<strong>Percentage Making Quarterly Losses:</strong> 42%</li>
</ul></div><hr><div><p style="text-align: center;"><br><strong>31 Annual • 13 Interim Forecasts/Revisions</strong></p></div><div><ul>
<li>
<strong>Annual Forecast/Revision Score: </strong>13 Positive / 4 Neutral / 14 Negative</li>
<li>
<strong>Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: </strong>5 Positive / 1 Neutral / 7 Negative</li>
<li>
<strong>Average Forecast/Revision Score Change:</strong> -3.9</li>
</ul></div>


 Source • Japan Analytics
SMALL CHANGE - With over half of the companies with February, May, August and November year-ends having reported, the gap between the performance of larger and smaller capitalisation companies is widening again - as was the case prior to the March COVID 'crash'. The former are benefiting from a relatively more robust earnings momentum and the willingness of shareholders to look through to 2022. For the latter, their mostly-retail investor base is focused more on the prolongation of current operating losses despite, in many cases, ample Net Financial Assets.  42% of companies reporting on Friday had net losses for the last three months on an average decline in revenues of 14%. For the next reporting 'cohort' with one less 'normal' month, these statistics will be worse.
DAILY STATS
83 Quarterly Results

Results Score: 19 Positive / 3 Neutral / 61 Negative

Average Results Score Change: -4.4

Average % Change in Revenue: -14.2% Quarter YoY / -0.9% Rolling TTM YoY

Average Operating Profit Margin Change: -0.7ppt

Percentage Making Quarterly Losses: 42%
 31 Annual • 13 Interim Forecasts/Revisions

Annual Forecast/Revision Score: 13 Positive / 4 Neutral / 14 Negative

Interim Forecast/Revision Score Change: 5 Positive / 1 Neutral / 7 Negative

Average Forecast/Revision Score Change: -3.9


🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10th July - Small Change

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YASKAWA Electric Corporation manufactures and markets servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots.  The Company's products include spindle controllers, computerized numerical control (CNC) systems, and system engineering.

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Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP): NSSK’s Rumoured Revised Offer Around JPY16,000

An NSSK offer around the rumoured JPY16,000 is justifiable. The Board would likely be supportive despite the alternative of implementing its...

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SMALL CHANGE - With over half of the companies with February, May, August and November year-ends having reported, the gap between the performance...

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🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​01/​​​​​​​​​​​27 Fanuc, Shin-Etsu....

Our best and worst pair from Wednesday's 54 results and 32 forecasts/revisions announcements is Fanuc (6954 JP) and Shin Etsu Chemical (4063 JP).

Campbell Gunn

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​01/​​​​08 - Yaskawa, Seven & I

Our pick of Tuesday's best and worst large-cap announcements are Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP) and Seven & I (3382 JP). _____

Campbell Gunn

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​09 - Yaskawa, MANI, OSG, JINS, Sakata Seed

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10/​​​​​​​​​​09 - Yaskawa, MANI, OSG, JINS, Sakata Seed________________________________

Campbell Gunn

Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP): NSSK’s Rumoured Revised Offer Around JPY16,000

An NSSK offer around the rumoured JPY16,000 is justifiable. The Board would likely be supportive despite the alternative of implementing its...

Arun George

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Results & Revisions 10th July - Small Change

SMALL CHANGE - With over half of the companies with February, May, August and November year-ends having reported, the gap between the performance...

Campbell Gunn

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