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Daily Brief Equity Bottom-Up: Tencent Music (TME): 3Q25 and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Tencent Music (TME): 3Q25, Offline Rev Up by 50%, Margin Improved for 13 Quarters
  • JX Advanced Metals (5016 JP) — Second Guidance Upgrade; Margin Expansion Accelerates
  • Insider Activity: Who Bought Their Own Stock in October?
  • AMD in Q3 2025: Conviction in Bold Moves but a Rocky Road to Success
  • Primer: Segro PLC (SGRO LN) – Nov 2025
  • Atlassian’s Cloud + AI Combo Could Redefine How Companies Work Forever!
  • Delfi: 3rd Quarter Update Shows Positive Momentum
  • Primer: Classys (214150 KS) – Nov 2025
  • Asics (7936) | Sustained Growth Momentum with Margin Upside
  • Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co (7226 JP): 1H FY03/26 flash update


Tencent Music (TME): 3Q25, Offline Rev Up by 50%, Margin Improved for 13 Quarters

By Ming Lu

  • Total revenue grew by 21% YoY and offline revenue grew by 50% YoY in 3Q25.
  • Both ARPPU and the user base increased YoY in 3Q25.
  • The margin had improved year over year for 13 quarters.

JX Advanced Metals (5016 JP) — Second Guidance Upgrade; Margin Expansion Accelerates

By Rahul Jain

  • JX Advanced Metals (5016 JP) — Second Guidance Upgrade; Margin Expansion Accelerates, Momentum Builds
  • Focus businesses now contribute nearly half of operating profit, reinforcing structural earnings quality.
  • JX Advanced Metals trades at ~22× FY26E P/E and ~13× EV/EBITDA, reflecting premium growth exposure but still below Japanese specialty materials peers (Tokyo Ohka ~26×, Entegris ~45×).

Insider Activity: Who Bought Their Own Stock in October?

By Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

  • We highlight large and small cap companies that experienced significant insider buying during October 2025, as reported on the stock exchanges.
  • October 2025 saw fewer companies reporting insider buying due to silent period before reporting their half yearly results.
  • Promoters of few companies had made the purchase in September but reported on exchanges in the month of October.

AMD in Q3 2025: Conviction in Bold Moves but a Rocky Road to Success

By Raghav Vashisht

  • AMD achieved unprecedented revenue of $9.2 billion in Q3 2025, a 36% YoY growth driven despite margin contraction in the data centre segment.
  • Despite record data centre revenue of $4.3 billion, the uplift was carried by fifth-gen EPYC server CPUs rather than Instinct GPUs.
  • Multi-Year GPU commitments (from OpenAI to Oracle) strengthen the AI narrative without near-term numbers; Q4 guidance implies just 4% sequential growth, underscoring a digestion phase before the MI400 ramp.

Primer: Segro PLC (SGRO LN) – Nov 2025

By αSK

  • SEGRO is a leading UK-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership, management, and development of modern warehouses and light industrial properties. Its portfolio is strategically located in and around major cities and key transportation hubs across the UK and seven other European countries.
  • The company is well-positioned to capitalize on structural tailwinds, including the continued growth of e-commerce and the increasing need for resilient and efficient supply chains. These trends are driving strong demand for high-quality logistics and industrial space.
  • SEGRO is actively expanding its portfolio through strategic acquisitions and a robust development pipeline, with a growing focus on the high-growth data center sector. The company maintains a strong balance sheet with a prudent loan-to-value ratio, providing financial flexibility to fund its growth ambitions.

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Atlassian’s Cloud + AI Combo Could Redefine How Companies Work Forever!

By Baptista Research

  • Atlassian Corporation Plc reported strong financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, achieving total revenue growth of 21% year-over-year, amounting to $1.4 billion.
  • A significant contributor to this growth was their cloud revenue, which saw a 26% increase to $998 million.
  • Additionally, the company’s remaining performance obligations (RPO) grew impressively by 42% to $3.3 billion.

Delfi: 3rd Quarter Update Shows Positive Momentum

By Punit Khanna

  • Delfi announced 3rd qtr. update: Revenue increasing 4.9%. This is in contrast to1st Half when revenues were flat.
  • Revenue growth in Indonesia was driven by both pricing and volume gain in key brands in Indonesia & by regional markets
  • Indonesia sales would be higher at 6.9% on constant currency basis.

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Primer: Classys (214150 KS) – Nov 2025

By αSK

  • Classys is a high-growth medical aesthetics company poised for significant global expansion, driven by its flagship ‘Ultraformer’ (HIFU) and ‘Volnewmer’ (RF) product lines. The company’s growth strategy is centered on penetrating new, high-value markets such as the United States and Europe, supported by recent and anticipated regulatory approvals.
  • The business model, which combines initial equipment sales with recurring revenue from high-margin consumables, has delivered a robust financial profile characterized by strong revenue growth and impressive profitability. Consumables now account for a significant and growing portion of sales, providing a stable and predictable revenue stream.
  • Near-term challenges include potential margin compression due to shifts in product and geographic sales mix, as well as foreign exchange volatility. Long-term success is contingent on effective execution of its global expansion strategy, navigating intense competition, and maintaining its pace of innovation.

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Asics (7936) | Sustained Growth Momentum with Margin Upside

By Mark Chadwick

  • 7th straight quarter of double-digit growth; 3Q revenue +21% y/y to ¥222bn, led by strong EU and Japan performance and steady global expansion.
  • Gross margin +110bps to 56.1%, operating margin +320bps to 20.9%; FY OP guidance raised to ¥140bn, share buyback of ¥30bn announced.
  • Near-Term share impact limited, but long-term growth underpinned by SportStyle and Onitsuka Tiger; OP could double to ~¥260bn though next MTP cycle.

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co (7226 JP): 1H FY03/26 flash update

By Shared Research

  • Revenue increased by 15.9% YoY to JPY74.2bn, with all segments showing revenue growth and operating profit up 35.1% YoY.
  • Extraordinary loss of JPY5.9bn related to the Antimonopoly Act led to a net loss of JPY1.5bn.
  • Domestic demand remained firm, with revenue and profit rising YoY due to product price revisions and improved productivity.

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