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Daily Brief Industrials: Toto Ltd, Fuel Tech, Ohba Co Ltd and more

In today’s briefing:

  • TOTO (5332 JP) | Beyond China
  • Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on Fuel Tech
  • Ohba (9765 Jp) – Q4 Follow-Up


TOTO (5332 JP) | Beyond China

By Mark Chadwick

  • Toto stock price -16% over past year vs index +24% as China growth story collapses. Restructuring China ops; targeting breakeven FY3/27
  • New growth drivers: US capacity buildout underpins Americas sales growth, while electrostatic chucks beneficiary of SPE spend
  • Stock trading at 30% discount to historical average and deep discount to global peers

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on Fuel Tech

By Water Tower Research

  • Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 2.1% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 1.6%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 0.3%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 1.9%).
  • Energy Technology (43% of the index) was up 3.3%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 2.0%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (18% of the index) was up 1.4%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was down 1.1%.
  • Top 10 Performers: SAENF, SNRG, ASYS, RAIN, SKYQ, KARX, BLNK, NEOV, LBNKF, MVST

Ohba (9765 Jp) – Q4 Follow-Up

By Sessa Investment Research

  • Q4 FY2025/5 Results | On July 10, 2025, OHBA (hereinafter, “the Company”) announced its Q4 FY2025/5 results. The full year figures saw an increase in both sales and profits.
  • In the three-month period of Q4, orders recovered mainly in the design field, with a steady accumulation of orders in the core construction consulting business.
  • Although the Company projects lower sales in FY2026/5 due to the absence of one-off projects from a year earlier, it plans to report its 15th consecutive year of operating profit growth, underpinned by improved profitability.

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