Equity Long-Short

Mo Aziz

Capital markets veteran with 25 years across sell-side and buy-side research, investor relations, and fund management. Currently publish independent equity research (Mofferies Investment Research, via Smartkarma) spanning semiconductor memory (DRAM/NAND/HBM), foundry, semiconductor equipment and advanced packaging, gold and cross-asset strategy, financials forensics, and APAC IPOs — with a standing watchlist of 190+ companies across 41 countries. Background includes deep aviation-sector expertise (airlines, airports, OEMs, lessors, air cargo, travel/OTAs). Approach centers on identifying cyclical inflection points and mispriced risk across sectors, translated into explicit, actionable calls.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Macau Automobiles / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Currency drove a third or more of earnings at key Japanese automakers, but the market rewarded headline growth instead of earnings quality.</li>
<li>Nissan and Suzuki improved on largely unaided fundamentals, while Honda and Subaru are priced for more than they delivered.</li>
<li>The quarter was less about who beat expectations than who generated earnings without relying on the weak yen.</li>
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Currency drove a third or more of earnings at key Japanese automakers, but the market rewarded headline growth instead of earnings quality.
Nissan and Suzuki improved on largely unaided fundamentals, while Honda and Subaru are priced for more than they delivered.
The quarter was less about who beat expectations than who generated earnings without relying on the weak yen.


Japan Autos: The Weak Yen Illusion in Q1 FY2027 — Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Suzuki