Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

Kioxia Holdings Corporation manufactures semiconductor memory products. The Company develops, produces, and sells flash memory cards, solid state drives, secure digital memory cards, and other products. Kioxia Holdings also operates group management strategy formulation and management.

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<li>Micron numbers will be amazing, but will they be enough to justify the parabolic price actions? Likely, yes. </li>
<li>Intel hiring a Trump proxy a further sign its aligning itself with the Govt's designs for onshore chip production. </li>
<li>Estee lauder is surging but what about Shiseido and Kose? </li>
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Micron numbers will be amazing, but will they be enough to justify the parabolic price actions? Likely, yes. 
Intel hiring a Trump proxy a further sign its aligning itself with the Govt's designs for onshore chip production. 
Estee lauder is surging but what about Shiseido and Kose? 


Tech Cautious Ahead of Micron, but Dip Buying Starting to Take Hold

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Sandisk up as NAND prices continue to surge, expect Kioxia to run also with recent Bain sale cleared.</li>
<li>JP factory automation names surged yesterday, but there are likely more gains yet as the next leg for AI.</li>
<li>Quantum names all strong on good numbers, but will Socionext catch on this time?</li>
</ul>


Sandisk up as NAND prices continue to surge, expect Kioxia to run also with recent Bain sale cleared.
JP factory automation names surged yesterday, but there are likely more gains yet as the next leg for AI.
Quantum names all strong on good numbers, but will Socionext catch on this time?


Japan Morning Connection: Memory Back on and Micron Steps Back from Consumer to Focus on Enterprise

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<li>Marvell's bullish guidance sets strong tone for ASIC with revs set to rise 4x by next year.</li>
<li>Reports that the Trump admin is going to issue executive orders for robotics firms will help Japanese FA.</li>
<li>Microchip Tech numbers will continue to buoy industrial and component names even after yesterdays strength.</li>
</ul>


Marvell's bullish guidance sets strong tone for ASIC with revs set to rise 4x by next year.
Reports that the Trump admin is going to issue executive orders for robotics firms will help Japanese FA.
Microchip Tech numbers will continue to buoy industrial and component names even after yesterdays strength.


Japan Morning Connection: Power/Industrial Semi Strength Offsets Relative Weakness for Tech Big Guns

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<li>Credo gains read well for connectivity plays but Astera Labs ran out of steam after early pop.</li>
<li>Intel higher still after Apple reportedly signs NDA to explore 18A for the M-series.</li>
<li>Power and industrial semi names led higher by NXP after upbeat comments at UBS conference.</li>
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Credo gains read well for connectivity plays but Astera Labs ran out of steam after early pop.
Intel higher still after Apple reportedly signs NDA to explore 18A for the M-series.
Power and industrial semi names led higher by NXP after upbeat comments at UBS conference.


Japan Morning Connection: Boeing FCF Back on Track a Good Sign for JP Heavies and CF Makers

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<li>Strong numbers for Credo after-hours sets a better tone for connectivity related plays.</li>
<li>FA plays may be back in focus on news Yaskawa and Softbank as well as Fanuc and NVDA announce AI focused tie-ups.</li>
<li>Expect a weakish start in Japan but tech weakness yesterday may soften blow.</li>
</ul>


Strong numbers for Credo after-hours sets a better tone for connectivity related plays.
FA plays may be back in focus on news Yaskawa and Softbank as well as Fanuc and NVDA announce AI focused tie-ups.
Expect a weakish start in Japan but tech weakness yesterday may soften blow.


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Trading Japanese equities since 2004 I have worked at several firms in Tokyo, HK and currently Singapore. My main focus since 2015 has been on fundamentally driven, sector neutral L/S strategies for the large-cap Japan universe, with a tilt towards the tech and industrial sectors.

Andrew Jackson
Japanese Equity Specialist
• Ortus Advisors

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