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SoftBank Corp. ( TSE:9434 ) just released its latest first-quarter results and things are looking bullish. The company...

Kubota Corporation ( TSE:6326 ) just released its latest interim results and things are looking bullish. It was overall...

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Why DMG Mori stock is back in focus after H1 2026 results DMG Mori (TSE:6141) drew fresh investor attention after its half year 2026 earnings on 4 August, with higher sales, revenue, net income and earnings per share compared with the prior year period. See our latest analysis for DMG Mori. At a share price of ¥3,760 on 6 August 2026, DMG Mori’s stock has strong momentum, with a 7.46% 7 day share price return and a 41.04% year to date share price return. The 5 year total shareholder return of...

Loginet Japan went into this print looking like a classic value stock, with the shares closing at ¥4,690 and trading on a P/E of 7.2x while carrying a 3.67% dividend yield. The market has treated it as cheap for a reason. The latest quarter puts the focus squarely on profits, not just trucks and warehouses. The headline this time is earnings power. Q1 2027 net income reached ¥978m and basic earnings per share came in at ¥197.26. Trailing earnings growth of 41.5% and a higher net margin set up...

Daiwa Securities Group (TSE:8601) is back in focus after reporting first quarter earnings for the period to June 30, 2026, with higher revenue, net income and earnings per share compared with a year earlier. See our latest analysis for Daiwa Securities Group. The first quarter update appears to have come alongside strong share price momentum, with a 90 day share price return of 26.33% and a year to date share price return of 31.05%, while the 1 year total shareholder return of 76.23% points...

Why Shiga Bank Stock Is In Focus After Its Latest Earnings Update Shiga Bank (TSE:8366) is back on investors radar after reporting first quarter earnings on July 29, 2026, along with fresh guidance and dividend details that clarify its post share split profile. See our latest analysis for Shiga Bank. The earnings release and refreshed guidance appear to have kept Shiga Bank in focus, with the share price now at ¥2,631 and a 7 day share price return of 11.39% adding to a 90 day gain of 41.53%...

Strong semiconductor exports in South Korea, which helped produce a record current account surplus, highlight how central chips have become to global growth. This puts fresh attention on companies building the hardware and software behind the AI boom. Investors are watching closely because AI demand touches everything from data centers to cloud tools. This article highlights three AI stocks from the screener that stand out in this context. The three stocks featured below are only a small...

Nippon Shinyaku (TSE:4516) has exercised its option with AB2 BIO to secure exclusive United States commercialization rights for Tadekinig alfa, a rare disease therapy with multiple special regulatory designations. See our latest analysis for Nippon Shinyaku. The Tadekinig alfa agreement comes as Nippon Shinyaku’s recent 1-day share price return of 1.9% contrasts with a year to date share price decline of 36.05%. The 1-year total shareholder return of 12.02% sits against a 5-year total...

Why Kansai Electric Power Company Stock Is In Focus After Q1 Results Kansai Electric Power Company (TSE:9503) is on many investors radar after its first quarter earnings on 31 July 2026, which came alongside fresh dividend guidance and updated full year profit targets. See our latest analysis for Kansai Electric Power Company. Kansai Electric Power Company shares closed at ¥2,371.5 on 6 August 2026 and have had a mixed year in the market, with short term share price pressure since the Q1...

First quarter earnings put Mitsubishi in focus Mitsubishi (TSE:8058) is back on investors' radar after reporting first quarter earnings on 3 August 2026. The company reported sales of ¥5,180,999 million and net income of ¥298,524 million for the period. See our latest analysis for Mitsubishi. The stronger first quarter results appear to have supported Mitsubishi's momentum, with the share price gaining 5.51% over the past month and the 1 year total shareholder return at 57.94%, while the 5...

Toyota Motor (TSE:7203) is in focus after Q1 FY2027 results topped expectations, full year earnings guidance was raised, and a new ¥1,000,000 million share repurchase program was announced alongside continued investment in hybrid and battery technologies. See our latest analysis for Toyota Motor. Against this backdrop of stronger Q1 numbers and a fresh buyback, Toyota Motor’s 1 day share price return of 2.37% contrasts with a year to date decline of 12.22% and a 1 year total shareholder...

YONEX (TSE:7906) is back on investors radar after its 23 July 2026 board meeting, which included an agenda item on disposing of treasury stock as restricted stock compensation for eligible participants. See our latest analysis for YONEX. At a share price of ¥2,560.0, YONEX has seen a 1 day share price return of 2.32% and a year to date decline of 23.92%. The 5 year total shareholder return of 255.70% points to strong longer term gains, suggesting recent momentum has cooled compared with...

Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting stock has been treading water, roughly flat over the past three months after a softer 7 day and 30 day stretch. The earnings print now forces investors to square that hesitation with a very different story in the income statement. Q1 2027 profit reached ¥539 million on revenue of ¥8,582 million, and trailing 12 month earnings climbed to ¥1,808 million, with margins higher than a year ago. For a regional broadcaster often viewed as a steady cash generator, the...

In late July 2026, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group reported first-quarter results showing higher net interest income of ¥791,891 million and net income of ¥501,372 million compared with a year earlier, alongside basic earnings per share from continuing operations of ¥131.62. Over the same period, the group completed a share repurchase program launched in May 2026, buying back 28,018,600 shares for about ¥180,000 million, which may influence how investors assess its capital allocation and...

Cresco shares have quietly climbed in recent months, yet today’s reaction feels out of step with what actually moved in the earnings release. The headline is not revenue; the real story is margins. Trailing net profit margin sits at 8.1% compared with 7.3% a year earlier, while earnings over the last twelve months are higher than a year ago. For a software stock valued at a P/E of 12.8x when peers trade richer, that mix of improving profitability and a lower multiple is exactly what is...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TSE:9501) recently received an additional ¥5.8b grant from the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, underscoring ongoing government support for compensation related to the nuclear accident. See our latest analysis for Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings. The latest grant arrives at a time when Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ share price has risen 16.6% over the past month but is still down 24.9% year to date,...

Why USS earnings matter for investors now USS (TSE:4732) reported first quarter earnings on 4 August 2026, with sales of ¥31,256 million and net income of ¥10,946 million. Both figures were higher than the same period last year, which puts this update in focus for investors. See our latest analysis for USS. USS shares last closed at ¥1,964.5, with a 1 day share price return of 1.03% after the earnings release, while the 90 day share price return of 16.07% and 1 year total shareholder return...

Mazda Motor Corporation recently reported first-quarter 2026 results, with sales rising to ¥1,285,706 million from ¥1,099,770 million and net income improving to ¥29,630 million from a net loss a year earlier. This shift from a basic loss per share of ¥66.79 to basic earnings per share of ¥46.97 from continuing operations highlights a sharp turnaround in profitability. With this sharp earnings turnaround as a backdrop, we’ll explore what these results mean for Mazda’s investment narrative...

COLOPL stock closed at ¥401 on Thursday with recent short term returns in positive territory, yet the real story sits in the earnings print. Q3 2026 brought basic earnings per share of ¥5.28 on revenue of ¥5,612 million, keeping the company in the black after a volatile stretch of results. The hook for long term investors is the clash between that return to profitability and forecasts that point to steep earnings declines and falling revenue over the next three years. This report requires...

Sumitomo Chemical Company (TSE:4005) drew fresh investor attention after first quarter 2026 results showed sales of ¥578,199 million and net income of ¥40,782 million, compared with a net loss a year earlier. See our latest analysis for Sumitomo Chemical Company. Despite the strong first quarter update, Sumitomo Chemical Company’s share price return over the last month fell 7.20%, and the 7 day share price return declined 3.81%. Even so, the year to date share price return of 10.05%, together...

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. reported first-quarter 2026 results, with sales rising to ¥129,495 million and net income to ¥16,997 million, lifting basic earnings per share from continuing operations to ¥39.02, all compared with the same period a year earlier. The strong year-on-year improvement in profitability, especially the higher earnings per share, highlights how recent operational performance may be influencing investor expectations for the business. We’ll now examine how this jump in...

Mitsuba walked into this earnings print with a low P/E of 5.2x and a share price that had barely moved over the past month, despite a much higher peer and industry multiple. The stock ended today at ¥1,202, and the new Q1 2027 numbers show why investors are split. Total revenue came in at ¥86,368m with basic earnings per share at ¥66.83, while trailing net profit margins sit at 3% after a one off loss of ¥6.3b. The gap between that earnings drag and the apparent valuation discount is now...

Why Hirogin Holdings stock is back in focus Hirogin Holdings (TSE:7337) has caught fresh attention after reporting first quarter results on 4 August 2026, with higher net interest income and net income compared with the same period last year. See our latest analysis for Hirogin Holdings. Those earnings and the recently completed share buyback in July have arrived alongside strong momentum in Hirogin Holdings' stock, with a 90 day share price return of 22.42% and a 1 year total shareholder...