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TSE:5301
TSE:5301Chemicals

Tokai Carbon (TSE:5301) Valuation Check After U.S. Subsidiary Reorganization and Governance Overhaul

Tokai Carbon (TSE:5301) is shaking up its U.S. footprint by folding three fine carbon subsidiaries into a single entity under its American holding company, a structural tidy up that could quietly improve efficiency and oversight. See our latest analysis for Tokai Carbon. Despite the recent U.S. restructuring push, market sentiment has been mixed. The latest pullback leaves the 1 year total shareholder return at 14.23%, while shorter term share price momentum has softened. This hints at fading...
TSE:8136
TSE:8136Specialty Retail

Sanrio (TSE:8136) Valuation Check After Recent Share Price Weakness

Sanrio Company (TSE:8136) has quietly slipped almost 16% over the past month and roughly 30% in the past 3 months, prompting investors to reassess whether recent weakness matches the business outlook. See our latest analysis for Sanrio Company. Despite the recent 1 month share price return of negative 16.4 percent and a 3 month share price return of negative 29.8 percent, which signal fading momentum, Sanrio Company still boasts a standout 5 year total shareholder return close to tenfold...
TSE:268A
TSE:268AElectronic

Does Rigaku Holdings' (TSE:268A) Persistent Buyback Pace Reveal Deep Conviction or Limited Alternatives?

Rigaku Holdings Corporation reported that, as of November 30, 2025, it had repurchased 844,300 shares in November, bringing total buybacks under the August 7, 2025 board authorization to about 3.6 million shares through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This active buyback program highlights management’s focus on capital structure efficiency and signals confidence in the company’s long-term value creation approach. We will now examine how Rigaku’s ongoing share repurchase...
TSE:8316
TSE:8316Banks

Sumitomo Mitsui (TSE:8316) EPS Surge Tests Bullish Growth Narrative Despite Margin Slippage

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (TSE:8316) just posted a punchy Q2 2026 print, with revenue of ¥1.6 trillion and EPS of ¥144.69, while trailing 12 month revenue sits at about ¥3.4 trillion alongside EPS of ¥177.26 as the broader earnings picture continues to evolve. The company has seen revenue move from ¥1.54 trillion in Q2 2025 to ¥1.61 trillion in Q2 2026 and EPS shift from ¥90.39 to ¥144.69 over the same period, setting up this quarter as a clean read on how its profit engine is holding...
TSE:4523
TSE:4523Pharmaceuticals

Assessing Eisai’s Valuation After Recent Gains and Alzheimer’s Treatment Milestones

If you are wondering whether Eisai is quietly turning into a value opportunity or still a value trap after a tough few years, this article will walk you through what the current share price is really baking in. Despite a painful longer term slide of about 46.9% over three years and 30.5% over five years, the stock is up 7.5% over the last month, 6.8% year to date and 8.3% over the past year, even after a recent 4.7% pullback in the last week. Recent sentiment around Eisai has been shaped by...