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TSE:7762
TSE:7762Electronic

Is Italian Antitrust Probe Into Alleged Price-Fixing Altering The Investment Case For Citizen Watch (TSE:7762)?

Italy’s antitrust authority has opened an investigation into Citizen Watch and The Swatch Group over suspected retail price-fixing practices for watches sold in Italy, conducting inspections at Citizen Watch Italy’s offices in early December 2025. The probe raises questions about how alleged coordination of retail prices and dealer monitoring could affect Citizen Watch’s competitive positioning and brand reputation in a key European market. Next, we’ll examine how this Italian antitrust...
TSE:5889
TSE:5889Specialty Retail

Japan Eyewear Holdings (TSE:5889) Margin Expansion Backs Bullish Growth Narrative in Q3 2026

Japan Eyewear Holdings (TSE:5889) has posted its Q3 2026 numbers, with revenue at approximately ¥4.5 billion and basic EPS of ¥37.6, while trailing 12 month EPS stands at ¥175.1 on revenue of about ¥18.0 billion. The company has seen revenue move from roughly ¥15.9 billion to ¥18.0 billion on a trailing 12 month basis, alongside EPS rising from ¥135.5 to ¥175.1. This sets up this quarter as part of a steady earnings run that keeps investor attention squarely on how margins are evolving. See...
TSE:6966
TSE:6966Semiconductor

Mitsui High-tec (TSE:6966) Margin Compression Tests Bullish Earnings Growth Narrative After Q3 2026 Results

Mitsui High-tec (TSE:6966) has just posted another steady quarter, with Q3 2026 revenue of ¥54.6 billion and basic EPS of ¥17.64 off net income of ¥3.2 billion, setting the tone for how investors read the latest move in margins. The company has seen quarterly revenue hover in a tight band between roughly ¥53.5 billion and ¥56.7 billion over the past six periods, while basic EPS has moved from around ¥12.43 to ¥17.64 as net income climbed from about ¥2.3 billion to ¥3.2 billion, teeing up this...
TSE:6981
TSE:6981Electronic

Will Murata’s SiC-Ready High-Voltage MLCC Push Change Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Narrative?

Earlier this month, Murata Manufacturing launched and began mass production of a compact 1.25kV, up to 15nF C0G multilayer ceramic capacitor aimed at EV onboard chargers and high-performance consumer power supplies. By aligning this high-voltage MLCC with the industry’s move toward SiC MOSFET-based power conversion, Murata is directly targeting a technically demanding and fast-evolving segment of the electronics supply chain. We’ll now examine how this push into SiC-ready high-voltage MLCCs...