@RocksOver Replacement cycle might be over. Still has room to improve pachislot business. Did not deliver last FY in that segment as promised. Partially because of low pass rate at format inspection.
They have initiated a little price war in the industry though.
I think the reason why so few investors are attracted to deep value situations in Japan has a lot to do how those investments typically play out.
You get really excited finding that good/ decent business trading below NCAV, good FCF, low EV/ Nopat, paying dividend, etc. ...
Don't reall get what two decades he is talking about. Activism only returned to Japan around 2015/ 2016.
Has a point about tourist capital though IMHO.
Still can find good value, but certainly has become harder, and I have to adjust my framework to investing.
I know. Dividends apparently don't matter at the moment.
But still amazed how Japan Inc. increases dividends after the ex- date.
Today MUFG with a cool 30% above guidance.
No mention of Nintendo more than doubling year end dividend compared to last FY. Neither, it has increased pay- out 30% compared to ex- date end of March 2026.
Apparently, dividends don't matter.
Nintendoโs report looks okay at first glance and there will be price increases all across the board. The guidance for the next financial year is however horrible and the stock is down 4% in after hours. Expect a bigger drop tomorrow. #HODL $NTDOY
Started writing about my investmentjouney into Japan on blogspot in 2012. Never abondoned Japan since.
But the real vanguard was Peter Cundill. He started going all in 1997, just after the Japanese "Big Bang" Reform.
Here is what he had to say about Investing in Japan: