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Wacom Cuts Earnings and Sales Forecasts for Fiscal Year Ended March 31
The Nikkei average rose by 170 yen, continuing to climb, though it faced resistance; it recovered to 35,000 yen in closing price for the first time in three weeks on the afternoon of the 24th.
On the 24th, the Nikkei average in the afternoon session rose by 170.52 yen from the previous day to 30,039.15 yen, continuing its upward trend. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) increased by 8.24 points to 2,592.56 points, marking three consecutive days of gains. The Nikkei average, on a closing basis, recovered to above 30,000 yen for the first time in three weeks since the 2nd (35,725.87 yen). At 9:08 AM, it reached 35,287.95 yen, up by 419.32 yen. In the local US market on the 23rd, President Trump announced a significant reduction in tariffs on China from 145%.
April 24 [Today's Investment Strategy]
[Fisco Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 Keyware Solutions <3799> 707 yen (April 23) is a system development company. It was announced that a shareholder benefit system will be introduced. This year, the company is celebrating its 60th anniversary and, while expressing gratitude to the support of existing shareholders, aims to encourage individual shareholders to maintain their Shareholding for the long term. Those who hold more than 300 shares (3 units) continuously for over six months as of the end of September and March will receive QUO cards worth 3,000 yen each, amounting to an annual total of 600.
Focus on Keyware and Nova Ltd, while KOA and Strike are showing weakness.
In the U.S. stock market on the 23rd, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 419.59 points to 39,606.57, the Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 407.63 points to 16,708.05, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures were up by 435 yen compared to the Osaka day's close at 35,355 yen. The exchange rate was 1 dollar equals 143.30-40 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Shoei Electric <6653> reported a 43.0% increase in operating profit for the first quarter, while Aerospace Electronics <6807> announced an 8.3% increase in operating profit in the previous period and a Financial Estimate of an 18.5% increase for the current period.
FANUC CORP, operating profit for 25/3 increased by 11.9% to 158.8 billion yen, 26/3 is undisclosed.
The performance report for the fiscal year ending March 2025 announced by FANUC CORP shows that revenue increased by 0.2% compared to the previous period, amounting to 797.1 billion 29 million yen, and operating profit rose by 11.9% to 158.8 billion 46 million yen. Regarding the FA division, while demand from the main customers in the CNC systems of the machine tool industry was sluggish in both the domestic market and the European Index, robust demand was seen in China and from industries actively making capital investments such as India. In the robotics sector, demand was steady both for Autos-related and general industries in the domestic market.
Key points of attention for PTS on the 23rd = Nova Ltd, VirTra, Nomura Micro, ETC.
▽ Nova Ltd <9519.T> has revised its consolidated financial estimates for the fiscal year ending March 2025 upward. ▽ Tokyo Energy Solutions <1945.T> has revised its consolidated profit estimates for the fiscal year ending March 2025 upward. ▽ VirTra <4498.T> has planned its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2025 and anticipates increasing revenue and profit for the fiscal year ending March 2026. ▽ Aichi <6345.T> has planned its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2025 and anticipates slight increases in revenue and profit for the fiscal year ending March 2026. ▽ Nomura Micro <6254.T> has revised its year-end dividend estimates for the fiscal year ending March 2025 upward. ▽
