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Amano’s story still rests on a fairly straightforward belief. You need to think this is a solid, execution focused equipment and systems business that can keep turning its time and attendance, parking, and environmental solutions into steady earnings, even if growth expectations are moderate. Recent figures point to revenue of ¥176,429 and net income of ¥19,614, with earnings projected to rise 2.38% per year and revenue forecast at 4.9% per year, which is slower than the wider Japanese market.
The FTSE All World exclusion mostly affects how passive capital trades around the edges rather than the core thesis. In the short term, the more important swings likely come from demand for parking and time information systems, how well management manages capital intensive hardware and service rollouts, and whether profitability stays supported with a 15% return on equity and 11.1% net margin. One lingering issue is the unstable dividend track record, especially when recent 1 year share performance has trailed both the broader JP market and the electronic industry.
Even so, before leaning too heavily on Amano’s steady earnings profile, there is still the question of how its higher risk funding mix might...
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