Hot stocks of the day, on November 14th (Thursday).

● $Rakuten Group (4755.JP)$For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2024, sales revenue increased by 8.5% year-on-year to 1,617.6 billion yen, and operating loss was 51.66 billion yen in deficit (compared to a deficit of 179.78 billion yen in the same period last year).
Continued losses due to heavy investment in the mobile business. The internet department, including e-commerce (EC), and the financial business performed well.

● Key points to watch in the morning session: $IDEC (6652.JP)$Proposal of production process that combines high-speed operation and safety of collaborative robots with companies such as Toyota.

$Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP)$Despite resilient price movements, megabanks face heavy resistance in the upward trend. There is a strong trend of rising interest rates in Japan and the US. Improving market conditions serve as a tailwind. On the other hand, the three megabanks are approaching earnings reports today, leading to conflicting views on strength and weakness as investors refrain from actively buying in anticipation of assessing this information.
Related Stocks: $Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP)$、 $Mizuho Financial Group (8411.JP)$etc.

$Sun (4053.JP)$Significantly higher. The company announced on the 13th a downward revision of the consolidated operating profit forecast for the full year of the 25.3rd term from the previous 2.16 billion yen to 1.5 billion yen (down 15.5% from the previous year). The consolidated operating profit for the 25.3rd first half (April-September) was 1.11 billion yen (down 16.9% year-on-year). Additionally, a repurchase limit of 1 million shares and 0.7 billion yen was set.

$Okura Industrial (4221.JP)$Stock A soared. The company announced on the 13th that the consolidated operating profit for the cumulative 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ending December 24 was 3.18 billion yen (a decrease of 13.9% compared to the same period last year). Delays in stabilizing the quality of new factory in the new material business and the resulting increase in costs had an impact.
In addition, it was announced that the dividend policy will be changed. The year-end dividend estimate for the fiscal year ending March 25 was revised upwards from 55 yen to 100 yen (compared to 110 yen in the previous year-end). The annual dividend will change from 110 yen to 155 yen (compared to 110 yen in the previous year).

$Rakuten Group (4755.JP)$Company B announced on the 13th that the consolidated net loss (IFRS) for the cumulative 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ending December 24 was 150.4 billion yen (compared to a net loss of 208.4 billion yen in the same period last year). The market consensus was a net loss of 66.2 billion yen.
Furthermore, despite an operating loss of 51.6 billion3 million yen in the first half (January to June), the 3rd quarter (July to September) achieved a profit of 0.5 billion37 million yen. The performance for the latest 3 months has turned into operating profit.

$Kansai Electric Power (9503.JP)$Stock C is showing a selling attitude. The company announced on the 13th that it will conduct a public offering, issuing 10,048,286,600 new shares, disposing of 45.7 million treasury shares, and selling additional shares of up to 29,790,000 shares through an over-allotment.
Related Stocks: $Tohoku Electric Power (9506.JP)$、 $Hokkaido Electric Power (9509.JP)$、 $Kyushu Electric Power (9508.JP)$etc.

$UT Group (2146.JP)$is showing a limit-down sell-off. The company announced on the 13th that it is revising its consolidated operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 25.3 from the previous 13.6 billion yen to 6.5 billion yen (down 30.4% from the previous year). The consolidated operating profit for the first half of fiscal year 25.3 (April-September) was 3.6 billion yen, down 31.2% from the same period last year. In addition, it announced a downward revision of the annual dividend forecast from 164.81 yen to 102.66 yen (compared to the previous year's 96.15 yen).

$Toppan Holdings (7911.JP)$continues to decline for the 4th day. The company announced on the 13th that it is raising its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 25.3 from the previous 55.5 billion yen to 70 billion yen (a 5.9% decrease from the previous year). The market consensus was 69.2 billion yen.
Taking into account the recognition of special profits from the sale of investment securities in the cumulative 3Q period, while anticipating restructuring expenses related to business portfolio review for mid- to long-term growth in the second half.