October 15th [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stock] [Material Stock] Cosmos Pharmaceuticals <3349> 7320 yen (10/11) A drugstore based in Kyushu. They announced their first quarter results. Operating profit increased by 28.8% year-on-year to 11.5 billion yen. Despite a temporary decline in profitability due to in-house competition, they carried out new store openings and expanded their store network to new business territories without hesitation. The operating profit for the fiscal year ending in May 2025 is expected to be 31.6 billion yen, a 0.3% increase from the previous period. The progress rate for the first quarter compared to the full-year forecast is 36.6%. The full-year forecast is for a slight increase in profit.

Fisco Japan20:01 ET

Focus on Cosmos Pharmaceuticals and Marumae, while Sansan and Ryohin Keikaku are sluggish.

In the US stock market last weekend on the 11th during the 3-day holiday in Tokyo, NY Dow rose by 409.74 points, reaching 43,065.22 dollars on the 14th, up by 201.36 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index was 60.89 points higher on the 11th, reaching 18,502.69 on the previous day with an increase of 159.75 points. Yesterday's Chicago Nikkei 225 futures in Osaka were 485 yen higher than the Osaka day session at 40,095 yen. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 149.70-80 yen. In today's Tokyo market, the operating profit for the August 2024 fiscal year is expected to increase by 71.6%, higher than the previous estimate of 58.3%.

Fisco Japan19:15 ET

List of stocks with cloud breakout (weekly) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, List of stocks with cloud breakouts]

○ List of sky-high breakout stocks Market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Stock Exchange main board <2326> Digital Arts 5300 4523.75 5295 <2378> Renaissance 109610321011 <2742> Hellos 44654452.5 4002.5 <3193> Eternal G 41504130.25 3556 <3543> Komeda HD 28192667.25 2778

Fisco Japan18:49 ET

TKP, Hio Den, Takashimaya, Toho (15th)

※The above calendar is subject to change due to company's convenience. ---------------------------------------October 15th (Tuesday) ＜135A＞ VRAIN ＜1401＞ mbs ＜1407＞ West HD ＜1418＞ Interlife ＜1430＞ 1st Corp ＜1434＞ JESCOHD ＜1887＞ Japan Land Development ＜198A＞

Fisco Japan17:30 ET

Deploying US THAAD to Israel.

The Biden administration has reportedly decided to deploy the ground-based intercept system "Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)" to Israel. It has also been reported that US troops operating THAAD will be deployed to Israel. This move aims to strengthen Israel's air defense system in preparation for further attacks from Iran. <7011> Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7012> Kawasaki Heavy Industries <6503> Mitsubishi Electric Corp. unsponsored adr <7270> Subaru Corp unsponsored adr <7224> Shinmeiwa

Fisco Japan17:17 ET

Ryohin Keikaku, operating profit up by 69.4% to 56.1 billion yen on August 24, financial estimates for August 25 showing a 2.0% decrease to 55 billion yen.

Ryohin Keikaku <7453> announced its financial results for the August 2024 period, with operating revenue increasing by 13.8% year-on-year to 661.677 million yen, and operating profit increasing by 69.4% to 56.135 million yen. Both operating revenue and each stage profit reached record highs. The improvement in operating gross profit margin was due to the effects of domestic price adjustments and the suppression of price reductions. For the August 2025 period, operating revenue increased by 10.9% year-on-year to 734 billion yen, while operating profit decreased by 2% to 55 billion yen.

Fisco Japan17:16 ET