Maya Patel

National Bank of Canada’s shares surge after strong Q2 25 NII

National Bank of Canada reported encouraging Q2 25 results, NII rose 90% y/y to CAD1.2bn, driven by strong organic growth across all business segments. Total deposits surged by 23% to CAD294bn, while total loans grew by 22% to CAD286bn. The bank has consistently exceeded analyst revenue estimates for the past seven quarters, surpassing expectations by 10.1% in Q2 25. Following the announcement, shares rose by 3.8%.

June 12, 2025 at 09:46 am

Mebuki Financial Group: update on acquisition of own shares

Mebuki Financial Group provided an update on the acquisition of its own shares on June 2, 2025, reporting acquisition of 6,161,200 shares of common stock from May 1, 2025, to May 31, 2025, with a total acquisition cost of JPY4.3bn. This acquisition is part of a resolution dated April 7, 2025, which allows for the acquisition of up to 45,000,000 shares at a cost of up to JPY23bn from April 8, 2025, to June 20, 2025. As of May 31, 2025, the cumulative total of shares acquired is 34,734,000 shares at a cost of JPY19.9bn.

June 10, 2025 at 11:50 am

AREIT, Inc. stellar results, fueled by property expansion

AREIT, Inc. released its Q1 25 results on May 13, 2025, posting impressive growth in both revenue and profits, driven by contributions from newly acquired properties in July 2024. Revenue surged by 38% y/y to PHP2.9bn. Operating income rose 42%, reaching PHP2.1bn, with margins improving by 136bp to 73.3%. Consequently, net profit grew by 43% y/y to PHP2.1bn.

June 09, 2025 at 06:13 am

Arab National Bank: Stable risk metrics owing to quality assets

Arab National Bank reported encouraging Q1 25 results, supported by an expanding non-oil Saudi economy. Loans and advances rose 13.4% y/y to SAR179.1bn, driven by strong growth in the corporate lending segment. Customers’ deposits grew in sync at 12.1% to SAR195.6bn. Cost of risk remained steady with only 2bp increase to 40bp, underpinning stable quality of loan book.

June 05, 2025 at 11:19 am

Ain Holdings expands network with acquisition of Sakura pharmacy

Ain Holdings will acquire NSSK-WW and NSSK-W, the holding companies of Sakura Pharmacy Group, for approximately JPY59.1bn, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on May 29, 2025. This acquisition will make Sakura Pharmacy Group, with 800 pharmacies, a subsidiary of Ain Holdings, expanding Ain's network to over 2,000 stores and strengthening its position in Japan's healthcare sector.

June 04, 2025 at 08:34 am

Strong Performance Drives Mitsubishi Estate's FY 24 Success

Mitsubishi Estate released its FY 24 results on May 12, 2025, reporting a 5% y/y increase in revenue to JPY1,579.8bn. This was driven by strong performance in hotels and retail properties and upward rent revisions of existing buildings. EBITDA increased by 13% to JPY425bn, with margins expanding 191bp to 27%. Net profit increased by 12% y/y to JPY189.4bn.

June 02, 2025 at 08:09 am

KATITAS bolsters property inventories in FY 24

KATITAS released its FY 24 results (period ended March 31 2025), on May 9, 2025, with operating profit exceeding full-year projections by 1.6%. Net sales rose by 2.2% y/y to JPY129.5bn, driven by a 2.8% increase in the number of properties sold to 7,372. To address the inventory shortage challenges at the start of the year, the company increased its purchases by 18.8% to bolster the number of properties purchased to 8,323. Operating profit rose by 12.2% to JPY14.2bn, with margins expanding by 100bp to 11%.

May 29, 2025 at 11:39 am

Daito Trust Construction’s share rises on positive FY 25 performance

Daito Trust Construction released its FY 25 results on May 2, 2025, posting both higher sales and profits. Orders received increased by 1.1% y/y to JPY597bn, while its occupancy rate remained robust at 97.8%. As a result, ROE rose 3.1% to 21.5%. The stock was very volatile on the day, rebounding from a low of JPY15,245 to reach JPY16,350 till date, reflecting returns of 7.2%.

May 28, 2025 at 11:31 am

ASMedia shines in Q1 25, with Investors cheering robust performance

ASMedia released its Q1 25 results on May 13, 2025, demonstrating significant y/y growth across key metrics. The company reported a robust revenue increase of 29% y/y, reaching TWD2,509.1m. EBIT rose by 12% y/y to TWD752.4m, while Net Income surged by 38% y/y to TWD1,222.8m. The market responded positively to these strong results, with ASMedia's stock price appreciating by over 8.5% the following day, closing at TWD1,970.

May 26, 2025 at 11:13 am

Polycab: Largest electrical player in revenues in India

Polycab released its FY 25 results on May 6, 2025, with revenues exceeding INR220bn, while achieving its highest ever profitability. Revenue surged 24% y/y to INR224.1bn, projecting the company as the largest player in the electrical industry in terms of revenue. EBITDA rose 19% to INR29.6bn, with margins contracting by 60bp to 13.2%. At the bottom line net income increased of 13% to a record INR20.5bn.

May 23, 2025 at 11:24 am

Takuma’s stock rises after promising FY 24 performance

Takuma released its FY 24 results on May 14, 2025, posting a robust increase in orders and record profits. Orders received jumped 53.4% y/y to a record JPY246.3bn, driven by steady demand for municipal solid waste treatment plants. The market was encouraged by the results and the stock jumped over 7% the following day, reaching JPY2,018.

May 22, 2025 at 09:23 am

Alliance Global posts earnings growth helped by key businesses

Alliance Global reported its Q1 25 results on May 16, 2025, posting stronger earnings, driven by increased contribution from real estate, leasing, hospitality, and international spirits brands. In addition, prudent cost management across all businesses supported earnings growth. Investors are encouraged by the positive performance, resulting in a jump in the company’s stock (+4.5% to date).

May 21, 2025 at 01:01 pm

Eicher Motors' FY 25 sales fueled by high volumes

Eicher Motors reported its FY 25 results on May 15, 2025, posting 14.1% y/y revenue growth to INR188.7bn, driven by a 10% y/y increase in volumes. As a result, EBITDA rose by 8.9% to INR47.1bn, with a margin of 25%. Net profit grew by 18.3% to INR47.3bn, with margins expanding by 89bps to 25.1%.

May 20, 2025 at 08:18 am

Steady growth in focus areas fuels FY 25 results for KDDI

KDDI released its FY 25 results on May 14, 2025, with growth in both revenue and profits. Operating revenue increased 2.8% y/y to JPY5,918bn, supported by steady growth of communications ARPU revenue and other focus areas. Increase in mobile handset sales and growth in the finance business also fueled revenue. Operating income increased 16.3% to JPY1,118.7bn, with margins expanding by 219bp to 18.9%. Net profit rose by 7.5% to JPY685.7bn.

May 16, 2025 at 01:45 pm

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings posts record revenues in FY 24

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation announced its FY 24 results on May 8, 2025, highlighting record highs in both revenue and profit. Operating revenue was up by 4.3% YoY to JPY1,150.3bn, operating profit rose by 17.0% to JPY140.8bn, and net profit grew by 13.2% to JPY77.6bn which was driven by strong results in the condominium and real estate sales agent businesses, supported by a robust property market, and high demand in the hotel sector.

May 15, 2025 at 09:02 am

Consun Pharmaceutical's FY 24 results reflect business resilience

Consun Pharmaceutical released its FY 24 results on March 26, 2025, reporting 14.6% y/y increase in revenue to CNY2,967m. This growth was driven by policy support, market demand, and technological innovation. Operating income surged 18% to CNY975m, with margin expanding by 96bp to 32.9% in FY 24. Net profit increased 15.9% y/y to CNY910m. Notably, management declared a dividend of CNY0.6 per share, reflecting a yield of 7.3%.

May 13, 2025 at 11:20 am

New Gold's stock soars following Q1 25 results

New Gold released its Q1 25 results on April 29, 2025, reporting production of over 52,000oz of gold and 13.6Mlbs of copper. Gold production was roughly 15% of the midpoint of New Gold's annual guidance of 325,000 to 365,000oz, slightly above the planned 14%. Positive results sparked a 19% rally in New Gold's stock the following day. In addition, Q1 25 sales exceeded analysts' revenue estimates by 22.4%.

May 12, 2025 at 09:28 am

Capacity expansion driving Sunevision's performance

Sunevision released its H1 25 results on February 25, 2025, reporting 14% y/y revenue growth of HKD1,470m, driven by capacity expansion. EBITDA grew 17% y/y to HKD1,053m with margins improving from 70% to 72%. As a result, net profit increased 11% y/y to HKD484m, supported by higher revenues and improving rental mix, and offset by higher interest costs. Positive results led the stock to rise by 8.3% on the same day.

May 08, 2025 at 06:27 am

Emirates Telecommunications reports strong Q1 25 results

Emirates Telecommunications reported its Q1 25 results on April 29, 2025, posting 18.6% y/y revenue growth to AED16.9m in Q1 25, driven by strong performance of telecom and digital verticals. As a result, EBITDA rose by 15.4% to AED7.4m, with a margin of 43.6%. Net profit grew by 130% to AED5.4m, with margins rising from 16.4% to 31.7%, accounting for the impact of the Khazna transaction.

May 06, 2025 at 11:44 am

OBIC: Solution sales fueling growth in FY 25

OBIC released its FY 25 results on April 22, 2025, posting a decent 12% y/y increase in revenues to JPY47bn, driven by an increase in solution sales. EBIT rose 16% to JPY21.7bn, with margins expanding by 159bp to 46.3%. Net profit increased by 16.9% y/y to JPY16.2bn, with margins expanding to 34.4%, supported by gains on sales of investment securities.

May 05, 2025 at 05:06 am

Aiful posts double digit growth in both loan balance and top line

Aiful Corp. released its 9m 24 results on February 7, 2025, posting revenue that is up 15.7% y/y to JPY140.5bn, driven by an increase in number of new contracts and operating loan balance. As a result, operating profit grew by 22.4% to JPY18.8bn, with a margin expansion of 74bp to 13.4%. Net profit edged up 3.3% to JPY14.9bn.

May 02, 2025 at 05:44 am