Stocks that moved or were traded in the first half of the session.

*Gumi Co., Ltd. <3903> 534 - announced the realization of profits from sales and the purchase of Bitcoin. *Nomura Micro <6254> 2990 - a positive surprise due to performance upward revision. *Japan Investment Advisor <7172> 1860 +340 continues to be regarded based on the significant increase in dividends due to the rise in dividend payout ratio. *Furukawa Machinery and Metal <5715> 2441 +413 appreciated for substantial Share Buyback and dividend increase. *M3 <2413> 1640.5 +

Fisco JapanFeb 12 13:03

WASH House's stock has surged, positively responding to the significant profit increase outlook.

The largest coin laundry Options Chain in the country, WASH House <6537.T>, surged and has risen for three consecutive days. At one point, it reached 440 yen, a 50 yen increase compared to the previous day. After the market closes on the 10th, it announced the financial results for the fiscal year ending December 2024 and the financial estimates for the fiscal year ending December 2025, which were regarded as positive buying material. The consolidated operating profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 is expected to be 22 million yen (an increase of 69.1% compared to the previous period), surpassing the planned 3 million yen. In addition to an increase of one new franchise store, self-service laundry.

Kabushiki ShimbunFeb 12 12:19

WASH House --- significantly up for three consecutive days, the Financial Estimates for operating profit in the fiscal year ending December 2025 is 8.5 times higher than the previous year, exceeding the company's plan.

Significantly extended for three consecutive days. The financial estimates for operating profit for the fiscal year ending December 2025 have been announced to increase by 748.8% year-on-year to 0.189 billion yen. In the FC division, the production and store introduction of original Washing Machines and dryers will be accelerated, and the store network will be expanded. The store operation division is planning promotional campaigns that exceed the previous fiscal year. The operating profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 landed at 0.022 billion yen, an increase of 69.1%. Due to the increase of one new FC store, it exceeded the company's plan (0.003 billion yen).

Fisco JapanFeb 12 08:54

February 12 [Today's Investment Strategy]

[FISCO Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 Furukawa Machinery Metal <5715> 2028 yen (2/10) Handles industrial machinery such as sewage treatment sludge pumps, rock drilling machines, vehicle-mounted cranes, and copper for electric wires. The performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has been revised upward. Operating profit is estimated to be 8.7 billion yen (up 2.1% from the previous term). This is a 6% increase from the previous forecast. Hydraulic crawler drills for North America are performing well. Additionally, there will be a commemorative Dividends for the 150th anniversary and a Share Buyback limit of 19.30% of the issued Shares.

Fisco JapanFeb 12 07:36

Steady, with a heavy upper limit likely in the developments [Emerging Markets Individual Stock Global Strategy].

[Emerging Markets Individual Stock Strategy] Today's emerging markets are expected to perform steadily. In the U.S. stock market on the 10th, prior to the Tokyo market's holiday, the Dow Inc rose 167.01 points (+0.38%). Buying on the expectation of interest rate cuts and the repurchase of Semiconductors such as NVIDIA (NVDA) pushed the entire market up. On the 11th, it continued to rise by 123.24 dollars (+0.28%) to 44,593.65 dollars. President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on Iron & Steel and Aluminum, deepening trade friction.

Fisco JapanFeb 12 07:20

SoftBank's operating profit for Q3 increased by 12.3% to 821.8 billion yen.

The results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025, announced by SoftBank <9434>, showed a revenue of 4 trillion 811.4 billion 63 million yen, a 6.6% increase compared to the same period last year, and an operating profit of 821.8 billion 61 million yen, a 12.3% increase year-on-year. PayPay's performance improved. The core mobile business also showed steady recovery from the impact of mobile price reductions. 【Positive assessment】 <6645> Omron quarter | <4284> Solxyz full year <7189> Nishi Nippon FH quarter | <7370> Enjin revision

Fisco JapanFeb 12 05:18