May 15th [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stocks]【Material Stocks】Shimizu Corporation <1803> 1,523 yen (5/14) announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2025. The operating profit was 71 billion yen. The previous Financial Estimates were raised from 56 billion yen to 71 billion yen on April 25. The previous fiscal year had a loss of 24.6 billion yen. The profitability of domestic construction projects has improved, and the gross profit from completed projects has increased. The operating profit for the fiscal year ending March 2026 is estimated to be 78 billion yen (a 9.8% increase compared to the previous period). At the same time, a Share Buyback of up to 1.32% of the outstanding Stocks was also announced.

Fisco Japan20:02 ET

Tech stocks are perceived as a support.

[Stocks Opening Comment] The Japanese stock market on the 15th is expected to start with selling pressure, but afterward, a sense of resilience is likely to be observed. In the US market on the 14th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 89 points, while the Nasdaq rose by 136 points. Buying, driven by expectations of easing US-China trade friction, began the day, but thereafter, concerns over the retreat of expectations for interest rate cuts within the year and the rise in US long-term interest rates led to selling aimed at adjusting positions, particularly in economically sensitive stocks. On the other hand, NVIDIA continues to show strong movements for consecutive days.

Fisco Japan19:31 ET

Attention is focused on Aozora and Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR, while Rakuten and Mitsubishi Motors may be weak.

In the US stock market on the 14th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by $89.37 to 42,051.06, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 136.73 points to 19,146.81, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures decreased by 420 yen from Osaka day's comparison to 37,720 yen. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 146.60-70 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Tokai Carbon <5301> posted an operating profit that doubled compared to the same period last year, while Cybozu <4776> saw a 99.4% increase in its operating profit for the first quarter.

Fisco Japan19:15 ET

List of conversion stocks (part 3) [List of stocks converted by Parabolic Signal]

○ List of Sell Conversion Stocks Market Code Stock Name Closing Price SAR Main Board <6331> Hiroshi Chemical Machinery 1321 1334 <6358> Sakai Heavy Industry 19942130 <6383> Daihuku 36653978 <6464> Tsubakimoto Nakashima 398417 <6560> LTS 21422204 <6584> Mitsukoshi 608645 <6620> Miyakoshi HD 12481324 <6728> Alback.

Fisco Japan18:44 ET

Kddi Corporation and others announced a Share Buyback on May 14.

The companies that announced a stock buyback plan on May 14 (Wednesday) are as follows: <9433>Kddi Corporation 0.1 billion 96 million shares (4.5%) 400 billion yen (25/5/15-25/12/23) <6758>Sony Group Corp 0.1 billion shares (1.7%) 250 billion yen (25/5/15-26/5/14) <6971>Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR 0.1 billion 36.24 million shares (9.7%) 200 billion yen (25/5/15-26/3/24) <8316>Mitsui Sumitomo 40 million shares (1.0%) 100 billion yen (25/5/

Fisco Japan18:14 ET

High school students are offered a job with an annual salary of 10 million yen, the hiring situation of U.S. companies.

As the baby boom generation reaches retirement age, companies are tackling the shortage of skilled laborers, and it has been reported that there is an increase in outreach to high school students. Companies seem to believe that such recruitment methods will become even more important in the future. In the USA, Constellation Energy Corp, a major Electrical Utilities company operating Nuclear Power plants, has jobs available as maintenance technicians and equipment Operators for high school graduates, with salaries exceeding six figures, meaning over 0.1 million dollars.

Fisco Japan17:18 ET