海外需求行业盈利强劲，日股三季报开局强劲

Core Insights - The core driver of profit momentum in Japan's Q3 performance is overseas demand, while domestic sectors remain relatively weak [1][5][6] - Approximately 30% of companies in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market have reported Q3 results, showing significant improvement over Q2, with revenue up 2.8%, operating profit up 11.0%, and net profit up 28.7% year-on-year [1][5] Sector Performance - The electronics and precision instruments sector, including companies like Hitachi, Fujitsu, NEC, and Advantest, has been a major contributor to net profit growth, alongside the power and gas sector [5] - In contrast, the automotive sector saw a net profit decline of 0.6%, and the food sector experienced a slight drop of 0.1% due to weak consumer demand [5] - Over 50% of companies exceeded Bloomberg consensus expectations, with export-oriented manufacturing firms outperforming domestic firms significantly (15.4% vs. 7.2%) [5][6] Market Expectations and Guidance - Export-oriented companies performed better partly due to conservative market expectations influenced by tariff impacts and uncertainties in the U.S. economy [6] - 52 companies have raised their full-year earnings guidance, although automotive manufacturers have yet to report, leaving tariff impacts unclear [6] - Japanese companies maintain a USD/JPY exchange rate assumption of 144 yen for FY2025, lower than the current market level of 154 yen, providing a buffer for overseas business profitability [6] Stock Buybacks - There are signs of recovery in stock buybacks, with TSE index constituents announcing a total of 0.7 trillion yen in buyback plans since October, matching levels from the same period in 2024 [6] - Advantest announced a buyback of 150 billion yen (2% of outstanding shares), while Recruit Holdings plans to buy back 250 billion yen (3% of outstanding shares) [6]