Monday, October 15, 2018

MinebeaMitsumi Looks Seriously Undervalued, But There Are Significant Upcoming Challenges

Japan’s MinebeaMitsumi (“Minebea”; also sometimes written as “Minebea Mitsumi”) (OTCPK:MNBEY) (6479.T) is certainly not a household name to most investors, but this odd mix of precision machined and electrical components is a strong leader in several attractive markets, and has uncommonly robust opportunities to drive improved operating and product synergies in the coming years. At the same time, though, the company is facing some significant product cycle risk and there are no guarantees that the synergy efforts will pan out.

Minebea looks undervalued on the basis of long-term revenue growth of just 3%, but revenue could be choppy over the next several years and the margin/FCF generation improvement I expect may prove to be beyond management’s capabilities. I’d also note that these ADRs are not very liquid at all, so investors should factor that into their evaluation process (the Tokyo-listed shares are quite liquid, for investors who wish to pursue that option).

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MinebeaMitsumi Looks Seriously Undervalued, But There Are Significant Upcoming Challenges


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