Added to YB: 2025-05-21
Pitch date: 2025-05-19
BGFD.L [neutral]
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
+19.94%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd.
Market Cap
GBP 608.7M
Pitch Price
GBP 7.42
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.29%
EV/EBITDA
N/A
P/E
45.62
EV/Sales
31.79
Sector
Capital Markets
Category
growth
Record profits in BGFD's April's update
BGFD.L (earnings update): Strong Q performances across portfolio: Softbank (9.9x P/E, 0.02 PEG) executing AI strategy; Rakuten improving EBITDA despite losses; Sumitomo +45% profit; GMO, SBI, Sony all posting record results; CyberAgent (75.5% of target profit); GA Technologies (10.9x P/E) disrupting £202bn rental market. Japanese corporate profits soaring at Mag 7-like growth without premium valuations.
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