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Immediately Actionable Idea #3: A Hidden Japanese Microcap Gem

Immediately Actionable Idea #3: A Hidden Japanese Microcap Gem

Why this founder-led, capital-light operator could deliver outsized returns of 70% within 12 months.

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Luke Wolgram
Aug 16, 2025
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Hello Capital Light readers!

Capital Light has discovered a potential opportunity in a GARP Japanese stock.

Conviction Level: Medium

Risk Level: Medium

Immediately Actionable Idea #3 has the following characteristics:

  • The stock has good liquidity, but has a market cap under $100M USD. Thus, this idea is suitable for individual investors and funds that are able to invest in stocks under $100M USD in market cap.

  • The company has experienced accelerating revenue growth in the previous three quarters, with each exceeding 55% YoY. Previous growth rates were in the 40-50% range. Capital Light believes the company can sustain a high growth rate for the next quarter, and 15-20% annual revenue growth going forward after that.

  • Capital Light believes this company can sustainably earn returns on capital (ROC, ROA, ROE, ROIC) in excess of 30%.

  • This company is founder-CEO-led, operates with a capital and asset light model, generates strong free cash flow, has had zero dilution since IPO, and a clean balance sheet with $10 million USD in net cash.

  • This company has less than 30% customer penetration in its core vertical, leaving a significant growth runway going forward.

  • Key competitors are losing market share as this company scales.

  • Capital Light believes there is 70% immediate upside for the stock price today, and potential for multi-bagger returns over the next 5 years.

  • Platforms like TIKR, Koyfin, and Fiscal.AI aren’t updated for the company’s most recent quarter, leading to the company not yet showing up properly on screens.

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