Why is ADVAN GROUP CO., LTD ?
1
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.59% and Operating profit at -9.72% over the last 5 years
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Negative results in Jun 25
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 75.59 MM has Grown at 21.91%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -0.32%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 1,945.69
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With ROE of 15.13%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.73 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -11.12%, its profits have risen by 75.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -11.12% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to ADVAN GROUP CO., LTD should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is ADVAN GROUP CO., LTD for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
ADVAN GROUP CO., LTD
-11.29%
-0.50
23.22%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.59%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-9.72%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.56
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.28
Tax Ratio
29.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.66%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.49%
ROE (avg)
10.84%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.73
EV to EBIT
14.46
EV to EBITDA
11.30
EV to Capital Employed
0.76
EV to Sales
2.46
PEG Ratio
0.06
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.26%
ROE (Latest)
15.13%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at JPY 4,079.05 MM
NET PROFIT(9M)
At JPY 5,150.41 MM has Grown at 59.79%
-22What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 75.59 MM has Grown at 21.91%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -0.32%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 1,945.69
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 765.66 MM has Fallen at -50.17%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 18.48 %
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 4,103.78 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 880.18 MM
Here's what is working for ADVAN GROUP CO., LTD
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 4,079.05 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for ADVAN GROUP CO., LTD
Interest
At JPY 75.59 MM has Grown at 21.91%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 880.18 MM has Fallen at -56.79%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,036.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 4,103.78 MM has Fallen at -11.36%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 4,629.71 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,945.69
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 765.66 MM has Fallen at -50.17%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,536.41 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 4,103.78 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 880.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 18.48 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






