Aiphone Co., Ltd. (6718) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

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Why is Aiphone Co., Ltd. ?

Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.86% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Mar 26

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.61%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.46 times
INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 8 MM

With ROE of 4.26%, 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 -1.77%, its profits have fallen by -16%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -1.77% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Aiphone Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to IT - Hardware should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in IT - Hardware)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Aiphone Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Aiphone Co., Ltd.

-1.77%

-0.67

17.38%

Japan Nikkei 225

85.83%

3.09

27.80%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.86%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-0.93%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.38

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.94

Tax Ratio

19.79%

Dividend Payout Ratio

58.79%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

11.69%

ROE (avg)

6.27%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.73

EV to EBIT

11.28

EV to EBITDA

7.23

EV to Capital Employed

0.58

EV to Sales

0.42

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.18%

ROE (Latest)

4.26%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

8What is working for the Company

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.19 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.1% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at JPY 2,574.82 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 18,781 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,071 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 11.03 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,045 MM

-14What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 3.61%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.46 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 8 MM

Here's what is working for Aiphone Co., Ltd.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 2.19 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 18,781 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 2,071 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 11.03 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 2,045 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit

Higher at JPY 2,574.82 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -0.1% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Aiphone Co., Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 8 MM has Grown at 700%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest

Highest at JPY 8 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 700% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.46 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio