Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3119600009
JPY
5,652.00
-508 (-8.25%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

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Why is Ajinomoto Co., Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 14.17%
2
With a growth in Operating Profit of 1104.16%, the company declared Outstanding results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at JPY 239,351 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 17.75%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -6.83% (YoY)
3
Majority shareholders : FIIs
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Ajinomoto Co., Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
52.18%
2.39
40.39%
Japan Nikkei 225
88.41%
3.25
27.24%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.74%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.11%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.18
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.98
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.18
Tax Ratio
27.01%
Dividend Payout Ratio
57.33%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.08%
ROCE (avg)
14.17%
ROE (avg)
11.75%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
51
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.02
EV to EBIT
29.48
EV to EBITDA
19.06
EV to Capital Employed
4.77
EV to Sales
3.06
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.20%
ROE (Latest)
11.77%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

26What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 239,351 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 17.75%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.83% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 8.15

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 57,658 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 44,926 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 46.53

-2What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

At JPY 3,418 MM has Grown at 20.69%

Here's what is working for Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 57,658 MM has Grown at 393.8%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 44,926 MM has Grown at 469.15%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 239,351 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 57,658 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 44,926 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 46.53
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 8.15
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -6.83% (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

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 23,637 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Interest
At JPY 3,418 MM has Grown at 20.69%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)