Why is Alpen Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.25% over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 4,329.09
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 23,234 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 11.39 %
3
With ROE of 5.94%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.69 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 -15.32%, its profits have risen by 15.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -15.32% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Alpen Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Alpen Co., Ltd.
-15.32%
0.09
17.04%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.25%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-9.13%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.10
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.02
Tax Ratio
33.23%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.58%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
8.39%
ROE (avg)
6.39%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.69
EV to EBIT
11.01
EV to EBITDA
5.94
EV to Capital Employed
0.69
EV to Sales
0.30
PEG Ratio
0.77
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.31%
ROE (Latest)
5.94%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-17What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 4,329.09
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 23,234 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 11.39 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 1.72 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 21.73 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 55 MM
Here's what is not working for Alpen Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 55 MM has Grown at 37.5%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 4,329.09
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
Highest at JPY 55 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 37.5% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 23,234 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 11.39 %
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
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.72 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 21.73 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






