Why is Appier Group, Inc. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 2.41%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.41% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 13 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at JPY 3,273 MM
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 25.54%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.77% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 8.91%, it has a attractive valuation with a 4.69 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -49.04%, its profits have risen by 206.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -49.04% 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 Appier Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Software Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Appier Group, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Appier Group, Inc.
-49.04%
-0.68
58.75%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
43.00%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.46%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-5.82
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.88
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
6.97%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.71%
ROE (avg)
2.41%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
53
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.69
EV to EBIT
91.22
EV to EBITDA
31.32
EV to Capital Employed
5.15
EV to Sales
4.15
PEG Ratio
0.26
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.64%
ROE (Latest)
8.91%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at JPY 3,273 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 25.54%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.77% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 3.48
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 12,701 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,014 MM
-11What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -8.59 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.48 times
INTEREST(Q)
At JPY 117 MM has Grown at 244.12%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Fallen at -46.83%
Here's what is working for Appier Group, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 3,273 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 12,701 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 12,701 MM has Grown at 33.93%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 2,014 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 3.48
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 25.54%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.77% (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 1,077 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Depreciation
At JPY 1,077 MM has Grown at inf%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Appier Group, Inc.
Interest
At JPY 117 MM has Grown at 244.12%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -8.59 % and Grown
In each half year 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
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.48 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Fallen at -46.83%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)






