Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: JP3125000004
JPY
1,285.00
39 (3.13%)
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Comparison

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Why is Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 1.91%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 1.91% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.81 times
  • Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.81 times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.96% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.92% and Operating profit at -24.04% over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at JPY 2,991 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,014.78
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.62% (YoY)
5
With ROE of 1.82%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.38 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 8.44%, its profits have risen by 132.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd.
8.44%
0.37
35.53%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
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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)
1.92%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-24.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.31
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.75
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.78
Tax Ratio
62.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
36.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.91%
ROE (avg)
1.96%
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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
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.38
EV to EBIT
79.95
EV to EBITDA
8.17
EV to Capital Employed
0.59
EV to Sales
0.65
PEG Ratio
0.16
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
0.74%
ROE (Latest)
1.82%
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Technical key factors

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

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

16What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 2,991 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,014.78

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.62% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 21,006 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,317 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 11.03 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,253 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 703.87 MM

-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 239 MM has Grown at 14.35%

NET PROFIT(9M)

At JPY 1,427.87 MM has Grown at -37.01%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 56.24 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 18,474 MM

Here's what is working for Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 2,991 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,014.78
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 1,253 MM has Grown at 154.67%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 492 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 21,006 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 2,317 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 1,253 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 703.87 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 703.87 MM has Grown at 62.37%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 433.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.62% (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 Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 239 MM has Grown at 14.35%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 56.24 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 18,474 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents