Arata Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: JP3125100002
JPY
2,437.00
21 (0.87%)
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Comparison

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Why is Arata Corp. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 60.47
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.64% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 1,468.1
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 11.3 %
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 210 MM
4
With ROCE of 9.33%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.90 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • 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 -19.70%, its profits have fallen by -20.5%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -19.70% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Arata Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Arata Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Arata Corp.
-19.7%
-1.52
16.65%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.64%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.73%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
60.47
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
6.43
Tax Ratio
33.65%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.95%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
11.62%
ROE (avg)
9.12%
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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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.89
EV to EBIT
9.68
EV to EBITDA
7.08
EV to Capital Employed
0.90
EV to Sales
0.13
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.33%
ROE (Latest)
7.22%
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Technical key factors

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

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Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 2,370 MM has Grown at 146.88%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.6% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 63,679 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.23 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 6.23

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 3,224 MM has Grown at 74.84%

-16What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,468.1

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 11.3 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 210 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 3,083 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 1.3 %

Here's what is working for Arata Corp.

Net Profit
At JPY 2,370 MM has Grown at 146.88%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 3,224 MM has Grown at 74.84%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 63,679 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 6.23
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.6% (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 Arata Corp.

Interest
At JPY 210 MM has Grown at 22.81%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,468.1
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at JPY 210 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 22.81% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 3,083 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 1.3 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 11.3 %
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

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.49 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income