Asahi Printing Co., Ltd. (3951) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

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Technical

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Why is Asahi Printing Co., Ltd. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.56% and Operating profit at -5.75% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 10 consecutive quarters

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 65.23%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 13,624 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 37.34 %

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -0.92% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Asahi Printing Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Asahi Printing Co., Ltd.

-0.92%

-0.76

10.43%

Japan Nikkei 225

85.83%

3.09

27.80%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

1.56%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-5.75%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

21.46

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.63

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.26

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.84

Tax Ratio

30.63%

Dividend Payout Ratio

47.36%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

5.25%

ROE (avg)

5.27%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.60

EV to EBIT

18.94

EV to EBITDA

6.43

EV to Capital Employed

0.70

EV to Sales

0.72

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

3.67%

ROE (Latest)

4.08%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.04 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 11,877 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 690 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 621.7 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 30.66

-14What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 65.23%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 13,624 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 37.34 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 9.48 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 57 MM

Here's what is working for Asahi Printing Co., Ltd.

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.04 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 11,877 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 690 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 621.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit

At JPY 621.7 MM has Grown at 85.92%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 334.39 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS

Highest at JPY 30.66

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Here's what is not working for Asahi Printing Co., Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 57 MM has Grown at 21.28%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 65.23% and Fallen

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Interest

Highest at JPY 57 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 21.28% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at JPY 13,624 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 37.34 %

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

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 9.48 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio