Astellas Pharma, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: JP3942400007
JPY
2,538.50
53 (2.13%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Astellas Pharma, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 6.28%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 42.73
3
With a growth in Net Sales of 10.4%, the company declared Outstanding results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at JPY 463,969 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 19.83%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 7,107.07
4
With ROE of 3.35%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.67 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 69.23%, its profits have risen by 293.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Majority shareholders : FIIs
6
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 69.23% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 38.94%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Astellas Pharma, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Astellas Pharma, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
69.23%
506.65
29.45%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.38
28.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.01%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
42.73
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.73
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
261.05%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.06%
ROCE (avg)
15.78%
ROE (avg)
6.28%
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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
50
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.67
EV to EBIT
12.39
EV to EBITDA
6.97
EV to Capital Employed
1.47
EV to Sales
1.66
PEG Ratio
0.17
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
11.86%
ROE (Latest)
3.35%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
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

29What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 463,969 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 19.83%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 7,107.07

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 134,002 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.42% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 26.71 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 571,206 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 173,839 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 100,323 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 55.85

-2What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.7 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.84 times

Here's what is working for Astellas Pharma, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 7,107.07
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 134,002 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 134,002 MM has Grown at 215.23%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 100,323 MM has Grown at 202.73%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 463,969 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 571,206 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 173,839 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 100,323 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 55.85
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 26.71 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.42% (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 Astellas Pharma, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.7 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.84 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio