Astena Holdings Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: JP3150000002
JPY
477.00
7 (1.49%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Astena Holdings Co., Ltd. ?

1
Negative results in Nov 25
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 383.93
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 45.74 %
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 56 MM
2
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 3.25% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)

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

Is Astena Holdings Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Astena Holdings Co., Ltd.
-100.0%
-0.08
25.75%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.39%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.22
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.74
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.43
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.27
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.19%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.25%
ROE (avg)
6.70%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.77
EV to EBIT
8.88
EV to EBITDA
5.14
EV to Capital Employed
0.84
EV to Sales
0.51
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.21%
ROCE (Latest)
9.45%
ROE (Latest)
8.66%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (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
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

5What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 8.37%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 65.8%

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 17,267 MM

-21What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 383.93

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 45.74 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 56 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 215 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 1.25 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 237 MM

Here's what is working for Astena Holdings Co., Ltd.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 17,267 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 17,267 MM has Grown at 12.5%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 15,348.32 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 65.8%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Astena Holdings Co., Ltd.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 383.93 and Fallen
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 237 MM has Fallen at -75.55%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 969.45 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Interest
At JPY 56 MM has Grown at 19.15%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 56 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 19.15% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 215 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 1.25 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 237 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 45.74 %
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 0.25 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income