Central Automotive Products Ltd. (8117) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

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Technical

Central Automotive Products Ltd.

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Why is Central Automotive Products Ltd. ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 14.17%

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.88% and Operating profit at 17.06%
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

Positive results in Dec 25

CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at JPY 53,223.99 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -45.56 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 11.09 times

With ROE of 15.59%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.91 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 9.85%, its profits have risen by 9.6%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Central Automotive Products Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Central Automotive Products Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Central Automotive Products Ltd.

9.85%

0.23

74.24%

Japan Nikkei 225

36.73%

1.30

28.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

9.88%

EBIT Growth (5y)

17.06%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.42

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.79

Tax Ratio

30.10%

Dividend Payout Ratio

33.71%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.02%

ROCE (avg)

31.37%

ROE (avg)

14.17%

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

1.91

EV to EBIT

7.50

EV to EBITDA

7.08

EV to Capital Employed

2.58

EV to Sales

1.99

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.01%

ROCE (Latest)

34.35%

ROE (Latest)

15.59%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

8What is working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 53,223.99 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -45.56 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 11.09 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 13,792.6 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 3,379.57 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 3,598.94 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,496.68 MM

-4What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 16.56%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 16.26% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 24.5 %

Here's what is working for Central Automotive Products Ltd.

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 13,792.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales

At JPY 13,792.6 MM has Grown at 26.28%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 3,379.57 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 3,598.94 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 2,496.68 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at JPY 53,223.99 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -45.56 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 11.09 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Central Automotive Products Ltd.

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 24.5 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 16.26% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales