Central Automotive Products Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Trading & Distributors
  • ISIN: JP3515400004
JPY
1,994.00
32 (1.63%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Central Automotive Products Ltd.
Mitani Corp.
Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.
Taikisha Ltd.
ARE Holdings, Inc.
Yamazen Corp.
SAN-AI OBBLI Co., Ltd.
NICHIDEN Corp.
Yellow Hat Ltd.
Trusco Nakayama Corp.
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.

Why is Central Automotive Products Ltd. ?

1
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 10.41% and Operating profit at 18.95%
  • Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
With a growth in Net Sales of 11.21%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • NET SALES(HY) At JPY 26,243.42 MM has Grown at 18.65%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -46.46 %
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at JPY 9.45
3
With ROE of 14.88%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.97 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 12.53%, its profits have risen by 6.8%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Central Automotive Products Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. 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?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Central Automotive Products Ltd.
12.53%
0.83
26.02%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
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)
10.41%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.95%
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)
0.77
Tax Ratio
30.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.71%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
31.37%
ROE (avg)
14.17%
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
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.97
EV to EBIT
8.15
EV to EBITDA
7.62
EV to Capital Employed
2.77
EV to Sales
2.01
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
34.06%
ROE (Latest)
14.88%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

9What is working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)

At JPY 26,243.42 MM has Grown at 18.65%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -46.46 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 9.45

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 86.35%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 56,772.22 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 12.02 times

-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 16.26%

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

Net Sales
At JPY 26,243.42 MM has Grown at 18.65%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -46.46 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 9.45 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 56,772.22 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 12.02 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 86.35%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 208.99 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)