circlace, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Software Products
  • ISIN: JP3310220003
JPY
772.00
8 (1.05%)
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
circlace, Inc.
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Why is circlace, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 5.20%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.20% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 177.22% of over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.20% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 177.22% of over the last 5 years
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 1,338.26 MM
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at JPY 271.59 MM
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 20.29 %
4
With ROE of 10.39%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.91 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -41.82%, its profits have risen by 2433.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (Japan Nikkei 225) has generated returns of 59.79% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -41.82% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to circlace, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is circlace, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
circlace, Inc.
-41.82%
0.74
60.78%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.03
29.50%
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)
433.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
177.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.37
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.63
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.26
Tax Ratio
14.43%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
29.86%
ROE (avg)
5.20%
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
28
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.91
EV to EBIT
17.60
EV to EBITDA
13.20
EV to Capital Employed
3.18
EV to Sales
0.67
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
18.05%
ROE (Latest)
10.39%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

15What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,338.26 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 271.59 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 20.29 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 254.77 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 213.59 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 46.14

-2What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 9.57% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 9.01 times

Here's what is working for circlace, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 254.77 MM has Grown at 157.23%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 1,338.26 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 1,338.26 MM has Grown at 21.35%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 271.59 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 20.29 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 254.77 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 213.59 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 213.59 MM has Grown at 87.71%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 46.14
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 16.75 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for circlace, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.01 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.57% (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