Why is Cota Co., Ltd. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 13.77%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 8.75%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.26% (YoY)
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -43.55 %
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 4,085.03 MM
4
With ROE of 11.64%, it has a expensive valuation with a 4.29 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 -0.07%, its profits have fallen by -3.3%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (Japan Nikkei 225) has generated returns of 36.73% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -0.07% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Cota Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Cota Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cota Co., Ltd.
-100.0%
-0.17
20.42%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.68%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.51%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.46
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.87
Tax Ratio
28.88%
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
43.54%
ROE (avg)
13.77%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
37
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.29
EV to EBIT
23.41
EV to EBITDA
19.50
EV to Capital Employed
7.10
EV to Sales
4.57
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
30.33%
ROE (Latest)
11.64%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bearish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.26% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -43.55 %
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 4,085.03 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,714.55 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 41.97 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,645.38 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,137.57 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 41
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Cota Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 4,085.03 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 1,714.55 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 41.97 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 1,645.38 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 1,137.57 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 41
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -43.55 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.26% (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






