Why is Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 11.39%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -3.31% of over the last 5 years
4
The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 0.87 MM has Grown at 12.79%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -47.77 %
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.49 times
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With ROE of 8.78%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.87 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 7.97%, its profits have fallen by -5.4%
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 7.97% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 38.30%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK
7.97%
-0.16
21.11%
Japan Nikkei 225
40.96%
1.35
28.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.71%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-3.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.53
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.16
Tax Ratio
29.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.98%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
30.94%
ROE (avg)
11.39%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.87
EV to EBIT
3.31
EV to EBITDA
2.32
EV to Capital Employed
0.73
EV to Sales
0.31
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
22.14%
ROE (Latest)
8.78%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.14% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 19,262.5 MM
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 0.87 MM has Grown at 12.79%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -47.77 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.49 times
Here's what is working for Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 19,262.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.14% (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
Here's what is not working for Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK
Interest
At JPY 0.87 MM has Grown at 12.79%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -47.77 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.49 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






