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 0.93 MM has Grown at 41.52%
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 521.8 MM has Grown at -53.85%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.1%
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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 -8.64%, its profits have fallen by -5.4%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -8.64% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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
-8.64%
-0.74
19.53%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
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)
1.19
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
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 4.7
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 148.2%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 20,128.17 MM
-20What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 0.93 MM has Grown at 41.52%
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 521.8 MM has Grown at -53.85%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 7.1%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 293.26 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 14.12% (YoY
Here's what is working for Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 4.7 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 20,128.17 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 148.2%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 229 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK
Interest
At JPY 0.93 MM has Grown at 41.52%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 521.8 MM has Grown at -53.85%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 293.26 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 293.26 MM has Fallen at -49.6%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 581.84 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.12% (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






