Why is Daicel Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 9.84%
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 15.53% of over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 9.84%
4
With a fall in Net Profit of -21.37%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25
- The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 11.47%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 2,980.29
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at JPY 12,515 MM
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With ROCE of 10.60%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.95 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 -2.97%, its profits have fallen by -4.3%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Daicel Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Daicel Corp. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Daicel Corp.
-2.97%
587.87
26.04%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.53%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
31.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.60
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
22.93%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
9.84%
ROE (avg)
13.94%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.92
EV to EBIT
8.98
EV to EBITDA
5.35
EV to Capital Employed
0.95
EV to Sales
0.93
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
10.60%
ROE (Latest)
15.43%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-24What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 11.47%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 2,980.29
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 12,515 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 133,966 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 139,270 MM
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 766 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 8,856.36 MM
Here's what is not working for Daicel Corp.
Interest
At JPY 766 MM has Grown at 20.63%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 2,980.29
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 12,515 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)
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 139,270 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 766 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 20.63% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 12,515 MM has Fallen at -33.24%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 18,747.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 8,856.36 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 8,856.36 MM has Fallen at -37.05%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 14,069.26 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 133,966 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






