Why is Daicel Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 9.84%
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The company is Net-Debt Free
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 14.31% of over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 9.84%
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Flat results in Dec 25
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 1,577 MM has Grown at 66%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 10.77%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 140,532 MM
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With ROCE of 8.01%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.99 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 1.12%, its profits have fallen by -19.5%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 1.12% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 70.84%
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.
1.12%
562.33
24.79%
Japan Nikkei 225
69.82%
2.78
25.51%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.70%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.31%
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)
14.03%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.98
EV to EBIT
12.33
EV to EBITDA
6.66
EV to Capital Employed
0.99
EV to Sales
1.07
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.01%
ROE (Latest)
12.34%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.6% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.3 times
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 24,836 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 16,901 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 64.1
-12What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 1,577 MM has Grown at 66%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 10.77%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 140,532 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.07 times
Here's what is working for Daicel Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 24,836 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 24,836 MM has Grown at 70.24%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 14,588.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 16,901 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 16,901 MM has Grown at 59.97%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 10,565.1 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 64.1
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.3 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.6% (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 Daicel Corp.
Interest
At JPY 1,577 MM has Grown at 66%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 140,532 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.07 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






