Data Applications Co., Ltd. (3848) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Data Applications Co., Ltd. ?

Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 7.03% of over the last 5 years

Positive results in Mar 26

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at JPY 10.31
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 326.82%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 1,525.86 times

With ROE of 6.19%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.52 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 -2.48%, its profits have risen by 369.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -2.48% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Data Applications Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Data Applications Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Data Applications Co., Ltd.

-2.48%

-0.49

33.57%

Japan Nikkei 225

85.83%

3.09

27.80%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

13.56%

EBIT Growth (5y)

7.03%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.78

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.61

Tax Ratio

22.03%

Dividend Payout Ratio

59.95%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

135.51%

ROE (avg)

7.68%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.52

EV to EBIT

9.79

EV to EBITDA

7.21

EV to Capital Employed

3.45

EV to Sales

0.92

PEG Ratio

0.07

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

35.20%

ROE (Latest)

6.19%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

15What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 10.31

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 326.82%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1,525.86 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,234.49 MM

-13What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 2.88 MM has Grown at 151.44%

NET PROFIT(HY)

At JPY 139.38 MM has Grown at -44.23%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 34.52% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.31 times

Here's what is working for Data Applications Co., Ltd.

Net Sales

At JPY 1,234.49 MM has Grown at 25.25%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 985.62 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at JPY 10.31 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 1,234.49 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 1,525.86 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 326.82%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Data Applications Co., Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 2.88 MM has Grown at 151.44%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Profit

At JPY 139.38 MM has Grown at -44.23%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 10.31 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 34.52% (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