DIC Corp.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: JP3493400000
JPY
5,246.00
-11 (-0.21%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
DIC Corp.
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Nifco, Inc.
Denka Co., Ltd.
Kaneka Corp.
NOF Corp.
Daicel Corp.
UBE Corp.
Resonac Holdings Corp.
Air Water, Inc.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

Why is DIC Corp. ?

1
With a growth in Net Profit of 80.7%, the company declared Outstanding results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 8 consecutive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.42%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,663.18
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at JPY 22,510 MM
2
With ROCE of 6.16%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.90 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 84.26%, its profits have risen by 18.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to DIC Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 DIC Corp. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
DIC Corp.
84.26%
627.67
29.27%
Japan Nikkei 225
88.41%
3.25
27.24%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.45%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.49
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.05
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.19
Tax Ratio
36.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
35.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
5.24%
ROE (avg)
4.58%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.81
EV to EBIT
14.53
EV to EBITDA
7.08
EV to Capital Employed
0.90
EV to Sales
0.72
PEG Ratio
0.68
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
6.16%
ROE (Latest)
6.51%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

21What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 10.42%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,663.18

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 22,510 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 17,283.36 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -10.87% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 76.81 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 282,489 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 38,403 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 13.59 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 202.71

-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.85 times

Here's what is working for DIC Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,663.18
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 22,510 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 17,283.36 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 282,489 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 38,403 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 13.59 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 22,510 MM has Grown at 64.32%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 13,698.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 17,283.36 MM has Grown at 101.07%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 8,595.7 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 202.71
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 76.81 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.87% (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 DIC Corp.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.85 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio