Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: JP3160700005
JPY
2,794.00
62 (2.27%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Why is Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.07% over the last 5 years
2
With ROE of 5.67%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.78 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 21.16%, its profits have fallen by -6.1%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 21.16% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.
22.54%
0.77
48.33%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.29%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.15
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.82
Tax Ratio
25.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
81.76%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.35%
ROCE (avg)
17.07%
ROE (avg)
9.70%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.78
EV to EBIT
23.70
EV to EBITDA
12.80
EV to Capital Employed
1.91
EV to Sales
1.75
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
8.07%
ROE (Latest)
5.67%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
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

12What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at JPY 3,122 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 8.6%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.86 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 10,947 MM

-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 10 MM has Grown at 25%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.44% (YoY

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 743 MM has Fallen at -28.27%

Here's what is working for Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.86 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 10,947 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 10 MM has Grown at 25%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 743 MM has Fallen at -28.27%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,035.89 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.44% (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