EPCO Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Furniture, Home Furnishing
  • ISIN: JP3167250004
JPY
785.00
3 (0.38%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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Why is EPCO Co., Ltd. ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 1.18% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.18% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 1.42 MM
4
With ROE of 10.25%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.58 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 7.24%, its profits have risen by 30.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 7.24% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 59.79%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to EPCO Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)

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

Is EPCO Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
EPCO Co., Ltd.
7.24%
-0.20
23.12%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.03
29.50%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.18%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.27
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.16
Tax Ratio
21.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
73.74%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.30%
ROE (avg)
10.71%
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
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.58
EV to EBIT
12.38
EV to EBITDA
9.70
EV to Capital Employed
2.08
EV to Sales
0.81
PEG Ratio
0.50
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.83%
ROE (Latest)
10.25%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

4What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.68% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 5,465.85 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 43.07 times

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 100.03 MM has Grown at 89.48%

-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 1.42 MM

Here's what is working for EPCO Co., Ltd.

Net Profit
At JPY 100.03 MM has Grown at 89.48%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 5,465.85 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 43.07 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.68% (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 EPCO Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 1.42 MM has Grown at 24.98%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 1.42 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 24.98% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)