Why is Espec Corp. ?
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Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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Negative results in Dec 25
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 13 MM has Grown at 44.44%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.52%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.36 times
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With ROE of 10.63%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.22 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 25.00%, its profits have risen by 21% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 25.00% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Espec Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Electronics & Appliances)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Espec Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Espec Corp.
25.0%
-0.06
33.56%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.65%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.73%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.22
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.15
Tax Ratio
26.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.55%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
12.36%
ROE (avg)
7.15%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.22
EV to EBIT
7.48
EV to EBITDA
5.93
EV to Capital Employed
1.28
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
0.54
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
17.09%
ROE (Latest)
10.63%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.46% (YoY
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 13 MM has Grown at 44.44%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9.52%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.36 times
Here's what is working for Espec Corp.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.46% (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 Espec Corp.
Interest
At JPY 13 MM has Grown at 44.44%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.36 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






