First Baking Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3479400008
JPY
601.00
60 (11.09%)
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Comparison

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Why is First Baking Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.37%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.37% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 262.55 times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.80% and Operating profit at 23.14% over the last 5 years
  • Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 262.55 times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.77% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Positive results in Dec 25
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.88% (YoY)
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 7,811 MM
4
With ROE of 24.19%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.47 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 2.39%, its profits have risen by 117.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.2
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to First Baking Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is First Baking Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
First Baking Co., Ltd.
-100.0%
-0.27
27.24%
Japan Nikkei 225
40.96%
1.35
28.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.80%
EBIT Growth (5y)
23.14%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-2.75
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
262.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.07
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.37%
ROE (avg)
7.77%
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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
2
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.47
EV to EBIT
0.27
EV to EBITDA
0.11
EV to Capital Employed
0.02
EV to Sales
0.00
PEG Ratio
0.02
Dividend Yield
0.18%
ROCE (Latest)
8.49%
ROE (Latest)
24.19%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

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Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.88% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 7,811 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 423 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 5.42 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 260 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 31.34

-7What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At JPY 282 MM has Grown at -85.31%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 34.42 times

Here's what is working for First Baking Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 260 MM has Grown at 430.61%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 7,811 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 423 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 5.42 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 260 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 31.34
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.88% (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

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 147 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for First Baking Co., Ltd.

Net Profit
At JPY 282 MM has Grown at -85.31%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 34.42 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio