First-corporation Inc. (1430) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Valuation

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First-corporation Inc.

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Why is First-corporation Inc. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 9.97% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 9.97% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

NET SALES(HY) At JPY 16,568.76 MM has Grown at -38.81%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 944.74
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 176.65 %

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 8.96% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 59.79%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

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 First-corporation Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

First-corporation Inc.

9.75%

1.50

21.56%

Japan Nikkei 225

60.14%

2.04

29.37%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.39%

EBIT Growth (5y)

9.97%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

43.23

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.82

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.07

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.09

Tax Ratio

31.78%

Dividend Payout Ratio

30.05%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

18.79%

ROE (avg)

16.44%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.17

EV to EBIT

13.07

EV to EBITDA

12.99

EV to Capital Employed

1.06

EV to Sales

0.93

PEG Ratio

0.63

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

8.13%

ROE (Latest)

14.29%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

3What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -35.34% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 8,731.14 MM

-25What is not working for the Company

NET SALES(HY)

At JPY 16,568.76 MM has Grown at -38.81%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 944.74

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 176.65 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.72 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.37 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 67.93 MM

Here's what is working for First-corporation Inc.

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 8,731.14 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales

At JPY 8,731.14 MM has Grown at 11.85%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 7,806.18 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -35.34% (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 First-corporation Inc.

Interest

At JPY 67.93 MM has Grown at 68.47%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 944.74

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at JPY 67.93 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 68.47% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 176.65 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 1.72 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 2.37 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio