Why is GAKUJO Co., Ltd. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 12.65%
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Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 4.94% of over the last 5 years
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The company declared negative results in Jan'25 after very positive results in Oct'24
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 461.36 MM has Grown at -30.53%
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With ROE of 14.44%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.97 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 -15.09%, its profits have risen by 6.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.2
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -15.09% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to GAKUJO Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified Commercial Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is GAKUJO Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
GAKUJO Co., Ltd.
-15.09%
-0.12
29.96%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.37
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.71
Tax Ratio
27.88%
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.43%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
26.54%
ROE (avg)
12.65%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.97
EV to EBIT
9.46
EV to EBITDA
8.61
EV to Capital Employed
2.55
EV to Sales
2.04
PEG Ratio
2.18
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
26.98%
ROE (Latest)
14.44%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 7.16
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.18% (YoY
-2What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 461.36 MM has Grown at -30.53%
Here's what is working for GAKUJO Co., Ltd.
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 7.16 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.18% (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 72.34 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for GAKUJO Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
At JPY 461.36 MM has Grown at -30.53%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)






