Graphite Design, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: JP3273850002
JPY
665.00
-2 (-0.3%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Graphite Design, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 7.72%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.72% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 7.72%
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.81% over the last 5 years
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.72% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.81% over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared positive results in May'2026 after 5 consecutive negative quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.34% (YoY)
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 970.52 MM
5
With ROE of 2.84%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.86 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 1.53%, its profits have fallen by -62%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Graphite Design, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Graphite Design, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Graphite Design, Inc.
1.53%
-0.38
17.87%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.05
29.37%
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)
0.81%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-4.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.56
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.50
Tax Ratio
31.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
134.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
29.92%
ROE (avg)
7.72%
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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
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.86
EV to EBIT
14.60
EV to EBITDA
7.70
EV to Capital Employed
0.76
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.23%
ROE (Latest)
2.84%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

27What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.34% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 970.52 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 243.62 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 25.1 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 214.76 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 152.24 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 23.79

-13What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 6,518.37 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -43.92 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 4.23 MM

Here's what is working for Graphite Design, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 214.76 MM has Grown at 294.88%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 54.39 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 152.24 MM has Grown at 327.25%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 35.63 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 970.52 MM has Grown at 43.15%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 677.98 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 970.52 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 243.62 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 25.1 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 214.76 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 152.24 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 23.79
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.34% (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

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 49.63 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 Graphite Design, Inc.

Interest
At JPY 4.23 MM has Grown at 15.84%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 4.23 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 15.84% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 6,518.37 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -43.92 %
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