Why is H2O Retailing Corp. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 3.68%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.68% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -5.35% and Operating profit at 27.57% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.68% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
3
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 5 consecutive positive quarters
- NET PROFIT(9M) At JPY 20,289.84 MM has Grown at -53.63%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 5,402 MM has Fallen at -59.62%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 4.43%
4
With ROCE of 8.53%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.84 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 -5.47%, its profits have risen by 20% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is H2O Retailing Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
H2O Retailing Corp.
-5.47%
-0.55
30.07%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-5.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
27.57%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
14.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.22
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.50
Tax Ratio
30.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
14.21%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
3.68%
ROE (avg)
7.79%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.79
EV to EBIT
9.88
EV to EBITDA
5.75
EV to Capital Employed
0.84
EV to Sales
0.50
PEG Ratio
0.31
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
8.53%
ROE (Latest)
12.69%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.04% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 17.26%
-16What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At JPY 20,289.84 MM has Grown at -53.63%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 5,402 MM has Fallen at -59.62%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 4.43%
Here's what is working for H2O Retailing Corp.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 17.26%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.04% (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 H2O Retailing Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 5,402 MM has Fallen at -59.62%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 13,378.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 3,368.14 MM has Fallen at -64.61%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 9,515.86 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)






