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
The company is Net-Debt Free
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.99% and Operating profit at 64.62% over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
- 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
Positive results in Mar 26
- NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at JPY 33,973.92 MM
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 284.25%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.77% (YoY)
4
With ROCE of 7.92%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.97 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 52.29%, its profits have fallen by -26.4%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to H2O Retailing Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is H2O Retailing Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
H2O Retailing Corp.
52.29%
0.60
27.18%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.99%
EBIT Growth (5y)
64.62%
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)
7.83%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.97
EV to EBIT
12.31
EV to EBITDA
6.59
EV to Capital Employed
0.97
EV to Sales
0.55
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.92%
ROE (Latest)
11.15%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at JPY 33,973.92 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 284.25%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.77% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 135,053 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 27.36 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 7.84
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 524 MM has Grown at 22.72%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 5,174.72
Here's what is working for H2O Retailing Corp.
Net Profit
Higher at JPY 33,973.92 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 33,973.92 MM has Grown at 100.77%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 135,053 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 27.36 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 7.84
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 284.25%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.77% (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.
Interest
At JPY 524 MM has Grown at 22.72%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 5,174.72
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest






