Why is Headwaters Co. Ltd. ?
1
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 35.08% and Operating profit at 25.84%
3
With a growth in Net Sales of 5.38%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 38.24 MM has Grown at 13,276.97%
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 1,262.4 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at JPY 148.49 MM
4
With ROE of 9.31%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 7.01 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 -52.35%, its profits have fallen by -46.4%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -52.35% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Headwaters Co. Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Software Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Headwaters Co. Ltd. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Headwaters Co. Ltd.
-52.35%
-1.20
55.27%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
35.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
25.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.62
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.03
Tax Ratio
27.57%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
602.63%
ROE (avg)
8.82%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
75
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
7.01
EV to EBIT
46.22
EV to EBITDA
41.28
EV to Capital Employed
4.07
EV to Sales
2.72
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.80%
ROE (Latest)
9.31%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
23What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 38.24 MM has Grown at 13,276.97%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,262.4 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 148.49 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.7% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 73.24 MM has Grown at 56.64%
-11What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 6.96%
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 8.83 MM
Here's what is working for Headwaters Co. Ltd.
Net Profit
At JPY 38.24 MM has Grown at 13,276.97%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 1,262.4 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 1,262.4 MM has Grown at 29.48%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 975.01 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 148.49 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 73.24 MM has Grown at 56.64%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 46.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.7% (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 13.19 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Depreciation
At JPY 13.19 MM has Grown at 43.07%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Headwaters Co. Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 8.83 MM has Grown at 16.22%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 8.83 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 16.22% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






