Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 96.90
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -34.42 %
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 25.48%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 7.28%
3
With ROE of 0.50%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.62 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 68.03%, its profits have fallen by -91.2%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
4
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 68.03% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 29.35%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- 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 Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd.
70.15%
1.38
31.31%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-34.88%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
96.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.99
Tax Ratio
45.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
131.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
19.03%
ROE (avg)
8.48%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
124
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.62
EV to EBIT
33.19
EV to EBITDA
4.59
EV to Capital Employed
0.34
EV to Sales
0.24
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.10%
ROCE (Latest)
1.04%
ROE (Latest)
0.50%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 93.08 MM has Grown at 122.38%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 95.32 MM has Grown at 200.09%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 172.84%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -10.29% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 7.28
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,104.32 MM
-14What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -34.42 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 25.48%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 7.28%
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 1.63 MM
Here's what is working for Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 95.32 MM has Grown at 200.09%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 31.76 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 2,104.32 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 63.52 MM has Grown at 92.45%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 33.01 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 7.28
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 172.84%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.29% (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 Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 1.63 MM has Grown at 30.62%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -34.42 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Interest
Highest at JPY 1.63 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 30.62% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 25.48%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 7.28%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






