Why is Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. ?
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High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.94% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
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The company has declared positive results in Mar'2025 after 6 consecutive negative quarters
- NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at JPY 2,531.15 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 32.69 %
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With ROCE of 1.37%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.52 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 -2.40%, its profits have fallen by -28.6%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -2.40% 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 Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Gas should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Gas)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.
-2.4%
-0.29
15.45%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.17%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.86%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.13
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.81
Tax Ratio
23.32%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.17%
ROE (avg)
4.94%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.35
EV to EBIT
37.96
EV to EBITDA
5.40
EV to Capital Employed
0.52
EV to Sales
0.52
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.14%
ROCE (Latest)
1.37%
ROE (Latest)
2.52%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at JPY 2,531.15 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 32.69 %
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
Higher at JPY 2,531.15 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 32.69 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio






