Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Gas
  • ISIN: JP3796200008
JPY
392.00
-1 (-0.25%)
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.94% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
With ROCE of 2.08%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.54 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 11.33%, its profits have risen by 182.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 11.33% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 69.64%
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Gas)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.
11.05%
0.13
19.36%
Japan Nikkei 225
71.75%
2.62
26.55%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-13.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.13
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.35
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%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.38
EV to EBIT
25.79
EV to EBITDA
6.41
EV to Capital Employed
0.54
EV to Sales
0.55
PEG Ratio
0.06
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.08%
ROE (Latest)
3.57%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

14What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 3.68%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 110 MM has Grown at 128.95%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 141 MM has Grown at 174.6%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -12.28% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 32.6 %

-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.4 times

Here's what is working for Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 110 MM has Grown at 128.95%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 141 MM has Grown at 174.6%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 32.6 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -12.28% (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 Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 10.4 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 3.13 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income