Why is Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd. ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.15% and Operating profit at 23.82%
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 267.08%, the company declared Outstanding results in Dec 25
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 1,558 MM has Grown at 272.73%
- NET PROFIT(Q) At JPY 1,027.87 MM has Grown at 328.28%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 54.25 %
3
With ROCE of 10.61%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.73 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 63.52%, its profits have fallen by -11.5%
4
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 63.52% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 38.30%
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hokkaido 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
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Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
23.82%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.91
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.61
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.56
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.20
Tax Ratio
27.72%
Dividend Payout Ratio
16.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.27%
ROE (avg)
11.74%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.57
EV to EBIT
6.84
EV to EBITDA
3.34
EV to Capital Employed
0.73
EV to Sales
0.58
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.61%
ROE (Latest)
12.08%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
17What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 1,558 MM has Grown at 272.73%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 1,027.87 MM has Grown at 328.28%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 54.25 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -18.31% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 18,174 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 9.65 times
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 1,558 MM has Grown at 272.73%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 1,027.87 MM has Grown at 328.28%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 54.25 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 18,174 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.65 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -18.31% (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 4,051 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)






