Why is Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd. ?
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The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company is Net-Debt Free
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Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.72% and Operating profit at 30.17%
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With a growth in Net Sales of 1%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 52.16 %
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at JPY 8.86
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 12,282.52
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With ROCE of 12.45%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.94 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 29.11%, its profits have risen by 20.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 29.11% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 75.22%
How much should you hold?
- 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)
7.72%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.17%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.91
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.61
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.63
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.19
Tax Ratio
27.72%
Dividend Payout Ratio
16.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.27%
ROE (avg)
11.77%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.90
EV to EBIT
7.51
EV to EBITDA
3.94
EV to Capital Employed
0.94
EV to Sales
0.74
PEG Ratio
0.31
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.45%
ROE (Latest)
13.98%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 52.16 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 8.86
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 12,282.52
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 19.97%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.98% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 18,588 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 59,767 MM
-5What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at JPY 27,028 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 12.54%
Here's what is working for Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 12,282.52
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 52.16 % 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
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 8.86 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 59,767 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 18,588 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 19.97%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.98% (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 4,292 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 27,028 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)






