ScoreWhy is Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 2.17%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.17% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 9.94% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Mar 26
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 6.21%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -6.89% (YoY)
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 21,553.87 MM
5
With ROE of 6.18%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.50 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 14.29%, its profits have risen by 473.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
6
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 14.29% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 75.22%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hokuriku 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 Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd.
14.29%
0.51
32.27%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.54%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.18
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.31
Tax Ratio
12.52%
Dividend Payout Ratio
19.05%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
2.43%
ROE (avg)
2.17%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.50
EV to EBIT
5.75
EV to EBITDA
1.31
EV to Capital Employed
0.44
EV to Sales
0.31
PEG Ratio
0.02
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.61%
ROE (Latest)
6.18%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend9What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 6.21%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -6.89% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 21,553.87 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,841.42 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,265.01 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 485.49
-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 0.31 MM has Grown at 516%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 2,132,769.31
Here's what is working for Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 21,553.87 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 2,841.42 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 2,265.01 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 485.49
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -6.89% (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 Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 0.31 MM has Grown at 516%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 2,132,769.31
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
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