HOPE, Inc. (Japan)

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Power
  • ISIN: JP3837640006
JPY
211.00
211 (0.00%)
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Comparison

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Why is HOPE, Inc. (Japan) ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 60.25
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 60.25
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -24.80% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 4.31 MM has Grown at 3,586.32%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -53.52 %
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 6.37 times
4
With ROE of 21.44%, it has a attractive valuation with a 3.58 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 -3.21%, its profits have fallen by -41.2%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -3.21% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to HOPE, Inc. (Japan) should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Power should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Power)

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 grade scale :

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Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-24.80%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-22.49%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
46.47
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.73
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.21
Tax Ratio
20.35%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
177.89%
ROE (avg)
27.17%
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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
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.58
EV to EBIT
10.42
EV to EBITDA
9.35
EV to Capital Employed
6.48
EV to Sales
0.86
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
62.16%
ROE (Latest)
21.44%
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Technical key factors

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

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Financial Trend scale:

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

15What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.29% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.54 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,220.83 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 200.05 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 16.39 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 190.76 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 189.34 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 13.31

-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 4.31 MM has Grown at 3,586.32%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -53.52 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.37 times

Here's what is working for HOPE, Inc. (Japan)

Net Profit
At JPY 189.34 MM has Grown at 260.47%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 52.53 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 1,220.83 MM has Grown at 40.97%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 866.01 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 190.76 MM has Grown at 164.91%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 72.01 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 1,220.83 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 200.05 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.39 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 190.76 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 189.34 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 13.31
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.54 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.29% (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 10.6 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for HOPE, Inc. (Japan)

Interest
At JPY 4.31 MM has Grown at 3,586.32%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -53.52 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.37 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio