Howa Machinery, Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Industrial Manufacturing
  • ISIN: JP3840600005
JPY
1,517.00
56 (3.83%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Why is Howa Machinery, Ltd. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.09% over the last 5 years
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 243.68 MM has Grown at -67.65%
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 27 MM has Grown at 42.11%
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at JPY 5,037 MM
2
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 14.23% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

Is Howa Machinery, Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Howa Machinery, Ltd.
14.23%
1.35
63.64%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
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)
4.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.05%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
42.52
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.17
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.26
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.90
Tax Ratio
37.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.20%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
3.91%
ROE (avg)
4.12%
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
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.73
EV to EBIT
14.87
EV to EBITDA
10.75
EV to Capital Employed
0.79
EV to Sales
0.75
PEG Ratio
0.07
Dividend Yield
0.05%
ROCE (Latest)
5.30%
ROE (Latest)
4.97%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
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

5What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -21.73% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 11.48 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 529 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 450.68 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 36.7

-18What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At JPY 243.68 MM has Grown at -67.65%

INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 27 MM has Grown at 42.11%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at JPY 5,037 MM

Here's what is working for Howa Machinery, Ltd.

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 11.48 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 529 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 450.68 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 36.7
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -21.73% (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 150 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 Howa Machinery, Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 27 MM has Grown at 42.11%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 5,037 MM has Fallen at -13.9%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 5,037 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.22 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income