H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. (4544) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 13.16%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 53.79

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -26.58% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at JPY 6,547.17 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 4.97%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 286.76%

With ROCE of 2.64%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.29 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 2.59%, its profits have risen by 540.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 2.59% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%

Real-Time Research Report

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How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.

2.59%

1.02

29.36%

Japan Nikkei 225

85.83%

3.09

27.80%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.56%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-26.58%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

53.79

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.99

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.25

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.15

Tax Ratio

15.02%

Dividend Payout Ratio

257.23%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.12%

ROCE (avg)

13.16%

ROE (avg)

10.97%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.33

EV to EBIT

48.71

EV to EBITDA

7.78

EV to Capital Employed

1.29

EV to Sales

0.82

PEG Ratio

0.05

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

2.64%

ROE (Latest)

4.67%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

12What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at JPY 6,547.17 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 4.97%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 286.76%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.11% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 95,948 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 19.09 %

-5What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At JPY 518 MM has Grown at 6.58%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.79 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at JPY 60,633 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 1,334 MM has Fallen at -30.79%

Here's what is working for H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.

Net Profit

Higher at JPY 6,547.17 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at JPY 95,948 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 19.09 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 286.76%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -3.11% (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 H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.

Interest

At JPY 518 MM has Grown at 6.58%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at JPY 60,633 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At JPY 1,334 MM has Fallen at -30.79%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,927.5 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 7.79 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio