i-plug, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Computers - Software & Consulting
  • ISIN: JP3104830009
JPY
1,525.00
5 (0.33%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is i-plug, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 15.05%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 15.05% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 50.47
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 50.47
  • The company has reported losses and also has negative networth. This is not a good sign for the investors. Either company will have to raise fresh capital or report profits to sustain going forward
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.70% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Mar 26
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 322.6 MM has Grown at 187.76%
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 94.31%
  • NET PROFIT(9M) Higher at JPY 659.18 MM
5
With ROE of 26.17%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 3.29 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 12.93%, its profits have fallen by -10.8%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to i-plug, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

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

Is i-plug, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
i-plug, Inc.
15.01%
-0.05
36.17%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
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)
19.25%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.70%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.50
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.20
Tax Ratio
33.61%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.91%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
15.05%
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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
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.29
EV to EBIT
4.72
EV to EBITDA
3.39
EV to Capital Employed
-1.67
EV to Sales
0.43
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
26.17%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
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
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 322.6 MM has Grown at 187.76%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 94.31%

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at JPY 659.18 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 41.93

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for i-plug, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 322.6 MM has Grown at 187.76%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 41.93
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Net Profit
Higher at JPY 659.18 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026
MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 94.31%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)