IC Co., Ltd. (4769) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Hold

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is IC Co., Ltd. ?

Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.49% and Operating profit at -4.00% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Dec 25

INTEREST(9M) At JPY 0.14 MM has Grown at inf%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.45%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -52.77 %

With ROE of 5.84%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.33 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 9.10%, its profits have fallen by -17.7%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 9.10% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to IC Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
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 IC Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

IC Co., Ltd.

9.1%

0.58

20.44%

Japan Nikkei 225

36.73%

1.30

28.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

2.49%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-4.00%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.57

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.51

Tax Ratio

32.78%

Dividend Payout Ratio

61.24%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

29.26%

ROE (avg)

7.99%

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

10.14

EV to EBITDA

8.81

EV to Capital Employed

1.77

EV to Sales

0.48

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

17.44%

ROE (Latest)

5.84%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

8What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.52% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 291.65 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 11.16 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 285.15 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 206.38 MM

-10What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At JPY 0.14 MM has Grown at inf%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 6.45%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -52.77 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 7,141.88 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.89 times

Here's what is working for IC Co., Ltd.

Net Profit

At JPY 206.38 MM has Grown at 131.24%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 89.25 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 291.65 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 11.16 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 285.15 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At JPY 285.15 MM has Grown at 81.91%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 156.75 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit

Highest at JPY 206.38 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -3.52% (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 IC Co., Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 0.14 MM has Grown at inf%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -52.77 % 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

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at JPY 7,141.88 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.89 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio