Why is Ichikawa Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 3.48%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.48% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 96.97
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.15% over the last 5 years
4
The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 7 MM has Grown at 75%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.97%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -23.18 %
5
With ROE of 3.52%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.38 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 45.11%, its profits have fallen by -24.7%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 45.11% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ichikawa Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Ichikawa Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
45.11%
0.88
32.27%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
96.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.25
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.62
Tax Ratio
35.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.08%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.92%
ROE (avg)
3.48%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.38
EV to EBIT
2.80
EV to EBITDA
1.47
EV to Capital Employed
0.18
EV to Sales
0.22
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
6.41%
ROE (Latest)
3.52%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.51% (YoY
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 309 MM has Grown at 57.52%
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 7 MM has Grown at 75%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 3.97%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -23.18 %
Here's what is working for Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
At JPY 309 MM has Grown at 57.52%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 196.17 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.51% (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 Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 7 MM has Grown at 75%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -23.18 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






