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 4.20% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Mar 26
- INTEREST(9M) At JPY 9 MM has Grown at 28.57%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -21.94 %
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 209 MM has Fallen at -41.7%
5
With ROE of 4.71%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.81 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 86.34%, its profits have risen by 11.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.5
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
80.64%
1.93
40.99%
Japan Nikkei 225
88.41%
3.25
27.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.20%
EBIT Growth (5y)
53.27%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
96.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.25
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.61
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
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.81
EV to EBIT
10.86
EV to EBITDA
6.21
EV to Capital Employed
0.76
EV to Sales
0.99
PEG Ratio
1.51
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.96%
ROE (Latest)
4.71%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 5.07%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -9.4% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.22 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 2.95
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 3,963 MM
-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At JPY 9 MM has Grown at 28.57%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -21.94 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 209 MM has Fallen at -41.7%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 124.78 MM has Fallen at -55.12%
Here's what is working for Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 3,963 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 3,963 MM has Grown at 12.16%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 3,533.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.22 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 2.95
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -9.4% (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 9 MM has Grown at 28.57%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 209 MM has Fallen at -41.7%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 358.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 124.78 MM has Fallen at -55.12%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 278.05 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -21.94 % and Grown
In each half year 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






