ITO EN, LTD.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3143000002
JPY
2,806.00
-41 (-1.44%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Lifedrink Co., Inc.
Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd.
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.
ITO EN, LTD.
Japan Foods Co., Ltd.

Why is ITO EN, LTD. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.44% and Operating profit at 2.87% over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Oct 25
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -7.5 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 3,312.97
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.37% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 8.56%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.72 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 -9.72%, its profits have fallen by -13.6%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -9.72% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is ITO EN, LTD. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
ITO EN, LTD.
-9.72%
254.90
24.07%
Japan Nikkei 225
41.38%
1.48
27.96%
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)
-0.44%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.87%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
42.28
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.84
Tax Ratio
34.77%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.87%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
14.35%
ROE (avg)
7.90%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.72
EV to EBIT
12.19
EV to EBITDA
8.64
EV to Capital Employed
1.81
EV to Sales
0.59
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.01%
ROCE (Latest)
14.81%
ROE (Latest)
8.56%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
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

2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 6.76

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 131,603 MM

-17What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -7.5 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 3,312.97

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.37% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.74 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 239 MM

Here's what is working for ITO EN, LTD.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 131,603 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 6.76
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Here's what is not working for ITO EN, LTD.

Interest
At JPY 239 MM has Grown at 37.36%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 3,312.97
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -7.5 % 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

Interest
Highest at JPY 239 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 37.36% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.74 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.37% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales