Why is ItoKuro, Inc. ?
1
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.47% and Operating profit at -25.62% over the last 5 years
3
Positive results in Apr 26
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 228.31 MM has Grown at 142.06%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.3% (YoY)
- OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 22.66 %
4
With ROE of 2.09%, it has a expensive valuation with a 0.64 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -13.89%, its profits have risen by 298% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -13.89% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to ItoKuro, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is ItoKuro, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
ItoKuro, Inc.
-13.89%
-0.21
22.12%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-25.62%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.77
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.43
Tax Ratio
33.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
68.96%
ROE (avg)
3.61%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.64
EV to EBIT
-4.06
EV to EBITDA
-3.20
EV to Capital Employed
-0.51
EV to Sales
-0.31
PEG Ratio
0.10
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
2.09%
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 Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 228.31 MM has Grown at 142.06%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.3% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 22.66 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 140.1 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 6.98
-6What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)
At JPY 1,695.1 MM has Grown at -12.36%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -75.79 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.64 times
Here's what is working for ItoKuro, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 228.31 MM has Grown at 142.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 94.32 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 140.1 MM has Grown at 189.41%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 48.41 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 22.66 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 140.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 6.98
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.3% (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
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 25.86 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Depreciation
At JPY 25.86 MM has Grown at 174.55%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for ItoKuro, Inc.
Net Sales
At JPY 1,695.1 MM has Grown at -12.36%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -75.79 %
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
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.64 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






