Why is IX Knowledge Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 13.28%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 2 consecutive positive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 1.95 MM has Grown at 228.57%
4
With ROE of 13.19%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.12 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 25.32%, its profits have risen by 4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.1
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 25.32% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to IX Knowledge 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 IX Knowledge Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
IX Knowledge Inc.
25.32%
0.78
33.81%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.61
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.37
Tax Ratio
31.97%
Dividend Payout Ratio
28.83%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
61.52%
ROE (avg)
13.28%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.12
EV to EBIT
2.77
EV to EBITDA
2.64
EV to Capital Employed
1.31
EV to Sales
0.23
PEG Ratio
2.11
Dividend Yield
0.05%
ROCE (Latest)
47.42%
ROE (Latest)
13.19%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -4.09% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 13,775.96 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -60.36 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 683.94 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 11.45 %
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 1.95 MM has Grown at 228.57%
Here's what is working for IX Knowledge Inc.
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 683.94 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 11.45 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 13,775.96 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -60.36 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.09% (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 IX Knowledge Inc.
Interest
At JPY 1.95 MM has Grown at 228.57%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






