Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 3.27%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.27% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.65% over the last 5 years
3
With a fall in Operating Profit of -12.47%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY -68.2 MM has Grown at -105.56%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 5,744.58
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 1.9 %
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 6.83% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you sell?
- 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 Construction)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
6.83%
-0.30
28.99%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.65%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.87%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.02
Tax Ratio
25.18%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.38%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
5.16%
ROE (avg)
3.27%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.80
EV to EBIT
9.31
EV to EBITDA
5.64
EV to Capital Employed
0.79
EV to Sales
0.58
PEG Ratio
0.23
Dividend Yield
0.08%
ROCE (Latest)
8.50%
ROE (Latest)
6.27%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-30What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY -68.2 MM has Grown at -105.56%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 5,744.58
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 1.9 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 17.1% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 8,690.05 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 32.04%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 6,617.56 MM
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 11.89 MM
Here's what is not working for JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Net Profit
At JPY -68.2 MM has Grown at -105.56%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 6,617.56 MM has Fallen at -12.58%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 7,569.91 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 5,744.58 and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
At JPY 11.89 MM has Grown at 51.79%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 1.9 % 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
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 6,617.56 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 11.89 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 51.79% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 8,690.05 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 32.04%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 17.1% (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






