JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: JP3697400004
JPY
652.00
-3 (-0.46%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK

Why is JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 3.23%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.23% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.50% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 5.03 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 2,224.26
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 12.4 times
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 3.66% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 75.22%
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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 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.
3.66%
-0.28
25.07%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.91%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.01
Tax Ratio
25.18%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.38%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
5.16%
ROE (avg)
3.23%
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
0.89
EV to EBIT
14.38
EV to EBITDA
8.02
EV to Capital Employed
0.89
EV to Sales
0.81
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.20%
ROE (Latest)
4.39%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

9What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At JPY 928.51 MM has Grown at 154.73%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.89% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 3.55

-25What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 5.03 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 2,224.26

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 12.4 times

NET SALES(Q)

At JPY 6,570 MM has Fallen at -6.23%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 22.52 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 500.86 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 7.62 %

Here's what is working for JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

Net Profit
At JPY 928.51 MM has Grown at 154.73%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 3.55
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.89% (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 380.6 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Depreciation
At JPY 380.6 MM has Grown at 28.95%
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 JAPAN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

Interest
At JPY 22.52 MM has Grown at 26.29%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 2,224.26
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 5.03 % 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

Net Sales
At JPY 6,570 MM has Fallen at -6.23%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 7,006.55 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 22.52 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 26.29% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 500.86 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.62 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 12.4 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio