JCU Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: JP3166200000
JPY
7,910.00
-90 (-1.12%)
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
JCU Corp.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
KH Neochem Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

Why is JCU Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.25%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.05% and Operating profit at 12.35% over the last 5 years
4
With a growth in Net Profit of 12.53%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 355,900
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 17.73%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at JPY 2.91
5
With ROE of 16.83%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.13 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 137.54%, its profits have risen by 17.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
6
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 137.54% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to JCU Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Chemicals & Petrochemicals should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is JCU Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
JCU Corp.
137.54%
2.60
42.61%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.35%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.54
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.59
Tax Ratio
31.60%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.53%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
55.47%
ROE (avg)
16.25%
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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
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.13
EV to EBIT
11.72
EV to EBITDA
10.83
EV to Capital Employed
4.71
EV to Sales
4.73
PEG Ratio
0.96
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
40.19%
ROE (Latest)
16.83%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

14What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 355,900

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 17.73%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 2.91

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.04% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 8,158 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 3,559 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 3,441 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,391.07 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 101.14

-2What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -43.76 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.59 times

Here's what is working for JCU Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 355,900 and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 2.91 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 8,158 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 8,158 MM has Grown at 11.99%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 7,284.54 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 3,559 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 3,441 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 2,391.07 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 101.14
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.04% (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 291 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for JCU Corp.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -43.76 %
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

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.59 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio