ScoreWhy is Kaneka Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 8.45% of over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Dec 25
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.84 times
3
With ROCE of 6.17%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.66 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 22.12%, its profits have risen by 40.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 22.12% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kaneka Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kaneka Corp. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kaneka Corp.
22.12%
1773.46
25.54%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.06%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.06
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.50
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.20
Tax Ratio
27.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.43%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
6.80%
ROE (avg)
6.41%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.55
EV to EBIT
10.74
EV to EBITDA
5.07
EV to Capital Employed
0.66
EV to Sales
0.52
PEG Ratio
0.16
Dividend Yield
0.01%
ROCE (Latest)
6.17%
ROE (Latest)
7.40%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.36% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 92,291 MM
-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.84 times
Here's what is working for Kaneka Corp.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 92,291 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.36% (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 11,979 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Kaneka Corp.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.84 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
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