Why is Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 10.47%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -1.20% of over the last 5 years
4
The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -0.34 %
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 3.85 MM
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With ROE of 9.57%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.91 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 38.41%, its profits have risen by 11.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Automobiles should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Automobiles)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd.
39.89%
0.93
32.08%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.60%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.20%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.28
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.48
Tax Ratio
29.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.87%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
14.71%
ROE (avg)
10.47%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.91
EV to EBIT
6.70
EV to EBITDA
4.69
EV to Capital Employed
0.91
EV to Sales
0.48
PEG Ratio
0.83
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.55%
ROE (Latest)
9.57%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.67% (YoY
-12What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -0.34 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 3.85 MM
Here's what is working for Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.67% (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 Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 3.85 MM has Grown at 20.83%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 3.85 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 20.83% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -0.34 %
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






