Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: JP3213300001
JPY
6,610.00
1250 (23.32%)
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Comparison

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Why is Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd. ?

1
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 9.34%
  • Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 85.86
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 20.52% signifying high profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 6.21%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at JPY 19,239 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.87%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.96% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 9.07%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.16 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 7.29%, its profits have risen by 1.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 10.6
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.
-100.0%
2.50
20.45%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.34%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
77.76
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.41
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
7.07
Tax Ratio
31.37%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
1.00%
ROCE (avg)
19.45%
ROE (avg)
8.67%
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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
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.16
EV to EBIT
7.75
EV to EBITDA
5.72
EV to Capital Employed
1.25
EV to Sales
0.12
PEG Ratio
10.57
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.16%
ROE (Latest)
9.07%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

10What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 19,239 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 9.87%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.96% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.08 times

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 4,730.53 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 157.08

-2What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 141,233 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -34.52 %

Here's what is working for Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 19,239 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 4,730.53 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 157.08
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.08 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.96% (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 Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 141,233 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -34.52 %
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

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.44 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income