KATO WORKS CO., LTD.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Automobiles
  • ISIN: JP3213800000
JPY
1,330.00
-17 (-1.26%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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KATO WORKS CO., LTD.
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Why is KATO WORKS CO., LTD. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 1.27%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 1.27% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.79% and Operating profit at 2.92% over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.14% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.79% and Operating profit at 2.92% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Jun 26
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 21,260 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 69.13 %
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at JPY 10,023 MM
5
With ROCE of -2.32%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.59 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 -6.14%, its profits have risen by 264.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to KATO WORKS CO., LTD. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 KATO WORKS CO., LTD. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KATO WORKS CO., LTD.
-6.14%
0.04
33.12%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.05
29.37%
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)
-2.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-3.10
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
7.18
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.66
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.66
Tax Ratio
4.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio
17.56%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.27%
ROE (avg)
3.14%
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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
3
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.34
EV to EBIT
-25.28
EV to EBITDA
-13651.01
EV to Capital Employed
0.59
EV to Sales
0.77
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-2.32%
ROE (Latest)
10.19%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

Highest at 11.81%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -60.73% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 417 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 4.16 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 7 MM has Grown at 101.49%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY -17 MM has Grown at 96.65%

-13What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 21,260 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 69.13 %

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at JPY 10,023 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 187 MM

Here's what is working for KATO WORKS CO., LTD.

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 417 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 4.16 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 7 MM has Grown at 101.49%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY -17 MM has Grown at 96.65%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -60.73% (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 WORKS CO., LTD.

Net Sales
At JPY 10,023 MM has Fallen at -19.36%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 10,023 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 187 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 6.25% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 21,260 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 69.13 %
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 23.57 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income