ScoreComparison
Why is Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. ?
1
The company is Net-Debt Free
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.87% and Operating profit at 39.24% over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.87% and Operating profit at 39.24% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Feb 26
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.23 times
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at JPY 1,935.78 MM
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 11.51 MM
4
With ROCE of 7.84%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.77 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 6.35%, its profits have fallen by -10.6%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 6.35% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 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 Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
6.35%
0.22
36.90%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.87%
EBIT Growth (5y)
39.24%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
16.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.97
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.70
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.42
Tax Ratio
23.50%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.48%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.88%
ROE (avg)
9.42%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.60
EV to EBIT
9.78
EV to EBITDA
4.89
EV to Capital Employed
0.77
EV to Sales
0.47
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.07%
ROCE (Latest)
7.84%
ROE (Latest)
9.52%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend4What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 72.86 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -10.53% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 2,580.24 MM
-11What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.23 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 1,935.78 MM
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 11.51 MM
Here's what is working for Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 72.86 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 2,580.24 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.53% (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 Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 1,935.78 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 11.51 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 8.18% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
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