Why is KDDI Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.28%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 85.59
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.47% and Operating profit at 1.32% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Jun 25
- INTEREST(9M) At JPY 22,493 MM has Grown at 89.05%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at JPY 876,055 MM
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 1.75%
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With ROCE of 12.95%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.65 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 8.89%, its profits have risen by 16.8%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1.1
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 8.89% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to KDDI Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is KDDI Corp. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KDDI Corp.
8.89%
172.74
55.10%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.32%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
85.59
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.76
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.63
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.73
Tax Ratio
31.43%
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.82%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.11%
ROCE (avg)
16.29%
ROE (avg)
14.28%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.06
EV to EBIT
12.76
EV to EBITDA
7.80
EV to Capital Employed
1.65
EV to Sales
2.33
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.09%
ROCE (Latest)
12.95%
ROE (Latest)
14.94%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-13What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At JPY 22,493 MM has Grown at 89.05%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at JPY 876,055 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 1.75%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 80.2 %
Here's what is working for KDDI Corp.
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 172,187 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 KDDI Corp.
Interest
At JPY 22,493 MM has Grown at 262.56%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.75% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 876,055 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 80.2 %
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






