Kewpie Corp.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3244800003
JPY
4,397.00
71 (1.64%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Kewpie Corp.
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Why is Kewpie Corp. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.68% and Operating profit at 4.12% over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Feb 26
  • INTEREST(Q) At JPY 77 MM has Grown at 22.22%
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 8,827 MM has Fallen at -27.62%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At JPY 5,461.53 MM has Fallen at -30.47%
3
With ROE of 10.74%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.91 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 33.81%, its profits have risen by 33.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 33.81% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Kewpie Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kewpie Corp.
33.81%
1.63
25.62%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
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)
-0.68%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.12%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
97.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.25
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.52
Tax Ratio
27.87%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.01%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
12.31%
ROE (avg)
7.96%
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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
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.91
EV to EBIT
16.08
EV to EBITDA
10.52
EV to Capital Employed
2.13
EV to Sales
1.08
PEG Ratio
0.53
Dividend Yield
0.05%
ROCE (Latest)
13.24%
ROE (Latest)
10.74%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.31% (YoY

-6What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

At JPY 77 MM has Grown at 22.22%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 8,827 MM has Fallen at -27.62%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 5,461.53 MM has Fallen at -30.47%

Here's what is working for Kewpie Corp.

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.31% (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 Kewpie Corp.

Interest
At JPY 77 MM has Grown at 22.22%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 8,827 MM has Fallen at -27.62%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 12,195 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 5,461.53 MM has Fallen at -30.47%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 7,854.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)