KEYENCE Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Electronics & Appliances
  • ISIN: JP3236200006
JPY
70,880.00
-3170 (-4.28%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Advantest Corp.
Nissan Chemical Corp.
Amano Corp.
KEYENCE Corp.
Lasertec Corp.
Dexerials Corp.
Azbil Corp.
Nitto Denko Corp.
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
ULVAC, Inc.
Toshiba Tec Corp.

Why is KEYENCE Corp. ?

1
With a growth in Operating Profit of 21.62%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 49.77%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.05% (YoY)
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at JPY 2,827,901 MM
2
With ROE of 12.82%, it has a fair valuation with a 5.29 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 26.71%, its profits have risen by 11.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.5
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
3
Majority shareholders : FIIs
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to KEYENCE Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

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

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

Is KEYENCE Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KEYENCE Corp.
26.71%
494.13
41.16%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.75%
2.10
28.98%
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)
16.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.57%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.34
Tax Ratio
29.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.96%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
31.35%
ROE (avg)
12.97%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
41
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.29
EV to EBIT
28.31
EV to EBITDA
27.52
EV to Capital Employed
8.53
EV to Sales
14.43
PEG Ratio
3.53
Dividend Yield
0.00%
ROCE (Latest)
30.13%
ROE (Latest)
12.82%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

13What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 49.77%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.05% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 2,827,901 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -43.03 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.43 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 3.36

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 334,684 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 184,531 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 55.14 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 192,142 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 134,018 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 552.59

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for KEYENCE Corp.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 334,684 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 334,684 MM has Grown at 19.68%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 279,640 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 184,531 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 55.14 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 192,142 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 134,018 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 552.59
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 2,827,901 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -43.03 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.43 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 3.36
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 49.77%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.05% (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

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 5,154 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Depreciation
At JPY 5,154 MM has Grown at 43.05%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (JPY MM)