Kikkoman Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3240400006
JPY
1,386.50
-5.5 (-0.4%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.
Kagome Co., Ltd.
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Kikkoman Corp.
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
CALBEE, Inc.
House Foods Group, Inc.

Why is Kikkoman Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 11.21%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 23.39
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.35% and Operating profit at 14.02%
4
Negative results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at JPY 0 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 11.09%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -5.16 %
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With ROE of 10.98%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.45 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 -0.93%, its profits have fallen by -4.4%
6
Majority shareholders : Non Institution
7
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -0.93% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Kikkoman Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Kikkoman Corp. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kikkoman Corp.
-0.93%
97.49
27.85%
Japan Nikkei 225
69.82%
2.78
25.51%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.02%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
23.39
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.16
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.30
Tax Ratio
25.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.47%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
17.41%
ROE (avg)
11.21%
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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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.45
EV to EBIT
16.50
EV to EBITDA
12.27
EV to Capital Employed
2.64
EV to Sales
1.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.97%
ROE (Latest)
10.98%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

6What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.21% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 194,199 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 28,569 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 24,141 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 17,773 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 19.11

-17What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at JPY 0 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 11.09%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -5.16 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,234.62

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.66 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,314 MM

Here's what is working for Kikkoman Corp.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 194,199 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 28,569 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 24,141 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 17,773 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 19.11
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.21% (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 Kikkoman Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 0 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Interest
At JPY 2,314 MM has Grown at inf%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,234.62
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -5.16 % and Grown
In each half year 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

Interest
Highest at JPY 2,314 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by inf% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 7.66 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio