Why is Kitano Construction Corp. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 78.32
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.47% and Operating profit at 3.65% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -23.16 %
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 9.35 times
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at JPY 18,064 MM
4
With ROE of 7.13%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.56 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 21.71%, its profits have fallen by -14.4%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 21.71% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kitano Construction Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kitano Construction Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kitano Construction Corp.
21.71%
-0.76
84.42%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.65%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
78.32
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.40
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.93
Tax Ratio
19.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
19.57%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
18.68%
ROE (avg)
6.89%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.56
EV to EBIT
2.01
EV to EBITDA
1.62
EV to Capital Employed
0.26
EV to Sales
0.09
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.01%
ROCE (Latest)
13.06%
ROE (Latest)
7.13%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
The company hardly has any interest cost
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -56.92% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 1,577 MM has Grown at 52.59%
-10What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -23.16 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.35 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 18,064 MM
Here's what is working for Kitano Construction Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 1,577 MM has Grown at 52.59%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,033.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -56.92% (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 247 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Depreciation
At JPY 247 MM has Grown at 32.09%
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)
Here's what is not working for Kitano Construction Corp.
Net Sales
At JPY 18,064 MM has Fallen at -11.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 20,310 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -23.16 % and Grown
In each half year 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
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.35 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 18,064 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)






