KLab, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Software Products
  • ISIN: JP3268870007
JPY
211.00
2 (0.96%)
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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KLab, Inc.
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Why is KLab, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 1.94%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.94% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -198.51% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.94% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -26.79% and Operating profit at -198.51% over the last 5 years
4
With a growth in Net Sales of 91.3%, the company declared Outstanding results in Jun 26
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 537.25 MM has Grown at 897.43%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At JPY 514.04 MM has Grown at 1,624.26%
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 4.81%
5
With ROE of 1.14%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.75 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 87.88%, its profits have risen by 111.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
6
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 87.88% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 59.79%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to KLab, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is KLab, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KLab, Inc.
85.09%
0.11
101.04%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-26.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-198.51%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-71.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.70
Tax Ratio
2.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.05%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
1.94%
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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
154
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.75
EV to EBIT
-9.96
EV to EBITDA
-10.39
EV to Capital Employed
2.17
EV to Sales
2.11
PEG Ratio
1.44
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-21.79%
ROE (Latest)
1.14%
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Technical key factors

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

25What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 537.25 MM has Grown at 897.43%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 514.04 MM has Grown at 1,624.26%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 4.81%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -624.2% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 3,263.36 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 641.29 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 19.65 %

-5What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At JPY -268.09 MM has Grown at -52.45%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.38 times

Here's what is working for KLab, Inc.

Net Sales
At JPY 3,263.36 MM has Grown at 88.46%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,731.57 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 537.25 MM has Grown at 897.43%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 53.86 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 514.04 MM has Grown at 1,624.26%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 29.81 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 3,263.36 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 641.29 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.65 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -624.2% (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 148.05 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 148.05 MM has Grown at 1,087.64%
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 KLab, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.38 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio