Why is Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd. ?
1
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.96% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Mar 26
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 45 MM has Grown at 21.62%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 5.72%
4
With ROE of 5.30%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.79 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 3.26%, its profits have fallen by -13.2%
- 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 3.26% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 75.22%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd.
3.26%
0.68
22.87%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.03%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.96%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.08
Tax Ratio
32.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.73%
ROE (avg)
6.05%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.79
EV to EBIT
8.30
EV to EBITDA
5.29
EV to Capital Employed
0.73
EV to Sales
0.47
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.77%
ROE (Latest)
5.30%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 88.68%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.98% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -24.5 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 3.61
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 25,466 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,950 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,317.26 MM
-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 45 MM has Grown at 21.62%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 5.72%
Here's what is working for Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 25,466 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 1,950 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 1,317.26 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -24.5 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 3.61
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 88.68%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.98% (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 Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 45 MM has Grown at 21.62%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






