Why is KU Holdings Co., Ltd. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 10.11%
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Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
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Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.85%
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The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 26 MM has Grown at 116.67%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 19,061.54
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.39%
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With ROE of 9.57%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.74 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 7.51%, its profits have risen by 2.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.5
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 7.51% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to KU Holdings Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is KU Holdings Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KU Holdings Co., Ltd.
7.51%
-0.28
18.26%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.13%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.11
Tax Ratio
31.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.06%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
14.69%
ROE (avg)
10.11%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.74
EV to EBIT
5.74
EV to EBITDA
4.06
EV to Capital Employed
0.72
EV to Sales
0.29
PEG Ratio
3.47
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
12.57%
ROE (Latest)
9.57%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -1.02 %
-21What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 26 MM has Grown at 116.67%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 19,061.54
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9.39%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 13.57% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 2,478 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 6.01 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 1,696 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 1,145.65 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY 33.26
Here's what is working for KU Holdings Co., Ltd.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -1.02 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Here's what is not working for KU Holdings Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 26 MM has Grown at 116.67%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 19,061.54 and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 2,478 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 6.01 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 1,696 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 1,696 MM has Fallen at -28.11%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,359 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 1,145.65 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 1,145.65 MM has Fallen at -29.54%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,625.87 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY 33.26
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 13.57% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






