KU Holdings Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: JP3277300004
JPY
1,203.00
1 (0.08%)
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Why is KU Holdings Co., Ltd. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 10.11%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.85%
4
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%
5
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
6
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%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to KU Holdings Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
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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
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%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
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
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
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Financial Trend scale:

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

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 periods
MOJO 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 period
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 6.01 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 1,696 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 MM
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Lowest at JPY 33.26
in the last five periods
MOJO 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