Why is Kudo Corp. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 4.66
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 4.66
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -0.46% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Mar 26
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 78.61 MM has Grown at 33%
4
With ROCE of 10.55%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.83 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 3.80%, its profits have risen by 30.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 3.80% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kudo Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kudo Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kudo Corp.
3.8%
-0.01
25.09%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.26%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.46%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.66
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.07
Tax Ratio
35.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.38%
ROE (avg)
5.61%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.74
EV to EBIT
7.87
EV to EBITDA
5.92
EV to Capital Employed
0.83
EV to Sales
0.30
PEG Ratio
0.23
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.55%
ROE (Latest)
10.42%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 277.22 MM has Grown at 90.19%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 11.34%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.18% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 7,788.17 MM
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 78.61 MM has Grown at 33%
Here's what is working for Kudo Corp.
Net Profit
At JPY 277.22 MM has Grown at 90.19%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 7,788.17 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.18% (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 154.9 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 154.9 MM has Grown at 97.67%
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 Kudo Corp.
Interest
At JPY 78.61 MM has Grown at 33%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






