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
Positive results in Dec 25
- NET SALES(HY) At JPY 12,528.35 MM has Grown at 20.65%
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.93%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 259.82 MM has Grown at 122.77%
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 12.24%, 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 12.24% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 69.82%
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.
10.69%
0.44
24.78%
Japan Nikkei 225
66.43%
2.73
25.54%
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)
2.09
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
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)
At JPY 12,528.35 MM has Grown at 20.65%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.93%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 259.82 MM has Grown at 122.77%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -12.1% (YoY
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 158.04 MM has Grown at 129.06%
-10What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 55.16 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 41.79 MM
Here's what is working for Kudo Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 259.82 MM has Grown at 122.77%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 12,528.35 MM has Grown at 20.65%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 158.04 MM has Grown at 129.06%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -12.1% (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 78.36 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Kudo Corp.
Interest
Highest at JPY 41.79 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 7.53% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 55.16 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






