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 2.43% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Jun 25
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 65.24 MM has Grown at 41.84%
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 89.52%
4
With ROCE of 9.52%, 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 10.87%, its profits have risen by 136.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 10.87% 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 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.
10.87%
-0.14
28.50%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.99%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.43%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.66
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.16
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
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.76
EV to EBIT
8.73
EV to EBITDA
6.26
EV to Capital Employed
0.83
EV to Sales
0.28
PEG Ratio
0.07
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.52%
ROE (Latest)
7.95%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.47%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.3% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 181.42%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.86%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 6.86
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 6,432.23 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 438.61 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 6.82 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 163.24 MM
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 65.24 MM has Grown at 41.84%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 89.52%
Here's what is working for Kudo Corp.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 6,432.23 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 438.61 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 6.82 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 163.24 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 181.42%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.86%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 6.86
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.3% (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 77.38 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
At JPY 65.24 MM has Grown at 41.84%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 89.52%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






