Why is Kura Sushi, Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 201.04% of over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Apr 26
- NET PROFIT(Q) Lowest at JPY 773.67 MM
3
With ROE of 7.80%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.22 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -5.97%, its profits have risen by 24.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.2
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 42
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -5.97% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kura Sushi, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kura Sushi, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kura Sushi, Inc.
-14.25%
-1.07
60.04%
Japan Nikkei 225
81.96%
2.98
27.54%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.44%
EBIT Growth (5y)
201.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.99
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.66
Tax Ratio
69.97%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.27%
ROE (avg)
4.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
28
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.22
EV to EBIT
22.11
EV to EBITDA
7.60
EV to Capital Employed
2.86
EV to Sales
0.50
PEG Ratio
1.15
Dividend Yield
42.02%
ROCE (Latest)
12.95%
ROE (Latest)
7.80%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.43% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 35.43 times
-3What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 773.67 MM
Here's what is working for Kura Sushi, Inc.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 35.43 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.43% (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
Here's what is not working for Kura Sushi, Inc.
Net Profit
At JPY 773.67 MM has Fallen at -42.39%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,342.88 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 773.67 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.32 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






