Why is Kuramoto Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 0.47%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 0.47% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 13.28% and Operating profit at 17.40% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.71% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 7.31 MM has Grown at 25.03%
- NET SALES(Q) At JPY 251.86 MM has Fallen at -59.13%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -137.84%
3
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.00%, its profits have risen by 84.4%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (Japan Nikkei 225) has generated returns of 36.73% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -25.00% returns
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Kuramoto Co., Ltd. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kuramoto Co., Ltd.
-25.0%
-0.78
86.99%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.40%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-8.11
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.68
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0.47%
ROE (avg)
2.71%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.82
EV to EBIT
112.15
EV to EBITDA
41.55
EV to Capital Employed
2.63
EV to Sales
4.89
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.34%
ROE (Latest)
-1.66%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-36What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 7.31 MM has Grown at 25.03%
NET SALES(Q)
At JPY 251.86 MM has Fallen at -59.13%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -137.84%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 82.64% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY -1,020.61 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at -405.22 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY -1,155.74 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY -1,127.62 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY -56.48
Here's what is working for Kuramoto Co., Ltd.
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 114.89 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 Kuramoto Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 7.31 MM has Grown at 25.03%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 251.86 MM has Fallen at -59.13%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 616.23 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY -1,155.74 MM has Fallen at -1,515.92%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY -71.52 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY -1,127.62 MM has Fallen at -1,158.5%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY -89.6 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY -1,020.61 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at -405.22 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY -1,155.74 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY -1,127.62 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY -56.48
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 82.64% (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






