Why is Kureha Corp. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 65.11
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.61% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 414 MM has Grown at 309.9%
4
With ROE of 3.77%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.82 Price to Book Value
- 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 52.38%, its profits have fallen by -19.8%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 52.38% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kureha Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kureha Corp. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kureha Corp.
-100.0%
1.65
32.29%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.61%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-6.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
65.11
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.80
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.28
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.62
Tax Ratio
22.66%
Dividend Payout Ratio
57.93%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.64%
ROE (avg)
6.15%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.82
EV to EBIT
23.29
EV to EBITDA
10.22
EV to Capital Employed
0.86
EV to Sales
1.43
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.01%
ROCE (Latest)
3.69%
ROE (Latest)
3.77%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 5%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.59% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 5,046 MM has Grown at 85.02%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 3,916 MM has Grown at 85%
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 414 MM has Grown at 309.9%
Here's what is working for Kureha Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 5,046 MM has Grown at 85.02%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,727.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 3,916 MM has Grown at 85%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,116.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.59% (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 Kureha Corp.
Interest
At JPY 414 MM has Grown at 309.9%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






