Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Kurotani Corp. ?
1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 19.54% of 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 Capital Employed (avg) of 7.16% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 19.54% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in May 25
- NET SALES(Q) At JPY 18,927.24 MM has Fallen at -15.62%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 0 MM has Fallen at -100%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -4.96%
4
With ROE of 4.20%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.85 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 95.27%, its profits have risen by 78.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
5
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 95.27% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 38.59%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kurotani Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Minerals & Mining should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Minerals & Mining)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kurotani Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kurotani Corp.
-100.0%
1.19
42.84%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.59%
1.45
26.59%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.56%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.54%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
16.56
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.23
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.96
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.78
Tax Ratio
38.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.10%
ROE (avg)
7.67%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.85
EV to EBIT
18.26
EV to EBITDA
14.21
EV to Capital Employed
0.92
EV to Sales
0.19
PEG Ratio
0.26
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.06%
ROE (Latest)
4.20%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 6,054.91 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 0 %
-15What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
At JPY 18,927.24 MM has Fallen at -15.62%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 0 MM has Fallen at -100%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -4.96%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 117.33% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0%
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY -210.6 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at -1.11 %
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY -14.92
Here's what is working for Kurotani Corp.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 6,054.91 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 0 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Here's what is not working for Kurotani Corp.
Net Sales
At JPY 18,927.24 MM has Fallen at -15.62%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 22,431.72 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 0 MM has Fallen at -100%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 167.05 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 18,927.24 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY -210.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at -1.11 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
EPS
Lowest at JPY -14.92
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 117.33% (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






