Why is Life Foods Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.74%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.74% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -28.50
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.83% and Operating profit at 15.68% over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -28.50
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.74% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.83% and Operating profit at 15.68% over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY -47.58 MM has Grown at -127.49%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 66.27 times
- INTEREST(Q) At JPY 1.52 MM has Grown at 49.12%
5
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 -3.12%, its profits have fallen by -80.6%
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 Life Foods Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Life Foods Co., Ltd.
-2.76%
-0.83
5.28%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.83%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.68%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-9.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.09
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.49
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
43.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
4.74%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
65
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.45
EV to EBIT
45.46
EV to EBITDA
28.26
EV to Capital Employed
-19.09
EV to Sales
0.41
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
5.32%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 52.88 MM has Grown at 132.53%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.6% (YoY
-13What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY -47.58 MM has Grown at -127.49%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 66.27 times
INTEREST(Q)
At JPY 1.52 MM has Grown at 49.12%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 4,260.91 MM
Here's what is working for Life Foods Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
At JPY 52.88 MM has Grown at 132.53%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 22.74 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.6% (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 25.45 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Depreciation
At JPY 25.45 MM has Grown at 86.29%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Life Foods Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 1.52 MM has Grown at 49.12%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 66.27 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 4,260.91 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






