Why is Life Foods Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 5.57%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.57% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -5.85% and Operating profit at 31.21% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared negative results in Feb'2025 after 5 consecutive positive quarters
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 28.2 MM has Fallen at -56.24%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 4,476.4 MM
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 76.3 times
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -2.31% 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 sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)
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.
-2.31%
-0.85
5.92%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-5.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
31.21%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-28.50
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.93
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.14
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
3.83%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
5.57%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.63
EV to EBIT
13.05
EV to EBITDA
11.18
EV to Capital Employed
38.97
EV to Sales
0.46
PEG Ratio
0.06
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
298.51%
ROE (Latest)
27.87%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Bearish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-18What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 28.2 MM has Fallen at -56.24%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 4,476.4 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 76.3 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 2,392.72 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 24.67 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY 6.02
Here's what is not working for Life Foods Co., Ltd.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 28.2 MM has Fallen at -56.24%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 64.43 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 24.67 MM has Fallen at -72.2%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 88.74 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 2,392.72 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 24.67 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY 6.02
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 4,476.4 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 76.3 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






