LIGUA, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Software Products
  • ISIN: JP3970350009
JPY
711.00
-9 (-1.25%)
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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LIGUA, Inc.
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Why is LIGUA, Inc. ?

1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -195.81% of over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.78% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Flat results in Mar 26
  • NET SALES(HY) At JPY 1,127.92 MM has Grown at -16.94%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at -97.05%
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 2,393.62 MM
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 -28.61%, its profits have fallen by -264.3%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -28.61% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Software Products)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is LIGUA, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
LIGUA, Inc.
-28.61%
-0.93
49.26%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.17%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-195.81%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.09
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.41
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.18
Tax Ratio
77.52%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.07%
ROE (avg)
8.78%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
13.41
EV to EBIT
-8.65
EV to EBITDA
-11.31
EV to Capital Employed
3.34
EV to Sales
0.91
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-38.67%
ROE (Latest)
-289.24%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bearish
Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

10What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at JPY -197.42 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 678.48 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 60.93 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 8.98 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 37.83 MM

-10What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)

At JPY 1,127.92 MM has Grown at -16.94%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -97.05%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 2,393.62 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 244.72 %

Here's what is working for LIGUA, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 37.83 MM has Grown at 170.08%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY -53.98 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Higher at JPY -197.42 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 678.48 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 678.48 MM has Grown at 13.55%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 597.52 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 60.93 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 8.98 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 37.83 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for LIGUA, Inc.

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 2,393.62 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 244.72 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio