Why is LIKE, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 22.75%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 40.92
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 12.12%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 11.76% (YoY)
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 16,785.16 MM
4
With ROE of 14.14%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.72 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 7.68%, its profits have fallen by -15.5%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 7.68% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 29.35%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to LIKE, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified Commercial Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is LIKE, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
LIKE, Inc.
8.08%
-0.11
18.95%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.01%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.21%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
42.70
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.39
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.09
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.32
Tax Ratio
38.81%
Dividend Payout Ratio
54.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
20.46%
ROE (avg)
22.75%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.72
EV to EBIT
9.25
EV to EBITDA
6.33
EV to Capital Employed
1.66
EV to Sales
0.49
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
17.95%
ROE (Latest)
14.14%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 46.7%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 18,345.47 MM
-18What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 12.12%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 11.76% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 16,785.16 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.44%
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 36.83 MM
Here's what is working for LIKE, Inc.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 18,345.47 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 46.7%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 409.83 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for LIKE, Inc.
Interest
At JPY 36.83 MM has Grown at 19.03%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 36.83 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 19.03% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 16,785.16 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.44%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 11.76% (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






