Why is LIKE, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 19.29%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 42.70
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 8 consecutive quarters
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 12.05% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2,376.32 times
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 12.87 times
4
With ROE of 13.05%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.80 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 -1.98%, its profits have risen by 1.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 12.3
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -1.98% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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.
4.63%
-0.19
16.05%
Japan Nikkei 225
71.5%
2.75
26.04%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.57%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
42.70
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.39
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.37
Tax Ratio
38.81%
Dividend Payout Ratio
54.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
20.46%
ROE (avg)
19.29%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.80
EV to EBIT
10.66
EV to EBITDA
6.96
EV to Capital Employed
1.83
EV to Sales
0.48
PEG Ratio
12.29
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
17.19%
ROE (Latest)
13.05%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-12What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 12.05% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2,376.32 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 12.87 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 40.59 MM
Here's what is working for LIKE, Inc.
Depreciation
At JPY 444.77 MM has Grown at 29.76%
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 LIKE, Inc.
Interest
Highest at JPY 40.59 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 5.08% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2,376.32 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 12.87 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 12.05% (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






