Maruha Nichiro Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3876600002
JPY
1,284.00
6.5 (0.51%)
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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Why is Maruha Nichiro Corp. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.55% over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 5.95% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.55% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 2,457 MM has Grown at 14.23%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.3%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 555.7
4
With ROCE of 6.23%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.98 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • 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 -57.26%, its profits have fallen by -13.6%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -57.26% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Maruha Nichiro Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.55%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.78%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.12
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.63
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.97
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.04
Tax Ratio
28.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.82%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
5.95%
ROE (avg)
12.00%
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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
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.96
EV to EBIT
15.79
EV to EBITDA
9.74
EV to Capital Employed
0.98
EV to Sales
0.46
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.23%
ROE (Latest)
10.54%
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Technical key factors

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

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Financial Trend scale:

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

9What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 5,935.41 MM has Grown at 421.92%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 9,046 MM has Grown at 200.53%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.93% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 113,028 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.01 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 8.01

-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 2,457 MM has Grown at 14.23%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 9.3%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 555.7

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 6,974 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 2.6 %

Here's what is working for Maruha Nichiro Corp.

Net Profit
At JPY 5,935.41 MM has Grown at 421.92%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 9,046 MM has Grown at 200.53%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 113,028 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.01 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 8.01
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.93% (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 5,161 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for Maruha Nichiro Corp.

Interest
At JPY 2,457 MM has Grown at 14.23%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 555.7
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 6,974 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 2.6 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 1.14 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income