Why is Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. ?
1
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
The company declared positive results in Mar'25 after negative results in Dec'24
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.53%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -43.03% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 9.32%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.86 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 -59.57%, its profits have risen by 15.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -59.57% 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 hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
-100.0%
-0.86
72.53%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.27%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.76
Tax Ratio
30.05%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
12.90%
ROE (avg)
8.16%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.86
EV to EBIT
7.95
EV to EBITDA
6.01
EV to Capital Employed
0.79
EV to Sales
0.70
PEG Ratio
0.58
Dividend Yield
0.01%
ROCE (Latest)
9.93%
ROE (Latest)
9.32%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.53%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -43.03% (YoY
-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At JPY 20 MM has Grown at 33.33%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -25.3 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.66 times
Here's what is working for Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -43.03% (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 2,058 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 Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 20 MM has Grown at 33.33%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -25.3 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.66 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






