Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: JP3872800002
JPY
1,428.00
7 (0.49%)
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
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Why is Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 1.90%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.90% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 15.51
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.59% and Operating profit at -48.54% over the last 5 years
4
With a growth in Operating Profit of 19.56%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • The company has declared positive results in Jan 70 after 4 consecutive negative quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 4,515.53
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -13.66% (YoY)
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at JPY 229.12 MM
5
With ROE of 1.61%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.32 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 3.78%, its profits have fallen by -27.2%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.
3.78%
0.01
17.67%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
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)
1.59%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-48.54%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.53
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.04
Tax Ratio
35.16%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.43%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.14%
ROE (avg)
1.90%
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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
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.32
EV to EBIT
748.07
EV to EBITDA
5.89
EV to Capital Employed
0.32
EV to Sales
0.24
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
0.04%
ROE (Latest)
1.61%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly 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

20What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 4,515.53

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -13.66% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 229.12 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 7.06 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 138.81 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 98.38 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 41.67

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

At JPY 10.55 MM has Grown at 14.48%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 4,376.14 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 5.48 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.45 times

Here's what is working for Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 4,515.53
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 138.81 MM has Grown at 140.31%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 57.76 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 98.38 MM has Grown at 153.1%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 38.87 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 229.12 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 7.06 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 138.81 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 98.38 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 41.67
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -13.66% (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 152.13 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 Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 10.55 MM has Grown at 14.48%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 4,376.14 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 5.48 %
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

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.45 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio