Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Transport Services
  • ISIN: JP3916200003
JPY
800.00
2 (0.25%)
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.37% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 17.95%
  • NET SALES(HY) At JPY 31,407.21 MM has Grown at -9.34%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 334.01
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%
3
With ROCE of 4.96%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.92 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 18.57%, its profits have risen by 45.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 18.57% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd.
19.4%
0.19
55.15%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.55%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.95%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.27
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.46
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.31
Tax Ratio
26.95%
Dividend Payout Ratio
6.02%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.37%
ROE (avg)
24.10%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
3
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.77
EV to EBIT
18.52
EV to EBITDA
5.69
EV to Capital Employed
0.92
EV to Sales
2.07
PEG Ratio
0.07
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
4.96%
ROE (Latest)
25.13%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

6What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At JPY 2,186.98 MM has Grown at 162.75%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 189.46 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 111,639.14 MM

-20What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)

At JPY 31,407.21 MM has Grown at -9.34%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 334.01

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 84.14% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 68.48 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 3,373.09 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 21.18 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY -608.39 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY -66.4 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at JPY -3.43

Here's what is working for Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 189.46 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 111,639.14 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY -608.39 MM has Fallen at -115.12%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 4,024.57 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY -66.4 MM has Fallen at -104.17%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,592.68 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 334.01
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales
At JPY 31,407.21 MM has Grown at -9.34%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 3,373.09 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 21.18 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY -608.39 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at JPY -66.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Lowest at JPY -3.43
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 68.48 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 84.14% (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