Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (4183) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.17% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.17% of over the last 5 years

The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 5,592 MM has Fallen at -62.23%
NET PROFIT(Q) At JPY 729 MM has Fallen at -90.96%
INTEREST(HY) At JPY 11,619 MM has Grown at 7.2%

With ROCE of 6.57%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.86 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 12.66%, its profits have fallen by -31.6%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 12.66% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Chemicals & Petrochemicals should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

12.66%

641.08

28.30%

Japan Nikkei 225

28.54%

1.11

25.75%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

6.10%

EBIT Growth (5y)

6.17%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.17

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.65

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.67

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.14

Tax Ratio

49.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

87.95%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

8.05%

ROE (avg)

10.86%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.77

EV to EBIT

13.10

EV to EBITDA

6.32

EV to Capital Employed

0.86

EV to Sales

0.67

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.02%

ROCE (Latest)

6.57%

ROE (Latest)

5.03%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.75% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 11.59 %

-21What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 5,592 MM has Fallen at -62.23%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 729 MM has Fallen at -90.96%

INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 11,619 MM has Grown at 7.2%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 1.76%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 351,126 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at JPY 415,350 MM

Here's what is working for Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 11.59 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.75% (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

Here's what is not working for Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At JPY 5,592 MM has Fallen at -62.23%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 14,804.5 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit

At JPY 729 MM has Fallen at -90.96%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 8,060.5 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Interest

At JPY 11,619 MM has Grown at 7.2%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at JPY 415,350 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales

At JPY 415,350 MM has Fallen at -8.17%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 452,291 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at JPY 351,126 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents