Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is MORESCO Corp. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 65.14
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.90% and Operating profit at 1.71% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in May 25
- INTEREST(9M) At JPY 45 MM has Grown at 66.67%
- NET PROFIT(Q) Lowest at JPY 238.82 MM
4
With ROE of 6.30%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.54 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 8.54%, its profits have risen by 7.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.1
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 8.54% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to MORESCO Corp. should be less than 10%
- 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 MORESCO Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MORESCO Corp.
8.54%
0.10
19.51%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.90%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
57.74
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.30
Tax Ratio
29.18%
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.74%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.50%
ROE (avg)
6.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.54
EV to EBIT
8.20
EV to EBITDA
4.19
EV to Capital Employed
0.53
EV to Sales
0.33
PEG Ratio
1.11
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.51%
ROE (Latest)
6.30%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 591.35 MM has Grown at 165.56%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 5,792.86
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.82% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 11,004 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 9.52 %
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At JPY 45 MM has Grown at 66.67%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 238.82 MM
Here's what is working for MORESCO Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 5,792.86
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 9.52 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 11,004 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.82% (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 MORESCO Corp.
Interest
At JPY 30 MM has Grown at 11.11%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 238.82 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)






