Why is Muto Seiko Co. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 41.68
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.88% over the last 5 years
3
Negative results in Mar 26
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 3,505.67
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 8% (YoY)
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 19.53 MM
4
With ROE of 9.51%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.84 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 47.24%, its profits have risen by 6.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 47.24% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Muto Seiko Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Muto Seiko Co. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Muto Seiko Co.
47.24%
0.70
32.26%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.00%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
41.68
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.14
Tax Ratio
28.83%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.15%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
11.92%
ROE (avg)
8.18%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.84
EV to EBIT
5.52
EV to EBITDA
3.50
EV to Capital Employed
0.80
EV to Sales
0.44
PEG Ratio
1.36
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
14.41%
ROE (Latest)
9.51%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at JPY 1,550.99 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 22,168.29 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.8 times
-15What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 3,505.67
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 8% (YoY
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 19.53 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 9.65 %
Here's what is working for Muto Seiko Co.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 22,168.29 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.8 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Higher at JPY 1,550.99 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Muto Seiko Co.
Interest
At JPY 19.53 MM has Grown at 10.51%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 3,505.67
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
Highest at JPY 19.53 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 10.51% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 9.65 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 8% (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






