Why is NICHIDEN Corp. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 45.64
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.20% and Operating profit at 10.61% over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 36.95%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 7.65 times
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 7,488.24
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.78% (YoY)
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With ROE of 5.37%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.82 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 -5.72%, its profits have risen by 6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.7
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -5.72% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to NICHIDEN Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is NICHIDEN Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
NICHIDEN Corp.
-5.72%
-1.29
20.39%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.20%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.61%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
45.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.25
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.52
Tax Ratio
32.26%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.65%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.36%
ROE (avg)
5.08%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.82
EV to EBIT
7.30
EV to EBITDA
5.96
EV to Capital Employed
0.74
EV to Sales
0.34
PEG Ratio
1.67
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.18%
ROE (Latest)
5.37%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 7.65 times
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 7,488.24
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.78% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 38,190 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,546 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,345 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,690 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 57.21
-2What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 61.17%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at JPY 3.29
Here's what is working for NICHIDEN Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 7,488.24
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.65 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 38,190 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 2,546 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 2,345 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 1,690 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 57.21
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.78% (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 NICHIDEN Corp.
Dividend per share
Lowest at JPY 3.29
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 61.17%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






