Why is Nichirin Co., Ltd. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 12.88%
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Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.66% and Operating profit at 9.88% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.42%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 9,906.67
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.35% (YoY)
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With ROE of 12.63%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.93 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 11.43%, its profits have fallen by -14.7%
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 11.43% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Nichirin Co., Ltd. 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 Nichirin Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nichirin Co., Ltd.
11.43%
0.43
18.76%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.66%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.88%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.30
Tax Ratio
29.01%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.11%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
25.69%
ROE (avg)
12.88%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.93
EV to EBIT
3.30
EV to EBITDA
2.47
EV to Capital Employed
0.89
EV to Sales
0.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
26.95%
ROE (Latest)
12.63%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 88.63%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 44,268 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 19,146 MM
-8What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9.42%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 9,906.67
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 9.35% (YoY
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 30 MM
Here's what is working for Nichirin Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 19,146 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 44,268 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 88.63%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 853 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Nichirin Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 30 MM has Grown at 200%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 9,906.67
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
Highest at JPY 30 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 200% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.35% (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






