Why is Nippon Crucible Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 3.53%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.53% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.14% and Operating profit at 4.96% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Dec 25
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 15.11 MM has Grown at 28.53%
5
With ROE of 6.45%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.75 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 6.36%, its profits have risen by 33.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 6.36% 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 Nippon Crucible Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Nippon Crucible Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Crucible Co., Ltd.
6.36%
0.56
10.09%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.96%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.62
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.36
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.29
Tax Ratio
27.58%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.15%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.72%
ROE (avg)
3.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.75
EV to EBIT
8.73
EV to EBITDA
5.07
EV to Capital Employed
0.75
EV to Sales
0.44
PEG Ratio
0.34
Dividend Yield
0.08%
ROCE (Latest)
8.60%
ROE (Latest)
6.45%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 224.7 MM has Grown at 81.55%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 7.72%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 192.57 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 24.29
-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 15.11 MM has Grown at 28.53%
Here's what is working for Nippon Crucible Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
At JPY 224.7 MM has Grown at 81.55%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 192.57 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 192.57 MM has Grown at 62.05%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 118.83 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 24.29
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Here's what is not working for Nippon Crucible Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 15.11 MM has Grown at 28.53%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






