Comparison
Why is Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. ?
1
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- INTEREST(9M) At JPY 4.75 MM has Grown at 411.63%
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at JPY 8,121.72 MM
3
With ROE of 8.31%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.19 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 13.00%, its profits have risen by 5.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.6
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 13.00% 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 Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Chemicals & Petrochemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Chemicals & Petrochemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
13.0%
0.21
26.55%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.19%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.27
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.74
Tax Ratio
26.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio
43.01%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.97%
ROE (avg)
8.26%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.19
EV to EBIT
9.17
EV to EBITDA
7.14
EV to Capital Employed
1.27
EV to Sales
1.24
PEG Ratio
2.57
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
13.83%
ROE (Latest)
8.31%
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
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 8.55%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -12.78% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.57%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.42%
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 19.5 %
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At JPY 4.75 MM has Grown at 411.63%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 8,121.72 MM
Here's what is working for Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.5 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.57%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.42%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -12.78% (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 Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 2.45 MM has Grown at 262.04%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 8,121.72 MM has Fallen at -8.91%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 8,915.93 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 8,121.72 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)






