Why is Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (8174) ?
1
The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company is Net-Debt Free
2
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
Flat results in Jun 26
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 209 MM has Grown at 52.55%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.37% (YoY)
4
With ROCE of 23.42%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 3.56 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 -3.05%, its profits have risen by 14% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.6
- 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 -3.05% 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 Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (8174) should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Gas should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Gas)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (8174) for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (8174)
-2.57%
0.69
23.07%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.42%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.91%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
89.77
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.78
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.31
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.87
Tax Ratio
29.60%
Dividend Payout Ratio
75.35%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.29%
ROCE (avg)
18.64%
ROE (avg)
15.44%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.70
EV to EBIT
15.19
EV to EBITDA
10.06
EV to Capital Employed
3.56
EV to Sales
1.57
PEG Ratio
1.55
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
23.42%
ROE (Latest)
21.59%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at JPY 28,353 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 22.83%
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at JPY 13,953.76 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 42,377 MM
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 209 MM has Grown at 52.55%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.37% (YoY
Here's what is working for Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (8174)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 28,353 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 42,377 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Profit
Higher at JPY 13,953.76 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 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 Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (8174)
Interest
At JPY 209 MM has Grown at 52.55%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.37% (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






