Why is Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 2.88%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 2.88% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 5.18
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 5.18
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.95% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.25% and Operating profit at -2.61% over the last 5 years
4
The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY -37.76 MM has Grown at -107.27%
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 50.87 MM has Grown at 74.15%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -6.8%
5
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 10.93%, its profits have fallen by -39.8%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd.
10.93%
0.71
27.06%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.25%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.61%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.72
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.87
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.32
Tax Ratio
1.81%
Dividend Payout Ratio
3.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
2.68%
ROE (avg)
3.95%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.27
EV to EBIT
19.12
EV to EBITDA
5.98
EV to Capital Employed
0.35
EV to Sales
0.20
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.81%
ROE (Latest)
2.11%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)
At JPY 20,442.75 MM has Grown at 60.9%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.86% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 120.37 MM has Grown at 84.06%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 109.37 MM has Grown at 93.18%
-18What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY -37.76 MM has Grown at -107.27%
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 50.87 MM has Grown at 74.15%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -6.8%
Here's what is working for Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
At JPY 20,442.75 MM has Grown at 60.9%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 120.37 MM has Grown at 84.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 65.4 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 109.37 MM has Grown at 93.18%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 56.61 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.86% (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
Depreciation
At JPY 169.75 MM has Grown at 477.34%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 50.87 MM has Grown at 74.15%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






