Why is Nippon Primex Inc. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 5.67%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.67% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -0.69% of over the last 5 years
4
The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 1.53 MM has Grown at 53.3%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -61.43 %
5
With ROE of 5.18%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.63 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 1.01%, its profits have fallen by -19%
6
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 1.01% 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 Primex Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to IT - Hardware should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in IT - Hardware)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Nippon Primex Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Primex Inc.
1.01%
0.06
18.77%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.69%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.66
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.91
Tax Ratio
30.20%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
21.07%
ROE (avg)
5.67%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.63
EV to EBIT
-0.36
EV to EBITDA
-0.31
EV to Capital Employed
-0.07
EV to Sales
-0.03
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
5.18%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 22,194.96
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 245.75 MM has Grown at 68.43%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 168.14 MM has Grown at 72.38%
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 1.53 MM has Grown at 53.3%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -61.43 %
Here's what is working for Nippon Primex Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 22,194.96
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 245.75 MM has Grown at 68.43%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 145.91 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 168.14 MM has Grown at 72.38%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 97.54 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Nippon Primex Inc.
Interest
At JPY 1.53 MM has Grown at 53.3%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -61.43 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






