Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: JP3715200006
JPY
2,593.00
147 (6.01%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
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KH Neochem Co., Ltd.
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
JCU Corp.
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

Why is Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.27%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.27% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 22.70% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.27% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 22.70% of over the last 5 years
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 5.84%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 8,769.43
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -25.15% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 4.77%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.82 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 40.86%, its profits have fallen by -0.4%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 40.86% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 59.79%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Shokubai Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
47.29%
2.49
22.59%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.70%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.01
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.13
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.94
Tax Ratio
19.70%
Dividend Payout Ratio
100.76%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
5.50%
ROE (avg)
4.27%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.82
EV to EBIT
18.54
EV to EBITDA
6.51
EV to Capital Employed
0.82
EV to Sales
0.80
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
4.45%
ROE (Latest)
4.77%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

20What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 5.84%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 8,769.43

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -25.15% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.22 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 121,318 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 20,082 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 16.55 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 12,810 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 10,378 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 70.23

-3What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 4.19 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.76 times

Here's what is working for Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 8,769.43
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 12,810 MM has Grown at 152.53%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 5,072.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 10,378 MM has Grown at 147.63%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 4,191 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 121,318 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 121,318 MM has Grown at 21.35%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 99,974.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 20,082 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.55 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 12,810 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 10,378 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 70.23
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.22 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -25.15% (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 Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 4.19 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.76 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio