Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: JP3715200006
JPY
2,331.50
54 (2.37%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 16.69
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 112.65%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 4.59%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -19.68% (YoY)
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at JPY 13,970 MM
3
With ROE of 4.82%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.66 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 27.23%, its profits have risen by 25.7%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  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, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
27.23%
2.40
20.37%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.94%
1.30
28.24%
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)
6.26%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.17%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
16.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.20
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.95
Tax Ratio
24.76%
Dividend Payout Ratio
100.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
5.05%
ROE (avg)
4.27%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.66
EV to EBIT
14.05
EV to EBITDA
4.95
EV to Capital Employed
0.65
EV to Sales
0.59
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
4.64%
ROE (Latest)
4.82%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
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

10What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 4.59%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -19.68% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 13,970 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 14.09 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 7,380 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 6,758 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 45.38

-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at JPY 47,858 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 0.58 %

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

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 13,970 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 14.09 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 7,380 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 7,380 MM has Grown at 57.84%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 4,675.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 6,758 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 6,758 MM has Grown at 68.09%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 4,020.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 45.38
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -19.68% (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
Highest at JPY 8,205 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 47,858 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 0.58 %
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