Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: JP3726200003
JPY
3,555.00
40 (1.14%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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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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Why is Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 45.16
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 327 MM has Grown at 57.97%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 1.8 times
3
With ROCE of 7.48%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.91 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 19.62%, its profits have fallen by -18.1%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 19.62% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Nippon Soda 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 Soda Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
19.62%
1.58
24.02%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
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)
1.41%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.57%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
45.16
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.01
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.15
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.67
Tax Ratio
25.35%
Dividend Payout Ratio
51.37%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.12%
ROCE (avg)
7.19%
ROE (avg)
9.00%
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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
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.90
EV to EBIT
12.21
EV to EBITDA
8.19
EV to Capital Employed
0.91
EV to Sales
1.26
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.48%
ROE (Latest)
8.30%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.12% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.86 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 7,830 MM

-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 327 MM has Grown at 57.97%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.8 times

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

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 7,830 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.86 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 -6.12% (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 2,076 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 Soda Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 327 MM has Grown at 57.97%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.8 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio