NOF Corp.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: JP3753400005
JPY
3,048.00
14 (0.46%)
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  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • 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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UBE Corp.
NOF Corp.
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Resonac Holdings Corp.
Air Water, Inc.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

Why is NOF Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 12.79%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 74 MM has Grown at 10.45%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 12.36%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.9% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 13.09%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.25 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 43.30%, its profits have risen by 7.8%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to NOF Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 NOF Corp. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
NOF Corp.
43.3%
299.41
31.38%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.67%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.30
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.84
Tax Ratio
27.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.24%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
23.75%
ROE (avg)
12.79%
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
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.25
EV to EBIT
12.03
EV to EBITDA
10.23
EV to Capital Employed
2.78
EV to Sales
2.29
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
23.11%
ROE (Latest)
13.09%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

4What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 56,670.97

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 17,568 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 27.31 %

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

At JPY 74 MM has Grown at 10.45%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 12.36%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 9.9% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -25.27 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.36 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4 times

Here's what is working for NOF Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 56,670.97
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 17,568 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 27.31 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 6,391 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Depreciation
At JPY 6,391 MM has Grown at 137.32%
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 NOF Corp.

Interest
At JPY 74 MM has Grown at 10.45%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -25.27 %
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 2.36 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.9% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.22 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income