Open Up Group, Inc. (2154) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

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Why is Open Up Group, Inc. ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.20%

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 18.50% and Operating profit at 23.42%
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 54.68

With ROE of 14.67%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.14 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 -6.15%, its profits have risen by 10% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.5

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Open Up Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified Commercial Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Open Up Group, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Open Up Group, Inc.

-100.0%

-0.45

25.03%

Japan Nikkei 225

38.94%

1.30

28.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

18.50%

EBIT Growth (5y)

23.42%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

54.68

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.13

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.31

Tax Ratio

29.80%

Dividend Payout Ratio

51.89%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

21.08%

ROE (avg)

13.20%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.14

EV to EBIT

9.71

EV to EBITDA

8.40

EV to Capital Employed

2.31

EV to Sales

0.78

PEG Ratio

1.46

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

23.74%

ROE (Latest)

14.67%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 17,507 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 17.2%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -14.91% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 37,776 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 7.23

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 5,458 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 12.87 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 4,943 MM

-11What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(Q)

At JPY 50 MM has Grown at 56.25%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.23 times

NET SALES(Q)

At JPY 42,412 MM has Fallen at -6.14%

Here's what is working for Open Up Group, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at JPY 17,507 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 5,458 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 12.87 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 4,943 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at JPY 37,776 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend per share

Highest at JPY 7.23

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -14.91% (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 Open Up Group, Inc.

Interest

At JPY 50 MM has Grown at 56.25%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Sales

At JPY 42,412 MM has Fallen at -6.14%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 45,187 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 7.23 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio