PCA Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Software Products
  • ISIN: JP3801500004
JPY
1,529.00
48 (3.24%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is PCA Corp. ?

1
Flat results in Jun 26
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at JPY 484 MM
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 11.17 %
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at JPY 414 MM
2
With ROE of 8.27%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.51 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 -20.74%, its profits have fallen by -20.2%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (Japan Nikkei 225) has generated returns of 59.79% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -20.74% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to PCA Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is PCA Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
PCA Corp.
-20.74%
-1.13
27.70%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.03
29.50%
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)
5.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.87
Tax Ratio
29.80%
Dividend Payout Ratio
80.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
241.45%
ROE (avg)
9.80%
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
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.51
EV to EBIT
3.84
EV to EBITDA
3.45
EV to Capital Employed
-108.79
EV to Sales
0.55
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
8.27%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

At JPY 1,336 MM has Grown at 106.81%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 12.66%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 29.97 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.74% (YoY

-11What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 484 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 11.17 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 414 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at JPY 207 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at JPY 10.28

Here's what is working for PCA Corp.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 29.97 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.74% (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 92 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 PCA Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 414 MM has Fallen at -51.03%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 845.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 207 MM has Fallen at -64.84%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 588.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 484 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 11.17 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 414 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 207 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Lowest at JPY 10.28
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)