People Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: JP3801560008
JPY
412.00
2 (0.49%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
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  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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

1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -178.75% of over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Oct 25
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY -34.58 MM has Fallen at -230.59%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At JPY -34.96 MM has Fallen at -290.92%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.75 times
3
With ROE of 3.22%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.36 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 -25.45%, its profits have fallen by -76.5%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -25.45% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is People Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
People Co., Ltd.
-25.36%
-1.65
30.40%
Japan Nikkei 225
40.96%
1.35
28.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-13.61%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-178.75%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.68
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.63
Tax Ratio
44.93%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
43.88%
ROE (avg)
13.04%
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
42
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.36
EV to EBIT
-15.24
EV to EBITDA
-29.05
EV to Capital Employed
2.13
EV to Sales
0.68
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-14.00%
ROE (Latest)
3.22%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

3What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at JPY -27.12 MM

-21What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY -34.58 MM has Fallen at -230.59%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY -34.96 MM has Fallen at -290.92%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.75 times

NET SALES(Q)

At JPY 409.95 MM has Fallen at -10.68%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.8% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -61.61 %

Here's what is working for People Co., Ltd.

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 17.88 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 People Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY -34.58 MM has Fallen at -230.59%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 26.48 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY -34.96 MM has Fallen at -290.92%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 18.31 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 409.95 MM has Fallen at -10.68%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 458.99 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.75 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -61.61 %
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

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.8% (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