Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Leisure Services
  • ISIN: JP3836400006
JPY
174.00
3 (1.75%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -21.89
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -21.89
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -25.94% and Operating profit at 15.84% over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 2300%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.81% (YoY)
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 3,814 MM
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at JPY 195 MM
4
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -18.31%, its profits have risen by 119.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.5
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -18.31% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd.
-18.31%
0.97
35.01%
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)
-25.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-21.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.47
Tax Ratio
45.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.59%
ROE (avg)
55.53%
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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
178
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.03
EV to EBIT
104.49
EV to EBITDA
38.03
EV to Capital Employed
8.32
EV to Sales
0.78
PEG Ratio
1.51
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.96%
ROE (Latest)
2.27%
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
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
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

16What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.81% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 3,814 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 195 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 5.11 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 136 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 138 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 1.2

-2What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 4,051 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 0 %

Here's what is working for Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 136 MM has Grown at 1,611.11%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY -9 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 138 MM has Grown at 792.77%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY -19.92 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 3,814 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 195 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 5.11 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 136 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 138 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 1.2
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.81% (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 61 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 Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd.

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 4,051 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 0 %
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