ScoreWhy is PIA Corp. ?
1
The company is Net-Debt Free
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -8.78% and Operating profit at 25.52% over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company has reported losses and also has negative networth. This is not a good sign for the investors. Either company will have to raise fresh capital or report profits to sustain going forward
2
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2026 after 4 consecutive positive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 168 MM has Grown at 10.53%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 1,347.67
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 14.87% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 31.80%, it has a attractive valuation with a 4.94 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 -18.47%, its profits have risen by 100.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -18.47% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to PIA Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is PIA Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
PIA Corp.
-18.47%
-0.66
34.41%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-8.78%
EBIT Growth (5y)
25.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-4.96
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.10
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-3.96
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.74
Tax Ratio
16.61%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
16.10%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.94
EV to EBIT
4.06
EV to EBITDA
2.69
EV to Capital Employed
-1.09
EV to Sales
0.38
PEG Ratio
0.15
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
31.80%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend9What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 68.6%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 100,019 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 1.85
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 15,835 MM
-16What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 168 MM has Grown at 10.53%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 1,347.67
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 14.87% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 242.76 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 1,159 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 7.32 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 281 MM
Here's what is working for PIA Corp.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 15,835 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 15,835 MM has Grown at 19.67%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 13,232.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 100,019 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 1.85
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 68.6%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 788 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for PIA Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 281 MM has Fallen at -76.51%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,196.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Interest
At JPY 168 MM has Grown at 10.53%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,347.67
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 1,159 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.32 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 281 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 242.76 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.87% (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
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