Why is Pilot Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 11.91%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.25% and Operating profit at 0.40% over the last 5 years
- INTEREST(Q) At JPY 22 MM has Grown at 10%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -24.8 %
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 1.61%
4
With ROE of 9.91%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.19 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 -0.50%, its profits have risen by 7.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.3
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -0.50% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pilot Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Pilot Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Pilot Corp.
-0.25%
0.45
20.27%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.25%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.40%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.26
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.89
Tax Ratio
33.08%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.11%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.37%
ROCE (avg)
23.46%
ROE (avg)
11.91%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.19
EV to EBIT
6.60
EV to EBITDA
5.16
EV to Capital Employed
1.25
EV to Sales
1.01
PEG Ratio
1.25
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
19.02%
ROE (Latest)
9.91%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 3.7
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 39.8%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.32% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 8,710 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 24.3 %
-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At JPY 22 MM has Grown at 10%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -24.8 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 1.61%
Here's what is working for Pilot Corp.
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 3.7 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 8,710 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 24.3 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 39.8%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.32% (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 1,573 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 Pilot Corp.
Interest
At JPY 22 MM has Grown at 10%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -24.8 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.61%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






