Why is Placo Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -5.48% over the last 5 years
2
Risky - Negative EBITDA
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 55.94%, its profits have risen by 42.5%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.2
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Placo Co., Ltd. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Placo Co., Ltd.
55.94%
0.65
70.09%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-5.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-179.67%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.02
Tax Ratio
5.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.40%
ROE (avg)
4.75%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.24
EV to EBIT
-12.85
EV to EBITDA
-22.17
EV to Capital Employed
1.25
EV to Sales
0.87
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.24%
ROCE (Latest)
-9.71%
ROE (Latest)
-9.15%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at JPY -42.51 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -36.14% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -11.17 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.09%
-8What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.31%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 388.73 MM
Here's what is working for Placo Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
Higher at JPY -42.51 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY -42.51 MM has Grown at 71.88%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -11.17 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.09%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -36.14% (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 17.64 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 Placo Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 388.73 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.31%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






