Placo Co., Ltd. (6347) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

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Why is Placo Co., Ltd. ?

With a growth in Operating Profit of 458.91%, the company declared Outstanding results in Dec 25

ROCE(HY) Highest at 0.59%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -20.61% (YoY)
NET SALES(Q) Highest at JPY 705.76 MM

With ROCE of -9.71%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.25 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

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 47.71%, its profits have risen by 42.5%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.2

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 47.71% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Placo Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Placo Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Placo Co., Ltd.

47.71%

0.62

79.31%

Japan Nikkei 225

36.73%

1.30

28.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.02

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.02

Tax Ratio

5.33%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

9.40%

ROE (avg)

4.75%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

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

Dividend Yield

0.24%

ROCE (Latest)

-9.71%

ROE (Latest)

-9.15%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

23What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 0.59%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -20.61% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 705.76 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 61.07 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 8.65 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 39.17 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 19.69 MM

-2What is not working for the Company

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.09 times

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

Pre-Tax Profit

At JPY 39.17 MM has Grown at 522.6%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit

At JPY 19.69 MM has Grown at 192.14%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 705.76 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales

At JPY 705.76 MM has Grown at 18.89%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 61.07 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 8.65 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 39.17 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 19.69 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -20.61% (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

Here's what is not working for Placo Co., Ltd.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.09 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