Plant Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: JP3895000002
JPY
1,756.00
50 (2.93%)
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  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Plant Co., Ltd.
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Tenmaya Store Co. Ltd.
SUPER VALUE CO., LTD.
YAMANAKA CO., LTD.
Olympic Group Corp.
Sunday Co., Ltd.

Why is Plant Co., Ltd. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 42 MM has Grown at 23.53%
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At JPY 771.67 MM has Grown at -41.05%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 8.26 times
4
With ROCE of 10.39%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.96 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 12.83%, its profits have fallen by -28.3%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 12.83% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 69.64%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Plant Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Plant Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Plant Co., Ltd.
16.99%
0.48
22.01%
Japan Nikkei 225
71.75%
2.62
26.55%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.21%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
22.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.81
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.65
Tax Ratio
63.73%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.50%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.92%
ROE (avg)
9.22%
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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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.96
EV to EBIT
9.29
EV to EBITDA
5.45
EV to Capital Employed
0.96
EV to Sales
0.18
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.39%
ROE (Latest)
8.14%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
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

6What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 63.63%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.3% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 36.12

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 943 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 3.88 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 62.86

-14What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 42 MM has Grown at 23.53%

NET PROFIT(9M)

At JPY 771.67 MM has Grown at -41.05%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.26 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 36.12 times

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

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 943 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 3.88 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

EPS
Highest at JPY 62.86
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 36.12
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 63.63%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.3% (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 341 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 Plant Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 42 MM has Grown at 23.53%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 771.67 MM has Grown at -41.05%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.26 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

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 36.12 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio