Why is Roland Corp. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 28.87%
- Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.76%
- Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
With ROCE of 19.58%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.33 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 28.77%, its profits have fallen by -6%
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Roland 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 Roland Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Roland Corp.
28.77%
0.15
22.76%
Japan Nikkei 225
66.43%
2.73
25.54%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.53%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.54
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.25
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.57
Tax Ratio
22.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
208.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
28.87%
ROE (avg)
23.96%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.56
EV to EBIT
11.90
EV to EBITDA
9.04
EV to Capital Employed
2.33
EV to Sales
1.11
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
19.58%
ROE (Latest)
14.33%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 29,180 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.07 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 31,382 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 3,094 MM
-16What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 145 MM has Grown at 88.31%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 4.96%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 590 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY -122.75
Here's what is working for Roland Corp.
Net Sales
At JPY 31,382 MM has Grown at 26.3%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 24,848 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 31,382 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 3,094 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 29,180 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.07 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 765 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 Roland Corp.
Interest
At JPY 145 MM has Grown at 88.31%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 590 MM has Fallen at -66.17%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,744.16 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 590 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY -122.75
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






