Why is S Foods, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 9.38%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 45.17
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -13.63% of over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 277 MM has Grown at 95.07%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 18.59 %
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 9.36%
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With ROE of 2.82%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.69 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 -3.09%, its profits have fallen by -66.5%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -3.09% 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 S Foods, Inc. should be less than 10%
- 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 S Foods, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
S Foods, Inc.
-4.4%
-0.49
19.43%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.78%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-13.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
44.84
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.49
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.57
Tax Ratio
44.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
105.60%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
12.14%
ROE (avg)
9.38%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
25
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.69
EV to EBIT
19.17
EV to EBITDA
10.26
EV to Capital Employed
0.73
EV to Sales
0.22
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
3.79%
ROE (Latest)
2.82%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
16What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -5.13% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 8.81%
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,854 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 2.51 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 3,297 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,048.9 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 65.62
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 277 MM has Grown at 95.07%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 18.59 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.36%
Here's what is working for S Foods, Inc.
Net Profit
At JPY 2,048.9 MM has Grown at 205.35%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 2,854 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 2.51 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 3,297 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 3,297 MM has Grown at 115.49%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 2,048.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 65.62
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.81%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -5.13% (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 S Foods, Inc.
Interest
At JPY 277 MM has Grown at 95.07%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 18.59 % and Grown
In each half year 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
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.36%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






