Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 6.50%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.50% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 20.92
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 4.56% of over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Jun 25
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.87% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.49%
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at JPY 68,737 MM
5
With ROE of 12.52%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.95 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 -6.72%, its profits have risen by 34.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
6
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -6.72% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
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Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.56%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.92
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.32
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.91
Tax Ratio
24.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
16.84%
ROE (avg)
6.50%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.95
EV to EBIT
9.29
EV to EBITDA
6.84
EV to Capital Employed
2.41
EV to Sales
1.55
PEG Ratio
0.38
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
25.95%
ROE (Latest)
12.52%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.71%
-10What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.87% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.49%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 68,737 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 12,028 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 17.5 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Fallen at -44.61%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Fallen at -44.72%
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY 17.28
Here's what is not working for Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 68,737 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 12,028 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 17.5 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 7,450 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Fallen at -44.61%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 5,878 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Fallen at -44.72%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY 17.28
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.49%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.87% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






