Why is Sasatoku Printing Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.70%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.70% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Flat results in Mar 26
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 1.22 %
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 5.15 MM
3
With ROE of 2.25%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.37 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 2.59%, its profits have fallen by -40%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 2.59% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 85.83%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sasatoku Printing Co., Ltd. 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 Sasatoku Printing Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sasatoku Printing Co., Ltd.
2.59%
-0.44
15.01%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
3.09
27.80%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.40%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.41%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
27.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.28
Tax Ratio
25.45%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.21%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.70%
ROE (avg)
3.39%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.37
EV to EBIT
17.61
EV to EBITDA
6.89
EV to Capital Employed
0.35
EV to Sales
0.26
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.98%
ROE (Latest)
2.25%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.4% (YoY
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at JPY 237.57 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 131.25 MM has Grown at 61.96%
-9What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 1.22 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 5.15 MM
Here's what is working for Sasatoku Printing Co., Ltd.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 131.25 MM has Grown at 61.96%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Higher at JPY 237.57 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.4% (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 Sasatoku Printing Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 5.15 MM has Grown at 25.47%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 5.15 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 25.47% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 1.22 %
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






