Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata) ?
1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.30% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 22.43%
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 74.16 MM has Grown at 85.6%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.42 times
4
With ROCE of 5.35%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.48 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 0.97%, its profits have fallen by -28.7%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 0.97% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata) should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Agricultural Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Agricultural Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata) for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata)
0.97%
-0.05
32.20%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.30%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.43%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.47
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.62
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.13
Tax Ratio
32.78%
Dividend Payout Ratio
18.11%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.19%
ROE (avg)
10.34%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.78
EV to EBIT
27.68
EV to EBITDA
10.94
EV to Capital Employed
1.48
EV to Sales
1.18
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.35%
ROE (Latest)
7.91%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 1,914.78 MM has Grown at 161.63%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 13.95%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -9.29% (YoY
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 74.16 MM has Grown at 85.6%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.42 times
Here's what is working for Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata)
Net Profit
At JPY 1,914.78 MM has Grown at 161.63%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -9.29% (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 Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata)
Interest
At JPY 74.16 MM has Grown at 85.6%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.42 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






