Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Minerals & Mining
  • ISIN: JP3364800007
JPY
528.00
-17 (-3.12%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
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Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
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Nippon Denkai Ltd.

Why is Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -3.45% of over the last 5 years
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 32.13%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -4.68 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,873.57
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.51% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 5.07%, it has a expensive 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 10.23%, its profits have fallen by -30%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 10.23% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Minerals & Mining should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Minerals & Mining)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
10.23%
0.73
24.36%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.40%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-3.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.67
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.85
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.85
Tax Ratio
30.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.52%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
5.69%
ROE (avg)
6.66%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.69
EV to EBIT
15.26
EV to EBITDA
8.79
EV to Capital Employed
0.67
EV to Sales
0.57
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.11%
ROCE (Latest)
4.42%
ROE (Latest)
5.07%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

16What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -4.68 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,873.57

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.51% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 228.79 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 9.95 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 314.11 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 223.42 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 20.98

-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)

At JPY 23.56 MM has Grown at 8.41%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 5,463.53 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.49 times

Here's what is working for Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,873.57
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -4.68 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 228.79 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 9.95 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 314.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 314.11 MM has Grown at 58.75%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 197.87 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 223.42 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 20.98
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.51% (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 Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 23.56 MM has Grown at 8.41%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 5,463.53 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.49 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio