SMS Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Diversified Commercial Services
  • ISIN: JP3162350007
JPY
2,105.00
37 (1.79%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is SMS Co., Ltd. ?

1
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at -38.67%
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.92 times
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%
2
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 42.42%, its profits have risen by 2.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 8.6
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 42.42% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 75.22%
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is SMS Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
SMS Co., Ltd.
42.42%
0.23
37.38%
Japan Nikkei 225
75.22%
2.67
28.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.86%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.85%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
86.86
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.18
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.12
Tax Ratio
26.45%
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.17%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.11%
ROCE (avg)
22.53%
ROE (avg)
17.03%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.42
EV to EBIT
21.90
EV to EBITDA
13.36
EV to Capital Employed
3.79
EV to Sales
2.30
PEG Ratio
8.64
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
17.33%
ROE (Latest)
15.49%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
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

7What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 2.92

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.73% (YoY

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 4,044 MM

-17What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -38.67%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.92 times

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 38 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at JPY -231.2

Here's what is working for SMS Co., Ltd.

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 2.92 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 4,044 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 4,044 MM has Grown at 83.15%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -5.73% (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

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 1,378 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Depreciation
At JPY 1,378 MM has Grown at 25.16%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for SMS Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 38 MM has Grown at 18.75%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.92 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Interest
Highest at JPY 38 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 18.75% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

EPS
Lowest at JPY -231.2
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)