SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. (2331) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 9.00%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 18.63

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.96% and Operating profit at 6.46% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Mar 26

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 2,749.36
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 13.7% (YoY)
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -19.1 %

With ROE of 9.95%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.81 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 4.27%, its profits have risen by 26.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 4.27% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 88.41%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

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

Is SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.

-100.0%

0.42

20.89%

Japan Nikkei 225

88.41%

3.25

27.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.96%

EBIT Growth (5y)

6.46%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

18.63

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.39

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.52

Tax Ratio

33.67%

Dividend Payout Ratio

46.57%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

21.37%

ROE (avg)

9.00%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.81

EV to EBIT

10.37

EV to EBITDA

6.90

EV to Capital Employed

2.33

EV to Sales

0.85

PEG Ratio

0.68

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

22.49%

ROE (Latest)

9.95%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 54,097 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 342,406 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 157,886 MM

-9What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 2,749.36

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 13.7% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -19.1 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 705 MM

Here's what is working for SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at JPY 54,097 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 157,886 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at JPY 342,406 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Depreciation

Highest at JPY 6,520 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.

Interest

At JPY 705 MM has Grown at 25.44%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 2,749.36

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at JPY 705 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 25.44% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -19.1 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 13.7% (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