Why is Sojitz Corp. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 5.03%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 5.03% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 18.19% of over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 5.03% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 18.19% of over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Jun 26
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at JPY -39,794 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 10.81%
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 9,367 MM
5
With ROCE of 2.90%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.01 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 49.04%, its profits have risen by 8.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sojitz Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Ferrous Metals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sojitz Corp. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sojitz Corp.
52.12%
5286.64
31.93%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.06
29.57%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.19%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.44
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.62
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.94
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.22
Tax Ratio
11.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
5.18%
ROE (avg)
11.14%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.02
EV to EBIT
34.83
EV to EBITDA
19.36
EV to Capital Employed
1.01
EV to Sales
0.79
PEG Ratio
0.55
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.90%
ROE (Latest)
11.44%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 834,249 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 446.56
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 7.74 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.05 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 41,829 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 5.01 %
-16What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at JPY -39,794 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 10.81%
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 9,367 MM
Here's what is working for Sojitz Corp.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 834,249 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 446.56
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
At JPY 834,249 MM has Grown at 21.02%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 689,337.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 41,829 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 5.01 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.74 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.05 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Sojitz Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY -39,794 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)
Interest
At JPY 9,367 MM has Grown at 23.41%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 9,367 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 23.41% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






