Sojitz Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: JP3663900003
JPY
5,296.00
-1 (-0.02%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Sojitz Corp.
Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd.
Okaya & Co., Ltd.
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
NIPPON STEEL CORP.
JFE Holdings, Inc.
Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.

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 14.71% 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
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 15,903 MM has Grown at 13.76%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 10.06%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.05% (YoY)
4
With ROCE of 3.00%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.16 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 51.66%, its profits have risen by 9.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7
5
Majority shareholders : FIIs
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Sojitz Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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.
51.66%
5208.63
30.98%
Japan Nikkei 225
88.41%
3.12
27.27%
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)
10.37%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.49
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.86
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.94
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.24
Tax Ratio
24.63%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.20%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
5.03%
ROE (avg)
11.14%
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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
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.30
EV to EBIT
38.53
EV to EBITDA
21.62
EV to Capital Employed
1.16
EV to Sales
0.90
PEG Ratio
0.65
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
3.00%
ROE (Latest)
11.33%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

10What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 2.76

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 395.18

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.75 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 771,555 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 40,062 MM

-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 15,903 MM has Grown at 13.76%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 10.06%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 9.05% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.76 times

Here's what is working for Sojitz Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 395.18
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 2.76 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 771,555 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 771,555 MM has Grown at 18.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 653,541.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 40,062 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.75 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 13,603 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 Sojitz Corp.

Interest
At JPY 15,903 MM has Grown at 13.76%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.76 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.05% (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

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 1.81 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income