Comparison
Why is Somar Corp. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 59.74
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 6 consecutive positive quarters
- INTEREST(9M) At JPY 19.47 MM has Grown at 21.48%
- NET PROFIT(Q) At JPY 457.44 MM has Fallen at -29.81%
- EPS(Q) Lowest at JPY 236.03
4
With ROE of 12.92%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.55 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 -1.62%, its profits have risen by 49.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (Japan Nikkei 225) has generated returns of 28.54% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -1.62% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Somar Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Somar Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Somar Corp.
-1.62%
0.68
38.26%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.55%
EBIT Growth (5y)
56.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
59.74
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.26
Tax Ratio
22.54%
Dividend Payout Ratio
7.49%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.51%
ROE (avg)
7.26%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
4
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.55
EV to EBIT
2.74
EV to EBITDA
2.33
EV to Capital Employed
0.44
EV to Sales
0.23
PEG Ratio
0.09
Dividend Yield
0.01%
ROCE (Latest)
15.87%
ROE (Latest)
12.92%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 17,705.47 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -18.77 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.38%
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At JPY 19.47 MM has Grown at 21.48%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 457.44 MM has Fallen at -29.81%
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY 236.03
Here's what is working for Somar Corp.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 17,705.47 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -18.77 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.38%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 129.38 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Somar Corp.
Interest
At JPY 14.11 MM has Grown at 31.34%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 457.44 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 457.44 MM has Fallen at -29.81%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 651.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY 236.03
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)






