Somar Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: JP3436200004
JPY
5,710.00
80 (1.42%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Green Earth Institute Co., Ltd.
Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd.
Somar Corp.
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Lonseal Corp.
New Japan Chemical Co., Ltd.

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
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 970.91 MM has Grown at -31.38%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 3,900.29
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.14 times
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 -17.37%, 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 36.73% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -17.37% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Somar Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Somar Corp.
-17.37%
0.80
39.04%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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)
1.24
Tax Ratio
22.54%
Dividend Payout Ratio
7.49%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.51%
ROE (avg)
7.26%
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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
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%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

6What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.72% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 21,746.4 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -23.63 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 7,915.59 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 823.59 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 10.4 %

-18What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At JPY 970.91 MM has Grown at -31.38%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 3,900.29

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.14 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 21.12 MM

Here's what is working for Somar Corp.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 7,915.59 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 823.59 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 10.4 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 21,746.4 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -23.63 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.72% (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 140.03 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 Somar Corp.

Interest
At JPY 21.12 MM has Grown at 207.68%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 3,900.29
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Profit
At JPY 970.91 MM has Grown at -31.38%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 21.12 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 207.68% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.14 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio