Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.96% and Operating profit at 7.43% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.97% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24
- NET SALES(HY) At JPY 144,672 MM has Grown at -9.51%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.1%
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 963 MM
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 11.53% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.
11.53%
0.66
18.75%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.96%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.43%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.37
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
10.62
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.50
Tax Ratio
26.62%
Dividend Payout Ratio
28.40%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
3.18%
ROE (avg)
5.97%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.17
EV to EBIT
15.83
EV to EBITDA
9.57
EV to Capital Employed
1.05
EV to Sales
2.05
PEG Ratio
0.15
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
6.67%
ROE (Latest)
13.98%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.87% (YoY
-15What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)
At JPY 144,672 MM has Grown at -9.51%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.1%
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 963 MM
Here's what is working for Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.87% (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
Here's what is not working for Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.
Interest
At JPY 963 MM has Grown at 11.59%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 144,672 MM has Grown at -9.51%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 963 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 11.59% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.1%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






