Why is Sotoh Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.20%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.20% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.19% and Operating profit at -194.63% over the last 5 years
3
Negative results in Jun 25
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 57.49 MM has Grown at -97.49%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 6.03%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.26%
4
With ROE of 3.05%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.64 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 15.22%, its profits have fallen by -82.4%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 15.22% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 29.35%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sotoh Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Garments & Apparels should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Garments & Apparels)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sotoh Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sotoh Co., Ltd.
15.1%
0.42
17.75%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.14
25.81%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.19%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-194.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-261.80
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.77
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
123.91%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0.61%
ROE (avg)
4.20%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.64
EV to EBIT
-56.31
EV to EBITDA
15.79
EV to Capital Employed
0.61
EV to Sales
0.82
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.07%
ROCE (Latest)
-1.09%
ROE (Latest)
3.05%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 188.68 MM has Grown at 116.98%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 3,158.95 MM
-22What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 57.49 MM has Grown at -97.49%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 6.03%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.26%
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 1.7 MM
Here's what is working for Sotoh Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
At JPY 3,158.95 MM has Grown at 25.82%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,510.77 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 188.68 MM has Grown at 116.98%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 86.96 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 3,158.95 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Sotoh Co., Ltd.
Net Profit
At JPY 57.49 MM has Grown at -97.49%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Interest
At JPY 1.7 MM has Grown at 793.16%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.03% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Interest
Highest at JPY 1.7 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 793.16% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.26%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






