Sotoh Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Garments & Apparels
  • ISIN: JP3434600007
JPY
712.00
0.00 (0.00%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Sotoh Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.22%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.22% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -261.80
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.99% and Operating profit at 8.85% over the last 5 years
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -261.80
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.22% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.99% and Operating profit at 8.85% over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared positive results in Mar'2026 after 5 consecutive negative quarters
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 166.22%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -84.69% (YoY)
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 5.92 times
5
With ROE of 1.11%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.61 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -7.89%, its profits have fallen by -93.1%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Sotoh Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. 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.
-10.66%
-0.07
13.47%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.06
29.57%
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)
4.99%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.85%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-139.96
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.70
Tax Ratio
30.41%
Dividend Payout Ratio
101.98%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0.61%
ROE (avg)
4.22%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
54
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.61
EV to EBIT
-39.81
EV to EBITDA
16.07
EV to Capital Employed
0.59
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-1.49%
ROE (Latest)
1.11%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

23What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 166.22%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -84.69% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.92 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 5.92

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 392.91 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 274.14 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 16.24

-14What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 5.47 MM has Grown at 1,760.88%

NET SALES(Q)

At JPY 2,290.11 MM has Fallen at -13.53%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -5.24 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.88 times

Here's what is working for Sotoh Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 392.91 MM has Grown at 971.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 36.66 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 274.14 MM has Grown at 531.74%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 43.39 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 392.91 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 274.14 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 16.24
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.92 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 5.92
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 166.22%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -84.69% (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 225.65 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 Sotoh Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 5.47 MM has Grown at 1,760.88%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 2,290.11 MM has Fallen at -13.53%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,648.4 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -5.24 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.88 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio