Star Micronics Co., Ltd. (7718) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

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Why is Star Micronics Co., Ltd. ?

Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

With a growth in Operating Profit of 43.11%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25

The company has declared positive results in Jan 70 after 7 consecutive negative quarters
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -8.09% (YoY)
NET PROFIT(9M) Higher at JPY 2,439.38 MM

With ROE of 3.38%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.76 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 9.01%, its profits have fallen by -56.7%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Star Micronics Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Star Micronics Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

9.01%

0.08

35.19%

Japan Nikkei 225

36.73%

1.30

28.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.18%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-1.00%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.24

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.89

Tax Ratio

51.37%

Dividend Payout Ratio

111.12%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

17.43%

ROE (avg)

8.32%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.76

EV to EBIT

7.90

EV to EBITDA

5.00

EV to Capital Employed

0.69

EV to Sales

0.56

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.08%

ROCE (Latest)

8.68%

ROE (Latest)

3.38%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

14What is working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.09% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at JPY 2,439.38 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 72,395.02 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 22,926.42 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,701.9 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,678.92 MM

-2What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at JPY 3.22

Here's what is working for Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

Net Sales

At JPY 22,926.42 MM has Grown at 33.7%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 17,147.34 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Profit

At JPY 2,439.38 MM has Grown at 98.52%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 22,926.42 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 2,701.9 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 1,678.92 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at JPY 72,395.02 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Net Profit

Higher at JPY 2,439.38 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -8.09% (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 1,037.45 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Depreciation

At JPY 1,037.45 MM has Grown at 36.07%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

Dividend per share

Lowest at JPY 3.22

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (JPY)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)