Starts Corp., Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Realty
  • ISIN: JP3399200009
JPY
4,595.00
305 (7.11%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Starts Corp., Inc. ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 6.41% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.41% of over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 8 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at JPY 17,221 MM
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.48 times
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -8.91 %
4
With ROE of 13.06%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.31 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -5.45%, its profits have risen by 10% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -5.45% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Starts Corp., Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Realty should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Starts Corp., Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Starts Corp., Inc.
-100.0%
1.55
21.15%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.03
29.50%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.20%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.41%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
94.18
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
32.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.59%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
21.40%
ROE (avg)
13.88%
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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
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.31
EV to EBIT
6.93
EV to EBITDA
5.71
EV to Capital Employed
1.34
EV to Sales
0.97
PEG Ratio
1.02
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
19.39%
ROE (Latest)
13.06%
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Technical key factors

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

10What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at JPY 13.87

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.32% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 70,503 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 12,220 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 10,909 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 7,776.13 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 157.61

-16What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at JPY 17,221 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.48 times

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -8.91 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 177 MM

Here's what is working for Starts Corp., Inc.

Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 13.87 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (JPY)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 70,503 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 70,503 MM has Grown at 14.26%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 61,701.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 12,220 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 10,909 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 7,776.13 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 157.61
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.32% (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 1,887 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 Starts Corp., Inc.

Interest
At JPY 177 MM has Grown at 25.53%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.48 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 17,221 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 177 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 25.53% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -8.91 %
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