ScoreWhy is Starts Publishing Corp. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 33.04% CAGR growth in Operating Profits
- Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 82.07% signifying high profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 15.85%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 10.06% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 25.44%
2
With ROE of 17.29%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.46 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 32.38%, its profits have fallen by -2.9%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Starts Publishing Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Starts Publishing Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Starts Publishing Corp.
32.38%
0.24
32.86%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.92%
EBIT Growth (5y)
33.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.79
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.97
Tax Ratio
26.57%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
82.07%
ROE (avg)
15.36%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.46
EV to EBIT
3.10
EV to EBITDA
3.00
EV to Capital Employed
3.19
EV to Sales
0.79
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
102.79%
ROE (Latest)
17.29%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 50.22%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 15,859.72 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -79.78 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 3.65
-17What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 15.85%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 10.06% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 25.44%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at JPY 1,835.39 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 324.63 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 17.69 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 433.37 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 305.83 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JPY 79.65
Here's what is working for Starts Publishing Corp.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 15,859.72 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -79.78 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 3.65
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 50.22%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Starts Publishing Corp.
Net Sales
Lowest at JPY 1,835.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
Fallen at -11%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 324.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 17.69 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 433.37 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Fallen at -35.89%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JPY 305.83 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Fallen at -36.24%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
EPS
Lowest at JPY 79.65
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 25.44%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 10.06% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.29 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income
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