Why is Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 14.82%
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High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 22.79%
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Negative results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 11.09%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 58.17 %
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 1,306.82
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With ROCE of 14.43%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.99 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 -8.20%, its profits have risen by 9.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
6
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -8.20% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
-8.2%
-0.94
78.18%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.53%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.79%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
36.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.81
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.52
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.42
Tax Ratio
23.32%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.47%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
14.82%
ROE (avg)
18.32%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.98
EV to EBIT
6.83
EV to EBITDA
5.71
EV to Capital Employed
0.99
EV to Sales
0.62
PEG Ratio
0.61
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
14.43%
ROE (Latest)
17.09%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 6.22
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 633,697 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at JPY 61.42
-20What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 11.09%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 58.17 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 1,306.82
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 7.46% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 1.77 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 4,210 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 8.68 %
Here's what is working for Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 633,697 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
EPS
Highest at JPY 61.42
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (JPY)
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 6.22
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Here's what is not working for Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 4,210 MM has Grown at 22.42%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,306.82
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 58.17 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Interest
Highest at JPY 4,210 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 22.42% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 8.68 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.77 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.46% (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






