Why is Sun Asterisk, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 14.53%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 8 MM has Grown at 300%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 42 MM has Fallen at -86.8%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.94%
4
With ROE of 8.56%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.93 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 -36.58%, its profits have fallen by -49.1%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -36.58% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sun Asterisk, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Software Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sun Asterisk, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sun Asterisk, Inc.
-36.58%
-1.07
44.96%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
24.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.81%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.81
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.13
Tax Ratio
32.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
99.62%
ROE (avg)
14.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.93
EV to EBIT
9.74
EV to EBITDA
8.24
EV to Capital Employed
5.92
EV to Sales
0.83
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
60.86%
ROE (Latest)
8.56%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-27What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 8 MM has Grown at 300%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 42 MM has Fallen at -86.8%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.94%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.72%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 4,600
NET PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 119 MM has Fallen at -44.89%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 12.01% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -78.66 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JPY 184 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 5.23 %
Here's what is working for Sun Asterisk, Inc.
Depreciation
At JPY 60 MM has Grown at 62.16%
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 Sun Asterisk, Inc.
Interest
At JPY 8 MM has Grown at 300%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 42 MM has Fallen at -86.8%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 318.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 4,600
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Profit
At JPY 119 MM has Fallen at -44.89%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 215.94 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.72% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Operating Profit
Lowest at JPY 184 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 5.23 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at JPY 42 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -78.66 %
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
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 12.01% (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






