Why is Sundrug Co., Ltd. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 11.53%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.98% of over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 20,800
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -6.95 %
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 127,936 MM
5
With ROE of 11.48%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.97 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 9.43%, its profits have risen by 5.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.2
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 9.43% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 28.54%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sundrug Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sundrug Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sundrug Co., Ltd.
9.43%
679.06
19.00%
Japan Nikkei 225
28.54%
1.11
25.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.98%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.10
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.76
Tax Ratio
29.42%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.45%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
23.70%
ROE (avg)
11.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.97
EV to EBIT
11.33
EV to EBITDA
8.17
EV to Capital Employed
2.07
EV to Sales
0.63
PEG Ratio
3.17
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
18.28%
ROE (Latest)
11.48%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.69% (YoY
-17What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 20,800
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -6.95 %
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JPY 127,936 MM
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 80 MM
Here's what is working for Sundrug Co., Ltd.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.69% (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
Here's what is not working for Sundrug Co., Ltd.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 20,800 and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
At JPY 80 MM has Grown at 31.15%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -6.95 % 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 80 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 31.15% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JPY 127,936 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






