The Lead Co., Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Auto Components & Equipments
  • ISIN: JP3969400005
JPY
579.00
-3 (-0.52%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Why is The Lead Co., Inc. ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 0.70%
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -3.68% over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY -176 MM has Grown at -315.47%
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 30.27 MM has Grown at 42.17%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at -8.82%
3
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -0.68%, its profits have fallen by -112.6%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -0.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is The Lead Co., Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Lead Co., Inc.
-100.0%
-0.09
23.29%
Japan Nikkei 225
88.41%
3.25
27.24%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-3.68%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-4.86%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-1.83
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
8.88
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.80
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.75
Tax Ratio
0.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0.70%
ROE (avg)
1.75%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.69
EV to EBIT
-16.94
EV to EBITDA
19.07
EV to Capital Employed
0.83
EV to Sales
0.90
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-4.92%
ROE (Latest)
-9.14%
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Technical key factors

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

6What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 14.75 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,473.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 124.48 MM

-20What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At JPY -176 MM has Grown at -315.47%

INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 30.27 MM has Grown at 42.17%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -8.82%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 34.68% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 85.31 %

Here's what is working for The Lead Co., Inc.

Net Sales
At JPY 1,473.91 MM has Grown at 38.3%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 1,473.91 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 124.48 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 14.75 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 150.83 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Depreciation
At JPY 150.83 MM has Grown at 28.63%
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 The Lead Co., Inc.

Net Profit
At JPY -176 MM has Grown at -315.47%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Interest
At JPY 30.27 MM has Grown at 42.17%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 85.31 %
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

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 34.68% (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