The Lead Co., Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Auto Components & Equipments
  • ISIN: JP3969400005
JPY
584.00
2 (0.34%)
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Comparison

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Why is The Lead Co., Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 0.70%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 0.70% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • 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
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.75% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -3.68% over the last 5 years
4
With a growth in Operating Profit of 276.98%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.17% (YoY)
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 17.55 times
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 6.23 times
5
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 -1.52%, its profits have fallen by -112.6%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to The Lead Co., Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Auto Components & Equipments should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Auto Components & Equipments)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is The Lead Co., Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Lead Co., Inc.
-100.0%
-0.07
24.23%
Japan Nikkei 225
59.79%
2.03
29.50%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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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)
-1.20
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.23
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.80
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.75
Tax Ratio
27.19%
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
0.60
EV to EBIT
-15.93
EV to EBITDA
17.93
EV to Capital Employed
0.78
EV to Sales
0.85
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-4.92%
ROE (Latest)
-9.14%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

31What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.17% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 17.55 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.23 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,883.86 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 325.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 17.3 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 121.96 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 148.43 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 57.62

-11What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 106.11 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 16.48 MM

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

Net Sales
At JPY 1,883.86 MM has Grown at 72.99%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 121.96 MM has Grown at 1,032.03%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 148.43 MM has Grown at 1,217.61%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 1,883.86 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 325.91 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 17.3 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 121.96 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 148.43 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 57.62
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 17.55 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 6.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.17% (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

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 192.38 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 192.38 MM has Grown at 27.55%
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.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 106.11 % and Grown
In each half year 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

Interest
Highest at JPY 16.48 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 7.41% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)