Comparison
Why is Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 47.18
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.73% and Operating profit at 4.68% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 27.53 MM has Grown at 30.24%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.85%
4
With ROE of 7.51%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.68 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 21.02%, its profits have fallen by -13%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 21.02% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd.
21.02%
0.76
28.17%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.73%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.68%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
47.18
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.67
Tax Ratio
33.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
37.81%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.69%
ROE (avg)
6.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.68
EV to EBIT
3.33
EV to EBITDA
2.46
EV to Capital Employed
0.52
EV to Sales
0.18
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
15.58%
ROE (Latest)
7.51%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.87% (YoY
-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 27.53 MM has Grown at 30.24%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 6.85%
Here's what is working for Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.87% (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 221.15 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 27.53 MM has Grown at 30.24%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






