UEX, Ltd. (9888) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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UEX, Ltd.

Why is UEX, Ltd. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.75% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.66%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.43 times
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 57.1%

With ROCE of 4.95%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.69 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

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 24.47%, its profits have fallen by -32.7%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 24.47% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 75.30%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

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

Is UEX, Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

UEX, Ltd.

24.47%

-0.20

36.89%

Japan Nikkei 225

75.3%

2.67

28.18%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-0.75%

EBIT Growth (5y)

22.84%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

17.42

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.84

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.31

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.79

Tax Ratio

35.72%

Dividend Payout Ratio

47.52%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

11.20%

ROE (avg)

9.04%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.58

EV to EBIT

14.03

EV to EBITDA

9.58

EV to Capital Employed

0.69

EV to Sales

0.36

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

4.95%

ROE (Latest)

3.99%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.34 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 12,745.08 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 539.23 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 4.23 %

-18What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 3.66%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.43 times

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 57.1%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at JPY 3.34

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 59.68 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 236.78 MM has Fallen at -26.71%

Here's what is working for UEX, Ltd.

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 12,745.08 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 539.23 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 4.23 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.34 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 157.67 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for UEX, Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 59.68 MM has Grown at 18.1%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 2.43 times and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Interest

Highest at JPY 59.68 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 18.1% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At JPY 236.78 MM has Fallen at -26.71%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 323.09 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Dividend per share

Lowest at JPY 3.34

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (JPY)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 57.1%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)