Why is UEX, Ltd. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 11.20%
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.28% over the last 5 years
3
Negative results in Dec 25
- NET PROFIT(9M) At JPY 583.9 MM has Grown at -37.09%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.31%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.38 times
4
With ROCE of 7.74%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.65 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 -15.22%, its profits have fallen by -20.2%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -15.22% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to UEX, Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is UEX, Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
UEX, Ltd.
-15.22%
-0.96
32.79%
Japan Nikkei 225
41.2%
1.45
28.34%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.77%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.42
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.84
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.31
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.85
Tax Ratio
35.72%
Dividend Payout Ratio
43.95%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
11.20%
ROE (avg)
9.04%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.54
EV to EBIT
8.36
EV to EBITDA
6.26
EV to Capital Employed
0.65
EV to Sales
0.29
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.06%
ROCE (Latest)
7.74%
ROE (Latest)
6.51%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-15What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At JPY 583.9 MM has Grown at -37.09%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 3.31%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.38 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 50.53 MM
Here's what is working for UEX, Ltd.
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 153.59 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 UEX, Ltd.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.38 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
At JPY 583.9 MM has Grown at -37.09%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Interest
Highest at JPY 50.53 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 8.38% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






