Unicafé, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3950820005
  • TKS: 2597
JPY
1,280.00
-10 (-0.78%)
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Comparison

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Quality
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Why is Unicafé, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.38%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.38% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 11.24
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 32.63% of over the last 5 years
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 11.24
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.38% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 32.63% of over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 11.48%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -57.13 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 25,101.77
5
With ROE of 10.49%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.09 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 30.30%, its profits have risen by 39.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Unicafé, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Unicafé, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Unicafé, Inc.
28.9%
2.41
16.91%
Japan Nikkei 225
43.58%
1.48
29.43%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.06%
EBIT Growth (5y)
32.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
30.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.11
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.16
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.67
Tax Ratio
3.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
19.85%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.87%
ROE (avg)
4.38%
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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
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.09
EV to EBIT
16.33
EV to EBITDA
10.28
EV to Capital Employed
2.64
EV to Sales
0.74
PEG Ratio
0.51
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.14%
ROE (Latest)
10.49%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

17What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 11.48%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -57.13 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 25,101.77

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at JPY 777.06 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 8,658.55 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 5,218.07 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 440.79 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 346.41 MM

-1What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 15.94% (YoY

Here's what is working for Unicafé, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 25,101.77
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -57.13 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 5,218.07 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 5,218.07 MM has Grown at 19.63%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 440.79 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 346.41 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 8,658.55 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Net Profit
Higher at JPY 777.06 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2026
MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 118.05 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 Unicafé, Inc.

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 15.94% (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

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.07 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income

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