UPR Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Paper, Forest & Jute Products
  • ISIN: JP3944660004
JPY
966.00
9 (0.94%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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UPR Corp.
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Why is UPR Corp. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -12.03% of over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -12.03% of over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 115.21%, the company declared Very Positive results in Feb 26
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -16.01% (YoY)
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 57.21 %
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 8.03 times
4
With ROCE of 3.43%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.86 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 26.75%, its profits have risen by 16.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 26.75% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 69.64%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to UPR Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Paper, Forest & Jute Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)

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

Is UPR Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
UPR Corp.
27.78%
-0.75
40.14%
Japan Nikkei 225
69.64%
2.62
26.55%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.82%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-12.03%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
14.41
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.69
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.65
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
9.43%
Dividend Payout Ratio
56.95%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.32%
ROE (avg)
8.34%
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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
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.77
EV to EBIT
24.98
EV to EBITDA
3.60
EV to Capital Employed
0.86
EV to Sales
0.82
PEG Ratio
0.61
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
3.43%
ROE (Latest)
7.56%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

18What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -16.01% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 57.21 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.03 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 972 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 26.08 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 436.92 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 280.99 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 36.01

-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 38.57 MM has Grown at 40.12%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 26.58 times

Here's what is working for UPR Corp.

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 972 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 26.08 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 436.92 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 436.92 MM has Grown at 81.64%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 280.99 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 280.99 MM has Grown at 109%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 36.01
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 57.21 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.03 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 -16.01% (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

Here's what is not working for UPR Corp.

Interest
At JPY 38.57 MM has Grown at 40.12%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 26.58 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio