Ushio, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Electronics & Appliances
  • ISIN: JP3156400008
JPY
4,361.00
-147 (-3.26%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Why is Ushio, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.65%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.65% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 36.89
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.77% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 3,735.67
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 142.62%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -1.7 %
5
With ROE of 5.70%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.37 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 146.66%, its profits have fallen by -15.5%
6
Majority shareholders : Non Institution
7
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 146.66% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ushio, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Ushio, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ushio, Inc.
146.66%
2.67
41.07%
Japan Nikkei 225
85.83%
3.09
27.80%
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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)
7.77%
EBIT Growth (5y)
148.41%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
36.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.69
Tax Ratio
51.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
99.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
5.78%
ROE (avg)
4.65%
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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
24
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.37
EV to EBIT
27.30
EV to EBITDA
13.95
EV to Capital Employed
1.41
EV to Sales
1.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.16%
ROE (Latest)
5.70%
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Technical key factors

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

10What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -18.18% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1.47 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 52,264 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 6,388 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 10,766 MM has Grown at 81.54%

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 5,591.67 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 49.08

-15What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 3,735.67

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 142.62%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -1.7 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 171 MM

Here's what is working for Ushio, Inc.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 52,264 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Net Sales
At JPY 52,264 MM has Grown at 18.47%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 44,116 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 6,388 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 10,766 MM has Grown at 81.54%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 5,930.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 5,591.67 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 5,591.67 MM has Grown at 98.28%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,820.07 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 49.08
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.47 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -18.18% (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 Ushio, Inc.

Interest
At JPY 171 MM has Grown at 37.9%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 3,735.67
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at JPY 171 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 37.9% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -1.7 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 142.62%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)