Why is Wakita & Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 3.72%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.72% 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 41.37
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.65% of over the last 5 years
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 110 MM has Grown at 12.24%
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 1,662.18 MM has Grown at -32.36%
4
With ROE of 3.95%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.87 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 7.34%, its profits have risen by 21.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 7.34% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 38.30%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Wakita & Co., 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 Wakita & Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Wakita & Co., Ltd.
7.34%
0.62
20.39%
Japan Nikkei 225
40.96%
1.35
28.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.65%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
39.98
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.81
Tax Ratio
36.47%
Dividend Payout Ratio
126.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.05%
ROE (avg)
3.72%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.87
EV to EBIT
13.22
EV to EBITDA
5.85
EV to Capital Employed
0.86
EV to Sales
0.92
PEG Ratio
1.00
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
6.52%
ROE (Latest)
3.95%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 110 MM has Grown at 12.24%
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 1,662.18 MM has Grown at -32.36%
Here's what is not working for Wakita & Co., Ltd.
Interest
At JPY 110 MM has Grown at 12.24%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 1,662.18 MM has Grown at -32.36%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)






