Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. (4718) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 11.62%

Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 24.87%

Flat results in Dec 25

INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 2.91 MM

With ROE of 15.40%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.88 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 -2.99%, its profits have risen by 9.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.9

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -2.99% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Tour, Travel Related Services should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Waseda Academy Co., Ltd.

-2.99%

1.06

26.36%

Japan Nikkei 225

36.73%

1.30

28.24%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.34%

EBIT Growth (5y)

24.87%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.52

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.40

Tax Ratio

35.04%

Dividend Payout Ratio

43.29%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

34.77%

ROE (avg)

11.62%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.88

EV to EBIT

10.08

EV to EBITDA

7.32

EV to Capital Employed

4.94

EV to Sales

1.02

PEG Ratio

1.90

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

49.00%

ROE (Latest)

15.40%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.51% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 17,565.67 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -50.38 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 53.17 times

-7What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 2.91 MM

Here's what is working for Waseda Academy Co., Ltd.

Cash and Eqv

Highest at JPY 17,565.67 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -50.38 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 53.17 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 -3.51% (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 Waseda Academy Co., Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 2.91 MM has Grown at 31.33%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest

Highest at JPY 2.91 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 31.33% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Non Operating Income

Highest at JPY 0.09 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income