Watahan & Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Trading & Distributors
  • ISIN: JP3993830003
JPY
1,448.00
8 (0.56%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Watahan & Co., Ltd.

Why is Watahan & Co., Ltd. ?

1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.84% of over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.84% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Dec 25
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.03%
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 65 MM
4
With ROCE of 7.65%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.17 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 -16.11%, its profits have risen by 32.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -16.11% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Watahan & Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Watahan & Co., Ltd.
-16.11%
-0.61
19.63%
Japan Nikkei 225
40.96%
1.35
28.28%
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)
2.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
42.38
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.95
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.97
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.74
Tax Ratio
40.68%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.51%
ROE (avg)
10.15%
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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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.34
EV to EBIT
15.33
EV to EBITDA
9.50
EV to Capital Employed
1.17
EV to Sales
0.40
PEG Ratio
0.36
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.65%
ROE (Latest)
11.58%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

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

Fallen by -1.46% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 37,203 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,931 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 5.19 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 1,500 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 925 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at JPY 47.71

-13What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 8.03%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 65 MM

Here's what is working for Watahan & Co., Ltd.

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 37,203 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 1,931 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 5.19 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 1,500 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 1,500 MM has Grown at 51.75%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 988.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
Highest at JPY 925 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 925 MM has Grown at 106.05%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 448.92 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

EPS
Highest at JPY 47.71
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (JPY)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.46% (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 Watahan & Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 65 MM has Grown at 160%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 65 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 160% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)