Watami Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Leisure Services
  • ISIN: JP3993900004
JPY
967.00
3 (0.31%)
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Watami Co., Ltd. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -3.62
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -3.62
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 10.75% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 263 MM has Grown at 13.36%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 17.5 times
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -51.7 %
3
With ROE of 15.93%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.62 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 -5.57%, its profits have fallen by -26.9%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -5.57% 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 hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Watami Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Watami Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Watami Co., Ltd.
-5.57%
0.30
23.34%
Japan Nikkei 225
40.96%
1.35
28.28%
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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)
-0.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
118.39%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-3.62
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.66
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.79
Tax Ratio
20.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio
13.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
25.26%
ROE (avg)
10.75%
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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
1.62
EV to EBIT
5.63
EV to EBITDA
3.66
EV to Capital Employed
2.80
EV to Sales
0.29
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
49.72%
ROE (Latest)
15.93%
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Technical key factors

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

14What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at JPY 6,497 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 2,985 MM has Grown at 114.44%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JPY 2,453.24 MM has Grown at 114.5%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JPY 79,377 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 24,632 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 2,721 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 11.05 %

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

At JPY 263 MM has Grown at 13.36%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 17.5 times

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -51.7 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 18.66 times

Here's what is working for Watami Co., Ltd.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at JPY 6,497 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 2,985 MM has Grown at 114.44%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,392 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 2,453.24 MM has Grown at 114.5%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,143.73 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Net Sales
Highest at JPY 24,632 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 2,721 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 11.05 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 79,377 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 680 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for Watami Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 263 MM has Grown at 13.36%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 17.5 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -51.7 %
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

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 18.66 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio