Watts Co., Ltd. (2735) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Why is Watts Co., Ltd. ?

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

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -7.06% of over the last 5 years

Flat results in Feb 26

INTEREST(HY) At JPY 9.21 MM has Grown at 14.72%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.35 times
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at JPY 9,841.5 MM

With ROE of 6.88%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.66 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 -14.97%, its profits have fallen by -12.6%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -14.97% 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 Watts Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Watts Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Watts Co., Ltd.

-14.12%

-0.72

17.43%

Japan Nikkei 225

69.64%

2.62

26.55%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.25%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-7.06%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.41

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.89

Tax Ratio

33.26%

Dividend Payout Ratio

34.85%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

16.21%

ROE (avg)

7.22%

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

0.66

EV to EBIT

4.30

EV to EBITDA

2.57

EV to Capital Employed

0.58

EV to Sales

0.10

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

13.52%

ROE (Latest)

6.88%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

9What is working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 17,992.51

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.29% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at JPY 792.22 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at JPY 15,923.93 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 812.18 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 5.1 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 563.31 MM

-11What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 9.21 MM has Grown at 14.72%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.35 times

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at JPY 9,841.5 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -20.03 %

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

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 17,992.51

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Highest at JPY 15,923.93 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at JPY 812.18 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 5.1 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at JPY 563.31 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 563.31 MM has Grown at 58.26%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 355.94 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)

Net Profit

Higher at JPY 792.22 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Feb 2026

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -0.29% (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 Watts Co., Ltd.

Interest

At JPY 9.21 MM has Grown at 14.72%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.35 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

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at JPY 9,841.5 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -20.03 %

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