Why is Weathernews, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 13.13%
2
Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 16.93% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Nov 25
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 16.86%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.11% (YoY)
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at JPY 34,186.65 MM
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With ROE of 16.00%, it has a expensive valuation with a 4.26 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 -43.55%, its profits have risen by 41.1%
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -43.55% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Weathernews, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Weathernews, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Weathernews, Inc.
-43.55%
-0.14
58.90%
Japan Nikkei 225
66.43%
2.73
25.54%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.62%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.79
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.11
Tax Ratio
30.17%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.13%
ROCE (avg)
61.32%
ROE (avg)
13.13%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.26
EV to EBIT
15.51
EV to EBITDA
14.02
EV to Capital Employed
14.87
EV to Sales
3.30
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
95.88%
ROE (Latest)
16.00%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 16.86%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.11% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 34,186.65 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at JPY 5.75
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 6,126.74 MM
-2What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at JPY 0 MM
Here's what is working for Weathernews, Inc.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 6,126.74 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 34,186.65 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend per share
Highest at JPY 5.75
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (JPY)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.11% (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 Weathernews, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 0 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)






