Why is West Holdings Corp. ?
1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -6.16% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -6.16% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- NET SALES(HY) At JPY 16,736 MM has Grown at -19.7%
- INTEREST(HY) At JPY 533 MM has Grown at 40.63%
- NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 813.14 MM has Grown at -54.19%
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 6.09% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 38.59%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is West Holdings Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
West Holdings Corp.
2.79%
-1.03
42.89%
Japan Nikkei 225
38.88%
1.45
26.59%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-6.16%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.95%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
14.84
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.80
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.72
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.40
Tax Ratio
34.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.22%
ROE (avg)
21.23%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.20
EV to EBIT
13.41
EV to EBITDA
10.56
EV to Capital Employed
1.44
EV to Sales
2.70
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.75%
ROE (Latest)
17.46%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.31% (YoY
-39What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)
At JPY 16,736 MM has Grown at -19.7%
INTEREST(HY)
At JPY 533 MM has Grown at 40.63%
NET PROFIT(HY)
At JPY 813.14 MM has Grown at -54.19%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 345 MM has Fallen at -64.97%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 16.14%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 193.13 %
Here's what is working for West Holdings Corp.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.31% (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 West Holdings Corp.
Net Sales
At JPY 7,133 MM has Fallen at -27.16%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 345 MM has Fallen at -64.97%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 145.14 MM has Fallen at -80.15%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Interest
At JPY 294 MM has Grown at 23.01%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 193.13 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Interest
Highest at JPY 294 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 23.01% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)






