Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3931600005
JPY
2,553.50
-43.5 (-1.68%)
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  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Why is Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.24% over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Jun 25
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At JPY 13,551.15 MM has Grown at -39.73%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.7%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -25.6 %
3
With ROE of 9.54%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.72 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 -9.08%, its profits have fallen by -6.5%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -9.08% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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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 FMCG)

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

Is Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
-9.08%
-0.44
22.52%
Japan Nikkei 225
34.76%
1.32
26.36%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.24%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.85%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
78.86
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.30
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.79
Tax Ratio
31.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.53%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.04%
ROCE (avg)
16.30%
ROE (avg)
10.68%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.72
EV to EBIT
14.78
EV to EBITDA
9.59
EV to Capital Employed
2.03
EV to Sales
1.63
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.76%
ROE (Latest)
9.54%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

1What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.77%

-14What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At JPY 13,551.15 MM has Grown at -39.73%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 7.7%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -25.6 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 305 MM

Here's what is working for Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.77%
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

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

Net Profit
At JPY 13,551.15 MM has Grown at -39.73%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Interest
Highest at JPY 305 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 8.16% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -25.6 %
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