Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: JP3931600005
JPY
2,884.00
33.5 (1.18%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 4.51% CAGR growth in Net Sales over the last 5 years
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.51% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 7 consecutive quarters
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -17.3 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 2,679.78
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 648 MM
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 19.87% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 59.79%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

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.
18.98%
0.02
30.49%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
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)
4.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.62%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
74.27
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.30
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.76
Tax Ratio
28.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.44%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.04%
ROCE (avg)
15.44%
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
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.40
EV to EBIT
14.86
EV to EBITDA
9.08
EV to Capital Employed
1.52
EV to Sales
1.40
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.25%
ROE (Latest)
8.62%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.05% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.38 times

-15What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -17.3 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 2,679.78

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at JPY 648 MM

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

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.38 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.05% (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 Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

Interest
At JPY 648 MM has Grown at 59.61%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 2,679.78
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -17.3 % and Grown
In each half year 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

Interest
Highest at JPY 648 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 59.61% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Non Operating Income
Highest at JPY 0.55 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income