Why is Yamazawa Co., Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 2.61%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 2.61% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 48.54
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.33% and Operating profit at -16.46% over the last 5 years
4
With a growth in Net Profit of 393.33%, the company declared Outstanding results in Feb 26
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 5.23%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 9,400
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.73% (YoY)
5
With ROCE of 3.19%, it has a risky valuation with a 0.51 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 2.22%, its profits have risen by 164.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
6
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 2.22% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 69.64%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Yamazawa 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 Yamazawa Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Yamazawa Co., Ltd.
2.03%
-0.92
9.57%
Japan Nikkei 225
71.75%
2.62
26.55%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.33%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-16.46%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
48.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.69
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.13
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.77
Tax Ratio
58.75%
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.95%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
2.61%
ROE (avg)
1.83%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.48
EV to EBIT
16.13
EV to EBITDA
3.36
EV to Capital Employed
0.51
EV to Sales
0.14
PEG Ratio
0.09
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
3.19%
ROE (Latest)
3.37%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
27What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 5.23%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 9,400
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.73% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 15.79 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,316 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 4.92 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 1,845 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at JPY 742.01 MM
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 41.7 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at JPY 41.7
Here's what is working for Yamazawa Co., Ltd.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 1,845 MM has Grown at 763.16%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 213.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
At JPY 742.01 MM has Grown at 231.25%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 224 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 9,400
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 1,316 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (JPY MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 4.92 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at JPY 1,845 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Highest at JPY 742.01 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 15.79 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.73% (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 Yamazawa Co., Ltd.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 41.7 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Lowest at JPY 41.7
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (JPY)






