Nichirei Corp
Nichirei Corp maintains a market price of 1,880.5 JPY, with a market capitalization of 471.29 billion JPY. The company's price-to-earnings ratio is 19.06, and its price-to-book ratio is 1.81, indicating a moderate valuation relative to its book value. The enterprise value to EBITDA ratio is 15.05, and the enterprise value to revenue ratio is 0.77, suggesting a relatively low valuation in terms of revenue. The company's profitability is reflected in its return on equity of 9.51% and return on assets of 4.95%, which are key metrics for assessing the efficiency of capital use and asset management. The operating income of 35.79 billion JPY and net income of 24.73 billion JPY indicate a healthy profit margin, although the gross profit of 126.23 billion JPY suggests that the company is managing its production costs effectively. Nichirei Corp's revenue is concentrated in the food processing segment, with no significant geographic diversification reported in the available data. The company's capital structure includes total liabilities of 239.18 billion JPY and total equity of 260.04 billion JPY, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, indicating a relatively conservative capital structure. The company's growth trajectory is supported by a current revenue of 702.08 billion JPY. Analysts have provided a mean price target of 2,320.00 JPY and a median price target of 2,350.00 JPY, suggesting a positive outlook for the stock. The company's liquidity position is characterized by a current ratio of 1.59, indicating that it has sufficient current assets to cover its current liabilities. Recent events and filings do not indicate any significant changes in the company's operations or financial strategy. The company's risk assessment highlights a medium liquidity risk and a low dilution risk, with key flags indicating that net cash is negative after subtracting total debt. The company's capital expenditure of -29.36 billion JPY suggests that it is generating more cash from operations than it is spending on capital projects.
Business. Nichirei Corp is a food processing company that produces and distributes frozen foods, primarily in the Japanese market.
Classification. The company is classified under the Consumer Non-Cyclicals economic sector, Food & Beverages business sector, and Food Processing industry with a confidence level of 0.92.
- Nichirei Corp has a moderate valuation with a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.06 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.81.
- The company's profitability is reflected in a return on equity of 9.51% and a return on assets of 4.95%.
- The company's capital structure is relatively conservative, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.
- Analysts have a positive outlook for the stock, with a mean price target of 2,320.00 JPY.
- The company's liquidity position is stable, with a current ratio of 1.59.
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- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.