Shares in Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. show a positive technical chart pattern over the medium term, which suggests that the rising trend should be followed.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
● According to Refinitiv, the company's ESG score for its industry is poor.
Strengths
● The company's profit outlook over the next few years is a strong asset.
● The stock, which is currently worth 2023 to 0.58 times its sales, is clearly overvalued in comparison with peers.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● Sales forecast by analysts have been recently revised upwards.
● For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
● For several months, analysts have been revising their EPS estimates roughly upwards.
● Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
● Consensus analysts have strongly revised their opinion of the company over the past 12 months.
Weaknesses
● The company's profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization characterizes fragile margins.
● The company sustains low margins.
● The company benefits from high valuations in earnings multiples.
● The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
● The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
YAMAZAKI BAKING CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the food business. The Company operates in three business segments. The Food segment manufactures bread, Japanese and western confectionery and sells its products to family-operated retailers, mass retailers, convenience stores and other retailers. The segment is also involved in the manufacture and sale of bakery products, the operation of bakery cafes in both domestic and overseas markets. The Distribution segment is engaged in the operation of convenience stores and food supermarkets. The Others segment is engaged in the logistics business, the design, supervision and construction of food manufacturing facilities, the non-life insurance agency business, as well as the manufacture and sale of cleaning agents for baking equipment.