Risk factor
Very poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Greatly undervalued vs peers
About
Metalart Corporation engages in the manufacture, machining, and sales of hot forged, precise, and closed-die-forged products for automobiles, construction and agricultural machinery, ships, and other industrial machinery in Japan and internationally. It offers engine parts, such as crank shafts, and connecting rods; precision forged gears; CVT products; manual transmission gears; automatic transmission parts; suspension components; sprockets; arm and bucket components; marine engine components; track links; and other parts, as well as chassis parts. The company also provides HV parts, camshafts, and construction machinery related parts; shipping related products, such as cleaning equipment parts and connecting rods; and hanger sockets and axle gears. In addition, it is involved in the manufacture, heat treatment, and surface treatment of precise forged products; manufacture of dies for hot forging and cold forging; and hot press forging, hot hammer forging, and machining. The company was formerly known as Goto Drop Forging Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Metalart Corporation in October 1991. Metalart Corporation was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Kusatsu, Japan.
Company Valuation
Considering past and projected metrics, the stock is distinctly 'cheaper' than its peers. In particular, the stock is underpriced on P/E, 'cheap' on EV/EBITD.