Risk factor
Very high price volatility
Profitability factor
Greatly overvalued vs peers
About
Kitagawa Seiki Co.,Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of press machines, factory automation equipment, and transfer machines. The company offers hot laminating press related machinery used for fabrication of printed circuit boards, mobile communication, home appliances, automobiles, satellites, and resin forming applications. It also provides automatic stacking machines for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic laminates used in aviation and automobile industries and unidirectional continuous fiber materials; laminators for laminating solar panels, on-board solar light panels, curved glass, touch panels, decorative glass plates, etc.; and solid stockers, automated warehouse systems, floor lifts, and special machinery. The company was formerly known as Kotobuki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kitagawa Seiki Co.,Ltd. in September 1960. Kitagawa Seiki Co.,Ltd. was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Fuchu, Japan.
Company Valuation
Considering past and projected metrics, the stock is distinctly 'expensive' compared to its peers. In particular, the stock is overpriced on P/E, 'expensive' on EV/EBITD.