AJINOMOTO CO INC chart

Last update: 2021-02-19
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 2,211.81
Dividend & Yield58.00¥ (1.54%)
Beta -0.03
Market capitalization 2.01T
Operating cash flow 145.25B
ESG Scores 25.9

Company description

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. Its Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasonings products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients to consumer foods and food service industries. This segment also provides instant noodles under the Knorr Cup Soup, and YumYum names; coffee under the Birdy and Blendy brands; powdered drink under the Birdy 3in1 name; MAXIM products; Chyotto Zeitakuna Kohiten products; and gift sets and office supplies comprising coffee vending machines, tea server, etc. The Frozen Foods segment offers Chinese dumplings, cooked rice, noodles, desserts, shumai, processed chicken, and other products. The Healthcare and Other segment provides amino acids to various industries, such as pharmaceuticals, foods, and cosmetics; sports nutrition products; personal care ingredients; and sterile products, as well as engages in the provision of contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients. This segment also offers Ajinomoto Build-up Film, an interlayer insulating material for semiconductor packages. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sector: Consumer Defensive - Industry: Packaged Foods

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.12
Working Capital0.29
Return On Equity0.11
Debt To Equity0.39
Fixed Asset Ratio0.06
Fixed Interest Cover13.78

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-03-31 2020-03-31 2021-03-31 2022-03-31
Change To Liabilities 3.87B -10.84B 5.92B 8.91B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -72.92B -66.65B -66.25B -61.57B
Net Borrowings -6.7B 28.05B -9B -41.79B
Total Cash From Financing Activities -78.92B -52.31B -60.39B -123.06B
Change To Operating Activities 1.42B -8.7B 4.79B -7.62B
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income 29.7B 18.84B 59.42B 75.72B
Change In Cash -34.14B -12.02B 39.91B -30.16B
Effect Of Exchange Rate -754M -7.92B 3.89B 8.89B
Total Cash From Operating Activities 123.26B 114.86B 165.65B 145.58B
Depreciation 52.48B 61.99B 63.05B 66.23B
Change To Account Receivables -644M 3.75B 21.58B 6.06B
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -13.7B -62.8B -33.86B -13.89B
Change To Netincome 15.8B 21.96B -19.91B -32.56B
Capital Expenditures -70.19B -73.7B -76.89B -73.84B

Income Statement 2019-03-31 2020-03-31 2021-03-31 2022-03-31
Research Development 27.82B 27.6B 25.9B 24.84B
Income Before Tax 54.2B 48.8B 98.32B 122.47B
Net Income 29.7B 18.84B 59.42B 75.72B
Selling General Administrative 274.6B 274.6B 268.5B 281.12B
Gross Profit 395.58B 403.87B 406.22B 425.9B
Ebit 90.27B 95.52B 105.84B 120.2B
Operating Income 90.27B 95.52B 105.84B 120.2B
Interest Expense -3.36B -3.81B -3.81B -3.59B
Income Tax Expense 17.72B 20.38B 32.04B 42.24B
Total Revenue 1.13T 1.1T 1.07T 1.15T
Cost Of Revenue 731.9B 696.17B 665.23B 723.47B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -36.07B -46.72B -7.52B 2.28B
Net Income From Continuing Ops 36.48B 28.41B 66.28B 80.23B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 29.7B 18.84B 59.42B 75.72B

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-03-31 2020-03-31 2021-03-31 2022-03-31
Total Liabilities 707.91B 761.55B 763.44B 717.32B
Total Stockholder Equity 610.54B 538.98B 620.26B 686.91B
Other Current Liabilities 33.56B 32.17B 31.55B 36.55B
Total Assets 1.39T 1.35T 1.43T 1.46T
Common Stock 79.86B 79.86B 79.86B 79.86B
Other Current Assets 33.52B 16.23B 33.26B 24.38B
Retained Earnings 595.31B 574.29B 608.03B 616.29B
Treasury Stock -67.9B -115.17B -67.64B -9.24B
Cash 153.72B 141.7B 181.61B 151.45B
Total Current Liabilities 278.19B 335.57B 323.74B 324.63B
Other Stockholder Equity -65.54B -113.02B -66.17B -7.87B
Property, Plant, and Equipment 423.37B 454.36B 486.44B 522.31B
Total Current Assets 591.17B 538.9B 585.17B 581.42B
Net Tangible Assets 453.04B 379.77B 452.03B 518.76B
Net Receivables 202.37B 193.39B 169.56B 168.42B
Accounts Payable 183.28B 178.58B 188.45B 199.91B


Insider Transactions

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Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
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Insider transaction explanations

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Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on AJINOMOTO CO INC

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC:

AJINOMOTO CO INC automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 9.57% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

9.57 %

Latent gain

992.5 ¥

Invested capital

10372.5 ¥

Annualized return

2.28 %
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Momentum strategy results on AJINOMOTO CO INC

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on AJINOMOTO CO INC:

AJINOMOTO CO INC momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 2.68% of return on AJINOMOTO CO INC. That represents 237.0¥ of latent gain with 8855.0¥ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 6.58% of return on AJINOMOTO CO INC. That represents 561.0¥ of latent gain with 8531.0¥ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

2.68 %

Latent gain

237.0 ¥

Invested capital

8855.0 ¥

Annualized return

11.88 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

6.58 %

Latent gain

561.0 ¥

Invested capital

8531.0 ¥

Annualized return

1.77 %

Momentum equity curve on AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC:

AJINOMOTO CO INC momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by AJINOMOTO CO INC are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on AJINOMOTO CO INC since the beginning:

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Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250¥, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000¥.


Buy the dip strategy result on AJINOMOTO CO INC

Buy the dip entry openings on AJINOMOTO CO INC

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The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on AJINOMOTO CO INC is 26.14%. That represents 2355.0$ of latent gain with 9010.0¥ of employed capital. The following chart shows AJINOMOTO CO INC stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of AJINOMOTO CO INC, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

26.14 %

Latent gain

2355.0 ¥

Invested capital

9010.0 ¥

Annualized return

11.88 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC:

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Note: the dividends potentially given by AJINOMOTO CO INC are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on AJINOMOTO CO INC:

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Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on AJINOMOTO CO INC

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to AJINOMOTO CO INC.

Equity curve comparison on AJINOMOTO CO INC

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

AJINOMOTO CO INC investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on AJINOMOTO CO INC

AJINOMOTO CO INC investment comparison

Performance comparison on AJINOMOTO CO INC

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 9.57% 992.5¥ 10372.5¥ 2.28%
Momentum 1 quarter 2.68% 237.0¥ 8855.0¥ 0.68%
Momentum 2 quarters 6.58% 561.0¥ 8531.0¥ 1.77%
Non-directional 26.14% 2355.0¥ 9010.0¥ 11.88%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

2.28 %

Momentum 1Q

1.77 %

Momentum 2Q

1.77 %

Non-directional

11.88 %

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Company information

Company name AJINOMOTO CO INC
Country Japan
City Tokyo
Address 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome
Phone 81 3 5250 8111
Website www.ajinomoto.co.jp
FullTime employees 34198
Industry Packaged Foods
Sector Consumer Defensive
Exchange XTKS
Ticker 2802.XTKS
Market www.jpx.co.jp

AJINOMOTO CO INC ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 11.8
Peer Environment Performance 10.513977272727
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil no
Nuclear no
Fur Leather no
GMO no
Coal no
Pesticides no
Animal Testing yes

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 9.4
Peer Social Performance 10.916022727273
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy 2
Peer Highest Controversy Performance 2.1022727272727
Adult no
Gambling no
Alcoholic no
Tobacco no
Catholic yes
Controversial Weapons no
Small Arms no
Military Contract no
Peer Count yes

Related Controversy: Business Ethics Incidents


Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 4.7
Peer Governance Performance 6.3328409090909
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: 25.9
Environment Score: 11.8
Social Score: 9.4
Governance Score: 4.7

ESG Performance: AVG_PERF

Peer Group: Food Products

Peer Esg Score Performance: 27.763636363636

Rating Year: 2022

Rating Month: 8

Max Age: 86400

Percentile: 48