Lib WorkLtd (TSE:1431) - Share price, News & Analysis

1431 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

1431 Stock Overview

Lib Work Co.,Ltd. primarily engages in the planning, construction, and sale of real estate related business of detached houses in Japan.

Risk Analysis

High level of non-cash earnings

Less than 3 years of financial data is available

Lib WorkLtd Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lib WorkLtd
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	JP¥720.00
52 Week High	JP¥968.00
52 Week Low	JP¥664.00
Beta	0.96
1 Month Change	-2.31%
3 Month Change	-8.28%
1 Year Change	-11.77%
3 Year Change	429.90%
5 Year Change	903.48%
Change since IPO	1,287.95%

Shareholder Returns

	1431	JP Real Estate	JP Market
7D	-2.7%	-2.9%	-2.7%
1Y	-11.8%	-0.03%	-2.5%

Return vs Industry: 1431 underperformed the JP Real Estate industry which returned -0% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 1431 underperformed the JP Market which returned -2.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 1431's price volatile compared to industry and market?
1431 volatility
1431 Average Weekly Movement	4.8%
Real Estate Industry Average Movement	3.9%
Market Average Movement	4.5%
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market	8.9%
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market	2.5%

Stable Share Price: 1431 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of JP stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.

Volatility Over Time: 1431's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1997	244	Chikara Seguchi	https://www.libwork.co.jp

Lib Work Co.,Ltd. primarily engages in the planning, construction, and sale of real estate related business of detached houses in Japan. It offers its services under the Blanco, Palette, Z.E.N, Glassa, Glassa Premium, Coquette, and Archi Style name.

Lib WorkLtd Fundamentals Summary

How do Lib WorkLtd's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
1431 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	JP¥16.15b
Earnings (TTM)	JP¥356.00m
Revenue (TTM)	JP¥11.38b

45.4x

P/E Ratio

1.4x

P/S Ratio

Is 1431 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
1431 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	JP¥11.38b
Cost of Revenue	JP¥8.47b
Gross Profit	JP¥2.91b
Other Expenses	JP¥2.56b
Earnings	JP¥356.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	15.88
Gross Margin	25.60%
Net Profit Margin	3.13%
Debt/Equity Ratio	51.4%

How did 1431 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.6%

Current Dividend Yield

15%

Payout Ratio

Does 1431 pay a reliable dividends?

See 1431 dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy 1431 by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Lib WorkLtd dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Jun 29 2022
Dividend Pay Date	Sep 29 2022
Days until Ex dividend	43 days
Days until Dividend pay date	135 days

Does 1431 pay a reliable dividends?

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Valuation

Is Lib WorkLtd undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

45.35x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: 1431 (¥720) is trading above our estimate of fair value (¥64.03)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1431 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: 1431 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (45.4x) compared to the JP Real Estate industry average (10.1x).

PE vs Market: 1431 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (45.4x) compared to the JP market (12.1x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 1431's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: 1431 is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (4.8x) compared to the JP Real Estate industry average (1x).

Future Growth

How is Lib WorkLtd forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

7.0%

Forecasted Real Estate industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Lib WorkLtd has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Lib WorkLtd performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

0/6

Past Performance Score 0/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

0.8%

Historical Real Estate annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: 1431 has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: Insufficient data to determine if 1431's profit margins have improved over the past year.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: Unable to establish if 1431's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years as it has been trading publicly for less than 3 years.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare 1431's past year earnings growth to its 5-year average as it has been trading publicly for less than 3 years.

Earnings vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine if 1431's earnings growth over the past year exceeded the Real Estate industry average.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 1431's Return on Equity (10.6%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Lib WorkLtd's financial position?

Financial Health Score

4/6

Financial Health Score 4/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 1431's short term assets (¥6.6B) exceed its short term liabilities (¥3.4B).

Long Term Liabilities: 1431's short term assets (¥6.6B) exceed its long term liabilities (¥890.0M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 1431 has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if 1431's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 1431's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: 1431's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (27.6x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Lib WorkLtd current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

0/6

Dividend Score 0/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

0.60%

Current Dividend Yield

Upcoming Dividend Payment

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: 1431's dividend (0.6%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (1.61%).

High Dividend: 1431's dividend (0.6%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (3.61%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: 1431 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: 1431 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: 1431 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: 1431 is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Real Estate industry.

Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

CEO

Chikara Seguchi (48 yo)

no data

Tenure

Mr. Chikara Seguchi serves as the President and Representative Director at Lib Work Co.,Ltd. (formerly known as SK-Home Co., Ltd.) and served as its Managing Director.

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/16 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/16 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/06/30