Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

NYSE:JOF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$215.1m

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.5%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.7% per year. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity is 16.5%, and it has net margins of 686.5%.

Key information

9.5%

Earnings growth rate

9.5%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate-0.7%
Return on equity16.5%
Net Margin686.5%
Last Earnings Update31 Aug 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund declares $0.0461 dividend

Dec 09

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund declares $0.3441 dividend

Dec 07

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:JOF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 2364230
31 May 236930
28 Feb 236-2330
30 Nov 226-4630
31 Aug 227-6930
31 May 226-4330
28 Feb 226-1830
30 Nov 216830
31 Aug 2163430
31 May 2164130
28 Feb 2164930
30 Nov 2063530
31 Aug 2062130
31 May 206230
29 Feb 207-1630
30 Nov 196-2640
31 Aug 196-3640
31 May 196-4840
28 Feb 196-6140
30 Nov 186-2140
31 Aug 1861840
31 May 1866340
28 Feb 18610840
30 Nov 17710040
31 Aug 1779340
31 May 1778240
28 Feb 1777140
30 Nov 1664540
31 Aug 1661940
31 May 1661540
29 Feb 1651140
30 Nov 1551940
31 Aug 1552640
31 May 1553130
28 Feb 1553630
30 Nov 1454330
31 Aug 1455130
31 May 1454230
28 Feb 1453430
30 Nov 1353530
31 Aug 1353530
31 May 1351830

Quality Earnings: JOF has a large one-off gain of $23.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st August, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: JOF became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: JOF's earnings have grown by 9.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: JOF has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: JOF has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (3.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: JOF's Return on Equity (16.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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