Kikkoman Corporation (KIKOY)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
45% below intrinsic value ($0)
Kikkoman Corporation (KIKOY) — VMCI valuation read
Headline read on KIKOY: VMCI of 67/100 versus a Consumer Defensive sector median of 50. The 17-point above-median position is what makes Kikkoman Corporation a relative-value candidate in the mid-cap cohort, before any pillar-level review.
Form 4 filings on KIKOY: zero in the trailing 30 days. The absence of insider transactions is itself a data point, just a low-information one. The thesis runs on financials and price action until that changes.
**Investor frame.** Three reads on KIKOY: value (KIKOY trades at 19.0x earnings, 6% above the Consumer Defensive median of 18.0x), quality (ROIC of 19.0% sits 9.0pp above the Consumer Defensive median (10.0%)), and risk (net debt to EBITDA of 3.5x is the binding constraint on the bear case). The value read also implies an EV/EBITDA gap of +4.0x against the Consumer Defensive 12.0x baseline.
KIKOY rose 0.2% over the trailing 7 days, with a -10.0% read on a 30-day basis.
Kikkoman Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells food products in Japan, North America, and internationally. The company offers soy sauces, soy sauce soup bases, dipping and marinade sauces, handy seasoning mixes, and Del Monte seasonings; soy milk and Del Monte beverages; sweet sake for cooking; and wines. It also manufactures and sells canned fruits, canned corn, and tomato ketchup, as well as health foods; and purchases and sells oriental food products. In addition, the company produces and sells clinical diagnostic reagents, hygiene inspection agents, and processing enzymes, as well as chemical products, including hyaluronic acid; and offers real estate rental, logistics, and back-office support services. It serves home, and industrial and food service sectors. The company was formerly known as Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kikkoman Corporation in 1980. Kikkoman Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Noda, Japan.
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