Meiji Holdings Co Ltd 2269

Morningstar Rating
¥4,059.00 −112.00 (2.69%)
View Full Chart

Company Report

Strong Pricing in Value-Added Products Show Meiji's Brand Strength Is Still Intact

Margin expansion through growth in value-added health foods and an enlarged overseas sales scale will serve as a key driving force behind Meiji’s midterm growth. In the near term, restoring margins squeezed by rapid yen depreciation and cost inflation and minimizing China losses is a priority. Meanwhile, restructuring efforts to enhance pharmaceutical profitability have borne fruit. Pharma profit growth, lifted by new vaccines and overseas expansion, will hold equal importance as food to the fairly challenging growth target of a more than 11% compound annual growth rate in operating profits for the midterm plan ending March 2027.

Price vs Fair Value

2269 is trading at a LOCK|@Mz#$&% premium.
Price
¥4,059.00
Fair Value
LOCK|Z^!
Uncertainty
LOCK|Hy
1-Star Price
LOCK|Rx.@
5-Star Price
LOCK|jf^
Economic Moat
LOCK|$^?>$
Capital Allocation
LOCK|fj%PZ^W

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Meiji is poised to ride on the global health trend and capture rising demand for health and functional foods in Asia, particularly China.

Bears

Top-line growth seems capped by limited domestic volume growth as the population shrinks, while overseas development is still in the early stages.

Trading Information

Previous Close Price
¥4,171.00
Day Range
¥4,039.00–4,115.00
52-Week Range
¥2,907.00–4,608.00
Bid/Ask
¥4,044.00 / ¥4,060.00
Shares Outstanding
271.17M
Market Cap
¥1.10T
Volume/Avg
1M / 1M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
28.39
Price/Sales
0.96
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.65%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.65%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Jun, Dec
Total Yield
2.65%

Company Profile

Meiji Holdings was established in 2009 as a merged entity of Meiji Dairies, Japan’s largest dairy company, and Meiji Seika, the country’s number-two confectionery maker. A surge in commodity prices, Japan’s aging and shrinking population, and fierce competition propelled the amalgamation. The food business—dairy, cacao, nutrition, and food solutions—represents about 80% of the group’s sales and 70% of profits. The rest comes from the pharmaceutical business, specializing in antibacterial and generic drugs, as well as vaccines. Overseas food operations, mainly in China, the US, and Southeast Asia, constitute merely 6.5% of the group's sales, which are in the red due to a surge in investment in China’s new factories and fierce price competition initiated by Chinese dairymakers.
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Stock Style Box
Mid Growth
Total Number of Employees
23,740

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
2269
02319
600887
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
28.3926.2514.53
Price/Book Value
1.461.473.22
Price/Sales
0.960.731.46
Price/Cash Flow
10.927.379.96
Price/Earnings
2269
02319
600887

Financial Strength

Metric
2269
02319
600887
Quick Ratio
0.850.770.22
Current Ratio
1.870.880.62
Interest Coverage
69.624.528.32
Quick Ratio
2269
02319
600887

Profitability

Metric
2269
02319
600887
Return on Assets (Normalized)
—5.19%6.31%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
—12.66%17.90%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
—6.81%7.84%
Return on Assets
2269
02319
600887

Packaged Foods Industry Comparables

1-Day Chart
Name
Price
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
Capital Allocation
Economic Moat
Market Cap
Nestle SA ADR
NSRGY
LOCK|Y@ZP^mLOCK|g%T$232B
Danone SA ADR
DANOY
LOCK|!rxmr>PLOCK|<?WzB$43B
The Kraft Heinz Co
KHC
LOCK|Cz<BCmLOCK|>H>BN$26B
General Mills Inc
GIS
LOCK|&$%s@<LOCK|>hPL<$17B
JM Smucker Co
SJM
LOCK|S%LOCK|>$s$13B
McCormick & Co Inc Ordinary Shares (Non Voting)
MKC
LOCK|p$fpTN<LOCK|?@h$12B
Hormel Foods Corp
HRL
LOCK|&w^^rrLOCK|?s&Ch$11B
The Magnum Ice Cream Co NV
MICC
LOCK|v&C<P^@LOCK|%#$10B
Ingredion Inc
INGR
LOCK|yYl^&@bLOCK|!@#@$6B
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
LW
LOCK|>MsLOCK|sl?Hb$6B

Sponsor Center