KIKOY (Kikkoman) Quality Rank

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KIKOY Kikkoman Corp KIKOY
88 GF Score
Price $19.65
GF Value $24.08
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Kikkoman Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Kikkoman Quality Rank Related Terms

KIKOY
88GF Score
Kikkoman Corp KIKOY
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Is Kikkoman (KIKOY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kikkoman stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $19.65 is trading 18.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $24.08. GuruFocus considers Kikkoman to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for KIKOY:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: $24.08 vs. price of $19.65 (18.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 2 warning signs

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Kikkoman Business Description

Address 250 Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Noda, JPN, 278-8601
Kikkoman was founded in 1917 following the merger of eight family-owned companies in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest soy sauce manufacturer in Japan and the US. Domestically, it sells a broad range of food and beverage products, including but not limited to soy sauce, soy milk, licensed Del Monte products, and liquor. Kikkoman's products are shipped to over 100 countries with eight global production plants across the US, Asia, Europe, and South America. Apart from food manufacturing, Kikkoman also operates a wholesale business that resells Asian foods globally.
88GF Score

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$19.65
Price
$24.08
GF Value