Maruzen CHI Holdings Co (TSE:3159) Risk Assessment

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TSE:3159 Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Ltd TSE:3159
57 GF Score
Price 円416.00
GF Value 円381.26
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Maruzen CHI Holdings Co is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co  (TSE:3159) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

TSE:3159 vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Risk Assessment vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


TSE:3159
57GF Score
Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Ltd TSE:3159
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Is Maruzen CHI Holdings Co (TSE:3159) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maruzen CHI Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円416.00 is trading 9.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円381.26. GuruFocus considers Maruzen CHI Holdings Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:3159:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: 円381.26 vs. price of 円416.00 (9.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:3159 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Business Description

Address 40-1 Nadocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 162-0837
Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in the sale of books and magazines and academic information. The company also undertakes library management consignment work and administrative agency of educational facilities such as libraries, design and supervision of construction work, the publishing business of books, and magazine.
57GF Score

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円416.00
Price
円381.26
GF Value