MWC · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $105M · 561 employees
Micware Co., Ltd.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-02-28
Screened 2026-02-28 · the tape above runs as of 17:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Micware Co Ltd ADR holds its Accumulation at $1.77.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Price at the screen | $1.77 |
| Valuation | 10.41 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 38.76% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 38.8% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 41.35% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 41.3% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Business, in Plain Words| Trailing P/E | 10.4xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.17 |
| Revenue growth | +0.4%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 7.3%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 21.7%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 2,813.52% |
| Debt to equity | 1.17a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 1.66healthy short-term liquidity |
| 52-week range | 1.74 - 13.95 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $105M |
| Employees | 561 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to Japan and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral.
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