Why is NIPPON STEEL CORP. ?
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The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company is Net-Debt Free
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High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
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Flat results in Jun 26
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 685.35
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 7.79% (YoY)
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at JPY 39,645 MM
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With ROCE of 4.24%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.77 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -76.25%, its profits have fallen by -34%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
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Majority shareholders : Non Institution
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -76.25% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to NIPPON STEEL CORP. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Ferrous Metals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is NIPPON STEEL CORP. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
NIPPON STEEL CORP.
-76.9%
55.47
86.88%
Japan Nikkei 225
60.14%
2.04
29.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
119.65%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.92
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.32
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.02
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
731.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
9.15%
ROE (avg)
13.45%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.57
EV to EBIT
18.25
EV to EBITDA
8.47
EV to Capital Employed
0.77
EV to Sales
0.83
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
4.24%
ROE (Latest)
6.73%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.32 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.25 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at JPY 2,821,196 MM
-14What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 685.35
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 7.79% (YoY
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at JPY 39,645 MM
Here's what is working for NIPPON STEEL CORP.
Net Sales
Highest at JPY 2,821,196 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Net Sales
At JPY 2,821,196 MM has Grown at 12.14%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,515,804 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (JPY MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.32 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.25 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for NIPPON STEEL CORP.
Interest
At JPY 39,645 MM has Grown at 21.86%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 685.35
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
Highest at JPY 39,645 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 21.86% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (JPY MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.79% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






