NIPPON STEEL CORP.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: JP3381000003
JPY
590.00
5.4 (0.92%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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NIPPON STEEL CORP.
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Why is NIPPON STEEL CORP. ?

1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST(HY) At JPY 56,738 MM has Grown at 143.42%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at JPY 0 MM
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At JPY 202,190.81 MM has Grown at -44.16%
3
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -13.82%, its profits have fallen by -20.2%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -13.82% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Japan Nikkei 225 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Ferrous Metals)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is NIPPON STEEL CORP. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
NIPPON STEEL CORP.
-13.82%
47.21
86.01%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.99%
EBIT Growth (5y)
71.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.79
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.66
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.06
Tax Ratio
35.58%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.59%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.14%
ROCE (avg)
8.65%
ROE (avg)
13.45%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.57
EV to EBIT
8.82
EV to EBITDA
5.21
EV to Capital Employed
0.68
EV to Sales
0.56
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
7.70%
ROE (Latest)
9.63%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)

At JPY 2,620,676 MM has Grown at 17.11%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at JPY 257,967 MM

-17What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At JPY 56,738 MM has Grown at 143.42%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at JPY 0 MM

NET PROFIT(9M)

At JPY 202,190.81 MM has Grown at -44.16%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -1.07%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 12.52% (YoY

Here's what is working for NIPPON STEEL CORP.

Net Sales
At JPY 2,620,676 MM has Grown at 17.11%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 2,237,859.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (JPY MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at JPY 257,967 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (JPY MM)

Depreciation
Highest at JPY 153,173 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (JPY MM)

Here's what is not working for NIPPON STEEL CORP.

Interest
At JPY 56,738 MM has Grown at 143.42%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (JPY MM)

Net Profit
At JPY 202,190.81 MM has Grown at -44.16%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JPY MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at JPY 0 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (JPY MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 12.52% (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