NIPPON STEEL CORP.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: JP3381000003
JPY
689.40
-8.1 (-1.16%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.

Why is NIPPON STEEL CORP. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
2
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
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
4
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
5
Majority shareholders : Non Institution
6
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
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to NIPPON STEEL CORP. should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
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)
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%
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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
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%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

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
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

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 periods
MOJO 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 MM
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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