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Kobe Steel

TYO:5406 JP3289800009
45
  • Value
    94
  • Growth
    34
  • Safety
    Safety
    56
  • Combined
    70
  • Sentiment
    6
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

Kobe Steel Ltd is a Japanese company primarily focused on the steel industry. It operates in steel and aluminum, profile, welding, machinery, engineering, construction machinery, and electric power segments. It mainly operates in Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $4,308 million, profits of $2,822 million, revenue of $17,039 million, and 39294 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kobe Steel are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Kobe Steel. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 94, which means that the share price of Kobe Steel is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 94% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 56. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 6. Professional investors are more confident in 94% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 34, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 66 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Value
Country Japan
Industry Steel
Size X-Large
Website kobelco.co.jp
Index
Nikkei 225
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
94 85 92 99
Growth
34 66 99 45
Safety
Safety
56 67 28 44
Sentiment
6 59 39 1
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45 83 85 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
5 34 43 25
Opinions Change
50 77 15 23
Pro Holdings
n/a 54 82 32
Market Pulse
7 40 52 25
Sentiment
6 59 39 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
94 85 92 99
Growth
34 66 99 45
Safety Safety
56 67 28 44
Combined
70 96 90 72
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
81 82 88 100
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
85 80 92 91
Price vs. Book (P/B)
71 75 80 100
Dividend Yield
77 80 85 63
Value
94 85 92 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
20 20 39 39
Profit Growth
30 52 73 50
Capital Growth
40 98 91 66
Stock Returns
70 39 100 45
Growth
34 66 99 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
43 23 12 6
Refinancing
58 85 77 97
Liquidity
70 59 34 28
Safety Safety
56 67 28 44

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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