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Sumitomo Chemical

TYO:4005 JP3401400001
12
  • Value
    76
  • Growth
    29
  • Safety
    Safety
    16
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    22
  • 360° View
    360° View
    12
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Company Description

Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd is a chemical company with five business segments. It operates in the essential chemicals, energy and functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health and agriculture-related, and pharmaceuticals industries. Based in Japan, it also provides services such as electricity and steam supply, design and construction supervision of chemical industry facilities, transportation and warehousing services. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $4,000 million, profits of $5,014 million, and revenue of $17,381 million, with 29,279 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sumitomo Chemical 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 Sumitomo Chemical. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 86, which means that the share price of Sumitomo Chemical is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 72, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 72% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 19, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 16, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 84 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Leverage
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country Japan
Industry Diversified Chemicals
Size X-Large
Website sumitomo-chem.co.jp
Index
Nikkei 225
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Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
76 77 83 93
Growth
29 32 3 83
Safety
Safety
16 4 12 12
Sentiment
22 23 4 71
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12 17 10 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
46 36 19 25
Opinions Change
50 50 39 39
Pro Holdings
n/a 70 1 76
Market Pulse
5 10 1 74
Sentiment
22 23 4 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
76 77 83 93
Growth
29 32 3 83
Safety Safety
16 4 12 12
Combined
23 18 14 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
86 95 100 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
62 64 30 89
Price vs. Book (P/B)
47 83 97 68
Dividend Yield
63 42 74 89
Value
76 77 83 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
28 21 48 26
Profit Growth
23 83 1 81
Capital Growth
45 4 19 74
Stock Returns
80 87 3 89
Growth
29 32 3 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
9 3 8 10
Refinancing
66 70 81 63
Liquidity
36 6 14 18
Safety Safety
16 4 12 12

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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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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