Stock Research: Kato Sangyo

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Kato Sangyo

TYO:9869 JP3213300001
51
  • Value
    47
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    75
  • Combined
    65
  • Sentiment
    30
  • 360° View
    360° View
    51
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Company Description

KATO SANGYO CO., LTD. is a Japan-based food wholesale company. It operates in room-temperature distribution (processed foods, confectionery), liquor distribution, low-temperature distribution (low-temperature foods), and overseas processed food wholesale. The company also provides logistics, insurance agency, and restaurant franchise services. In the last fiscal year, the company had 4413 employees, a market cap of $1359 million, profits of $581 million, and revenue of $8145 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 51 (better than 51% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kato Sangyo are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Kato Sangyo. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 51% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 75 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 75% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 47 which means that the share price of Kato Sangyo is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 53% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 30, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 70% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 89 93 89
Growth
51 79 79 15
Safety
Safety
75 79 77 73
Sentiment
30 17 55 71
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360° View
51 88 97 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
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Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 22 75 84
Market Pulse
9 13 38 54
Sentiment
30 17 55 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 89 93 89
Growth
51 79 79 15
Safety Safety
75 79 77 73
Combined
65 100 97 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
90 96 96 96
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
71 87 79 66
Price vs. Book (P/B)
52 80 80 80
Dividend Yield
1 59 65 57
Value
47 89 93 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
17 55 31 41
Profit Growth
65 66 63 28
Capital Growth
53 70 65 3
Stock Returns
79 43 83 43
Growth
51 79 79 15
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
82 76 76 70
Refinancing
9 82 79 79
Liquidity
91 62 66 65
Safety Safety
75 79 77 73

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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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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