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Nippon Gas

TYO:8174 JP3695600001
80
  • Value
    9
  • Growth
    37
  • Safety
    Safety
    95
  • Combined
    41
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    80
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Company Description

NIPPON GAS CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in supplying gas and selling gas and home equipment. It operates in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and City Gas segments, handling gas supply, equipment sales, and piping construction. The company primarily operates in Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had 1696 employees, a market cap of $2074 million, and a revenue of $1334 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 80 (better than 80% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Nippon Gas are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Nippon Gas. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 95 or better than 95% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 9, meaning that the share price of Nippon Gas is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 37. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country Japan
Industry Gas Utilities
Size Medium
Website nichigas.co.jp
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
9 47 37 51
Growth
37 25 37 41
Safety
Safety
95 65 67 41
Sentiment
100 87 93 64
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80 70 75 54
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
97 87 95 83
Opinions Change
50 28 50 87
Pro Holdings
n/a 77 69 12
Market Pulse
76 57 68 30
Sentiment
100 87 93 64
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
9 47 37 51
Growth
37 25 37 41
Safety Safety
95 65 67 41
Combined
41 30 42 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
34 32 27 31
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
22 51 46 60
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 15 15 27
Dividend Yield
55 86 72 74
Value
9 47 37 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
76 27 56 52
Profit Growth
39 77 32 57
Capital Growth
5 10 51 13
Stock Returns
65 37 53 51
Growth
37 25 37 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
50 44 56 48
Refinancing
65 39 38 22
Liquidity
100 82 84 72
Safety Safety
95 65 67 41

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