Stock Research: Nippon Steel

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Nippon Steel

TYO:5401 JP3381000003
67
  • Value
    68
  • Growth
    63
  • Safety
    Safety
    40
  • Combined
    60
  • Sentiment
    69
  • 360° View
    360° View
    67
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Company Description

Nippon Steel Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in steel manufacturing, engineering, and chemical & material businesses. It operates in steel manufacturing, engineering, chemical & material, and system solution industries. It primarily operates in Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $20,378 million, profits of $9,147 million, and revenue of $57,990 million, with 113,845 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 67 (better than 67% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Nippon Steel are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Nippon Steel. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 68, which means that the share price of Nippon 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 68% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 63, 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. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 69. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 40. This means 60% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Nippon Steel. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
68 93 90 93
Growth
63 15 39 71
Safety
Safety
40 61 66 29
Sentiment
69 21 54 60
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67 37 72 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
14 67 47 65
Opinions Change
50 26 75 64
Pro Holdings
n/a 32 77 71
Market Pulse
49 7 16 12
Sentiment
69 21 54 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
68 93 90 93
Growth
63 15 39 71
Safety Safety
40 61 66 29
Combined
60 50 70 74
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
78 72 84 83
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 92 90 85
Price vs. Book (P/B)
68 74 83 83
Dividend Yield
85 87 78 84
Value
68 93 90 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
61 18 24 30
Profit Growth
4 20 29 98
Capital Growth
89 34 37 44
Stock Returns
68 53 83 77
Growth
63 15 39 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
23 34 38 22
Refinancing
63 81 81 69
Liquidity
59 65 75 27
Safety Safety
40 61 66 29

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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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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