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Sumitomo Bakelite

TYO:4203 JP3409400003
85
  • Value
    52
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    74
  • Combined
    65
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    85
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Company Description

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. is a Japan-based company manufacturing and selling semiconductor-related materials, high-functional plastics, and quality of life products. It operates in Semiconductor-related Materials (epoxy molding, liquid resins, substrate materials), High-Functional Plastic (phenolic molding, industrial resins, molding products, adhesives), and Quality of Life Products (medical equipment, thermoplastic resins, vinyl resin sheets, melamine resin decorated sheets). Other businesses include research, testing, and land leasing. The company is primarily based in Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had 7981 employees, a market cap of $2608 million, profits of $624 million, and revenue of $2032 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 66 (better than 66% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sumitomo Bakelite are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Sumitomo Bakelite. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 84, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 84% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 67 or better than 67% 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 44, meaning that the share price of Sumitomo Bakelite 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 47. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Analyst Opinions
Country Japan
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Size Large
Website sumibe.co.jp
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Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 43 43 31
Growth
55 94 89 69
Safety
Safety
74 91 72 61
Sentiment
100 81 82 63
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360° View
85 98 90 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
87 82 81 76
Opinions Change
95 62 9 4
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 100 70
Market Pulse
85 28 68 50
Sentiment
100 81 82 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 43 43 31
Growth
55 94 89 69
Safety Safety
74 91 72 61
Combined
65 93 82 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
40 31 36 39
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
39 71 64 35
Price vs. Book (P/B)
57 28 37 51
Dividend Yield
63 45 28 46
Value
52 43 43 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 87 65 51
Profit Growth
59 60 67 47
Capital Growth
39 82 49 19
Stock Returns
80 53 99 95
Growth
55 94 89 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
74 78 74 50
Refinancing
43 62 49 53
Liquidity
78 81 84 67
Safety Safety
74 91 72 61

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