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Sumitomo Chemical

TYO:4005 JP3401400001
37
  • Value
    86
  • Growth
    43
  • Safety
    Safety
    24
  • Combined
    41
  • Sentiment
    38
  • 360° View
    360° View
    37
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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 37 (better than 37% 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 three out of four indicators below average for Sumitomo Chemical. Only 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. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 43, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 24, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 76% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 62% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 38. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
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: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
86 77 83 93
Growth
43 32 3 83
Safety
Safety
24 4 12 12
Sentiment
38 23 4 71
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37 17 10 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
43 36 19 25
Opinions Change
50 50 39 39
Pro Holdings
n/a 70 1 76
Market Pulse
27 10 1 74
Sentiment
38 23 4 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
86 77 83 93
Growth
43 32 3 83
Safety Safety
24 4 12 12
Combined
41 18 14 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 95 100 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
89 64 30 89
Price vs. Book (P/B)
59 83 97 68
Dividend Yield
61 42 74 89
Value
86 77 83 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 21 48 26
Profit Growth
39 83 1 81
Capital Growth
66 4 19 74
Stock Returns
83 87 3 89
Growth
43 32 3 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
8 3 8 10
Refinancing
72 70 81 63
Liquidity
52 6 14 18
Safety Safety
24 4 12 12

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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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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