Update shared on03 Oct 2025
Fair value Increased 11%SoftBank Group’s fair value estimate has been raised by analysts from ¥14,635 to ¥16,199. This change reflects modest improvements in projected profit margins and anticipated price-to-earnings multiples.
What's in the News
- SoftBank and Ark Investment are potential investors in crypto firm Tether Holdings' major funding round, which seeks external capital for the globe's largest stablecoin issuer (Bloomberg).
- SoftBank Vision Fund is set to cut nearly 20% of its global staff as it reallocates resources toward significant artificial intelligence investments in the U.S. (Reuters).
- Plans for a SoftBank and OpenAI joint venture to bring AI solutions to Japanese corporate customers are facing significant delays. Progress updates are now expected in November (Reuters).
- SoftBank has purchased Foxconn's former EV factory in Lordstown, Ohio, with intentions to manufacture AI servers as part of the Stargate data center project in collaboration with OpenAI and Oracle (Bloomberg, Reuters).
- Current and former OpenAI employees are planning to sell approximately $6 billion in company shares to an investor group that includes SoftBank, valuing OpenAI at $500 billion (Bloomberg).
Valuation Changes
- The Fair Value Estimate has increased from ¥14,635 to ¥16,199, reflecting a modest upward revision.
- The Discount Rate remains unchanged at 4.72%.
- The Revenue Growth forecast is nearly stable, with a minimal rise from 5.52% to 5.52%.
- The Net Profit Margin has edged up slightly from 7.17% to 7.21%.
- The Future P/E Ratio has risen from 36.78x to 40.49x, indicating expectations of higher future valuation.
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