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Kobe Steel DB:KST Stock Report

Last Price

€9.95

Market Cap

€4.1b

7D

5.9%

1Y

-20.4%

Updated

02 Feb, 2025

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Company Financials +

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

DB:KST Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.1b

KST Stock Overview

Engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. More details

KST fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (7.6x) is below the German market (16.7x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 1.56% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

Profit margins (3.4%) are lower than last year (4.9%)

Dividend of 5.43% is not well covered by free cash flows


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Kobe Steel, Ltd. Competitors

Eisen- und Hüttenwerke

DB:EIS

€213.0m

Aurubis

XTRA:NDA

€3.3b

Fuchs

XTRA:FPE3

€5.0b

Wacker Chemie

XTRA:WCH

€3.3b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Kobe Steel
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥9.95
52 Week HighJP¥13.00
52 Week LowJP¥8.66
Beta0.98
1 Month Change4.41%
3 Month Change6.61%
1 Year Change-20.40%
3 Year Change134.67%
5 Year Change140.34%
Change since IPO10.56%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

KSTDE Metals and MiningDE Market
7D5.9%4.4%1.9%
1Y-20.4%-5.8%15.1%

Return vs Industry: KST underperformed the German Metals and Mining industry which returned -5.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KST underperformed the German Market which returned 15.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KST's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KST volatility
KST Average Weekly Movement4.3%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement9.4%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: KST has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: KST's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
190538,050Yoshihiko Katsukawawww.kobelco.co.jp

Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. The company offers steel sheet products, including high-tensile strength, hot and cold rolled, electro-galvanized, and hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets; steel wire rods and bars; and aluminum and steel plates. It also provides steel casting and forging products, such as crankshafts, marine parts, chemical processing equipment, and rolls; materials for plastic molding; and titanium products, copper sheets and strips, and steel powders.

Kobe Steel, Ltd. Fundamentals Summary

How do Kobe Steel's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KST fundamental statistics
Market cap€4.07b
Earnings (TTM)€533.64m
Revenue (TTM)€15.79b

7.6x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is KST overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KST income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥2.54t
Cost of RevenueJP¥2.11t
Gross ProfitJP¥428.31b
Other ExpensesJP¥342.52b
EarningsJP¥85.79b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 07, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)217.37
Gross Margin16.88%
Net Profit Margin3.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio67.2%

How did KST perform over the long term?

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Dividends

5.4%

Current Dividend Yield

41%

Payout Ratio

Does KST pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy KST by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Kobe Steel dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMar 28 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 02 2025
Days until Ex dividend53 days
Days until Dividend pay date119 days

Does KST pay a reliable dividends?

See KST dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 15:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Kobe Steel, Ltd. is covered by 26 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Toshiyuki JohnoBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Toshiyuki JohnoCitigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.