Nippon Steel Corporation

TSE:5401 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥3.1t

Nippon Steel Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Nippon Steel has a total shareholder equity of ¥5,999.4B and total debt of ¥2,795.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 46.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ¥11,201.1B and ¥5,201.7B respectively. Nippon Steel's EBIT is ¥551.9B making its interest coverage ratio 43.4. It has cash and short-term investments of ¥640.6B.

Key information

46.6%

Debt to equity ratio

JP¥2.80t

Debt

Interest coverage ratio43.4x
CashJP¥640.57b
EquityJP¥6.00t
Total liabilitiesJP¥5.20t
Total assetsJP¥11.20t

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE:5401) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Dec 07
Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE:5401) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Why Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Nov 19
Why Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Nippon Steel Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Nov 09
Nippon Steel Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Is Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 11
Is Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Using Too Much Debt?

Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Sep 24
Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Is Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE:5401) Trading At A 47% Discount?

Sep 12
Is Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE:5401) Trading At A 47% Discount?

Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Aug 22
Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Aug 08
Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Results: Nippon Steel Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 04
Results: Nippon Steel Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Jul 25
Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥80.00

Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥80.00

Jul 11
Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥80.00

We Think Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jun 11
We Think Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

May 21
Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Nippon Steel Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

May 12
Nippon Steel Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Apr 29
Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Investors Aren't Buying Nippon Steel Corporation's (TSE:5401) Earnings

Apr 11
Investors Aren't Buying Nippon Steel Corporation's (TSE:5401) Earnings

Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥85.00

Feb 26
Nippon Steel's (TSE:5401) Dividend Will Be ¥85.00

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 5401's short term assets (¥4,873.3B) exceed its short term liabilities (¥2,474.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: 5401's short term assets (¥4,873.3B) exceed its long term liabilities (¥2,726.8B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 5401's net debt to equity ratio (35.9%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: 5401's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 72% to 46.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 5401's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27.2%).

Interest Coverage: 5401's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (43.4x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 20:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Nippon Steel Corporation is covered by 32 analysts. 9 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.