Nippon Steel Corporation

TSE:5401 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥3.2t

Nippon Steel Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Nippon Steel has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 46%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 18.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.8% per year. Nippon Steel's return on equity is 8.8%, and it has net margins of 5.6%.

Key information

46.0%

Earnings growth rate

45.9%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth18.5%
Revenue growth rate11.8%
Return on equity8.8%
Net Margin5.6%
Next Earnings Update06 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

Recent updates

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE:5401)

Jan 13
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE:5401)

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nippon Steel makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:5401 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 248,835,411492,484674,23360,672
30 Jun 248,859,820529,867744,9630
31 Mar 248,868,097549,372638,85560,672
31 Dec 238,655,720617,786690,4850
30 Sep 238,513,601621,879649,7320
30 Jun 238,256,191640,108618,1610
31 Mar 237,975,586694,016579,4110
31 Dec 227,828,091646,571497,14354,550
30 Sep 227,519,353710,966493,04754,550
30 Jun 227,224,920706,164482,54654,550
31 Mar 226,808,890637,321544,7250
31 Dec 216,321,936599,262442,12752,673
30 Sep 215,751,223457,459422,94352,673
30 Jun 215,200,819171,768408,61452,673
31 Mar 214,829,272-32,432399,37152,673
31 Dec 204,895,328-197,934429,00863,147
30 Sep 205,116,334-661,427445,39963,147
30 Jun 205,530,650-506,909471,40863,147
31 Mar 205,921,525-431,513498,74763,147
31 Dec 196,134,858-337,849592,3440
30 Sep 196,321,662148,637593,8650
30 Jun 196,259,543188,140579,7460
31 Mar 196,177,947251,169566,9180
31 Dec 186,023,210270,644461,16460,026
30 Sep 185,827,035237,190534,9470
30 Jun 185,754,080220,063452,45060,026
31 Mar 185,712,965180,832533,7870
31 Dec 175,465,442227,594436,63153,966
30 Sep 175,217,193219,090476,6360
30 Jun 174,937,215216,936397,47953,966
31 Mar 174,696,828137,246466,3510
31 Dec 164,523,50651,796372,88853,912
30 Sep 164,560,66036,311375,75153,912
30 Jun 164,693,63758,048381,78053,912
31 Mar 164,907,429145,419383,30453,912
31 Dec 155,144,202213,737386,62549,674
30 Sep 155,339,118222,163390,92049,674
30 Jun 155,513,562238,686391,77249,674
31 Mar 155,610,030214,293392,96949,674
31 Dec 145,660,446203,556398,85752,121
30 Sep 145,620,072239,423398,54652,121
30 Jun 145,590,717227,695392,91152,121
31 Mar 145,516,180242,753387,29552,121

Quality Earnings: 5401 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 5401's current net profit margins (5.6%) are lower than last year (7.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 5401's earnings have grown significantly by 46% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 5401's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 5401 had negative earnings growth (-20.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (-13.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 5401's Return on Equity (8.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/22 18:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/22 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Management10 years
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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.