Kobe Steel Valuation

Is KBST.F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KBST.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KBST.F ($9.65) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($13.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KBST.F is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KBST.F?

Key metric: As KBST.F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KBST.F. This is calculated by dividing KBST.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KBST.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.4x
EarningsJP¥85.79b
Market CapJP¥641.92b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KBST.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KBST.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.7x
HCC Warrior Met Coal
9.7x-3.8%US$3.7b
AMR Alpha Metallurgical Resources
8.7x6.4%US$3.2b
ARCH Arch Resources
17.5x43.3%US$3.1b
TX Ternium
82.7x47.4%US$6.6b
KBST.F Kobe Steel
7.4x2.8%US$641.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KBST.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the peer average (29.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KBST.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Metals and Mining Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VITF.F Victoria Gold
2.1xn/aUS$23.43m
BMXI Brookmount Explorations
0.5xn/aUS$5.00m
RMRI Rocky Mountain Industrials
0.9xn/aUS$1.76m
ZCRM.F Zincore Metals
0.5xn/aUS$852.33k
KBST.F 7.4xIndustry Avg. 19.3xNo. of Companies6PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KBST.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (19.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KBST.F's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KBST.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.4x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KBST.F's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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