Sumitomo Corporation (8053.T)
Industrials · Tokyo · Japan
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Sumitomo Corporation trades at ¥1,583.00, which is 116% below the ¥3,422.10 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 42 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 12.5 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Sumitomo Corporation
Sumitomo Corporation engages in the general trading business. It operates through Steel; Automotive; Transportation & Construction Systems; Diverse Urban Development; Media & Digital; Lifestyle Business; Mineral Resources; Chemical Solutions; and Energy Transformation Business segments. The company offers steel sheets and tubular products. It also engages in manufacturing, distribution, and financial services for automobiles, automotive components, motorcycles, and tires; ships, aircraft, aerospace, and construction equipment businesses; logistics infrastructure, insurance, social infrastructure and digital infrastructure, and energy transformation businesses; and base station sharing business, as well as development and implementation of solutions. In addition, the company develops office buildings, retail facilities, residences, logistics facilities, hotels, and real estate funds; develops and manages cities and industrial parks; and provides digital AI and chemical solutions. Further, it is involved in the operation of supermarket chains; dealing with food products such as meat, fruits and vegetables, grains, oils, and sugar; managing drugstores, dispensing pharmacies, managed care, clinics, and other; and production of mineral resources such as copper, nickel, aluminium, coal, and iron ore. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan.
8053.T passes 6 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Sumitomo Corporation (8053.T) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of ¥3,422.10, 8053.T at ¥1,583.00 is 116% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is 8053.T's P/E ratio?
8053.T trades at 12.5 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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