Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104.T)
Industrials · Tokyo · Japan
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines trades at ¥5,602.00, which is 49% below the ¥8,365.56 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 43 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 8.6 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 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides maritime cargo transport and ship chartering services in Japan, North America, Europe, Singapore, and internationally. It operates through Dry Bulk Business; Energy Business; Container Ship Business; Automobile Transport, Port, and Logistics Business; Ferry/Domestic RORO Ship Business/Cruise Business; Real Estate Business; and Related Businesses segments. The company engages in the dry bulk shipping of raw materials, including iron ore, coal, wood chips, and biomass fuels, as well as intermediate goods and finished products, such as fertilizers, grain, cement, salt, and steel products; owning and operation of oil tankers and liquified gas and liquefied natural gas carriers, as well as carbon solutions, LNG infrastructure, offshore, and offshore wind power energy businesses; and owning and operation of container ships, as well as ocean transportation and onshore storage. It also provides product transport services comprising containership under the Ocean Network Express brand; car carrier under the Auto Carrier Express brand; container terminal management; and logistics services, which include air and ocean freight forwarding, trucking, customs clearance, warehousing, and buyers' consolidation. In addition, the company is involved in land and office building leasing, as well as building management; and owning and operation of ferries and coastal RoRo vessels, as well as cruise ships. Further, it engages in associated businesses, such as tugboat operations; maritime consulting comprising assessment of marine navigation safety, ship mooring, and port function evaluation, as well as investigation of maritime policies; and Global HR consulting, including human resources services, training and development programs, web design and development services, and operation of a matching platform for companies under the Sunrise brand. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
9104.T passes 6 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104.T) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of ¥8,365.56, 9104.T at ¥5,602.00 is 49% 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 9104.T's P/E ratio?
9104.T trades at 8.6 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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