Shimadzu

Company Description

Shimadzu Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, sale, and maintenance of scientific and precision equipment. It operates in Testing and Measuring Instruments (chromatographic, mass spectrometry, light, thermal, bio-related, and water quality analysis systems), Medical Equipment (X-ray TV, angiography, and imaging systems), Aircraft Equipment (flight control, air management, and cockpit display systems), and Industrial Equipment (turbomolecular pumps). The company is also involved in real estate leasing and management. In the last fiscal year, the company had 14481 employees, a market cap of $6641 million, profits of $1563 million, and revenue of $3595 million.

Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 26 (better than 26% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Shimadzu are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four metrics below average for Shimadzu. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 90, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 90% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 43, which means that the share price of Shimadzu is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 7, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 25, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 75% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

Country

Japan

Industry Electronic Equipment

Size Large

Website shimadzu.co.jp

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