Stock Research: Sumitomo Bakelite

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Sumitomo Bakelite

TSE:4203 JP3409400003
96
  • Value
    78
  • Growth
    100
  • Safety
    Safety
    21
  • Combined
    78
  • Sentiment
    94
  • 360° View
    360° View
    96
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Company Description

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. is a Japan-based company manufacturing and selling semiconductor-related materials, high-functional plastics, and quality of life products. It operates in Semiconductor-related Materials (epoxy molding, liquid resins, substrate materials), High-Functional Plastic (phenolic molding, industrial resins, molding products, adhesives), and Quality of Life Products (medical equipment, thermoplastic resins, vinyl resin sheets, melamine resin decorated sheets). Other businesses include research, testing, and land leasing. The company is primarily based in Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had 7981 employees, a market cap of $2608 million, profits of $624 million, and revenue of $2032 million.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 96 (better than 96% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sumitomo Bakelite are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Sumitomo Bakelite. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 100% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 78 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 78% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 94, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 94% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 21, meaning that the share price of Sumitomo Bakelite is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
21 43 43 31
Growth
100 94 89 69
Safety
Safety
78 91 72 61
Sentiment
94 81 82 63
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96 98 90 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
88 82 81 76
Opinions Change
50 62 9 4
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 100 70
Market Pulse
67 28 68 50
Sentiment
94 81 82 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
21 43 43 31
Growth
100 94 89 69
Safety Safety
78 91 72 61
Combined
78 93 82 57
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
31 71 64 35
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
22 31 36 39
Price vs. Book (P/B)
18 28 37 51
Dividend Yield
41 45 28 46
Value
21 43 43 31
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
63 87 65 51
Profit Growth
72 60 67 47
Capital Growth
89 82 49 19
Stock Returns
93 53 99 95
Growth
100 94 89 69
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
84 78 74 50
Refinancing
37 62 49 53
Liquidity
86 81 84 67
Safety Safety
78 91 72 61

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