Nippon Steel Corporation

TSE:5401 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥3.2t

Nippon Steel Valuation

Is 5401 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 5401 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

JP¥1.03k
Fair Value
39.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 5401 (¥623.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (¥1027.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 5401 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 5401?

Key metric: As 5401 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for 5401. This is calculated by dividing 5401's market cap by their current revenue.
What is 5401's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.4x
SalesJP¥8.51t
Market CapJP¥3.21t

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 5401's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 5401 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.2x
5411 JFE Holdings
0.2x0.37%JP¥1.1t
5406 Kobe Steel
0.3x0.82%JP¥689.3b
5444 Yamato Kogyo
3.3x2.62%JP¥577.1b
5463 Maruichi Steel Tube
1.2x2.30%JP¥290.7b
5401 Nippon Steel
0.4x5.99%JP¥3.2t

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 5401 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the peer average (1.2x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does 5401's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the JP Metals and Mining Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1491 Chugai Mining
0.07xn/aUS$89.25m
5707 Toho Zinc
0.08x4.18%US$63.52m
3168 MERF
0.09xn/aUS$50.95m
5986 Molitec Steel
0.09xn/aUS$29.82m
No more companies available in this PS range
5401 0.4xIndustry Avg. 0.4xNo. of Companies12PS00.40.81.21.62+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 5401 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the JP Metals and Mining industry average (0.4x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 5401's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

5401 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.4x
Fair PS Ratio0.9x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 5401 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst 5401 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentJP¥623.60
JP¥698.91
+12.08%
15.97%JP¥860.00JP¥480.00n/a11
Oct ’26JP¥600.50
JP¥698.91
+16.39%
15.97%JP¥860.00JP¥480.00n/a11
Sep ’26JP¥628.80
JP¥679.27
+8.03%
17.20%JP¥860.00JP¥480.00n/a11
Aug ’26JP¥586.60
JP¥669.27
+14.09%
16.93%JP¥860.00JP¥480.00n/a11
Jul ’26JP¥542.80
JP¥700.80
+29.11%
17.12%JP¥860.00JP¥480.00n/a10
Jun ’26JP¥581.60
JP¥758.80
+30.47%
9.92%JP¥860.00JP¥630.00n/a10
May ’26JP¥598.90
JP¥758.80
+26.70%
9.92%JP¥860.00JP¥630.00n/a10
Apr ’26JP¥634.20
JP¥772.60
+21.82%
12.29%JP¥956.00JP¥630.00n/a10
Mar ’26JP¥665.80
JP¥759.60
+14.09%
11.21%JP¥926.00JP¥630.00n/a10
Feb ’26JP¥645.80
JP¥739.60
+14.52%
16.90%JP¥926.00JP¥440.00n/a10
Jan ’26JP¥636.40
JP¥746.67
+17.33%
18.60%JP¥940.00JP¥440.00n/a9
Dec ’25JP¥611.80
JP¥760.00
+24.22%
19.58%JP¥940.00JP¥440.00n/a9
Nov ’25JP¥610.60
JP¥766.67
+25.56%
19.09%JP¥940.00JP¥440.00n/a9
Oct ’25JP¥641.00
JP¥780.00
+21.68%
15.81%JP¥940.00JP¥520.00JP¥600.509
Sep ’25JP¥662.00
JP¥793.33
+19.84%
16.68%JP¥940.00JP¥520.00JP¥628.809
Aug ’25JP¥638.40
JP¥801.00
+25.47%
15.72%JP¥940.00JP¥520.00JP¥586.6010
Jul ’25JP¥691.20
JP¥807.00
+16.75%
15.75%JP¥940.00JP¥520.00JP¥542.8010
Jun ’25JP¥686.40
JP¥826.00
+20.34%
16.74%JP¥980.00JP¥520.00JP¥581.6010
May ’25JP¥695.20
JP¥832.00
+19.68%
16.10%JP¥980.00JP¥520.00JP¥598.9010
Apr ’25JP¥722.80
JP¥812.00
+12.34%
15.39%JP¥940.00JP¥520.00JP¥634.2010
Mar ’25JP¥756.80
JP¥798.20
+5.47%
14.55%JP¥920.00JP¥520.00JP¥665.8010
Feb ’25JP¥709.20
JP¥766.20
+8.04%
16.02%JP¥920.00JP¥500.00JP¥645.8010
Jan ’25JP¥646.00
JP¥771.20
+19.38%
15.36%JP¥920.00JP¥500.00JP¥636.4010
Dec ’24JP¥695.80
JP¥771.20
+10.84%
15.36%JP¥920.00JP¥500.00JP¥611.8010
Nov ’24JP¥663.60
JP¥754.00
+13.62%
15.77%JP¥920.00JP¥500.00JP¥610.6010
Oct ’24JP¥701.00
JP¥721.45
+2.92%
15.80%JP¥920.00JP¥480.00JP¥641.0011
JP¥698.91
Fair Value
10.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/22 07:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/22 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Nippon Steel Corporation is covered by 24 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Minami MunakataCitigroup Inc
Yifan ZhangCLSA