Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Industry
- Steel
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Yoshihiko Katsukawa
- Headquarters
- 2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome, Kobe, JP
- Industry
- Steel
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Yoshihiko Katsukawa
- Headquarters
- 2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome, Kobe, JP
Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. The company offers steel sheet products, including high-tensile strength, hot and cold rolled, electro-galvanized, and hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets; steel wire rods and bars; and aluminum and steel plates.
It also provides steel casting and forging products, such as crankshafts, marine parts, chemical processing equipment, and rolls; materials for plastic molding; and titanium products, copper sheets and strips, and steel powders.
In addition, the company offers robots and electric power sources, and welding materials; and machinery products, including standard compressors, tire and rubber machinery products, rotating machinery products, plastic processing machinery products, advanced technology equipment, rolling mill products, and ultra-high-pressure equipment, as well as LNG vaporizers, pressure vessels, brazed aluminum heat exchangers, and micro channel heat exchanger and reactors.
Further, it provides signaling, communication, power supply, automatic fare collection, and platform screen door systems; hydraulic and mini hydraulic excavators, mini wheel loaders, and road machinery; construction, metal, forestry, and industrial waste recycling machinery; and crawler and wheel cranes.
Additionally, the company generates and supplies electric power; offers material and structural analysis, testing, physical analysis, and other services; manufactures and sells target materials and test equipment; sells and rents detached homes; and provides brokerage, renovation, insurance, and other services, as well as operational management services of public facilities.
It also provides services in the field of iron units; and water treatment, waste incineration, PCB detoxification, and soil remediation services. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for Kobe Steel, Ltd., and the rating behind it. KBSTF last traded at $14.74, 11.8× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Kobe Steel, Ltd.. Starting points for Kobe Steel, Ltd.: P/E 11.8, EPS $170.25, beta 0.46 — an Steel name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Kobe Steel, Ltd.. Kobe Steel, Ltd. does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.
Reported vs. expected earnings history for Kobe Steel, Ltd.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Kobe Steel, Ltd. stands at $170.25. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Kobe Steel, Ltd.. Kobe Steel, Ltd. has reported as a listed company since 2012. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
List of peer companies in the same industry.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. valued side by side against its closest peers. Kobe Steel, Ltd. is measured against Steel peers within the Basic Materials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Kobe Steel, Ltd., and how their positions are changing. At a $5.80B market value, institutional positions materially move Kobe Steel, Ltd.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Kobe Steel, Ltd. executives and directors. Shares of Kobe Steel, Ltd. have traded between $10.08 and $16.85 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Kobe Steel, Ltd.. Kobe Steel, Ltd. is a $5.80B Basic Materials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Kobe Steel, Ltd.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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