The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2028)

202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
0.240.180.17
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$135.36$177.02$195.44

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-50.13-7.63-26.3522.757.504.9314.359.917.408.6310.987.50
Price/Sales ratio
0.960.560.611.140.680.210.490.640.370.481.240.68
Price/Book Value ratio
1.351.151.232.081.160.350.700.920.550.690.880.35
Price/Cash Flow ratio
16.196.4310.899.12137.272.426.726.19-89.935.6813.8613.86
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
30.3013.01-98.8212.09-23.967.4915.3710.22-12.5010.7627.73-23.96
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.29-0.020.37-0.070.08-0.73-0.550.09-0.520.440.01-0.73
Dividend Yield
0.88%1.30%1.40%0.90%2.20%9.19%2.60%2.12%5.26%3.46%0.00%9.19%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
18.58%19.75%19.66%23.24%24.31%23.11%21.35%22.36%20.68%22.50%22.50%23.11%
Operating Profit Margin
4.22%6.45%5.80%10.01%11.03%8.60%5.16%7.23%5.80%7.13%8.87%8.87%
Pretax Profit Margin
-2.06%-9.87%-2.74%6.99%13.31%6.50%6.54%9.23%7.75%7.60%7.60%6.50%
Net Profit Margin
-1.92%-7.43%-2.33%5.03%9.06%4.27%3.48%6.52%5.01%5.65%5.65%4.27%
Effective Tax Rate
12.24%25.57%15.18%26.45%31.13%32.64%45.65%28.44%35.52%24.74%24.74%32.64%
Return on Assets
-1.16%-5.66%-1.80%3.60%6.53%3.13%2.17%4.10%3.43%3.89%3.89%3.13%
Return On Equity
-2.70%-15.08%-4.67%9.15%15.54%7.11%4.90%9.33%7.52%8.06%8.57%7.11%
Return on Capital Employed
4.67%8.25%7.39%11.71%12.58%9.75%4.85%7.52%6.56%8.08%10.05%10.05%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.90N/A
Quick Ratio
0.841.081.111.261.291.301.481.321.251.221.121.30
Cash ratio
0.330.520.550.680.660.710.840.790.630.670.670.66
Days of Sales Outstanding
105.9785.7984.6593.23107.4085.81104.34101.12109.8293.6593.6585.81
Days of Inventory outstanding
158.57136.86141.44138.80152.12157.91153.94164.01174.94181.99181.99152.12
Operating Cycle
264.54222.66226.10232.04259.53243.73258.29265.14284.76275.65275.65259.53
Days of Payables Outstanding
97.68109.65102.09122.72121.75105.64118.39122.94133.39122.81122.81121.75
Cash Conversion Cycle
166.85113.00124.01109.32137.78138.08139.89142.19151.37152.83152.83137.78
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.120.160.180.170.160.170.170.160.120.110.110.17
Debt Equity Ratio
0.280.450.480.430.400.380.400.380.260.240.240.38
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.040.250.240.250.230.210.240.170.150.120.120.21
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.220.310.320.300.280.280.280.270.210.190.190.28
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A105.73N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.290.390.230.510.020.370.250.38-0.020.510.260.02
Company Equity Multiplier
2.322.662.592.542.372.272.252.272.182.072.072.27
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.050.080.050.120.000.080.070.10-0.000.080.040.00
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.530.49-0.110.75-5.720.320.430.607.190.521-5.72
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.290.390.230.510.020.370.250.38-0.020.510.260.02
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.341.530.742.200.081.241.210.84-0.071.260.640.08
Dividend Payout Ratio
-44.59%-9.95%-36.97%20.57%16.56%45.40%37.32%21.09%39.01%29.89%N/A45.40%