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Nippon Light Metal

TYO:5703 · JP3700200003
Metals & MiningLarge

360

44
EV / EBIT40
Price / Owner Earnings36
Owner Earnings Yield74
Dividend Yield75
Price/Sales81
EV / Gross Profit84
Price/Book80
Return on Capital55
Cash Return on Capital67
Return on Equity55
EBIT Margin39
Gross Profitability56
Cash Conversion57
Accruals54
Owner Earnings Margin57
Sales growth17
Profit Growth40
Long-Term EPS Growth26
Owner Earnings Growth56
Reinvestment45
Price momentum82
Debt load37
Refinancing76
Debt Payback26
Liquidity73
Analyst ratings4
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside1
Market mood66
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Nippon Light Metal clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded2012
Employees1
ISINJP3700200003
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Packaging Services

Description

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd. operates as a aluminum manufacturer, providing a range of products and services that span from aluminum ingots to processed products. Business Segments The company's business segments are structured to opti…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 10.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
66
2023202420252026

All-time high

89

Sep 2024

All-time low

66

Jun 2026

Average rank

78

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
81
95
93
93
Price/Earnings
65
88
67
85
Price/Book
80
92
95
91
Dividend Yield
75
78
77
82
Value (overall)
89
97
93
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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