Head-To-Head Analysis: Japan Steel Works (JPSWY) and Its Competitors

Profitability

This table compares Japan Steel Works and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Steel Works	7.21%	9.70%	4.79%
Japan Steel Works Competitors	8.57%	12.70%	7.08%

Volatility & Risk

Japan Steel Works has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Steel Works’ competitors have a beta of 11.39, indicating that their average stock price is 1,039% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Japan Steel Works and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Steel Works	$1.63 billion	$118.54 million	33.75
Japan Steel Works Competitors	$4.72 billion	$501.64 million	19.19

Japan Steel Works’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Japan Steel Works. Japan Steel Works is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.4% of shares of all “MACH – GENL INDL” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of shares of all “MACH – GENL INDL” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Japan Steel Works pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Japan Steel Works pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “MACH – GENL INDL” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.1% and pay out 25.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Japan Steel Works lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Japan Steel Works competitors beat Japan Steel Works on 10 of the 11 factors compared.

About Japan Steel Works

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications. The Material and Engineering Business segment provides steel casting and forgings, such as reactor and steam generator parts, rotor shafts, turbine casings, die steel, steel rolls for steel manufacturing, and clad steel plates; and engineering and other services, including design and analysis, welded structures, inspection and survey, and hydrogen pressure accumulators and related products for use in power generation equipment, renewable energy, and infrastructure applications. The company offers photonics, composite materials, and metallic materials for use in semiconductors and electronic devices, cameras and sensing devices, aircraft and mobility components, and electronic parts. The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Shinagawa, Japan.