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Kobe Steel ( (JP:5406) ) has provided an announcement.
Kobe Steel reported consolidated net sales of ¥2.44 trillion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, down 4.6% year on year, with operating profit falling 18.2% to ¥129.9 billion and profit attributable to owners of parent declining 22.0% to ¥93.7 billion. Despite weaker earnings, the company’s return on equity remained at 7.7%, total assets stayed near ¥2.87 trillion, and the equity ratio improved to 44.0%, indicating a stronger balance sheet.
The company generated ¥201.7 billion in operating cash flow while reducing investing outflows and increasing financing outflows, ending the period with ¥189.0 billion in cash and equivalents. Kobe Steel lowered its annual dividend to ¥80 per share from ¥100, and forecast for the next fiscal year calls for modest sales growth to ¥2.56 trillion and higher operating profit, while factoring in share dilution from making KOBELCO WIRE COMPANY a wholly owned subsidiary and the deconsolidation of Nippon Koshuha Steel.
The most recent analyst rating on (JP:5406) stock is a Hold with a Yen1950.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Kobe Steel stock, see the JP:5406 Stock Forecast page.
More about Kobe Steel
Kobe Steel, Ltd. is a Japanese industrial manufacturer listed on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges, operating under the KOBELCO brand. The company is active in metals and materials, machinery and engineering, and other industrial businesses, serving domestic and global manufacturing and infrastructure markets.
YTD Price Performance: -4.53%
Average Trading Volume: 2,382,262
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: Yen761.5B
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