Daido Steel Co Ltd (JP:5471)
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Daido Steel Co
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
¥2,130.00
▲(31.93% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:01/15/26
The score is driven primarily by improving fundamentals—better profitability, strengthening leverage, and improved cash generation—tempered by very overbought technical conditions that raise near-term pullback risk. Valuation is reasonable with a moderate dividend yield, providing additional support.
Positive Factors
Profitability
Consistent gross margins near 18–19% and a rising net margin to 4.9% indicate Daido captures value from higher-grade specialty steels and maintains manufacturing efficiency. Durable margin strength supports sustained earnings, internal funding for operations and reinvestment over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Revenue trend
Reported negative revenue growth metric and commentary that growth has plateaued suggest inconsistent top-line momentum. Structural or demand-side weakness limits scalability of higher-margin product sales, reducing visibility on sustained earnings and making near-term profit expansion harder to rely upon.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability
Consistent gross margins near 18–19% and a rising net margin to 4.9% indicate Daido captures value from higher-grade specialty steels and maintains manufacturing efficiency. Durable margin strength supports sustained earnings, internal funding for operations and reinvestment over the next several quarters.
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Daido Steel Co (5471) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥391.38B
Dividend Yield2.99%
Average Volume (3M)474.94K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.1
Beta (1Y)1.09
Revenue Growth-0.02%
EPS Growth-40.45%
CountryJP
Employees11,941
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustrySteel
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)44.04
Shares Outstanding217,243,850
10 Day Avg. Volume515,060
30 Day Avg. Volume474,936
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.44
Price to Book (P/B)0.58
Price to Sales (P/S)0.44
P/FCF Ratio21.09
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)146.84
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥618.27B
Daido Steel Co Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Daido Steel Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells steel products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, and internationally. The company's Specialty Steel segment manufactures specialty steel for automotive parts, industrial machinery parts, electrical...
How the Company Makes Money
Daido Steel primarily makes money by manufacturing and selling specialty steel products to industrial customers, with revenue driven by shipment volumes, product mix (higher value-added steel grades vs. commodity-like products), and realized selli...
Daido Steel Co Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
82
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
76
Positive
Cash Flow
75
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 575.20B | 574.95B | 578.56B | 578.56B | 529.67B | 412.72B |
| Gross Profit | 102.73B | 104.19B | 97.95B | 102.34B | 92.11B | 61.20B |
| EBITDA | 48.75B | 74.00B | 75.96B | 76.41B | 68.36B | 36.80B |
| Net Income | 27.95B | 28.31B | 30.55B | 36.44B | 26.89B | 4.52B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 791.38B | 782.97B | 788.73B | 772.36B | 728.19B | 665.51B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 62.29B | 61.22B | 46.01B | 58.22B | 58.14B | 67.31B |
| Total Debt | 180.43B | 176.85B | 176.23B | 239.65B | 229.09B | 198.81B |
| Total Liabilities | 319.38B | 313.83B | 331.42B | 377.59B | 363.18B | 326.15B |
| Stockholders Equity | 432.49B | 429.28B | 418.56B | 358.12B | 329.71B | 303.14B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -16.00M | 11.87B | 17.88B | 877.00M | -35.75B | 5.95B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 10.09B | 53.52B | 50.24B | 27.91B | -16.68B | 33.77B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -10.46B | -15.59B | 13.62B | -23.90B | -14.57B | -29.39B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 7.24B | -22.71B | -76.48B | -4.11B | 19.40B | 3.00B |
Daido Steel Co Technical Analysis
Neutral
1614.50
Price Trends
2011.28
Negative
1831.84
Positive
1510.54
Positive
Market Momentum
-30.43
Negative
47.12
Neutral
73.02
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:5471, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 1614.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1914.36, below the 50-day MA of 2011.28, and above the 200-day MA of 1510.54, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -30.43 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 47.12 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 73.02 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for JP:5471.
Daido Steel Co Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | ¥767.95B | 9.48 | 10.78% | 4.68% | -1.97% | 47.63% | |
74 Outperform | ¥391.38B | 9.05 | 6.16% | 2.99% | -0.02% | -40.45% | |
74 Outperform | ¥215.58B | 14.50 | 6.87% | 5.25% | -1.43% | 171.44% | |
67 Neutral | ¥3.21T | 12.26 | -0.26% | 4.53% | 1.31% | -101.19% | |
67 Neutral | ¥182.59B | 11.58 | 5.06% | 1.80% | 4.10% | 152.90% | |
64 Neutral | ¥1.12T | 9.28 | 2.09% | 4.59% | -8.07% | -41.42% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Daido Steel Co Corporate Events
Daido Steel to Absorb IT Subsidiary to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Mar 30, 2026
Daido Steel will absorb its wholly owned subsidiary Daido IT Solutions in an absorption-type merger effective January 1, 2027, with Daido Steel as the surviving entity and no new shares or consideration issued. The move is designed to centralize I...
Daido Steel Revamps Board and Executive Lineup Ahead of June 2026 Shareholders Meeting
Feb 25, 2026
Daido Steel Co., Ltd. has announced a series of leadership changes approved by its board, including the nomination of TMEIC Corporation executive Noriko Kawakami as an outside director, subject to shareholder approval at the 102nd Annual General M...
Daido Steel Raises Full-Year Earnings Forecast on Strong Orders and Weaker Yen
Jan 29, 2026
Daido Steel has revised upward its full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, citing strong order levels and a weaker yen that are offsetting higher-than-expected scrap iron prices. The company now projects...
Daido Steel’s Q3 Profit Falls on Weaker Volumes but Beats Forecasts on Stronger Sales and Weaker Yen
Jan 29, 2026
Daido Steel reported lower revenue and profits in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, as a decline in specialty steel sales volumes and reduced orders for open-die forgings for drill...
Daido Steel Posts Lower Nine-Month Profit but Maintains Revenue Outlook and Strengthens Equity Base
Jan 29, 2026
Daido Steel reported consolidated revenue of ¥430.2 billion for the nine months to December 31, 2025, down 0.9% year on year, with operating profit falling 8.5% to ¥31.2 billion and profit attributable to owners of the parent declining 6...
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