Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. SMTOY

Consumer DiscretionaryAutomobiles & Auto PartsJapan

Last close 4.97 USD on Nov 2, 2026, +0.9% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating D Rank 257 of 297 in Consumer Discretionary

Growth D 250 of 297
Valuation C 176 of 297
Quality C 164 of 297
Revisions D 256 of 297
Momentum C 157 of 297

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 33.5B
Enterprise value: 37.1B
52-week range: 4.50 – 11.14
3-year range: 1.41 – 11.14
Dividend yield: 2.21%
Beta (5 years): 1.18
Shares outstanding: 3,176M
Next earnings: Feb 3, 2027

About the company

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the development, manufacture, sale, and servicing of business products related to environmental energy. The Company operates its business through five business segments. The Environment and Energy-related Business segment provides electrical conductive products, wires, cables, and equipment for power transmission and distribution. The Information and Communication Related Business segment provides optical fiber cables, communication cables and equipment, optical fusion splicers. The Automotive Business segment provides network and system products such as wire harnesses, anti-vibration rubber and automotive hoses. The Electronics-related Business segment provides electronic wires, electron irradiation products, and flexible printed circuits. The Industrial Materials & Others segment provides steel wires for precision springs, steel cords, carbide tools, sintered parts, and semiconductor heatspreader substrates.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends March 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	32,198	31,209	29,098	30,165	27,683	–
Revenue growth	3.2%	7.3%	−3.5%	9.0%	5.0%	4.1%
EPS (basic, normalized)	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.05	–	–
EPS growth	−4.5%	25.0%	−17.5%	–	–	–
Gross margin	20.2%	18.8%	17.4%	16.7%	17.0%	18.0%
Net margin	7.2%	4.1%	3.4%	2.8%	2.9%	4.1%
ROE	14.7%	8.6%	7.3%	6.1%	5.7%	8.5%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	1,420
Current ratio	1.68x
Long-term debt (mil)	1,890
Net debt (mil)	3,628
Total equity (mil)	18,271
Net debt / equity	0.20x
Net debt / EBITDA	–

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
1997 actual	32,198	+3.2%	1.2x	–	–	–	0.05	−4.5%	99.1x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
1998	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Earnings surprises

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
	FQ-9	FQ-8	FQ-7	FQ-6	FQ-5	FQ-4	FQ-3	FQ-2	FQ-1	FQ0
Sales reported (mil)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sales mean (mil)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Surprise	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EPS reported	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EPS mean	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Surprise	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

FQ0 is the most recent reported quarter, FQ-1 the one before, and so on.

Peer comparison Automobiles & Auto Parts

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
SMTOY Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.	33.5B	–	7.2%	1.80x	–	–	–	–
BMWKY Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	40.4B	5.69x	5.5%	0.37x	–	–	–	–
VWAGY Volkswagen AG	39.1B	–	4.9%	–	3.4x	2.6x	–	–
VWAPY Volkswagen AG	39.1B	4.67x	2.1%	0.19x	0.8x	0.4x	7.0x	5.7x
DNZOY DENSO CORPORATION	34.4B	–	5.9%	0.91x	–	–	–	–
BRDCY BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION	33.1B	0.17x	7.2%	1.32x	14.5x	12.2x	6.2x	5.8x
Mean		3.51x	5.5%	0.92x	6.2x	5.1x	6.6x	5.7x
Median		4.67x	5.7%	0.91x	3.4x	2.6x	6.6x	5.7x

Technical analysis

1M−37.6%
3M−31.3%
1Y+9.6%
3Y+288.0%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., fiscal years, most recent first
	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
Total revenue	32,198	31,209	29,098	30,165	27,683	26,365
Cost of revenue	25,683	25,340	24,025	25,119	22,965	21,565
Gross profit	6,515	5,869	5,073	5,045	4,718	4,800
Selling, general & administrative expenses	3,408	3,225	3,105	3,251	3,226	3,246
Research & development	472	506	470	458	487	525
Depreciation/amortization	–	–	–	–	–	39.0
Interest expense (income), operating	–	–	–	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	153	124	288	114	−20.3	185
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	2,482	2,014	1,209	1,222	1,025	805
Net interest income (expense)	174	53.9	405	257	257	260
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	564	14.2	–	43.9	66.5	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	−36.7	−54.4	−38.3	−43.5	−34.0	−68.2
Net income before taxes	3,183	2,028	1,577	1,480	1,314	997
Provision for taxes	655	548	460	483	413	375
Minority interest	−199	−187	−127	−148	−110	−112
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	2,328	1,292	990	848	792	509
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	2,328	1,292	990	848	792	509
EBIT, normalized	2,635	2,138	1,498	1,336	1,004	990
EBITDA, normalized	3,975	3,518	2,861	2,813	2,495	2,518
Basic EPS, normalized	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.05	–	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., fiscal years, most recent first
	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	1,493	1,973	1,783	2,134	2,134	2,298
Receivables	5,949	6,006	5,955	6,576	6,677	6,805
Total inventory	6,415	6,155	5,849	6,410	6,944	5,477
Prepaid expenses	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other current assets	1,420	1,337	1,232	1,166	1,152	1,042
Total current assets	15,277	15,472	14,819	16,287	16,907	15,622
Property, plant & equipment	7,494	7,481	7,258	8,003	8,440	8,863
Goodwill	136	–	–	–	–	14.9
Intangibles	256	409	263	276	296	312
Long-term investments	4,493	4,033	4,012	3,794	3,649	3,680
Note receivable	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other long-term assets	2,743	2,225	2,499	1,861	2,003	2,057
Total assets	30,398	29,621	28,851	30,221	31,295	30,550
Liabilities
Accounts payable	3,073	3,160	3,171	3,358	3,658	3,590
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	7.0	7.2	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.5
Short-term debt	1,600	2,016	2,269	4,064	3,508	2,456
Current portion of long-term debt	540	425	455	638	726	688
Other current liabilities	3,272	2,974	2,740	2,472	2,460	2,366
Total current liabilities	8,492	8,582	8,640	10,538	10,358	9,106
Long-term debt	2,332	2,733	2,573	2,530	2,833	3,045
Minority interest	577	1,601	1,482	1,589	2,327	2,382
Other liabilities	1,711	1,430	1,565	1,256	1,230	1,303
Total liabilities	13,113	14,346	14,260	15,913	16,748	15,837
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Common stock	628	665	659	751	820	901
Additional paid-in capital	894	1,102	1,093	1,256	1,402	1,544
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	11,994	10,795	9,872	10,415	11,065	11,579
Treasury stock	−131	−139	−137	−157	−171	−188
Other equity	3,900	2,851	3,104	2,041	1,431	878
Total equity	17,286	15,274	14,590	14,307	14,547	14,714
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	30,398	29,621	28,851	30,221	31,295	30,550

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., fiscal years, most recent first
	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
Operating activities
Net income	3,183	2,028	1,577	1,480	1,314	997
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	1,341	1,379	1,364	1,477	1,491	1,528
Deferred taxes	–	–	–	–	–	–
Non-cash items	−629	−39.8	−200	−238	−327	−143
Changes in working capital	−1,215	−684	−138	−721	−1,853	−836
Cash from operations	2,679	2,684	2,602	1,997	626	1,546
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−1,400	−1,333	−1,185	−1,389	−1,431	−1,507
Other investing cash flows	298	−161	367	276	70.8	30.7
Cash from investing	−1,102	−1,493	−818	−1,113	−1,360	−1,476
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−788	−72.4	−134	−754	−95.6	−70.6
Cash dividends paid	−546	−458	−258	−294	−263	−226
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−721	−476	−1,540	308	1,039	178
Cash from financing	−2,054	−1,006	−1,932	−740	681	−118
Foreign exchange effects	108	−9.8	74.6	36.2	86.9	70.9
Net change in cash	−369	175	−73.7	180	33.7	22.0
Free cash flow	1,279	1,351	1,417	608	−805	38.7

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