Ratings Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

Equities

9983

JP3802300008

Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 02:00:00 2024-04-26 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
41,390 ^JPY	-0.36%		+2.15%	+18.29%

Apr. 22	Japan's Nikkei ends 1% higher after sharp fall; chip-related shares weigh	RE
Apr. 19	Japan's Nikkei tumbles as chip-related stocks, Middle East tensions weigh	RE

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.
The company's Refinitiv ESG score, based on a ranking of the company relative to its industry, comes out particularly well.

Strengths

Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
For the last few months, EPS revisions have remained quite promising. Analysts now anticipate higher profitability levels than before.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.
The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

With an expected P/E ratio at 38.86 and 35.86 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
With an enterprise value anticipated at 3.91 times the sales for the current fiscal year, the company turns out to be overvalued.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Chart ESG Refinitiv

Sector: Apparel & Accessories Retailers

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.	+18.29%	80.65B	B-
INDITEX	+14.99%	151B	A-
ROSS STORES, INC.	-3.45%	44.8B	B
KERING	-15.30%	44.23B	A-
HENNES & MAURITZ AB	+1.89%	26.43B	C+
NEXT PLC	+12.34%	13.71B	A-
BURLINGTON STORES, INC.	-5.29%	11.76B	B+
TAPESTRY, INC.	+8.80%	9.19B	B
THE GAP, INC.	+2.10%	7.97B	C+
LPP SA	-3.95%	7.13B	A-

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