SoftBank (TSE:9434) Quality Rank

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TSE:9434 SoftBank Corp TSE:9434
76 GF Score
Price 円220.40
GF Value 円225.35
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is SoftBank Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

SoftBank Quality Rank Related Terms

TSE:9434
76GF Score
SoftBank Corp TSE:9434
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Is SoftBank (TSE:9434) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SoftBank stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円220.40 is trading 2.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円225.35. GuruFocus considers SoftBank to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:9434:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: 円225.35 vs. price of 円220.40 (2.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:9434 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

SoftBank Business Description

Address 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7529
SoftBank is an established, telecommunications services provider in Japan owning a mobile network with around 50 million mobile customers and 24% market share. It also provides some fixed line services, which are mostly resold so are low margin. The company also owns 32.4% of LY Corp, and SoftBank and LY Corp each own 32% of PayPay so SoftBank consolidates PayPay. SoftBank Group sold 33.5% of SoftBank Corp in an IPO in 2018 and has since sold down further to a 40% holding.
76GF Score

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円220.40
Price
円225.35
GF Value