Kobe Steel (FRA:KST) Risk Assessment

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FRA:KST Kobe Steel Ltd FRA:KST
77 GF Score
Price €10.31
GF Value €9.47
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Kobe Steel Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Kobe Steel is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Kobe Steel  (FRA:KST) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Kobe Steel Risk Assessment Related Terms

FRA:KST vs NUE, STLD, RS: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Kobe Steel's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Kobe Steel Risk Assessment vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Kobe Steel's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kobe Steel's Risk Assessment falls into.


FRA:KST
77GF Score
Kobe Steel Ltd FRA:KST
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Is Kobe Steel (FRA:KST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kobe Steel stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €10.31 is trading 8.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of €9.47. GuruFocus considers Kobe Steel to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:KST:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: €9.47 vs. price of €10.31 (8.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 3 warning signs

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

Kobe Steel Business Description

Address 2-2-4 Wakihama Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe, JPN, 651-8585
Kobe Steel Ltd engages in the manufacture, production, and sale of iron and steel. The company operates through seven segments. The Construction Machinery segment offers excavators, cranes, loaders, and workboats. Electric Power supplies electricity through group companies. Engineering handles plants for steel, petrochemicals, nuclear, water, and waste treatment, along with civil engineering and transport systems. Machinery provides compressors, engines, refrigeration, heat pumps, chemical and rubber machinery, and specialty materials. Materials include steel, aluminum, titanium, copper, and forged products. Steel & Aluminum delivers rolled products, plates, wires, and special steels, while Welding covers electrodes, flux, robots, power sources, and related services.
77GF Score

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€10.31
Price
€9.47
GF Value