Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA) Risk Assessment

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STU:ASAA Asahi Kasei Corp STU:ASAA
79 GF Score
Price €9.74
GF Value €6.34
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Asahi Kasei 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 Asahi Kasei is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Asahi Kasei  (STU:ASAA) 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.

Asahi Kasei Risk Assessment Related Terms

STU:ASAA vs HON, MMM: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Asahi Kasei'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.

Asahi Kasei Risk Assessment vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Asahi Kasei's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asahi Kasei's Risk Assessment falls into.


STU:ASAA
79GF Score
Asahi Kasei Corp STU:ASAA
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Is Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Asahi Kasei stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €9.74 is trading 53.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €6.34. GuruFocus considers Asahi Kasei to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:ASAA:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: €6.34 vs. price of €9.74 (53.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 8 warning signs

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

Asahi Kasei Business Description

Address 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0006
Asahi Kasei Corp is a Japanese industrial conglomerate mainly engaged in materials, housing, and healthcare businesses. The Health Care segment covers pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and critical care. The Housing segment includes housing and building materials businesses. The Material segment consists of environmental solutions, mobility & industry, AL business, and life innovation, such as digital solutions and comfort life. The Others segment includes plant and environmental engineering, research and information services, as well as staffing and placement businesses. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Material segment.
79GF Score

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€9.74
Price
€6.34
GF Value