Mitsui & Co Ltd 8031

Morningstar Rating
¥4,902.00 −14.00 (0.28%)
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Company Report

Mitsui Is a Globally Diversified Trading Firm With Strength in Resources

Mitsui’s strategy emphasizes global resources development, infrastructure, and industrial solutions, supported by deep domain expertise and long-term partnerships. It is the most resource-heavy of the five major Japanese trading houses, with industrial metals and liquefied natural gas accounting for about half of profits on average. These businesses position Mitsui as a key participant in Japan’s energy and resources security strategy, particularly in LNG, where it has a broad portfolio of upstream assets and offtake arrangements.

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Price
¥4,902.00
Fair Value
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Economic Moat
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Mitsui’s iron ore assets is structurally cost-advantaged through the cycle. In a demand downturn, high-cost producers exit first, and low-cost assets like Mitsui’s continue to generate returns.

Bears

Significant portions of earnings come from upstream assets, creating cyclicality from price volatility and dependence on China steel demand.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
¥4,916.00
Day Range
¥4,858.00–4,917.00
52-Week Range
¥3,624.00–6,675.00
Bid/Ask
¥4,892.00 / ¥4,903.00
Shares Outstanding
2.83B
Market Cap
¥13.93T
Volume/Avg
4M / 6M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.55
Price/Sales
1.01
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.65%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.65%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Jun, Dec
Total Yield
4.08%

Company Profile

Mitsui is a general trading house, or sogo shosha, a type of conglomerate unique to Japan. Its core role is that of a trading intermediary in a variety of industrial sectors, including resources businesses like energy and metals as well as nonresources businesses, both industrial ones like machinery and nonindustrial ones like food, healthcare, and retail. In addition to acting as a trading intermediary (including midstream processing functions to convert inputs into final products), Mitsui participates in upstream production businesses and downstream distribution businesses. Among Japan’s large trading houses, Mitsui has the highest exposure to resources businesses.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Conglomerates
Stock Style Box
Large Value
Total Number of Employees
99,670

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
8031
8058
8001
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.5523.3819.54
Price/Book Value
1.551.802.34
Price/Sales
1.010.951.05
Price/Cash Flow
12.9214.3312.72
Price/Earnings
8031
8058
8001

Financial Strength

Metric
8031
8058
8001
Quick Ratio
1.060.920.87
Current Ratio
1.411.411.32
Interest Coverage
6.265.3111.90
Quick Ratio
8031
8058
8001

Profitability

Metric
8031
8058
8001
Return on Assets (Normalized)
——5.12%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
——13.21%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
——7.12%
Return on Assets
8031
8058
8001

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