- Japan Tobacco‘s full-year operating income forecast is 671.00 billion yen, which is below the estimated 774.31 billion yen.
- The forecast for net income is 450.00 billion yen, while the market had anticipated 538.68 billion yen.
- Expected net sales are projected at 3.27 trillion yen, slightly under the 3.32 trillion yen estimate.
- The dividend forecast is 194.00 yen per share, falling short of the estimated 209.22 yen.
- Fourth-quarter net income came in at 20.96 billion yen, missing the target of 36.19 billion yen.
- Fourth-quarter net sales were 756.48 billion yen compared to the forecasted 787.35 billion yen.
- Fourth-quarter operating income reached 60.57 billion yen, not meeting the 69.58 billion yen estimate.
- For 2024, tobacco’s adjusted operating profit was 791.77 billion yen, slightly below the projected 810.75 billion yen.
- Pharmaceuticals saw adjusted operating profit at 9.23 billion yen, exceeding the estimate of 7.81 billion yen.
- Processed Food adjusted operating profit was 8.07 billion yen, above the anticipated 7.25 billion yen.
- Tobacco’s external revenue hit 2.90 trillion yen, narrowly missing the 2.92 trillion yen target.
- Pharmaceuticals reported external revenue of 94.46 billion yen, slightly beating the expected 93.83 billion yen.
- Processed Food’s external revenue was 157.18 billion yen, surpassing the 156.38 billion yen estimate.
- Analyst recommendations include 4 buys and 10 holds, with no sell ratings.
A look at Japan Tobacco Smart Scores
| Factor | Score | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|
| Value | 3 | |
| Dividend | 5 | |
| Growth | 3 | |
| Resilience | 3 | |
| Momentum | 3 | |
| OVERALL SMART SCORE | 3.4 |
Smart Score is a compound score for the Company indicating its overall outlook. It is derived by taking an equally weighted average of underlying Factor scores computed by Smartkarma
Japan Tobacco, Inc. has a mixed outlook for the long term based on the Smartkarma Smart Scores. While the company receives a strong score of 5 for its Dividend factor, indicating a positive outlook for dividend payments to shareholders, other key factors such as Value, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum scored moderately at 3. This suggests that while Japan Tobacco is a reliable payer of dividends, other aspects of the company’s performance may not be as robust.
Japan Tobacco, Inc. operates as a tobacco product company with an international presence. In addition to manufacturing, marketing, and selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, the company is also involved in pharmaceutical and food businesses. This diversified portfolio reflects Japan Tobacco‘s efforts to expand beyond its core tobacco operations and explore opportunities in other sectors.
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